David Artell says he completely understands fans frustration after poor start to the new season.

Crewe Alexandra manager David Artell says that there is no-one more frustrated than him when it comes to his team’s league results this season and he completely understands the frustration of the club’s supporters following our poor start to the campaign.

Crewe host Gillingham this weekend aiming to secure only a second league win of the season.

Artell told crewealex.net: “No-one is more frustrated than me. I understand how the fans feel and I’ve always said that if they need to take that frustration out on me and not the players. They are trying, we are all trying.

“Only the players and staff can turn things around and that is what we are working hard to do every day. We have to make sure we win the game on Saturday and send the fans home a little bit happier. We haven’t done that enough this season and that has to change.

“It is important that the fans stay with us. We need them. I think most of the supporters understand where the club is in its transition. We lost a lot of good players but that is the hand we have been dealt and that cannot be an excuse.

The boss added: “We have got to be better in a lot of areas and every game day, is an opportunity. We have to grasp those opportunities and move forward.”