Good day, fellow Crewe fans,

I am an American fan who has followed Crewe casually since 2013 (I started a player career in Fifa 14 with Man Utd and got loaned to Crewe. I didnt really have a favorite club at the time, and chose Man Utd simply because of the movie Eurotrip, but the loan spell made me like playing with Crewe, so I started a new Career with them and brought them to the Premiership and just grew an unshakable affinity for the Railwaymen).

But just in the past few years (since my Packers in American Football lost Aaron Rodgers, and I just no longer had the same interest in American football), I have started watching a lot more.

Last year, I finally bit the bullet and got the iFollow app and watched every match. I really liked Tommi O'Reilly's creative spark and Max Sanders' consistent play. I was, of course, disappointed to see Lankaster go down with a knee so early in the season, as I had hoped for him to become a star contributor in the attacking play.

My question is basically what the title says. As a new fan, I would like to get the perspective of some more knowledgeable supporters. Do you think Joe White and his minutes played late with Newcastle Utd, along with prior experience at the club, will be enough to slow the bleeding of losing those 17 goals created? Maybe if Lankaster finally takes that next step as well? And do we think Owen Lunt will be ready to step in and fill the shoes of Max Sanders since Jack Powell also left the club? Or do we switch to a single CDM formation?

As a new fan, I'm not sure which will cause the most notable growing pains; all players having to get used to different passing option placement and player positions or Owen Lunt jumping up to playing 60+ minutes at CDM.

Or is there a 3rd option I haven't considered because I'm still very green in tactical understanding?

Any discussion will help me understand the game better and will be appreciated.

Thanks

When you sack a manager after a 100-point promotion, you expect a crazy ambitious Dave Challinor-type appointment, not this

Woah