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Jon Mellish is starting to seem his old self again after a slow start to the season, with recent performances indicating positive signs, which could trouble Crawley Town.
Carlisle United looked dead and buried in November and a win seemed almost impossible, but Keith Millen was not panicking.
Keith Millen is actively looking to improve the Carlisle United squad in January to try and steer the Cumbrians away from relegation troubles.
Inadequate summer recruitment, a mentally fragile squad and yet another early managerial change mixed in with a failed takeover pretty much sums up Carlisle United’s first half of the season.
Carlisle United hope to avoid an embarrassing FA Cup upset, with Isthmian Premier Division side Horsham making the long trip to Cumbria.
Lowly placed Scunthorpe United travel to the underachieving Carlisle United on Saturday, with both sides hoping to bounce back to winning ways after suffering defeats last weekend.
Around 286 miles separate Brunton Park, the home of Carlisle United and Crawley Town’s Peoples Pension Stadium, a supposedly daunting journey for away players.
The trip to the North East coast is one of Carlisle United’s most hotly anticipated away games of the season, with usually hundreds if not thousands of Cumbrians making the short trip eastwards.
Two games into the 2021/22 season and Carlisle United are yet to score a goal, a tale of many missed opportunities, whilst their hosts on Saturday are defying their summer of financial issues.
A new season is again upon us, with the early sense of anticipation and optimism loitering in the Cumbrian air, but early hope could easily turn into misery if Colchester United get a result at Brunton Park.
Promotion’s the aim, as Carlisle United look to improve on their uninspiring tenth-placed finish last time out, after a catastrophic collapse in the second half of last season.
United have been very impressive in preparation for the upcoming season, scoring 21 goals in five games without conceding, but the Seasiders will provide stern opposition to the so-far rampant Blues.
Despite a blistering first half of the season, an alarming drop-off in results during February saw Carlisle United’s promotion ambitions fade away.
Almost seven years on from their devastating relegation, Carlisle United are pushing to regain their place in League One.
The season 2020/21 is by far one of the strangest, with tales of multiple call-offs due to COVID outbreaks within squads. Footballers have been criticised for not playing with the usual intensity, which has been blamed on factors such as lack of fans in stadiums.