Paul Simpson salutes Carlisle players after Mansfield win secures survival
Posted Tuesday, April 19, 2022 by PA
Carlisle boss Paul Simpson was ‘chuffed to bits’ after a 1-0 win against Mansfield sealed their Football League safety.
Omari Patrick bagged the only goal early in the second half as the promotion-chasing Stags were sunk.
Simpson said: “I’m chuffed to bits. It’s been a really big challenge for everyone since I came back but it’s been a good challenge too.
“I have to admit I didn’t know too much about the group before I came back to the club but I always knew they’d have a fighting chance.
“Over the past 15 games they have been magnificent.
“We’ve been through a tricky patch this last four games but today the lads were brilliant and thoroughly deserve this victory.
“It’s been a really good adventure this last few months but it also massively tells you things still need to be changed here.
“It won’t be a case of changing everybody, there is some ability in our squad, but there has to be a change of mentality and some leaders brought into the group.
“We just need to keep improving as much as we can. It will take time, it won’t happen overnight, but we’ll see what we are capable of doing.”
Mansfield shaded the first period at Brunton Park and they went closest just before the interval when Jamie Murphy’s crisp shot struck the crossbar.
The ball appeared to bounce down and over the line but referee Ross Joyce waved Mansfield appeals away.
Carlisle struck after 56 minutes when Daniel Devine played in Patrick and he fired an angled shot high into the net via a deflection.
In the later stages, Carlisle pair Morgan Feeney and Dynel Simeu were thwarted by the woodwork.
Mansfield boss Nigel Clough watched his side slip to a third loss in four games, which resulted in the Stags dropping down to eighth in the table.
Clough was clearly angered at Murphy’s first-half ‘goal’ not being awarded.
He said: “The shot from Jamie in the first half was well over the line. I think everybody in the stadium could see that.
“Certainly anyone near it on that far side could see it was well over.
“There didn’t appear to be anyone impeding the lineman’s line of vision but I’m unsurprised because it’s been like that for 40 games now.
“That certainly affected the result but having said that we have wasted a host of chances and situations and that has to be down to us.
“It’s just that the best chance we did create, the goal wasn’t given.
“Errors proved costly for us on Friday against Sutton and wastefulness has been our downfall here.
“We’ve still four games left and we have to put everything into all of them now.
“We know we’ve got sufficient quality in the squad, so it’s about working hard and taking each game as it comes.
“Everyone know what’s needed if we are to achieve our aim.”
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