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Re: The Fortunes of Crawley Town Football Club 2014/15-TBA

Post by mzawf » Sun May 03, 2015 3:58 pm

:shithappens :cry :cry :cry :cry :cry :cry :cry :cry :cry :cryRelegated
The day of rekoning bought only sadness at the CAT stadium, as the spiral downward continued :cry
Here at HQ,the ongoing attempt to put a positive spin, on a naff situation, became increasingly more difficult. The end result being an unimpressive season for the devils.
Relegation to divsion two being the prize at the final :whistle :blowup
Several times in our blog, it was inferred that the club was boxing above its weight and division two was more suited to the standard of play.
Which now appears to be the case!
Clearly the rose coloured spectacles approach at the season start was just that :scratc promotion to division one' :no
Dean Saunders came on board to late in the game to save the day but we witnessed more positives under his leadership than we did with
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Realistically, there isn't much point kicking over the coals :firey now its al 'done and dusted' !

Going to leave that over optimistic animated giff on the index page for now so to pay homage :notworthy for the hard work and efforts of the team, and all, at the checkatrade Stadim.
I bet everbody is gutted as we are here at :mz it wasn't meant to finish this way, never mind :drink
Onwards and Upwards
:youreds :punch :punch :punch
TBC
:mz

Re: The Fortunes of Crawley Town Football Club 2014/15-TBA

Post by mzawf » Wed Mar 25, 2015 2:06 pm

News Extra…
The Checkatrade Stadium will be hosting a world record attempt...
‘longest football match’
(Thursday May 14th):football
Still a chance to be involved in this record breaking challenge
(23/03) Kevin Byrne Founder and Managing Director wrote ...
Dear Reds’ fan
Many of you will know that here at the Checkatrade.com Stadium we are hosting a world record attempt at the longest football match ever.
On Thursday May 14 two teams will be trying to beat the current record of 72 hours.
Preparations are going well but we’ve had a number of players drop out and we need eight players.
So if you’re fit and want to be a world record holder, or if you are involved in sport or know of anyone who is, please help us find these eight players.
Please visit http://www.checkaplayer.com or call Claire Allen on 07740 366429.
If we can’t get two teams of 11 and 7 subs by this Saturday, March 28, we may have to cancel the attempt which would be a great shame, so please help if you can.
Kevin Byrne Founder and Managing Director, Checkatrade.com/


Following on with the Fortunes of CTFC on Feb 14th m z suggesting team progress being painfully slow and lacking consistancy :thumbsdown
With Dean Saunders, bringing the devils not so much as ‘back to form’ more has put the :reddevils back on target! :clap
Kicking off Feb 14th with a trouncing for Barnsley, 5 goals to 1, going forward to lose twice in the next 8 matches.

A tough match against top of the table Bristol City, (March 7th) resulting a 2- 1 home defeat for Crawley Town, at the final whistle.
Away at the Valley Parade stadium a goalkeeping error early on cost the devils dearly and ultimately the match, Bradford City 1 - Crawley Town 0.

Three well deserved consecutive wins to date, Colchester, Port Vale, and Leyton Orient.
Eight matches and a countdown to the judgement day!
The hastily and ill thought through, grossly over optimistic :mz prediction, at seasons start.
Promotion to the Champions league :no :rotfl
On a positive now :scarf if the fortunes of the club continue to move forward the best we can hope for, is maintaining club position :aok

Next up Gillingham on March 28th :youreds

:crawleyscarf

Re: The Fortunes of Crawley Town Football Club 2014/15-TBA

Post by mzawf » Fri Feb 13, 2015 7:02 pm

:youreds
Hey ho the fortunes of the devils have seriously gone down the pan :blowup since the last post Jan 09, and when hope and positive stuff was in abundance. :joker
With expectations bolstered further on the 10th of January following an action packed match against the MK Dons when things appeared to be looking up. :thumbsup
Crawley was leading for large part of the game, but injury to goalkeeper (Brian Jensen) and with no keeper in reserve on the Bench.
:notworthy :notworthy :notworthy Striker, Matt Harrold, rose to the challendge plus ending man of the match.
A supreme effort and all be it, the end result being 2-2. :clap
The changing face of football leave the reds at the bottom of the pile, and ‘to boot’ in the relegation zone. :confused
Since that glimpse of a ‘new beginning’ faded :scratch the wheels have well fallen off the band wagon!
“Putting it nicely!” that is :-D
Without any sniff of a scalp in the past six games and adding to the misery Crawley’s departure from the Sussex Senior Cup, (13/01) losing 6 goals to one against Whitehawk. :cry
Enough Said! :yes
Moving ON !
Next to visit the CAT stadium, is Barnsley. It’s going to be a tough match, noting Yeovil beat Barnsley on the 10th of last month.

