David Raven signed for Marine of the Northern Premier League:

Byron Webster signs for Bromley in the National League.

Theo...

Good chance McCarron and/or Galloway could play tonight. More of an u18s team than an u23 team apparently (glad to see the competition being given the contempt it deserves).
£10 to watch is crackers (twice as much as watching Leeds on LUTV). Will give it a swerve.

Theo...

Oops sorry, he only actually signed yesterday so I didn't go further back, I just thought it would be on this thread.

McCarron is on the bench for the Scotland's U-21 match CW. (Complete with St George next to his name).

Shaun Miller scores for Bolton ...Evatt obviously rates him..

Wyke and D.Graham for Sunderland in 8-1 win over Villa U21s

McCarron is on the bench for the Scotland's U-21 match CW. (Complete with St George next to his name).

Looks like he missed a good game!

Looks like McKirdy has signed for Port Vale, announcement later on.

Genuinely think that’ll come back to haunt us. I know his attitude wasn’t great but I do think some of the stick he got was undeserved.

Very good goal contributions in a poor side last year, absolutely nailed on to score against us when we play them.

They all come back to haunt us

Another example of Carlisle fans thinking a player is better than he actually is. A telling factor is always where they end up after leaving, McKirdy was being touted as a Championship player last season, he’s ended up at Port Vale on a one year deal after a trial.

Folk were moaning we sold Dempsey too cheaply a few years ago, a million quid was mentioned as that’s what Exeter sold Grimes for. Turns out Dempsey wasn’t actually as good as they thought, ended up at Gillingham via Fleetwood at the age of 24.

We still sold Dempsey too cheaply!

Grimes went for £1.75m...

Another example of Carlisle fans thinking a player is better than he actually is. A telling factor is always where they end up after leaving, McKirdy was being touted as a Championship player last season, he’s ended up at Port Vale on a one year deal after a trial.

Folk were moaning we sold Dempsey too cheaply a few years ago, a million quid was mentioned as that’s what Exeter sold Grimes for. Turns out Dempsey wasn’t actually as good as they thought, ended up at Gillingham via Fleetwood at the age of 24.

11 goals and 7 assists in one (not even a full) season on the wing isn't a bad return to be fair to the lad!

I doubt any of our wide players will manage that this season, potentially Toure.

I fancy Port Vale to go up.

Another example of Carlisle fans thinking a player is better than he actually is. A telling factor is always where they end up after leaving, McKirdy was being touted as a Championship player last season, he’s ended up at Port Vale on a one year deal after a trial.

Folk were moaning we sold Dempsey too cheaply a few years ago, a million quid was mentioned as that’s what Exeter sold Grimes for. Turns out Dempsey wasn’t actually as good as they thought, ended up at Gillingham via Fleetwood at the age of 24.

11 goals and 7 assists in one (not even a full) season on the wing isn't a bad return to be fair to the lad!

I doubt any of our wide players will manage that this season, potentially Toure.

Yet all the talk of £250,000 moves to the likes of Pompey and Cardiff were miles wide of the mark. He had to go through a trial just to get a one year deal at Port Vale - a sideways move!

We still sold Dempsey too cheaply!

Grimes went for £1.75m...

Dempsey’s resultant achievements suggest otherwise. Failed in the championship and ended up as a mid-table league one player after a couple of free transfers. Potts has been a far bigger success.

There's a difference between having potential and realising your potential.

Injuries, poor coaching, being played out of position, not applying yourself or looking after yourself off the pitch - the reasons for not achieving what you might have as a footballer are as long as your arm.

It's fair to say Dempsey had huge potential for his age, and on this basis we sold him too cheaply. Whether he realises this potential or not is a different question and his current value is irrelevant.

Also, McKirdy's potential was clear to see last season (given it was his first proper season as a pro). Yes, there are obvious questions about his attitude and mentality, but a decent coach or manager should be able to knock some sense into him and remove the immaturity and petulance from his game. On his day he could be a matchwinner, so definitely worth a gamble at tier four level.

In your opinion he had huge potential, I’d say he looked a decent prospect. I don’t remember a clamour of clubs vying with each other for his signature, he earned himself a less than glamorous move to Huddersfield. Failure in the Championship and settling down as an average player in the league above ours suggests the transfer fee which he commanded was probably about right.

As soon as anyone looks anything more than half decent in a Carlisle shirt there’s always an exaggerated excitement of how good they are and how much they’re going to be worth. Westwood didn’t turn out to be a premier league regular, Dempsey’s proved he was never worth as much as Grimes went for, McKirdy hasn’t turned out to be (or at least yet) a Championship player leaving for £250k.

