Player character plays a key part in Drummy's criteria

The Crawley Town head coach is keen to make sure he has got someone that will bring off-the-field traits as well as on-field quality to his new look team.

Reds will have made four summer signings by the end of the week and know that eight of last season’s squad will not be returning.

Drummy is using assistant manager Matt Gray and close friend John Yems’ ‘vast experience’ on players to make sure he is bringing in the right faces at the Checkatrade Stadium. He said: “There are lots of players out there but it’s a process of sieving through them. It’s where Matt (Gray) has vast experience, I ask him about a lot of character of these players.

“Sometimes you know the ability of a player, but want to know the character and Matt or John Yems can make a phone call. It’s trying to be as selective as I can to try and get the right players.

“There is so much to do, yes we need to get players in, but I am very big on the infrastructure of the club.

“It’s a lot of work getting the training ground sorted and things like that, but you just want the season to start.