Mystery surrounds the whereabouts of Crewe defender Scott McManus who has gone AWOL after returning on loan to Curzon Ashton.

The 20-year-old defender, who impressed during Gudjon Thordarson's reign at Gresty Road, has had no contact with the UniBond League Division One North outfit since playing a handful of games for them in early October.

McManus made six appearances for Crewe when Thordarson was manager, but is believed to have been beset by personal problems.

It was agreed McManus sh...

Lord knows if this will be a long-running series. Even now I am aware of the amount of work I might be signing up for. But I quite enjoyed doing it in a previous guise, so I wouldn't go putting your mortgage on it, one way or the other, just now.

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