:youreds

Re: The Fortunes of Crawley Town Football Club 2014/15-TBA

Post by mzawf » Fri Jan 09, 2015 2:15 pm

:youreds :crawleyscarf :youreds
In the last blog, :mz attempted to put a positive spin on what might be said, a below par performance.
As was the initial :mz prediction when John Gregory took the helm at the CTFC back on November 17th 2013, ( CTFC would get promoted to the Champions league at the seasons close) :rotfl
This now, appears to be both misguided and more than over the top !
Recent results at the club have failed to produce the desired outcome. :confused

Of the past six matches, two score draws and one no score draw, being zenith of the :reddevils
Losing the other three matches and now leaving the total of 11 consecutive games without a win :thumbsdown
Languishing at 21 on the league table and in the bottom four.
Things are not looking good, and could certainly benefit from refreshed approach to revitalise the clubs fortunes :youreds
The clubs aspirations for a brighter future are rapidly fading. :indifferent
In the back room things are not any better after the recent news that John Gregory is unwell :nurse and needs time out to get back to fitness.
Dean Saunders has been appointed to manage the club for the present. :applause
General opinion amongst fans surveyed is, while all wished a speedy recovery to John.
Gregory’s days have now run the course, and fans have lost confidence in his ability to take the club to a higher level.
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Dean Saunders has a big challenge ahead taking up the reigns of a team in tatters but anything is possible with many matches still to be played out.
:scarf
:youreds :crawleyscarf :scarf
:mz:

Re: The Fortunes of Crawley Town Football Club 2014/15-TBA

Post by mzawf » Mon Nov 17, 2014 4:51 pm

Yowza! :reddevils
:crawleyscarf
The CRAWLEY OBSERVER.. John Gregory is standing for no more nonsense from his players after Crawley Town suffered their second disappointing result in two weeks.

“and so say all of us” :mz

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Promotion to League One
Since mzawf last posted on the fortunes of :crawleyscarf (wed 08 oct
Looking back, two glaringly embarrassing results, taking the centre stage :confused
Losing first in a goal fest, (3-5) playing Notts County, back on a wet 18/11 :blowup
Plus also losing to Peterborough, 4 goals to one..(11/10).
The REDS bouncing back :blob8 into ‘form’, (21/10), beating Walsall one nil :clap :clap
Coincidently The Saddlers, beat Notts County at the start of the month, while, more recently netting a no score draw against Peterborough. :yes

Lowlights in November included Gillingham ( Scunthorpe beat Gillingham back on Oct 3rd by 3 goals to nil) thus ending, the :reddevils quest for success in the Paint Cup Trophy!
Yeovi'sl 1-0 win finalised and put :crawleyscarf out of the FA Cup. :cry
Dating, the 25th of October to the 15th of November, 1-1 results appear to be the order of the day, Gillingham, Crewe and Oldham to boot! :football :football
The next match, playing against Scunthorpe, potentially a tough test (22/11) :scarf :scarf
Scunthorpe placed 15th, are currently playing strong football, as well as,more recently winning matches against both Gillingham, amd Peterborough, "no big deal, but a worrying observation". :indifferent
We need the Scalp! :kebab
:crawleyscarf :youreds :crawleyscarf
The only way is up :clap :clap :clap

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Re: The Fortunes of Crawley Town Football Club 2014/15-TBA

Post by mzawf » Wed Oct 08, 2014 4:06 pm

:crawleyscarf ended a run of five consecutive League One defeats, winning against Fleetwood by one goal :scarf :scarf

Crawley Town assistant manager Paul Groves told BBC Surrey ….
"When you concede goals obviously you look at that first and we made sure today that was our foundation and it proved good for us. Izale popped up with the most important thing to score the goal, so it was a good day.

New signings Keith Keane and Josh Wright have made a difference they have experience, the fact they've got an appearance behind them and they have the work ethic.
"They have settled in very well with a good group and they have certainly enhanced the squad.
On Matt Sadler returning to the club: "He is obviously welcomed back by the fans in terms of great reception so that was excellent. I am sure he felt at home and he's come into a new group of players and settled in very well in a short space of time and he's an excellent addition."
.

