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SPORT: Joel Lynch extends stay at Crawley Town

Crawley Town Football Club have confirmed defender Joel Lynch has signed a new 18-month contract with the club.

Lynch’s original deal expired on the 3rd of January, having joined the club in September. Since his arrival at The People’s Pension Stadium, Lynch has made nine appearances, scoring two goals from centre-back. Joel was most recently involved in the 3-1 victory against Colchester United, where he scored Crawley’s second goal of the afternoon.

After signing his new deal Lynch said: “It has been a long time coming to be fair, my first contract was short so I am delighted to get a new one sorted. It is exactly what I wanted, it is home for me and I have really enjoyed my time here so far.”

Manager John Yems said: “Joel spent a lot of time with us and earned his contract, he’s worked hard and has had a top career. He’s been a great influence around the place and will be a brilliant addition for a further 18 months, he’s a lad that brings a lot of professionalism to the club.”

Chief Executive Erdem Konyar said: “I’m delighted that Lynchy has signed to stay on for another 18 months at the club. He is an important influence on and off the pitch.”

You can watch Joel Lynch and John Yems’ press conference here:

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Football Update

Sutton United move up to third place in the League 2 table following their 1-0 win over Harrogate at Gander Green Lane on Saturday.

Merstham lost their Isthmian Premier Division match 1-0 at home to Brightlingsea Regent.

In the Isthmian South East Division, Three Bridges lost 3-2 at home to Herne Bay.  East Grinstead gained a much needed point in their 2-2 draw away to Whitstable town.

Elsewhere Horley lost 3-1 away to Balham FC.

Several matches were postponed at the weekend; Crawley Town, Horsham, South Park FC and Redhill didn’t play due to Covid issues.

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Football Update

Crawley Town move up to 16th place in the League 2 table following their 2-1 win over Leyton Orient on Saturday.  Sutton United remain in 6th place following their 2-2 draw away to Bradford City.

Horsham won their Isthmian Premier Division match 3-1 at home to East Thurrock. Merstham lost 3-1 away to Carshalton Athletic.  

Elsewhere Redhill won 2-0 away to Camberley Town, and Horley Town gained a point in their 3-3 draw away to AFC Croydon Athletic.

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Football: Crawley Town 1-1 Walsall

Crawley Town drew in their match against Walsall.

Both goals of the game were scored in the final four minute of the first half.

Walsall were ahead with Brendan Kiernan’s goal but that was soon cancelled out by Tom Nichols.

The final score was 1-1, Crawley places 18th in the table.

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Sport: John Yems two years in charge

On the 5th December 2019, Manager John Yems and Assistant Manager Lee Bradbury joined the club initially until the end of the 2019/20 season. The pair had their contracts extended almost immediately in January 2020, having won 3, drawn 6 and lost only 2 of their first 11 games in charge.

Yems and Bradbury had their side sitting 13th in Sky Bet League Two before the season was curtailed owing to the COVID 19 pandemic in March 2020.

During their first full season in charge of the Red Devils, Yems and Bradbury guided the club to their highest league finish since the club was relegated from League One in the 2014/15 season.

In the same season, Crawley reached the fourth round of the Emirates FA Cup, and in the process, defeated Premier League Leeds United 3-0 at The People’s Pension Stadium. A fixture that will comfortably go down as the best result in the club’s history.

The pair have also been instrumental with Crawley’s transfer business since they arrived in 2019. The majority of the current squad have been brought in by Yems and Bradbury over their two years of leadership. The most notable transfer going by the name of Max Watters. Having picked the youngster up on a free transfer at the start of the 2020/21 season, the striking sensation earned a move to Championship side Cardiff in the January of 2021 for an undisclosed fee.

Yems is currently in his second spell with Crawley. Alongside Ben Judge and Dave Woozley, he led the Reds to Conference safety on the last day of the 2006-07 season. Having started the campaign with a ten-point deduction.

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