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A lot of people were talking about how we were unable to hold onto a lead and letting other teams back into games. But Lennie tried to keep our confidence up during the week. And, as a result, we were not too panicky about what had happened.
"Invariably, after my first goal, one or two of us were wondering, 'Will we hold onto this lead for a change?' But then you realise you have to rise above that sort of thing, be positive - and carry on doing the things which got you the lead in the first place.
"We were positive, got a second and then my third and in the end it was a comprehensive victory. Hey, I even poached a goal off Earnie!" (Western Mail).
Lennie Lawrence.
"I decided to give my defenders another chance to show what they can do and they have come up with the right response.
"But it did seem strange to see a Crewe side here without Dario Gradi and we all wish him a speedy recovery." Peter Thorne opened the scoring one minute before the interval when he clipped a far post cross from skipper Graham Kavanagh over the diving Clayton Ince in the visitors' goal.
Neil Baker (Crewe's acting manager)
"We carved out a couple of opportunities but weren't good enough to take them. Dario is coming along well and it is very nice that people from outside the club are asking about him."