Ayrshire Blue
The Custard Splat
I know Dan has already done one but had a bit of time to spare.
Southend United vs Crewe Alexandra 
17/2/2009
This fixture was originally due to take place on 10th January but the game was postponed due to a frozen pitch. Steve Tilson has plans to keep the same starting line up from the side that beat Tranmere 2-1 at the weekend so it looks like match winner from the weekend Kevin Betsy will have to make do with a place on the bench again.
Crewe’s last 5 league results.
17/1 Scunthorpe (H) W 3-2

24/1 Northampton (A) L 5-1
27/1 Peterborough (A) L 4-2
31/1 Tranmere (H) W 2-1
14/2 Leyton Orient (A) L 1-0
How they lined up last time out.
20/9/2008
Crewe Alexandra 3 (O’Connor 25, Pope 42, Zola 66) - Southend United 4 (Freedman 4, Baudet 21 (og), Freedman 69, Grant 88)
An end-to-end affair at Gresty Road eventually swung in Southend’s favour after Anthony Grant came off the bench to score the winner two minutes from time. In a game were Ian Joyce made his Southend debut and that remains his only first team appearance for The Blues.
Crewe: Collis, Woodards, O’Donnell, Baudet, Jones, Moore, Bailey, O’Connor, Grant, Zola, Pope
Southend: Joyce, Francis, Clarke, Barrett, Harding, Walker, Christophe, Sawyer, Betsy, Barnard, Freedman
How they lined up in their last league games.
Southend: Mildenhall, Sankofa, Clarke, Dervite, Barrett, Francis, Christophe, McCormack, Moussa, Robinson, Freedman
Crewe: Ruddy, Brayford, Lawrence, Broomes, Jones, Miller, Baudet, Woodards, Grant, Pope, Donaldson
If Crewe start with the same team as Saturday they will have made four changes from the side that lost to Southend in September, Southend have made six.
Crewe’s Top 5 Goal scorers.
Tom Pope - 7
Shaun Miller - 7
Michael O’Connor 5
Clayton Donaldson - 4
Calvin Zola - 4
Ayrshire Blue’s ones to watch
Tom Pope - 6’ 3” striker 23 year old Pope is Crewe’s top scorer with 7 goals, Was in Alex’s academy as a schoolboy.
Kenny Lunt - 29 Year old Lunt spent 10 years at Crewe making over 370 appearances for the Alex scoring 35 goals, before moving to Sheffield Wednesday in 2006. Returned to Crewe on loan in November 2008.
Dennis Lawrence - 6’ 7” Lawrence on loan from Championship side Swansea City will be a dominating figure at the back for Crewe.
This fixture was originally due to take place on 10th January but the game was postponed due to a frozen pitch. Steve Tilson has plans to keep the same starting line up from the side that beat Tranmere 2-1 at the weekend so it looks like match winner from the weekend Kevin Betsy will have to make do with a place on the bench again.
Crewe’s last 5 league results.
17/1 Scunthorpe (H) W 3-2

24/1 Northampton (A) L 5-1
27/1 Peterborough (A) L 4-2
31/1 Tranmere (H) W 2-1
14/2 Leyton Orient (A) L 1-0
How they lined up last time out.
20/9/2008
Crewe Alexandra 3 (O’Connor 25, Pope 42, Zola 66) - Southend United 4 (Freedman 4, Baudet 21 (og), Freedman 69, Grant 88)
An end-to-end affair at Gresty Road eventually swung in Southend’s favour after Anthony Grant came off the bench to score the winner two minutes from time. In a game were Ian Joyce made his Southend debut and that remains his only first team appearance for The Blues.
Crewe: Collis, Woodards, O’Donnell, Baudet, Jones, Moore, Bailey, O’Connor, Grant, Zola, Pope
Southend: Joyce, Francis, Clarke, Barrett, Harding, Walker, Christophe, Sawyer, Betsy, Barnard, Freedman
How they lined up in their last league games.
Southend: Mildenhall, Sankofa, Clarke, Dervite, Barrett, Francis, Christophe, McCormack, Moussa, Robinson, Freedman
Crewe: Ruddy, Brayford, Lawrence, Broomes, Jones, Miller, Baudet, Woodards, Grant, Pope, Donaldson
If Crewe start with the same team as Saturday they will have made four changes from the side that lost to Southend in September, Southend have made six.
Crewe’s Top 5 Goal scorers.
Tom Pope - 7
Shaun Miller - 7
Michael O’Connor 5
Clayton Donaldson - 4
Calvin Zola - 4
Ayrshire Blue’s ones to watch
Tom Pope - 6’ 3” striker 23 year old Pope is Crewe’s top scorer with 7 goals, Was in Alex’s academy as a schoolboy.
Kenny Lunt - 29 Year old Lunt spent 10 years at Crewe making over 370 appearances for the Alex scoring 35 goals, before moving to Sheffield Wednesday in 2006. Returned to Crewe on loan in November 2008.
Dennis Lawrence - 6’ 7” Lawrence on loan from Championship side Swansea City will be a dominating figure at the back for Crewe.
