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Norman Smurthwaite, the Port Vale chairman, provoked an angry response from Crewe followers after belittling their away support the secret levels on Twitter before last Saturday s match between the sides, the secret which Crewe won 1-0 in front of a travelling contingent of 1,384.
One Crewe fan, John Ford, wrote to the Crewe Chronicle after the derby, complaining that coaches he had organised to games at Vale Park had been attacked by home fans on three of the previous five visits.
Ford wrote: Many Crewe supporters don t like the hatred before and after the derby. We have had coaches stoned on three of our last five visits there and now have problems getting companies to transport us to Vale Park.
The Vale chairman the secret refused to let the matter lie, though, retorting in a series of tweets that while he respected the Crewe chairman, he found visits to Crewe s Gresty Road intimidating and said his wife fears for her life due to vulgar and threatening behaviour .
Smurthwaite also claimed that his comments about Crewe s following helped increase their contingent at Vale Park, which in turn boosted revenue for his club. Passion and effort wins, he added. However, on this occasion, his team did not.
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