Lindsey tells Crawley Town players: Forget what relegation rivals are doing – it’s our results that count
Crawley Town boss Scott Lindsey has stressed the need for his side to get themselves out of relegation trouble after a 1-0 defeat to Fleetwood Town – despite other League Two results going their way on Saturday.
Despite a tough day at the Highbury Stadium, Lindsey’s side remained in 21st place in League Two and a point above the relegation zone after all their relegation rivals lost too.
Walsall scored a dramatic 97th-minute winner to see off 22nd-placed Newport County and keep them below the Reds on goal difference.
Tranmere Rovers stayed a place and five points clear of Crawley after conceding in the 91st minute to Swindon Town.
Bottom club Barrow were thrashed 5-0 by Grimsby Town while 23rd-placed Harrogate Town were edged out 1-0 at Oldham Athletic.
“We can’t look at that,” Lindsey said. “We have to look at us. We have to look at each game in isolation, and what we’ve got to get from this game today and what we’ve got to get from the next game.
“We can’t worry about what goes on around us as much – we can’t. It’s good news that they’ve all lost, but we have. So, we’re just another week further down the line with the same screenshot of the bottom of the table.
“Nothing’s changed, but we’ve just got to keep fighting – and we will. The players are hurting in there, and I thought the fans were brilliant to the players at the end there. So, thank you for that because I think the fans could see that the players kept going and had that fight and desire.”
Crawley are back in action next Saturday when they face Gillingham at the Broadfield Stadium. That encounter precedes a huge clash at the bottom of the table when they take on Newport County at Rodney Parade on Good Friday.