'I did the job' - Former Derby County striker gives major hint he will be Crawley Town boss next season

The 39-year-old was given until the end of the season to make sure he kept Crawley in League Two and in the end he did it by one point with Harrogate and Barrow both going down.

In his seven games, the former Derby and Brighton striker won two, drew three and lost two and achieved the target given to him by owner Raphael Khalili, whose decision to bring Kazim-Richards in now looks like a genius move despite the scepticism when he was first announced.

And it looks like he will be the permanent Crawley Town boss – but the club are yet to confirm the news officially.

In his Salford post-match interview, Kazim-Richards said: “We're all sitting there happy. Everyone in there is happy. And that's what we can take away and we can now focus on moving forward pre-season.”

We followed that comment up with ‘So have you had that conversation now? Is it signed and sealed that you're here next season?’

The Reds boss replied: “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.”

And we said ‘it’ll be exciting times ahead then?’.

Kazim-Richards replied: “One million percent in terms of what I see, where this club can go in terms of what I can bring, what Julian [Gray] and I can do. And obviously our thinking going forward, the mindset, how we prepare the players to our demands, our non-negotiables. I want a team that is able to dominate, you know? Dominate. And I use that word very specifically. Dominate in all aspects.

“Be a versatile team, be a dynamic team. That's what I want and that's what I'll work towards.”