If McKirdy is as good as some make out then answer the following...

Why did nobody any better come in for him considering he was on a free?
Why did he have to go on trial at a club to get a deal?
Why did it take until 2 days before the new season starts for him to get a club?
Why only Port Vale?

All pertinent questions imo.

Mark Gillespie on the bench for Newcastle tonight

Ryan loft on the scoresheet yesterday

I always said he was a top striker.

Ryan loft on the scoresheet yesterday

Seen that, scored in the cup too I think.

Cullen got 2 for port vale yesterday as well.

If they sign mckirdy I'll officially recognise more names on their team sheet than on our bunch of lucky dips.

Anyways, first Paddy Madden has scored post of season 20/21 for me.

Frank you said " Westwood didn’t turn out to be a premier league regular". I agree he didn't. Unfortunately he signed for the wrong club - Sunderland.
Ability is all a matter of opinion.

He was named in the Championship PFA Team of the Year for 2009 in his debut season at Coventry. The season after he left I was told by Coventry supporters that the reason they did so well that season, upper league position, was because they had Westwood. They were relegated the following season.

Playing for Sheffield Wednesday Westwood again he was named in the 2014–15 Championship PFA Team of the Year.
Maybe he was just a very good Championship player. But he was, in my opinion, one the best two goalkeepers ever to pay for Carlisle United.

For me he was Carlisle United's outstanding player in our bid for the Championship. The Leeds away game stands out. Earlier he was named named in the PFA team of the Year.
He left Carlisle United for an "undisclosed fee".

That useless [censored] McKirdy set up the Port Vale goal tonight!

Clean sheet for Mark Gillespie on his debut for Newcastle...

Clean sheet for Mark Gillespie on his debut for Newcastle...

Really pleased for the lad

Some lads who have played for us I always wish well Mark Gillespie was one of those

Danny Redmond just had a Pen saved in a shoot-out for TNS, lost to B36 from the Faroes in the Europa League as a result:

Branthwaite was having a really good game for Everton tonight.
Looked very calm and in control.
Then got injured. Fell to the floor with no other player near him.
Folk on Twitter saying ruptured Achilles.
Terrible injury if true.He'll be a long time out.

Madden scored again for Fleetwood at the weekend. He always scores goals that lad and Abbott had him out on the wing for us

Aye Abbott could spot a player.

Paddy Madden and Nakhi Wells have went on to score 260+ goals between them since Greg got rid!

After he contributed to our eventual relegation into League 2 he also used his vast experience to help Bradford nosedive to the bottom tier and Notts County out of the league all together. Top Coach.

Danny Redmond just had a Pen saved in a shoot-out for TNS

You may jest Crunch, but the majority wanted to sign him in Summer 2014 after his loan from Wigan in the earlier part of that year...

After a quick google I can sort of remember him. We had that many players that season it's difficult.

Aye Abbott could spot a player.

Paddy Madden and Nakhi Wells have went on to score 260+ goals between them since Greg got rid!

After he contributed to our eventual relegation into League 2 he also used his vast experience to help Bradford nosedive to the bottom tier and Notts County out of the league all together. Top Coach.

Tch nobby, we couldn't afford to blood inexperienced lads like Madden and Wells, imagine if we had - we'd probably have dropped into the bottom division and stayed there till this day....


oh.

Aye Abbott could spot a player.

Paddy Madden and Nakhi Wells have went on to score 260+ goals between them since Greg got rid!

After he contributed to our eventual relegation into League 2 he also used his vast experience to help Bradford nosedive to the bottom tier and Notts County out of the league all together. Top Coach.

Some people still think he did a good job here!

One of the biggest gobshites in the industry and that takes some beating. He even bumbled his way into winning a trophy!

He laid a good foundation for which we are still reaping the rewards today!

What have you lads achieved as Managers?

I.ve managed to keep off the dole, smoke a few tabs and sink a few beers. What have you done?

Championship Manager. Finished it.

Abbott wasted hundreds and hundreds of thousands on the likes of Offiong and Hurst but he’s like Jurgen Klopp compared to Pressley and Beech!

Postmen?

Abbott's days seem like halcyon times compared to what is going on now.

What have you lads achieved as Managers?

Same as you Dan

Abbott wasted hundreds and hundreds of thousands on the likes of Offiong and Hurst but he’s like Jurgen Klopp compared to Pressley and Beech!

Postmen?

I'd rather have Curle than Abbott though.

Callum O’Hare notches for Coventry...

Cracking goal

Not an ex-player as such but Liam Delap (son of the great man himself) is on City's bench at Wolves tonight.

Another Clean Sheet for Gillespie in the Carabao Cup tonight...