Crawley Town took a consolation point with a fine defensive display to leaving Doncaster with a no score draw

Crawley Town boss John Gregory told BBC Surrey:
"They threw everything at us in the last few minutes and we stood firm and behind the back four, Jamie Ashdown had to make a couple of decent saves in the last couple of minutes.
"It's a good point, our first draw of the season and we will accept it and it's another point on the tally and it was important to get something.
"Doncaster are no mugs, they've just come out of the Championship and I was delighted to come here and get something."



Preston beat Crawley to pick up their first win in four league games by 2 goals to nil :cry

In front of a crowd of 2,351 the reds secured a victory over visitors Yeovil and a welcome 3 points. :scarf
Marvin Elliot being the man of the match :notworthy

A tough match saw Crawley come away with a draw by 2, playing away at Coventry, and after trailing by 2 the devils regrouped and pulled back from the brink. :reddevils
A one nil triumph over Luton in the Paint Trophy, and building on the success of the Cambridge scalp, we see The club beginning to find their feet.

All in all things are up and down more than a fiddler’s elbow, but its only early days as yet!
In the backroom the talk of a new stadium, and a for sale posted on the club.
The future may seem uncertain, but one thing, it surely will be exciting
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:youreds

Re: The Fortunes of Crawley Town Football Club 2014/15-TBA

Post by mzawf » Wed Sep 10, 2014 2:38 pm

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:youreds
Hi all, following up on the fortunes :crawleyscarf one might say all hasn’t been going to plan :no
Following up on the last triumph, winning against Swindon back on 16th august by one goal to nil :clap
A positive of sorts if one considers that the previous two meetings with Swindon resulted in draws.

Since this time Crawley have failed to achieve the desired result, next falling to Bradford City 3-1.
Looking back to the past 2 meetings with Bradford, :crawleyscarf lost both times!

Next, and on the 23rd of august the Devils lost one nil playing away at Sheffield Utd
JG was quoted on saying that
this match ‘was probably the best performance I've had since I joined the club.

Attempting to put a positive spin, on a naff in the back room situation.
Next up we saw the club depart from the Capital One Cup at the boots of Norwich :football
Crawley lost 3 goals to one, the One goal being a gift from Norwich after Carlos Cuellar netted an own goal.
Crawley Town boss John Gregory told BBC Surrey
"The best team lost, as simple as that. We got a goal back and the momentum swung back to us. I thought we were comfortable in the first half too.
"I always felt we could get back into the game, and the longer it went on the more we dominated. We just couldn't get that second goal."

Following Norwich, Crawley notched up the fourth consecutive loss playing against a ten man MK Dons and losing by 2-0, more déjà vu.
Gregory on MK Dons v Crawley
"We messed up the penalty, which would have got us back to one-each and there would have been only one winner, but it's a recurring theme that I keep talking about each week, about how well we played. "If it was purely about performances, we would've possibly been already promoted, but it's not about the performance, it's about results. "We need to sit down and reassess everything, and take a long hard look at everything we do, and everything goes towards our weekly training sessions and we need to make sure that we end on maximum points next weekend."

JG and the team bagged a win playing in the football league trophy
Winning by a comfortable two goals against Cambridge Utd and offering a slither of respite, following this recent dearth of success.
This break in the bad luck didn’t last for long after when on 06 sept recently promoted Rochdale trounced the team by 4-0 and now the fans are struggling to rally to the cause.
The new director Matt Turner recently stated to the Crawley Observer that the club was seeking innovative suggestions to increase gate numbers, after speaking to number of red devil supporters the general feeling is best
start winning
despondency abound!
The clubs next challenge is when, recently promoted Fleetwood Town visit the CAT stadium, and on that auspicious date,the 13th!
:crawleyscarf really needs the scalp or arguably we could see the club languishing in the relegation zone. :cry
It’s still early days but the Red Devils now need to get right! :clap :clap :clap :clap
With hindsight blessing us :scratch it likely would have served us all better if JG had of passed on the Brazil trip, and got the team organised and fully prepared post the pre season friendlies.
Fleetwood Town are currently enjoying good times in league one and following their recent win over Oldham Athletic 1-0.
Past matches playing Oldham resulted in a win apiece both at one nil
:youreds :youreds :youreds :mz smells a scalp :kebab

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