'They have helped us get four points' - Crawley Town boss praises fans as Reds hunt for more points against Fleetwood Town

The last two home games have probably been the best of the season, a 1-1 draw with top of the table Walsall, when Crawley perhaps could have come away with the win, and the 4-0 demolition of Bristol Rovers.

Lindsey said: “We’re at home. You the last two games at home have been really good games. We’ve seen Bristol Rovers where we win 4-0. Positive performance, positive result, obviously scored some goals as well.

“And then of course, a Walsall game where we don’t get all three points, but we get a good point against the team who are top of the league, and we could argue whether that was our best performance of the season or not. So, of late at home, we’ve been good. We’re happy we’re at home.

“I think the fans have kind of added to that as well. I think the fans have been great when we’ve been at home and kind of helped us get them four points. And hopefully, we see a performance that encourages the fans, and we get encouraged by the fans and it’s a collective effort to go and win the game on Saturday.”

Lindsey has always had a good relationship with the fans, and he knows how important they can be to help the team. “I think it’s the biggest thing for me,” he said. “The fans have been unbelievable since I’ve been here. They’ve been classic.

"I think that ‘s probably the hardest thing for me in my job is to disappoint people at the weekend. I’m desperate to give the fans something to sing and cheer about, and we want that.

“We want that connection back to what I know it can be. I really want that. But, of course, I understand that it can’t be a connection if we’re not playing very well on the pitch and the fans are not happy. It goes hand-in-hand. We’ve got to perform. We’ve got to give them something. At the moment, we haven’t done that enough times. I think there’s been times when we’ve performed well enough, but we’ve not given them the results, and we’ve got to give them that.

“I think it’s always good playing here. I’ve always found it better playing at home, than away from home. Of course, the fans are class when we do, and they’ve certainly helped us in the last two fixtures at home. We’ve got four points out of the last two at home, and they certainly helped towards that. We’ve got to do that again. Everyone’s got to get on board and support the team, and we’ve got to perform in order for that support to come think and fast.”

After Fleetwood, Reds are at home again on Tuesday night when they face Peterborough United in the Vertu Trophy.