Crawley Town v Plymouth Argyle

The Referee and assistants for Saturday's game

Ben Toner will take charge of a game
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So far this campaign the referee has officiated 33 matches across the EFL and cup competitions, brandishing 108 yellow cards and four reds.

He will be assisted by Mr Anthony Da Costa and Mr Louis Marks for the visit of the Pilgrims. The fourth official will be Mr Marc Wilson.

Crawley Head Coach previews Plymouth Argyle clash

Dermot Drummy knows that a positive performance is needed when the Reds host Plymouth Argyle on Saturday.

The clash against the Pilgrims provides an opportunity to erase the memories of last weekend's defeat to Newport County, and the Head Coach insisted that he's looking for a reaction.

"The lads know my feelings on the performance last weekend and we have to move on," he said.

"We want to come out the blocks well and I'll be telling the lads that every game now is like a cup final for us, and I mean that.

"I want us fighting for the shirt and I didn't like the performance last week - but I take that as my responsibility."

Drummy revealed that there could be a few changes to the side when Derek Adams' men visit the Checkatrade Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

"Mark (Connolly) trained really well and he'll be back involved on Saturday.

"There'll be a couple of changes in the squad, and that's to give players an opportunity who've been knocking on my door."

Defender Josh Yorwerth (number 5) will miss Reds' next three games after he was sent off in the second half of Saturday's 1-0 defeat to Newport County.

The club used video evidence to appeal against the decision but the FA confirmed today that the decision of referee Darren England would stand. It means Yorwerth misses the games against Plymouth,

Past meetings and a look at the manager of Saturday's opponents

Saturday's game will be our sixth League meeting with Argyle and we have yet to be beaten by them at home.

Last February a late goal from Shamir Fenelon rescued a point in a 1-1 draw. Argyle had won 2-1, despite an equaliser from Roarie Deacon, earlier in the season while two second-half goals sealed a 2-0 triumph in our most recent meeting at Home Park on New Year’s Eve.

The other two League games took place in the 2011-12 campaign. Argyle were in trouble on and off the field when they arrived in October 2011 when a 3,175 crowd saw two Matt Tubbs goals secure a 2-0 home win.

Our first game at Home Park in January 2012 finished 1-1 after Pablo Mills’ first-half goal was cancelled out by Max Blanchard.

Plymouth  Boss

Barring a dramatic late loss of form by his side, Derek Adams is poised to lead Plymouth back to League One in the next few weeks and erase the memory of play-off heartbreak in his first season in charge.

Having beaten Portsmouth in a heavyweight semi-final clash they lost 2-0 to a couple of second-half goals in the Wembley final to AFC Wimbledon.

But Adams, his assistant Craig Brewster – an extremely popular figure here at Crawley in his three years with the club – and their players regrouped in the summer and have been among the promotion pacesetters for virtually all of the season.

There have been some concerns among the Green Army about indifferent home form – last Saturday’s 1-0 loss to a resurgent Accrington Stanley was their fourth at Home Park in the last six games – but Adams has made Argyle a force on the road with 12 wins – the best record in the division – the latest a fortnight ago when Sonny Bradley’s 10th goal of the season secured a 1-0 win at leaders Doncaster Rovers.

Adams, 41, took over at Plymouth in June 2015 after leaving Scottish Premier League club Ross County. He managed the Staggies in 286 games in two separate spells and led them to three Hampden finals. He also had a spell as No.2 at Hibernian. He has been in charge of 103 Plymouth games

It'll be another pathetic no show by Argo. No mental strength to cope with the pressure. But that's what you get when you go cheap. And of course Stevenage win. Season over.

Crawley 2-0 Argo

I tried to do reverse psychology by predicting the result the Freathy way, it did not work for the last game, so I am saying a draw.

1-0 victory

Thanks to six years of the Brentmare, Crawley have become old rivals i expect a shit fest and a two one defeat.

We have sold 1,561 tickets for their game at the Checkatrade Stadium tomorrow. Great support!

Capacity: 5,996 (3,295 Seated)

Back on track for the greens, 0-3.

Lovely weather for traveling today. Grand national sweepstake on the bananabus all sorted. With a bit of luck will pay for TFC on the way home!

COYG
Hopefully only six games left in the Brentmare basement league.

Win today, I think. There with the eldest. One step closer Argyle, if you please.

BBC1 wrote:

Lovely weather for traveling today. Grand national sweepstake on the bananabus all sorted. With a bit of luck will pay for TFC on the way home!

TBH, I can't think of many more places I'd rather not be than on a motorway in a minibus on a gorgeous sunny day!

If the players show up and have the right attitude then we should win this and set ourselves up nicely for the crunch games against pompey that will seal our promotion.

Doncaster can get promoted today if they win.

Standard Plymouth away tactics, pack the defence and midfield, and try to nick a goal.

Czarcasm wrote:

BBC1 wrote:

Lovely weather for traveling today. Grand national sweepstake on the bananabus all sorted. With a bit of luck will pay for TFC on the way home!

TBH, I can't think of many more places I'd rather not be than on a motorway in a minibus on a gorgeous sunny day!

A minibus on a motorway going to Crawley? [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Got my 50p on an Argyle win and under 2.5 goals 3/1

Squad of 23 travelled to Crawley -

lazy smug complacent

Another shit Argo day about to happen, pompey winning oh dear. Still the Gulls are winning.

Colchester 4-0 Stevenage at half time. A great example of just how shit and inconsistent all the chasing pack are.

We'll go up, but it'll pretty much be by default.

LOL we're so crap it's unbelievable. No 'team' this poor can ever be promoted.

eeeeeeeeeeee saved us dont be so ungrateful you swine any football is better than none.......

You can if there are 21 teams who are shitter than you. Not sure what the lowest number of points to be promoted in third is but we'll test it this year.

We're the Kings of the dog shit league.

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delerious frenzy