NEXT HOME GAME - TBC
NEXT AWAY GAME - SUPPORTERS XI ARE PLAYING WORCESTER AT MALVERN ON SUNDAY AUGUST 3rd AT 3.00pm

Monday, February 02, 2009

Carlisle Boss Slams 'Pub Team Defending'

Carlisle boss Greg Abbott has slammed his side's performance in their 2-0 loss against Colchester at the weekend, accusing them of defending like a pub side:

"How can we keep clean sheets when we defend as comically as that? The first goal wouldn't have looked out of place in a pub game on a Sunday, never mind in a League One game on a Saturday afternoon."

Abbott is set to give new winger Lewis Neal his debut, and will demand nothing short of a comfortable win against the Bulls after three games without a win: "Hereford is a game you probably want – a team struggling who haven't won many on their travels. It’s a big one for us now and I'm sure we'll get some criticism if we don't win the game and win it comfortably."

The Cumbrians will be without player-coach Graham Kavanagh through suspension but have experienced strikers Scott Dobie and Michael Bridges available to come back into the team.