'We can go all the way' – Crawley Town boss and defender believe they can achieve promotion this season

The Reds welcome Crewe Alexandra to the Broadfield Stadium in the season opener, with kick off at 3pm.

Kazim-Richards’ side will be looking to cast away the struggles of last campaign – during which Gordon re-joined the club in January 2026 – with a strong start in front of their fans.

Gordon has impressed so far in pre-season and the early EFL cups, playing 76 minutes in the 1-0 defeat to Watford at Vicarage Road last Saturday (August 8).

Asked how far he thinks the Reds can go this campaign, he said: “I believe we can go all the way. I think if you don't think like that, then you're not going to get there.

“I think we've all got to think that way and have that same mentality, that we can go all the way and do what we need to do.”

Kazim-Richards added: “I want to get promoted. If I wasn't here saying it to you, that's a bit crazy, right? ‘Let's finish mid-table’ – what would that sound like? That would look quite crazy. So, I'll be honest with you – I want to get promoted.

“That's why we're here. That's why we've recruited. That's why we've changed a lot of the standards. We've invested in the training ground. We've invested in loads of different things.

“But the most important thing – we've invested in the people that we believe can take us to promotion, and that's what we want to do.”

There has been another mass overhaul of the Reds squad again this summer in Kazim-Richards’ first transfer window in charge.

Despite the continued instability at the Broadfield in the last 12 months, many of the new additions have looked promising ahead of the start of this campaign.

Gordon said: “I've been very impressed to be fair. I think the two games – to say we've had a lot of new changes, you wouldn't think so. You'd think we've been together a lot longer than we have.

“So again, I think it's something positive and hopefully we can take that into the first game on Saturday.”