'It's a tough start for us but I am really looking forward to it' - Crawley Town head coach responds to fixture release

By Mark Dunford
Published 20th Jun 2019, 12:45 BST
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Gabriele Cioffi
Head Coach Gabriele Cioffi says Reds will be ready to face a tough start to the new season after the announcement of the 2019-20 fixtures today.

Reds kick off by making the 688-mile round trip to Carlisle on Saturday August 3.

A week later Salford City, newly promoted from the National League, are the first visitors of the season to The People's Pension Stadium.

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Cioffi told the club's website said: "It's a tough start for us but I am really looking forward to it.

"You can look at Carlisle in two ways. A long trip to start for sure, but we get it out of the way early.