‘Easy’ – Crawley Town boss to make selection decision as captain nears return for Stevenage trip
Conroy has only only played 15 games this season following a long term injury. His first competitive fixture this season was on December 31 but picked up another injury in the 4-1 defeat to Lincoln City.
But the 29-year-old is close to a return and Lindsey gave this update.
“Dion’s trained today. We’re going to assess again tomorrow and then make a decision based on what I see tomorrow. So I’m not 100% decided yet.”
When asked if selection for his defensive line-up will be tough because of the form of Charlie Barker, Toby Mullarkey and Josh Flint, Lindsey was short in his answer.
“No, it’s never a tough decision when Dion Conroy’s involved because he’s a top, top player,” he said. “I think if he’s available then he’ll probably play.”
Harry Forster and Louie Watson, who both went off injured at Rotherham are unlikely to be involved at Stevenage.
‘I want to make this a success’ – Meet Crawley Town’s new head of partnerships
James Ball joined the club three weeks ago and is already making an impact – helping bringing on Affinity Exchange as their foreign exchange partner – and says it feels like home already.
The self-proclaimed Essex boy has previously worked at Southend, Dagenham and Redbridge and Millwall and now he is hoping to bring the experience and success he had at those clubs to the Broadfield Stadium.
“It’s been three weeks but it feels like a longer time, which I guess is a good thing,” said James. “The people have been fantastic, both the fans, the sponsors, the people working in the office and working for the club. Everyone’s been so welcoming.
James was initially approached by a recruiter about the job before vice-chairman Ben Levin approached him direct. “Ben just said, come and see who we are,” said James. “He didn’t beat around the bush as to what Crawley was. Having seen it, you can fall in love with it. It’s got so much potential. As I said, the fans and the sponsors are really great people.
“I think the team mirrors that as well. They’re a good bunch of lads. Hopefully, if I can put in a bit more commercial off the pitch and get some new partners in and bring the place a little bit to life on that side, then we can really have a good push to make this a success.”
