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2 days ago
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Hughes explains Scott decision and latest transfer potential
Mark Hughes said a change in Carlisle United's style of play was behind his decision to allow Cedwyn Scott to leave. The frontman left the Blues last week to join National League North side South Shields. Scott's second spell with the club had seen him on United's books since January, when he was signed by previous boss Mike Williamson. But the 26-year-old struggled for opportunities under Hughes and has now moved on. Speaking for the first time on the decision, Hughes told the News & Star: 'Cedwyn was brought in to fill a specific role for a different style of play, and that's not the way we're going to play now. 'So really his opportunities to play we're going to be limited. 'He wanted to play. I had a conversation with him and couldn't guarantee him lots of game time. LISTEN: Mark Hughes on Boreham Wood draw, transfer decisions and more 'Clearly he was part of our group and in pre-season did really well, but I think he wants to play week-in, week-out and I wasn't able to give him that assurance, so he's moved on and we move on.' Scott scored once in his second spell with Carlisle, at Fleetwood last season (Image: Richard Parkes) Scott, who made 11 appearances and scored once for United in his latest spell, scored on his South Shields debut in their 2-0 win at Leamington on Saturday. Hughes, meanwhile, has not ruled out more incoming transfer business at Carlisle. He had previously said that the focus was more likely to be on offloading players before any more arrivals. Asked if, following Scott's move, this was still the case, he said: 'I would imagine so, [although] we might have the possibility to bring one or more in, but we'll see over the next week.' FLASH SALE: Get unlimited access to every Carlisle United article by subscribing to the News & Star for £6 for 6 months or a full year at half price - click for details
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5 days ago
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Head coach Hughes confirms transfer focus at Carlisle United
Mark Hughes has played down the prospect of more imminent arrivals at Carlisle United as the Blues boss looks to balance his squad. The head coach suggested moving players on was currently a greater focus than making more signings. United last night offloaded striker Cedwyn Scott to South Shields in a permanent move. That followed a press conference on Thursday afternoon in which Hughes suggested moving players on was a bigger current priority than making more additions. Asked if he wanted to add to his eight summer signings, he said: 'You never say never, because sometimes something presents itself and it makes sense and you're able to do it financially, and it's an improvement on what you've got in the building. 'So you never close the door on incomings, but probably our focus at the moment is probably on players who need to go out and get game time elsewhere.' LISTEN: Hughes on Boreham Wood clash, training, team news, transfers and more Outgoings from the current squad have seen Scott move on permanently, as well as loan moves involving Will Patching and teenagers Freddie O'Donoghue and Hayden Atkinson, the latter trio joining Coleraine, Queen of the South and Workington Reds respectively. Hughes added that he was happy with the squad currently at his disposal, and it was "more likely that players would have to go out" before bringing any more in. He has previously stressed that he wants to work with a smaller squad than the one he inherited in February. United, meanwhile, are preparing for their first home game of the National League season against Boreham Wood on Saturday, keen to build on their good start to the campaign having won 2-0 at Woking on 2025/26's opening day. United, having won their opening game at Woking, host Boreham Wood on Saturday (Image: Richard Parkes) On the response to that first victory, Hughes said: 'There's just been some positivity about what we're trying to do, and a little bit of validation in terms of myself and the coaching staff. 'We're trying to put in place a way of playing, in terms of intensity and getting on the front foot, and being able to sustain that for the whole 90 minutes if we can. 'That's a complete performance. That's what we want from the players. When you talk about things that you do in training, you have to have that ability to transfer them to game time. 'Myself, Frankie [McAvoy] and Gavin [Skelton], and everybody connected with the first team operation, are quite reassured and excited by what we're seeing in terms of what we do in training and how the players are grasping the ideas of what we're talking about leading into games, and how they try and implement it in games as well. 'But all those things don't really come about unless you actually run around and put a sweat on and affect the game with your physicality and your ability to get around the pitch. 'We're seeing a lot of that at the moment – a lot of really hard work just to make things happen. 'That should be a prerequisite. You shouldn't even have to demand that. It should be there anyway. 'But as we all know, maybe that wasn't the case in the past. But certainly we've seen it now. 'We've won that first game. If we get that momentum that I'm constantly talking about, and get a good run of wins and good performances behind us, then I think everybody will be very energised by what's ahead of us.' FLASH SALE: Get unlimited access to every Carlisle United article by subscribing to the News & Star for £6 for 6 months or a full year at half price - click for details
