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6 days ago
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Carlisle sign ex-Morecambe midfielder Macadam
Carlisle United have signed former Morecambe midfielder Harvey Macadam on a one-year deal after a successful 24-year-old spent last season with the Shrimps and made 29 appearances in League could make his competitive debut for the Blues in Saturday's National League opener against Woking."He is a good character and size - fitting the profile. He will only get better with games," head of recruitment Martin Foyle told the club website., external
BBC News
18-07-2025
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Carlisle sign Uganda defender Mugabi
Carlisle United have signed former Motherwell defender Bevis Mugabi on a two-year 30-year-old left the Scottish club last summer after making 125 appearances and has since had a spell in Cypriot football with who had spells in the youth set-up at Fulham and Southampton before joining Yeovil Town in 2016, has won 20 caps for Uganda."He brings a wealth of experience from Scotland, abroad and international football, and he has a fantastic attitude which will help to drive the standards even higher on and off the pitch," said Carlisle head of recruitment Martin is the sixth new signing by the Cumbrians since losing their place in the English Football Hughes' side begin life in National League with a trip to face Woking on 9 August.
BBC News
22-06-2025
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'Perfect' time for reset at Carlisle, says Tierney
Carlisle United's new head of football operations Marc Tierney said this summer is the "perfect time" for a reset at the arrival is one of a host of changes at Carlisle following successive is a new head of recruitment in Martin Foyle, while Mark Hughes has agreed to carry on as head is part of the American owners' desire to correct mistakes and prepare for the challenge of the National League."It's a great time to do a review, a reset and a foundation for where Carlisle can get to, really," Tierney told BBC Radio Cumbria, external."It's a perfect time to have done that, to strive on from here with good foundations." Tierney, who has moved to Brunton Park from a role as director of football at Altrincham, has a wide-ranging remit at his new club, bringing together all the football aspects from the first-team to the academy and the medical said there will be a collective view regarding players who are brought in to the club, but one key requisite will be the mental toughness to cope with the expectation that Carlisle should be challenging for an immediate return to the knows what that means. He had a short loan spell at Carlisle early in his playing career during the 2004-05 season under Paul Simpson, as the Blues won promotion from the National League at the first attempt following relegation - the only previous time they dropped out of the top four divisions. "When we look at players, and someone who wants to come and play for Carlisle, we look at their mental strength and their toughness," Tierney said."Do they want to play in front of big crowds like ours? And this season we'll have to go to tough away grounds where we'll have a target on ours backs. "They'll have to be able to deal with that pressure. It's something we're looking at with possible targets."
Yahoo
20-06-2025
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Carlisle United's 'irreplaceable' head of recruitment lauded in 2024 interview
Stephen Robinson with Martin Foyle during time at Motherwell (Image: SNS) CARLISLE United's new head of recruitment was hailed as "irreplaceable" in a 2024 interview with St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson. Martin Foyle was announced to be taking over Greg Abbott's role on June 18, following a 'a comprehensive, top-to-bottom review' of the football club. Advertisement Foyle was celebrated by the St Mirren boss for uncovering 'gems' that helped the Saints achieve a place in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League last season. The Scottish club's impressive recruitment put the spotlight on Foyle, with manager Robinson hailing the 61-year-old Englishman as "invaluable". Robinson told the BBC in August 2024: 'A lot of people don't notice the work that he does. "I've been working with Martin for a long, long time. He is irreplaceable. He finds me gems from his network of contacts all around the world. "We shouldn't get first refusal on a lot of players but because of his relationships we do. Advertisement "He's been invaluable to me; he certainly deserves a lot of credit.' Foyle explained why he decided to make the switch to Carlisle in an interview with the club on June 18. He said: 'There are things going on in the background that people don't see. "But my connection with Stephen is absolutely fantastic. He's a top-drawer manager, but sometimes, you need to move on. "Fresh faces, meeting people, but it's the project of trying to get Carlisle back in the league that excites me."
BBC News
18-06-2025
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Park heads up St Mirren recruitment as Foyle departs
St Mirren have appointed John Park as head of recruitment and emerging talent after Martin Foyle left to join Carlisle was most recently head of recruitment at Blackburn Rovers and has also worked for clubs including Celtic, Rangers, Birmingham City, Maccabi Haifa and Vancouver Mirren CEO Keith Lasley said: "We are sorry to see Martin moving on and wish him the best of luck in his new challenge."His contributions have been key in the club's progression over the past few seasons and we thank him for all his efforts."We have, however, moved quickly to bring John to the club and we are excited to welcome him to St Mirren."John's experiences across the world, significantly in player trading and youth development, make him the ideal person to build upon the relative success at the club over the past few years in line with our club strategy."Manager Stephen Robinson says the exit of "close friend" Foyle is a "sad loss for the club".He added: "Martin has been an integral part of what we've done over the past three-and-a-half years and he's been an integral part of what I've done as a manager over 10 years now."The club have appointed John and it's important that we get working together quickly, build a relationship and I look forward to that."
