Sussex World's Mark Dunford charts his day following Crawley Town and the fans at their first ever trip to Wembley from catching the train at Three Bridges station, to the Green Man pub all the way to the promotion party back at the Broadfield Stadium
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00:00So, here we are. I've just parked at Freebridge Station, just ready to get my train to Wembley.
00:10This is a very, very historic and exciting day for Crawley Town Football Club and I'm
00:15very much looking forward to covering the game and bringing you all the action. I'm
00:20here with Sam Morton, Lucas Michael, Ryan Aird, Henry Bryant, with our brilliant photographers
00:25Natalie Mayhew and Eva Gilbert. So, we've got a live blog running on Sussexworld.co.uk.
00:32We're going to go and speak to fans, have lots of picture galleries. So, follow us
00:39at Sussexworld.co.uk. You can follow me here on Twitter. I'll be having a Fred from this
00:44point onwards. Already lots of Crawley fans at Freebridge Station. So, yeah, here we go
00:51and here's to a Crawley Town victory today. Good luck, Scott and the boys.
01:10Keep singing.
01:13Keep singing.
01:20Hi there. So, I've managed to find Sam Morton on the train. We're on our way to London
01:24Bridge. Sam, what's your experience of the travel been like this morning?
01:28Yeah, surreal. I've never seen anything like it. Going through Eichel Station and just
01:31a flood of people that came on. Probably even more so, more than came on Crawley and then
01:36Freebridge. There's obviously lots more people. Just, yeah, filled with a sense of anticipation
01:40for this historic game, really. And, yeah, it's just a surreal occasion and, yeah, really
01:46expecting a really good day.
01:48Yeah, absolutely. And you had your own chant, I hear, when you walked on the train.
01:51Yeah, someone's on wiki-take it saying, I'm on the way to work, based on my attire. Obviously,
01:57does it count at work? Does it really count at work going to a number four game?
02:01No.
02:02So, that's what I'd say. Not really work.
02:04Absolutely. And what's your score prediction today?
02:063-1 Crawley. 2-1 to 3-1.
02:08Yeah, yeah. I think I said 2-1 on Thursday, but I've upped it to 3-1 now. I'm so confident
02:13today. So, I'll probably put the kiboshes on it now. But, yeah, no, I'm really confident
02:18I'll have a good day. Right, we'll carry on videos like this throughout the day, speaking
02:21to fans, etc. So, have a good one.
02:25So, I'm on the train. There's plenty of Crawley Town fans here.
02:34Hiya, how you doing?
02:35Not bad, you?
02:36Yeah, score prediction today. I'm from the Crawley Observer, by the way.
02:393-1.
02:403-1, that's what we just said down there.
02:42Yeah, confident?
02:44Yeah, yeah, yeah, confident.
02:472-0 Crawley.
02:482-0 Crawley, and he's got the Crawley Observer shirt on. You get a special high-five. Nice.
02:53Excellent. Enjoy the day, guys. Cheers.
02:56Hiya. Enjoy the day. What's the score predictions today?
02:592-1.
03:002-1.
03:01Go with it.
03:022-1, yeah, absolutely confident. Yeah, he's done a great job, Scotland, hasn't he?
03:05Yeah, yeah.
03:06Yeah, wonderful. Enjoy the day, excellent.
03:08Hi, guys. How you doing? You alright?
03:11Looking forward to it.
03:12Looking forward to it. Did you ever think you'd go to Wendley?
03:14Not with Crawley.
03:15Not with Crawley.
03:16Come on, Crawley, come on.
03:18Excellent.
03:19We've got it.
03:20You've got it. Score prediction?
03:212-0.
03:222-0?
03:233-0.
03:243-0, well, confidence. I love the confidence. What about yourself?
03:26Yeah, I reckon this could be 3-1.
03:273-1?
03:283-1.
03:29That seems like a popular prediction, 3-1. Excellent. Thanks. Enjoy the day.
03:32Cool.
03:35Touch the sides.
04:06Yeah, that's where we're going.
04:12Nearly there. The boys...
04:24Come on, boys.
04:25Martin Scobini. Martin Scobini.
04:27Martin, he's got a car behind him.
04:29Sorry mate.
04:55So can I get your names first?
05:12My name is Tim.
05:13Cor.
05:14Ruud.
05:15Jesse.
05:16Jesse, and you've come all the way from the Netherlands today.
05:18Yeah, we drove in via the Calais-Folkestone tunnel.
05:22Oh wow, excellent.
05:23So left early morning and going back tonight also.
05:28Oh wow, excellent. So what's your score prediction today?
05:312-1.
05:322-1.
05:332-1, is that all agreed?
05:35I agree with that.
05:36Excellent, and how long have you supported Crawley?
05:38It started nine years ago.
05:40And why? Why?
05:42I met him in London and I saw there's a stadium in the neighbourhood
05:47and I checked on the internet and it was Crawley Town.
05:50So I thought I will visit it one time, but now it's I think 15, 20 times I've visited Crawley.
05:57Oh wow, excellent stuff.
05:59What's your favourite game so far? What's your favourite memory?
06:02Last game this season against Greenman Town.
06:05Yeah, you were there for that one?
06:07Yeah, I was there as well.
06:08Brilliant, excellent. Well I hope you enjoy the day and have a safe trip back when it comes round.
06:12Thank you very much.
06:13Excellent.
06:15So here we are at the Greenman pub, allocated pub for Crawley Town fans.
06:20Atmosphere is incredible, so much positivity.
06:24There we go, we had Labour...
06:27We're going to Wembley!
06:30Nice.
06:32Excellent, and this is the kind of positivity we're getting today.
06:35Everybody's just happy to be here.
06:37So the parliamentary candidate for Labour this year, Peter Lamb, he is here over there.
06:43Seen lots of other people I know.
06:46It's a great atmosphere, lots of singing and lots of confidence I think today.
06:51Well that certainly is for Crawley Town, isn't it?
07:05I'm just heading in to the Wembley Media Lounge.
07:08Bit of Tay Tay.
07:22And here we go into the press facilities.
07:29Hello.
07:32There's the boys.
07:34How you doing, you alright?
07:36Yeah, alright, good.
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13:49I'm a manager, the staff and all the players, and the support was unbelievable.
13:50So, terrific day for the club, and I suppose now we've got to go and enjoy it.
13:57Yeah.
13:58I said, are you going to be my girl?
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