Paul Simpson watched Carlisle slip to defeat for the first time under his tenure but insisted after a 2-1 Sky Bet League Two home loss to Newport that it was not the end of the world.Goals either side of the break from defender Mickey Demetriou and Aston Villa loanee Finn Azaz put the Exiles in the driving seat after 65 minutes.Substitute Omari Patrick’s 80th-minute reply gave the Cumbrian...Full Story »

Paul Simpson’s winning start as Carlisle boss ended abruptly as Newport moved into the automatic promotion places with a narrow 2-1 Sky Bet League Two win at Brunton Park.The Cumbrians were chasing a fifth-successive win under Simpson to further ease their relegation fears.Instead, centre half Mickey Demetriou headed the Exiles into a 15th-minute lead from skipper Matt Dolan’s corner...Full Story »

Carlisle midfielder Jamie Devitt is a doubt for Tuesday’s Sky Bet League Two home clash with Newport.The Cumbrians’ 2-1 win over Northampton on Saturday saw Devitt go off just after the hour mark due to a hamstring issue.Gime Toure and Kelvin Mellor have been nearing returns, while Joel Senior continues to recover from knee surgery.Carlisle have won all four of their matches since Pa...Full Story »

Carlisle boss Paul Simpson hailed his players and the club’s fans after his winning start back at Brunton Park continued with a last-gasp 2-1 League Two victory.Jordan Gibson’s late penalty stunned promotion-seeking Northampton after Tobi Sho-Silva’s opener was cancelled out by Paul Lewis, before Fraser Horsfall handled the ball in the box in stoppage-time.And Simpson, who has ...Full Story »

Paul Simpson’s perfect start since returning to take charge of Carlisle continued as Jordan Gibson stunned promotion-seeking Northampton with a late penalty to clinch a vital 2-1 League Two victory.The Cumbrians have dragged themselves nine points clear of the relegation zone with four wins of the bounce since Simpson’s return.It was a crazy final 16 minutes at Brunton Park as Tobi S...Full Story »

Rod McDonald and Brennan Dickenson could return for Carlisle as they take on Northampton on Saturday.Defender McDonald has not featured since the start of February with a calf issue while forward Dickenson has been nursing a knee injury but both have since returned to full training.Attacker Gime Toure and defender Kelvin Mellor both remain sidelined but are nearing returns.Joel Senior remains si...Full Story »

Carlisle boss Paul Simpson saluted the desire of his team as they came from behind to win 2-1 at relegation rivals Oldham.Morgan Feeney’s last-gasp header sealed a third win in three for Simpson since he returned to the club, easing them six points clear of the drop zone.Simpson said: “Obviously I couldn’t do anything about the first 31 games of the season but I’ve seen p...Full Story »

Morgan Feeney’s stoppage-time goal handed Carlisle a potentially priceless 2-1 victory at relegation rivals Oldham.Feeney rose highest to head home skipper Callum Guy’s clipped free-kick in what was the last action of the game.Carlisle have now won all three matches since boss Paul Simpson returned to the club.The visitors went close early on when an unmarked Omari Patrick headed was...Full Story »

Paul Simpson was delighted after making a winning return to Brunton Park as resurgent Carlisle made it two wins on the spin with a 2-0 League Two victory over Rochdale.The Cumbrians have picked up maximum points in Simpson’s two games since returning to try to help the club maintain their proud Football League status.Omari Patrick, who netted the winner at Leyton Orient on Saturday, opened...Full Story »

Resurgent Carlisle secured a second-successive win as they pulled themselves three points clear of the League Two relegation places with a 2-0 victory at home to Rochdale.Omari Patrick, who scored the only goal in Paul Simpson’s first game back in charge of the club on Saturday, opened the scoring.And Tobi Sho-Silva secured the manager a welcome return to Brunton Park with his late second....Full Story »

Paul Simpson made a dream return to Carlisle as he watched his side climb out of the Sky Bet League Two relegation zone with a 1-0 win at Leyton Orient.Simpson, appointed during the week for his second spell in charge of the Cumbrians, started his new tenure with a victory which ended a sequence of eight matches without a win for the team.The only goal of the clash of the strugglers came from Om...Full Story »

Carlisle moved out of the Sky Bet League Two relegation zone thanks to Omari Patrick’s early goal.Patrick struck in the fifth minute to settle the relegation dogfight with Leyton Orient, who finished with 10 men, at Brisbane Road.Both clubs had sacked their managers during the week but the return of Paul Simpson to the Cumbrians brought them a 1-0 win and a first success in nine games.It l...Full Story »

Matt Harrold is set to take caretaker charge of Leyton Orient for the visit of Sky Bet League Two strugglers Carlisle.The O’s parted company with Kenny Jackett shortly after the 2-0 defeat to Bristol Rovers on Tuesday night.Forward Ruel Sotiriou and midfielder Matt Young came into the starting line-up for that game, with Callum Reilly and Harry Smith among those pressing for a fresh chance...Full Story »

TWO Carlisle players appear to have been embroiled in a heated brawl during a night out on Saturday. A video emerged on social media showing a group of men getting involved in a fiery fight outside the Walkabout bar on Botchergate. Two Carlisle players appear to have been embroiled in a heated brawl Security staff intervened and put an end to the scrap, which took place after the Cumbrians su...Full Story »

Ben Garner was delighted to see his Swindon side claim another big win as they thumped relegation-threatened Carlisle 3-0.Harry McKirdy stole the show against his former club as he opened the scoring before getting both assists at Brunton Park.Josh Davison bagged his third goal in two games before Louie Barry broke his duck for the Robins.Swindon closed the gap on the automatic promotion spots a...Full Story »

Swindon moved into the Sky Bet League Two play-off places following a comfortable 3-0 win at struggling Carlisle.Harry McKirdy scored his 13th league goal of the season in the first half before Josh Davison and Louie Barry added more after the interval.The Cumbrians started well with Callum Guy firing inches over after seven minutes but Town began to take charge with Rob Hunt being denied by two...Full Story »

Carlisle are hopeful captain Callum Guy will be fit in time to face Swindon on Saturday.The midfielder suffered a muscle injury in the recent defeat at Salford but could return this weekend.Defender Kelvin Mellor (ankle) is out as is midfielder Jon Mellish (knee).Midfielder Brennan Dickenson is also sidelined with a knee issue but was boosted with the news he does not require surgery.Jack Payne ...Full Story »

Colchester interim boss Wayne Brown was disappointed they did not see out victory following their 2-2 draw with Carlisle.Goals from Tommy Smith and substitute Tyreik Wright had given the U’s the advantage after Omari Patrick had put the Cumbrians in front, only for Tobi Sho-Silva to equalise late on for the visitors.Brown said: “Having found ourselves 1-0 down, we’ve done great...Full Story »

Tobi Sho-Silva’s late header salvaged Carlisle a point in a 2-2 draw at fellow strugglers Colchester.Owura Edwards and Freddie Sears went close for Colchester in the first half and Cole Skuse’s long-range strike was brilliantly saved by Carlisle goalkeeper Mark Howard just before half-time.But early in the second half, U’s keeper Sam Hornby made a fine reflex save to deny Owen ...Full Story »

Colchester interim manager Wayne Brown must decide whether to hand goalkeeper Shamal George a return to the side for the Sky Bet League Two match against Carlisle.George was sent off for violent conduct following an off-the-ball incident during the draw against Swindon and has now served out a three-match ban.Deputy Sam Hornby again impressed during the midweek defeat at in-form Mansfield and co...Full Story »