The Crawley Town Courier
Squad10 Aug 2026
Jack Holmes arrives at the club he grew up with
Every footballer has an answer to the question about his boyhood club, and most of them never get to act on it. Jack Holmes has, at Crawley Town, and the first month will show what that does to a man.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Crawley Town bid $2.4M for Ethan Laidlaw
The offer went to Brentford this week and it is theirs to answer. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loud the door closes.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
The paperwork begins on Riquelme Thompson-Jones
A medical, a signature, a shirt held up in front of a sponsor’s board. Crawley Town have done the hard part with Birmingham, and the part that remains is the part supporters actually see.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Danilo Orsi signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Danilo Orsi commits to Crawley Town for another 2 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Crawley Town
Lewis Richards and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Crawley Town rebuffed over Ezequiel Pacheco
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Chaco For Ever have kept their man, and Crawley Town go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market10 Aug 2026
Liam Roberts steps up from the Crawley Town academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Liam Roberts 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
Jacob Reid steps up from the Crawley Town academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jacob Reid 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
One of our own: Joseph Marshall joins the Crawley Town first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Joseph Marshall is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market David Watson steps up from the Crawley Town academy
- Squad Dion Pereira falls out with a teammate over standards
- The dugout Lewis Richards knocks on the manager’s door