Mark Yates praises ‘magnificent’ Crawley Town fans

Manager Mark Yates has praised the magnificent 323 fans who made the tip to Barnet on Saturday for Crawley’s 4-2 defeat during which they really made themselves heard.
By Graham Carter
Published 23rd Dec 2015, 08:00 BST

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Crawley Town fans get behind their team at Barnet SUS-151221-112517002

He said: “I thought the supporters were magnificent and really got behind the boys and probably made the most noise since I’ve been here.

“Hopefully we can put something on for them next week because I’m disappointed we have come away (from Barnet) without anything.

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“It will be nice to play in front of our own fans again (on Boxing Day) and we aren’t doing too bad at home.

Crawley Town FC unveil their new manager Mark Yates 19-05-2015. SR1510742. Pic by Steve Robards SUS-150519-152434001Crawley Town FC unveil their new manager Mark Yates 19-05-2015. SR1510742. Pic by Steve Robards SUS-150519-152434001
Crawley Town FC unveil their new manager Mark Yates 19-05-2015. SR1510742. Pic by Steve Robards SUS-150519-152434001

“Every game in this division is winnable, whether you play Stevenage at home, Wycombe away, Portsmouth away. It’s just a matter of application.”

Yates is considering picking the same team for both games.

He said: “Saturday, Monday, Saturday is not an issue - it’s a quick turnaround, you’d prefer Saturday, Tuesday but it’s not an issue.”

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