Crawley Town caretaker managers Jimmy Smith and Filpe Morais give their reaction to Lincoln victory

Crawley Town caretaker managers Filipe Morais and Jimmy Smith enjoyed the reward for a lot of hard work since Harry Kewell left the club.
Crawley FC v Bury FC. Jimmy Smith. Pic Steve Robards SR1822518 SUS-180825-162027001Crawley FC v Bury FC. Jimmy Smith. Pic Steve Robards SR1822518 SUS-180825-162027001
Crawley FC v Bury FC. Jimmy Smith. Pic Steve Robards SR1822518 SUS-180825-162027001

Reds toppled the top of the table team thanks to an own goal by Michael Bostwick late in the first6 half.

The home side had Lee Frecklington sent-off early in the second half as Reds went on to defend their lead and continued to create chances.

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Smith said: “To be on the touchline and give my support to the team which I care so much about. Whether you are playiong or are on the bench or injured like me, we are all in this together.

“To keep a clean sheet against the top team shows we are characters who want to work hard.

“We believe we can achieve something.”

Morais said: “When we took the reins we wanted to take it seriously.

“Managing and coaching is definitely something I want to do and I didn’t want to let my reputation down.

“We wanted to do the job properly.

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“We’ve done the job in very difficuly circumstances - it’s hard enough to manage but to play as well is very hard.

“Jimmy Smith’s helped me a lot and has done so despite suffering a serious injury (cruciate ligament), he stood in the dug-out and gave me someone to bounce ideas off.

“Oldham was extremely difficult for us, We could have got a point. We wear our hearts on our sleeve and have seen the progression since then.

“We got a fantastic result and now the new manager will come in and take us another step further.”