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BLIND, STUPID AND DESPERATE
 
05/06: Preview: Crewe Alexandra
Census
The results of a survey of 29 Crewe fans

Where will you finish?
Straight up:1
Playoffs:0
Top half:0
Middle:10
Bottom half:13
Going dahn:5

Mean prediction:
18th (2nd Least Confident Supporters)
(Last Season's Mean Prediction : 15th)

What would the perfect Division One table look like?
(Last season's position in brackets)

	
			UP	DOWN	SCORE
1  (1)	Crewe     	- 	-  	-
2  (-)	Norwich 	23 	0 	23 
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3  (2)	Ipswich 	5 	0 	5 
4  (11)	Preston 	4 	0 	4 
5  (-)	Southampton 	4 	1 	3 
6  (20)	Leeds 		5 	3 	2  
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7  (-)	Crystal Palace 	2 	0 	2 
8  (3)	Plymouth 	2 	1 	1 
   (11)	Reading 	2 	1 	1 
10 (19)	Sheff Utd 	3 	3 	0
11 (14)	Coventry 	0 	0 	0 
   (9)	Derby 		0 	0 	0
   (13)	QPR 		0 	0 	0
14 (6)	Wolves 		2 	3 	-1 
15 (-)	Hull 		1 	2 	-1 
   (-)	Luton 		1 	2 	-1 
   (14)	Watford 	1 	2 	-1 
18 (7)	Leicester 	0 	1 	-1 
19 (-)	Sheff Wed 	0 	2 	-2 
20 (17)	Burnley 	0 	3 	-3 
21 (17)	Millwall 	0 	6 	-6  
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22 (5)	Brighton 	1 	9 	-8 
23 (23)	Cardiff 	0 	19 	-19 
24 (24)	Stoke 		0 	29 	-29

Which player in this Division would you most like to sign?
Dean Ashton (33% votes)
(Last Season: Rob Earnshaw)

Who is the club's weakest link?
Anthony Tonkin (24% votes)
(Last Season: Neil Sorvel)

What team should line up on August 6th?

Ben
Williams
Darren
Moss
Stephen
Foster
Chris
McCready
Anthony
Tonkin
Kenny
Lunt
Justin
Cochrane
Billy
Jones
David
Vaughan
  Juan
Ugarte
Steve
Jones
 

Seven survivors from last season's selection.

World Cup or Promotion?:
28% say World Cup (8th most patriotic)

Who'd play your manager in a Hollywood Blockbuster:
Dario Gradi

Other insightful nominations:
Al Pacino, Alfie Moon, Cameron Diaz, Danny de Vito, Dustin Hoffman, Jack Nicholson, Rutger Hauer, Robert de Niro

In general, what's your opinion of beards?:

Can be grown under licence10
Not a subject for government intervention8
Should be encouraged where appropriate6
Ban 'em5
Ought to be compulsory0

Supporters least in favour of beard enforcement, third most in favour of encouragement where appropriate, second least in favour of banning

What is the capital of Ecuador? :
31% answer correctly (18th most knowledgable supporters)

17% confess to cheating (20th biggest cheats) of whom 1 still answered incorrectly

Other original suggestions: Gresty Road, Darlington

If your players were given the task of making gravy as some kind of team-building exercise, how would it turn out?

Strangely Lumpy13
Custard7
Cold Water5
Just Right3
Dry Paste1

Crewe thought third most likely squad to come up with Custard, second most likely to produce Cold Water

Which is best, mud or dust?:
68% say Mud (Second least pro-mud)

Is there really any need?:
52% say Yes (15th most enthusiastic)