'Given an entire town hope in a time when we needed it' - Crawley Town fans including Dan Walker react to FA Cup defeat to Bournemouth

Crawley Town battled hard against Bournemouth but it wasn't enough as the Championship side progressed to the fifth round of the FA Cup, winning 2-1
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And Reds fans - including the BBC's Dan Walker - were full of praise for their side's efforts after a week and half off after a Covid outbreak and for the cup run as a whole.

Walker said: "I was dreaming of going all the way but well played @Crawley_Town for making the 4th round. We’ll always have that win in Round 3 #facup."

Malc Lochead tweeted: "Put a real shift in tonight."

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Stephen Dimmock said: "Well played, especially after the scare last week. The Torquay and Leeds matches alone were enough to make this run so memorable, no matter what the result was tonight. Now we can focus on getting playoffs (or even automatics )"

@EllisBarton said: "Unlucky lads. Didn’t deserve the loss. We move on, we still have a league to win."

@FJeddolls tweeted: "Well thats the end of a truly memorable cup run for sure. We have played fantastic and given the circumstances the boys showed what the club means to them and we only lost by a goal. Now keep the spirits high and move onto the league and keep that great form up"

Josh Falkner said: "Played well tonight especially after not playing since the Leeds game and having covid get in the way too. Now to focus on the league and push for those play offs"

Tom Nichols scores. Picture by UK Sports Images LtdTom Nichols scores. Picture by UK Sports Images Ltd
Tom Nichols scores. Picture by UK Sports Images Ltd
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Stuart Cooke said: "Hold your heads up each and every one of you. Thanks for the run even with fans not being allowed in it’s been a memorable run."

Brandon King tweeted: "Given an entire town hope in a time when we needed. Be proud of everything we’ve done, still a league to win COYR."

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