Former Birmingham City and Watford defender linked with Crawley Town job
A new name has been thrown into the mix for the Crawley Town job – and it’s a former Reds defender.
Reds survived relegation from League Two on the final day of the season after a 0-0 draw with Salford City.
Colin Kazim-Richards, who replaced Scott Lindsey as manager in March, was given until the end of the season to keep Crawley Town up.
Now owner Raphael Khalili has a decision to make whether to make the former Derby County and Galatasaray striker the new permanent head coach.
Following Saturday’s game, Kazim-Richards all-but said he expects to be in charge. He said: “You have to ask Raph. We'll have those conversations for sure. I did the job. I don't want to jump the gun and say too much. I've always liked to have respect. And I think it's important that it comes from the club first, not me sitting here saying to you that. But that's the progression, right? In terms of what comes next. So we'll sit down and we'll talk for sure.”
There has yet to be any confirmation from the club whether the 39-year-old is to stay as the new head coach.
But Pete O’Rourke, transfer correspondent for footballinsider247.com, has put another name out there. He posted on X: “Former Walsall boss Mat Sadler is under consideration for the manager vacancies at Northampton Town, Rotherham and Crawley. Sadler played for all three clubs in his playing career. #ntfc #crawley #rufc.”
Sadler played more than 100 games over two spells at the Broadfield Stadium and was a popular player among fans.
The 41-year-old parted ways with Walsall in March after a run of one win in 11 matches, despite an impressive first half of the season which saw them top of League Two for long periods.