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I feel its worthy of mention that Crawley (my hometown) have reached the fifth round and are playing Manchester United.  I was in the Swindon end for the third round, and gutted when we lost, but it has to be handed to Crawley that they're managing a very tidy season and the income from the United game will compensate the comparitively huge money on transfers they've spent.

Would I be a traitor if I went with the Crawley fans to United?  I'm toying with the idea of going, purely to see Old Trafford and a enjoy a piss-up round Manchester than anything else...  Worth blowing a couple of hundred for, or would I be better off following Town up to Carlisle....   ???

Yes

Surely I've a right to have a little hop on their bandwagon?  I mean, with Swindon not doing very well this season I thought I might just go and support Crawley....   :fishing:

Would usually want to see a non-league team do well but Crawley are incredibly unlikeable for some reason. And Steve Evans is a cunt.

weve already played Carlisle this season.

So yeah, you better follow your home town up there.

Steve Evans is a crooked cunt.....did you see them kicking off before kick off against Torquay....?

Horrible lot....least Torquay looked up for it, whilst we rolled over....

I hope the fuckers miss out on promotion and Luton or AFC W get back in the league.

Then they are deducted points for fiddling.....or something....

Some chap on the Guardian Football Podcast today, possibly Steve Busfield said:

"There is no romance at all about Crawley Town. Interesting story, sure, but there's more romance in a Premiership Footballer's orgy than in Crawley Town"

Nail. Head. Hit.

Spot on....if i hear 'NON LEAGUE' Crawley once fucking more!!!!

... and they write/talk about Serigo Torres as though he's never ventured beyond Non-League despite over 100 league appearances. I dare say that Torres turned down league offers before joining Crawley (the latter is fair enough if they were offering more but it's not as if he had to drop to the 5th tier)

Torres was reported as being on £660 / week, which most league clubs could top.  I agree its not particularly romantic, given that the strikeforce alone cost half a million.  With Crawley's shady history I wouldn't be surprised if the bubble burst once more.  It's hard not to get caught up in the hype here - Manchester United is being whispered on every street corner. 

The Crawley game made me angry, as the local Millwall/West Ham/Chelsea fans suddenly became Crawley die-hards, and they played up to the cup minnows label despite the healthy finances.  Cup romances usually rely on the club needing the money from the gate receipts in order to avoid the dark cloud of a winding up order or something...

However, I can't help feeling a slight affinity as I live here, and I always look out for their results, even venturing to the odd game.  I'm leaning away from a trip to Old Trafford, as I think it'll be a let down in comparison to Wembley last year.  I can also see ticket prices being rediculously expensive, despite being an unaesthetic Crawley side and a United reserve team.

Spencer - the Carlisle comment was tongue in cheek.  I remember the game well as it cost me £90 in my accumulator (I know, I know, never bet on your own team)....

Because the pay massive signing on fees up front, rather than high wages, presumably because there's a wage cap or similar in force.

Let's not forget Mr Evans has significant history with his players' "reported" wages being rather different to the actual amount they take home each week.

I hope Man United win about 12-0.

Sorry I could never want ManUre to win any game. I also agree that Mr Evans is a grade A* Twat, so hope for 0-0 draw.

My friend at work is mates with Jamie Cook (ex scummer) who is currently bench-warming for Crawley. Apparently he is on £1200 a week :O

Take it to a replay so Crawley can milk the tie for all it's worth? I think not. A routine 5-0 for United would be infinitely preferable in my view.

I'd love to see Crawley in the semis...if it meant that Project Promotion was derailed and AFC Wimbledon won promotion back in to the League.

Wouldn't worry about them. They may go up this year and next year also, but it's unsustainable with a 1200 fan base and a 6000 capacity stadium. Even if they upped that it would be a white elephant, as how many single teenage mums are interested in football ;)

With Brighton's fortunes having taken a turn for the better, as well, they could not really have timed their surge any worse.  Rushden Mk II.

People in glass houses.....

The stadium needs expanding for sure, but Crawley's fan base has ballooned recently (unsurprisingly) and it's a real tug of war between Brighton and Crawley.  Can't really understand the intense dislike - there's no difference with what they're doing to AFC Wimbledon in respect of buying their way into the football league.

Surely we should be cheering them on - it makes our second round exit a little less embarrassing.

Crawley's a shit hole and their fans are total arseholes.

Add that to the fact they've got a fat, crooked, cunt of a manager and what's to like?

Don't have a problem with them , none whatsoever, good luck to them. Rushden bought there way up a few seasons back. The original Wimbledon had a gritty siege mentality when they went through the ranks, no bad thing, breeds solidarity on the pitch.

Wrong. AFC have been getting 3000+ gates since they were formed. Crawley, who have been in admin twice in less than 5 years, are getting gates of 1200, and spending more money on players than most league two sides, and they have a manager, who has history.

In fact heard yesterday that last season they spent more than the whole of league 2 combined

You have to wear a Swindon shirt and all is forgiven.

Are you suggesting I'm a teenage mum? Fwiw I don't really have a problem with them, bar the fact I froze my nuts off and then they beat us, sore loser yes..

No, I was referring to the average maternal age in Sutton...!

After my behaviour in a Town shirt at the Crawley game I don't think venturing up to Old Trafford wearing it is a particularly wise idea.

Crawley is a great town with scummy people.  Its far better equiped than Swindon and certainly better located....  Fuck me I'm beginning to sound like a Crawley fan.  Think I'd best not go....

I lived in Pound Hill for a bit after i split from the missus.

Is it the fact that he is crooked that bothers you.....you talk to me and i cover two of the three!?

£5 a week wages and £1195 a week expenses?

For those of you who are totally unaware of just what  Steve Evans (Football Manager,Convicted Criminal) got up to, here's  a reminder..


http://www.twohundredpercent.net/?p=8698

i had heard he was a naughty, but i'm glad i know how so

"Let he who is without sin cast the first stone"

Good on him. we need characters like him in the game to offset the blandness we so often experience. Let's not forget our own chequered history (Lou Macari and Colin Calderwood spring to mind). Long live the characters

You cannot buy respect...

Thats what i told a Franchise mong on holiday this year.

We should get Mad Franky Fraser in as manager

Fuck that, reggie kray

Or jeffrey dahmer