BBC News
20-03-2025
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'Therapy was a light-bulb, life-changing moment'
Cedwyn Scott says the break his former club Notts County allowed him to take from football to deal with mental health struggles was "life changing".The forward, who has since re-joined Carlisle United for a second spell, says he was grappling with loneliness and isolation before he sought help in October."I spent a lot of time on my own, and it was similar to what a lot of people maybe experienced during [the Covid-19] lockdowns, which I didn't get because I was at home with a lot of close-knit family at that time," he told BBC Radio Nottingham."I experienced real loneliness and I found it difficult."The gradual break-up of the Magpies side Scott helped to win promotion from the National League in 2023, and the departure of players he was "very close with", contributed to those were also personal circumstances which meant the 26-year-old returned to Nottingham after the summer close-season break without his then partner."As a footballer you don't work the typical nine-to-five and you are not busy all hours of the day, so I found myself in my own company a lot," he said."Then I started to feel pretty down and just a bit emotional and didn't understand why." And those emotions followed him on to the pitch."I was finding it difficult to train," Scott said."I was still training and I wasn't really portraying it in terms of attitude, but I was finding it difficult to train well if that make sense. A lot of the things I was trying weren't coming off and I think that comes from the mental side of the game."When you see a striker who is confident, you see them scoring goals and everything they hit goes in. It felt the complete opposite of that, where nothing was going for me."Only a season earlier, Scott missed eight months of the 2023-24 campaign because of a knee he was given time off in October, he had not scored a goal for 18 someone who had netted 15 goals in Notts' promotion-winning campaign - and been the one to send them back to the EFL with his National League promotion final-winning spot-kick in their penalty shootout against Chesterfield at Wembley - it was a a major comedown."Everything was against me in a way, and I found it really difficult so I just thought I needed to take myself out of the environment, try to take a break and have a little re-set," Scott said."Talking about it in therapy helped. It helped massively and changed my life to be honest."I had a light-bulb, life-changing moment during that and when I went back down [to train with Notts] I felt in a much better place to get going again." After seeking help and getting support from Notts and the Professional Football Association, Scott was back on the pitch within a marked his return with a goal against Leicester City's Under-21 side in the EFL Trophy in went on to score against Peterborough United in the FA Cup later the same month, but that was his last goal for the Magpies before he left to return to fellow League Two side Carlisle in had spent six months in Cumbria in 2021 when he was trying to rebuild his career, having dropped down to play in England's 10th tier as recently as 2019 after featuring for Dundee in the Scottish Premiership just a year spell he had at Gateshead after his time at Carlisle earned him the move to Notts, and his return to Brunton Park earlier this year also saw him reunited with his former Heed boss Mike Williamson. "It was really tough because obviously what had happened off the pitch played a big part," Northumberland native Scott said of his Notts departure. "I wanted to be back closer to home and closer to family."But I wouldn't have made that move if it didn't make sense from a footballing point of view. To move back and play under that manager and his assistant again, it was something I loved doing at Gateshead and I knew they could get the best out of me."In his second appearance and just 19 minutes into his first start for Carlisle, he scored his long-awaited first English Football League goal to set them up for victory against was the last win of Williamson's reign, with the boss sacked in February and replaced by Mark Hughes in their battle to avoid while Scott is focused on helping Carlisle fight their way up the league table, he says talking about challenges he has faced off the pitch is something he is determined to keep doing."The more people share their experiences - I've heard Kieron Dyer and Michail Antonio talk about it - it has really opened my eyes about it," Scott said."The more people share their own experiences then it resonates with more people. Spreading awareness normalises it more for people."
