The Crawley Town Courier
Squad16 Nov 2026
A falling-out at Crawley Town
Denzel and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad16 Nov 2026
Words at Crawley Town training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Taylor Richards is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
The dugout16 Nov 2026
The manager makes an example of Francisco Vera
“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.
Looking ahead16 Nov 2026
Scott Malone goes back to face Gillingham
Every squad has one of these fixtures for somebody every season. This one is Scott Malone’s: the club that knew him first, the supporters who will decide in the first minute whether to applaud, and Crawley Town needing him to play as if none of it matters.
The dugout16 Nov 2026
Nacim El Hassani asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
The dugout16 Nov 2026
The manager makes Jay Williams a promise
Nothing in writing and nothing in public: a word about playing time, given face to face at Crawley Town. The team sheets over the next month will show whether it was worth having.
In brief
- Squad Darko Gyabi has settled at Crawley Town
- Looking ahead Crawley Town travel to Gillingham
- The dugout Taylor Richards keeps his manager's vote
- Squad Ade Adeyemo is the talk of the training ground