John Gregory steps down at Crawley and will undergo open heart surgery

• Dean Saunders will replace Gregory at Crawley Town

• Gregory’s condition is ‘not stress-related,’ say club

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The Crawley manager John Gregory has stepped down from his role and will undergo open heart surgery in the early new year. He will be replaced by Dean Saunders on an interim basis. The League One club have confirmed the 60-year-old former Aston Villa boss will require a lengthy period of recovery.

Saunders, who was last in work as manager of Wolves, will step in and be in charge of Sunday’s clash with Colchester. A club statement read: “Crawley Town can confirm that team manager John Gregory is stepping down from his position with immediate effect.

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