'I don’t feel any different to when I first joined' - Crawley Town keeper Glenn Morris has a a lot more to give

The 37-year-old is still the first name on Crawley Town’s team sheet - and he is hoping it will be for a few more years.

The Cat, as he is affectionately known by the fans, played his 500th professional game when the Reds played Sutton United on October 16.

The game didn’t pan out as Morris would have liked, but before the game he was presented with a shirt with 500 on the back - and, in a nice touch, it was Matt Gray, along with John Yems who presented the shirt.

Five years ago, it was Gray who instigated Morris’ move to the Broadfield Stadium.

Morris told us: “I was brought in as third choice goalie and goalkeeper coach. Matt Gray was the assistant manager then, who I knew. He called me up and said ‘do you fancy this?’.

“It was literally just as I got released from Gillingham so I wasn’t thinking too much about that part of my career.

“I spoke to him on the phone and he said ‘just come and meet the manager [Dermot Drummy] and have a chat and see how you feel’.

“And it just felt right, I felt it was the right club for me at the right time. I didn’t expect it to go the way it’s gone to be honest.

“I didn’t think I was going to get there [500 professional games]. But football is a funny old game and you never know what’s going to happen. I knew I could still do a job but I wasn’t really thinking down that road at that point.”

And what is it about Crawley Town that has let Morris flourish well into his 30s?

“It’s where I have felt most comfortable and at home. I have enjoyed every minute of being here,” he said.

“The club has bought into me, the fans and everyone. I have played freely here as well and I think that has shown on the pitch.”

The big question is how much longer can he go on for?

“You better ask the manager,” he joked. “I feel good, I don’t feel any different to when I first joined, in my body and everything else.

“I am not looking at the age or the number, I am still looking to train and to play.