'It doesn’t matter what I say' - Crawley Town's interim boss Lewis Young wants to be judged on how the players perform

Last Sunday, Crawley announced the departure of head coach Kevin Betsy following their fifth successive defeat whilst bottom of League Two. Young has temporarily taken charge of the side for the second time this year after he did the same following John Yems’ suspension then departure..

Carl Robinson, Andy Woodman and Graham Alexander are only some of the names tipped for the job by the bookies.

However, with Young also in the conversation, he said, “I just want to be judged on how the players perform and how they respond to me.

“Ultimately, it’s going to be down to how I do over the next period. It doesn’t matter what I say. It’s going to be a job that a lot of people want, but all I can do is come in every day and try to put a smile on the faces of the people that are here.”

Despite their league position, Crawley are in a unique circumstance with their new owners, WAGMI United. The American ownership group took over in April this year and since then have signed a high calibre of players with the vision of taking the club to the Premier League as the ‘internets team’.

On why the Crawley managerial role is in such high demand, Young said, “It’s a massive club that’s not realised it’s potential. Especially with the new owners coming in, the infrastructure they’re trying to put in place and the quality of players.”

Young has been at the club since 2014. Then as a player, Young saw Crawley as a League One side and is desperate to return the club higher up the football pyramid.

“You’ve only got to look at Stevenage and Leyton Orient,” said Young on some of the league’s top sides this season. “Why can’t Crawley be the same? When I joined here, we were a League One side and that’s the aim with these owners.”

Crawley will host Newport County this Saturday at their Broadfield Stadium.

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