Boss says Ollie Turton can grow into real leader as he gets set to mark his 100th appearance

Crewe Alexandra boss says the never-say-die attitude of Ollie Turton is exactly what we need to show throughout the team as we aim to achieve that first win of the season.

appearance for the club at the Greenhous Stadium and Davis says it is time for our more experienced players to develop into leaders on-and-off the pitch. ^thAcademy graduate Turton is set to mark his 100

appearance this weekend and time flies. It was the same with Brad a couple of weeks ago. ^thAhead of this weekend’s clash at Shrewsbury, Steve told the club’s official web-site: “I have been informed that its’ Ollie’s 100

“We need more of Ollie’s type at the moment. He is one of those reliable players. You know what you will get with Ollie. He is steady rather than spectacular but you need those types in any team.

“He is an experienced player now. He is still relatively young but in terms of experience and games played he isn’t. He is not young in football terms and he has to show leadership qualities. It is the same with Brad. It is not natural for them but they can help the younger ones.

The boss added: “They have to push on and show that they are good enough to go on and play at a higher level. We have a few players at that stage of their careers now.”