Steve Morison in Line to Take Over at Crawley After Colin Kazim-Richards Sacked

Crawley Town have acted ruthlessly to try to save their season, dismissing Colin Kazim-Richards on Wednesday evening just hours after a 3-2 home defeat to Shrewsbury sealed their fate at the bottom of League Two. The Red Devils are now five points adrift at the foot of the entire English professional pyramid, and talkSPORT understands that Steve Morison is in line to replace the 40-year-old in the dugout. Morison, a Millwall favourite during his playing days, previously managed Cardiff City and Sutton United, and could now be handed one of the most urgent rescue missions in English football. Crawley's situation is genuinely alarming. They have won just once in ten league matches this season, lost seven times, and are winless in their last eight outings. Having conceded 20 goals already, only Cheltenham have shipped more in the fourth tier. The West Sussex club narrowly avoided relegation by a single point last term, and now face the prospect of a second demotion in three seasons, which would end their status as an EFL club. Kazim-Richards, only appointed recently, departs with the club in deeper trouble than ever. Morison's appointment would be a bold gamble, but the hierarchy clearly believe a fresh voice is needed to arrest a slide that is rapidly turning into a crisis.