Steve Herbert: back to back home wins means dizzy heights for Crawley Town

Sometimes you need a bit of good fortune in football, especially when your luck has been out pretty much all season. An energetic looking Crawley side made the most of Fleetwood Town being reduced to ten men in just the tenth minute of the game. As the team built on the previous home win against Bristol Rovers to put the Cod Army to the sword by securing another three points.

The win has lifted Scott Lindsey’s men out of the bottom two for the first time in weeks. It was a perfect response to last weekend’s disastrous FA Cup exit at Borehamwood. It was also a win to suggest the rest of the season may yet carry some hope when it comes to promotion aspirations. But for now we will just appreciate the fact we aren’t staring relegation in the face. The team Scott picked was full of energy, with exciting young forward Louis Flower getting a start, and a goal by superbly opening the scoring on 37 minutes with a beautiful strike. Although the run from Josh Flint was unbelievable to set Louis up.

Harry Forster then scored one of his trademark goals with a mazy run and finish from 25 yards. That really should of been the catalyst for Crawley to run riot. But that just so wouldn’t be us this season, as Fleetwood halved the deficit with a superb strike of their own. It made the last fifteen minutes more nervous than it really needed to be. But at the end of the day we got the job done, and secured a very important win to bump us up the table. A special mention must also go to defender Ben Radcliffe who replaced Captain Dion Conroy in the starting lineup.

Ben has had to be patient this season for his opportunities, but the young defender played brilliantly and help his team to an important win.

Up next is a trip to Gillingham on Saturday for a 5:30pm kick off, thanks to Sky Sports selecting it for their main evening game. The players will no doubt be keen to put on a show to the nation and prove what a good side they are. Hopefully a sizeable Red Army will travel and get behind the boys.

For what is sure to be a tough assignment, but one we can hopefully prevail in. Jay Williams got a ten minute cameo appearance against Fleetwood from the bench and should return to the starting line up for this one after injury. Let’s just hope he keeps a cool head, and leads his troops to victory. Wether you are traveling by car, train or supporters coach, I hope to see some of you in Kent and the garden of England this Saturday evening. #COYR