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BBC News
28-04-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Carlisle sporting director Clarkson leaves after relegation
Carlisle have confirmed the exit of sporting director Rob Clarkson "with immediate effect" following the club's unsuccessful battle against relegation from League Cumbrians lost their struggle to stay in the Football League when they were beaten 3-2 at Cheltenham Town on the club has wasted little time in trimming their operation in preparation for a season in the National League by parting company with has only been at Brunton Park for six months, having been appointed in October last year after five years heading up scouting at Glasgow Rangers. The club confirmed the news in a short statement, external, two days after their relegation was confirmed."Everyone at the club would like to thank Rob for his service and wish him well for the future," the statement added. "A further update will be provided in due course."Carlisle owner and Florida-based businessman Tom Piatek offered a public apology for the club's relegation, the first time in 20 years they have dropped out of the ownership group insisted they would initiate a "full, top to bottom review" of all operations at the club including football performance and recruitment, promising change where it was with manager Mark Hughes about whether he will stay on to lead them in the fifth tier were also said to be "ongoing and positive".
BBC News
12-03-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
McGoldrick is 'Superman' - Notts County boss Maynard
Notts County boss Stuart Maynard called veteran forward David McGoldrick "Superman" after the fit-again striker came off the bench to seal Tuesday's win at Grimsby Town and maintain the Magpies' push for automatic promotion from League 37-year-old made his first appearance for nearly six weeks after recovering from injury and scored a cracking goal from outside the box to wrap up Notts' 2-0 victory at Blundell Park after Alassana Jatta had poked them ahead on 56 minutes."He's Superman, isn't he?" Maynard told BBC Radio Nottingham. "He comes along, he delivers, he just produces things on a football pitch that other people can't."I was screaming from the side as he was running through, 'square it to AJ' [Jatta], but he touches it wider, he knows where he's going, he reverses it across goal, what a finish - incredible."The victory kept Maynard's side hot on the heels of Doncaster Rovers, who are in the third automatic promotion place, with the Magpies just a point behind going into the last 10 games. Although McGoldrick has missed the past seven games, his goal - a sixth in his last six appearances -took his tally to 14 for the latest goal triggered emotional celebrations on the Notts bench between the medical team and the players in a show of unity in what has been a testing season with Macari, Lucas Ness and Scott Robertson are all out for the rest of the campaign, winger Jodi Jones is still not fit while midfielders Connor Grant and Curtis Edwards - and now McGoldrick - have only just returned."When Didzy [McGoldrick] is in, even just on the bench, it gives all the young lads on the pitch a real lift, and that's what he's done," Maynard said."I think when you go through little blips in seasons, I think we all stick together as a staff. There's nothing that the medical team could have done about any of our injuries. So we've been very unfortunate this year."We work incredibly hard and the medical team are working around the clock 24/7 - they're in on Sundays - trying everything to get the lads back as quick as possible."They're playing a huge part in the success that we've had this season - the medical team have been incredible."
BBC News
30-01-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Williamson wants home lift in Carlisle drop battle
Carlisle United head coach Mike Williamson is aiming for a home lift in his side's battle to avoid relegation from League Cumbrians have won just two of their 13 home games, collecting only nine points from a possible heading into Saturday's match with resurgent Swindon Town at Brunton Park, Williamson believes that one good result could be the catalyst."If we get one, that is just going to open the door," he told BBC Radio Cumbria. Carlisle climbed off the foot of League Two with victory at Fleetwood Town last Saturday, but slipped to a 1-0 defeat at Notts County on remain five points adrift of safety before the visit of Ian Holloway's side, who have won their past three matches to move 13 points clear of the relegation zone."We want to become a place where teams dread coming," said Williamson."We've got the energy, we've got the fans, we've got the size of the pitch, the quality of the pitch and we will turn it into that."
