ROB Elliot is a very good fit for Crawley and I think his arrival from Gateshead shows that EFL clubs are increasingly prepared to look in the National League for managerial talent.
Pete Wild was headhunted by Barrow after doing a great job at Halifax. Mike Williamson – the man Elliot replaced at Gateshead – was appointed by MK Dons and is now at Carlisle. Dean Brennan, the Barnet boss, turned down an approach from Swindon.
And they won’t be the last. Jim McNulty at Rochdale is up and coming.
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