The Crawley Town Courier
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Ra'ees Bangura-Williams due for a Crawley Town medical
Everything agreed with Millwall, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Wanya Marçal stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Wanya Marçal and Crawley Town agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Crawley Town
Taylor Richards was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Market10 Aug 2026
David Pearson steps up from the Crawley Town academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. David Pearson has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
Crawley Town promote Jack Shaw from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jack Shaw has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Jack Spencer steps up from the Crawley Town academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jack Spencer has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
Michael Jackson steps up from the Crawley Town academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Michael Jackson has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Akin Odimayo
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Squad10 Aug 2026
The formation has left Roberto Martínez behind
Every shape has positions in it and this one does not have his. Crawley Town will either change the shape, change his job, or change his club, and he is waiting to hear which.
In brief
- Transfer targets Crawley Town try to borrow Lucien Mahovo
- The dugout Lewis Richards knocks on the manager’s door
- Looking ahead Akin Odimayo faces his old club