Simon Walton hopes Stevenage fans appreciate the part he played in helping their side reach the League Two play-offs.

But the Crawley midfielder won’t be too worried if they boo him at the Checkatrade.com Stadium today.

Walton is among a handful of Reds players with Stevenage connections.

He admits his one season with Borough ended on a bitter note with semi-final defeat to Southend.

But, asked what sort of reception he expected ahead of the Boxing Day reunion, Walton told The Argus: “I did nothing wrong.

“I was captain of a team who got to the play-off semi-finals.

“Obviously they would rather we had gone up but I was only there for a year.

“The way it ended was not nice for anybody with the change in personnel they had.

“I did nothing wrong but they are not going to build a statue of me!

“I’d like to think the reception will be normal but you never know in football.”