Who Are... Crawley Town FC?
For the third successive season, Crawley Town found themselves deducted points for their off-the-pitch troubles at the Broadfield Stadium. Issues relating to ownership and finances continued to plague the Sussex club, and the 2007/8 campaign was yet another one started with a negative points tally. If they had not been deducted ten points for entering administration ahead of the 2006/7 season, Crawley's form would have seen them finish in 10th position as opposed to 17th, and just two points from the drop.

Those financial problems appear to have disappeared over the horizon now, and the club will be hoping to concentrate on their on-field progress during the 2009/10 season. Their record against Boro' is an OK one in the four previous seasons spent at this level, and the Red Devils are not a team to be taken lightly by any stretch of the imagination. A points deduction for fielding someone they shouldn't have dented what was, to a point, a decent playoff push before tailing off towards the end of the season.

With former Boston boss Steve Evans in charge, they have a manager who is experienced in Conference football having led the Pilgrims to the Football League a few seasons ago. A top-half finish for a team as capable as Crawley is a fair prediction, and they are a team more than capable of uprooting some of the larger teams in the Blue Square Premier as the 2009/10 campaign goes on. If they can get off to a good start, an outside bet for the playoffs is not something beyond the realms of possibility.

BoroGuide Prediction: 10th