Crawley dismiss Kazim-Richards after Shrewsbury defeat

Crawley Town have dismissed head coach Colin Kazim-Richards after a 3-2 home defeat by Shrewsbury Town left the club bottom of League Two, with assistant head coach Julian Gray also relieved of his duties and director of football Erdem Konyar set to leave. The club confirmed the departures in a statement, saying Kazim-Richards and Gray were leaving with immediate effect. It said Konyar would also leave and thanked all three, noting Kazim-Richards and Gray had helped secure Crawley’s EFL status at the end of last season. Crawley appointed Kevin Blackwell on a temporary basis while seeking a permanent successor to Kazim-Richards. The club said it would make no further comment at that time. The change followed Tuesday’s defeat, October 20, when Shrewsbury came from behind to win at Crawley’s Broadfield Stadium. Ade Adeyemo headed the hosts into a fourth-minute lead. Josh Davison equalised for Shrewsbury in the 62nd minute, and George Lloyd put the visitors ahead in the 82nd. Dylan Morgan levelled three minutes later before Davison scored again in stoppage time to secure the victory. The result left Crawley six points from safety and without a home league win this season,...