Paul Simpson says matchwinner Dan Adu-Adjei did not need persuading to swap Bournemouth for Carlisle after netting the winner in the 1-0 victory over Cumbrian rivals Barrow.The 19-year-old loanee shrugged off defender Theo Vassell before curling a first-half shot out of Paul Farman’s reach for a home league debut goal.“He just had to look around Carlisle, it’s a metropolis,&rdq...Full Story »

Dan Adu-Adjei scored the winner as Carlisle beat Cumbrian rivals Barrow 1-0 in League Two to earn Paul Simpson’s side a first home win since New Year’s Day.The 19-year-old Bournemouth loanee’s smart 35th-minute finish ended the visitors’ unbeaten start to the new campaign.Adu-Adjei shrugged off defender Theo Vassell before curling a low right foot shot beyond Paul Farman....Full Story »

Manager Paul Simpson admits Carlisle have “fallen well short” after his side’s relegation from League One was officially confirmed by Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at Northampton.A long way adrift at the bottom, Carlisle’s immediate return to League Two has looked inevitable for some time and their fate was duly sealed by goals from Kieron Bowie and Ali Koiki at a blustery ...Full Story »

Paul Simpson hailed hat-trick hero Jon Mellish after Carlisle produced one of the shocks of the season in Sky Bet League One.Matchwinner Mellish bagged a first career hat-trick as the basement boys left Posh’s automatic promotion hopes in tatters with just their sixth win of a miserable season.Mellish headed Simpson’s men into a 27th-minute lead, which he doubled with a smart volley ...Full Story »

Carlisle boss Paul Simpson was delighted to sample that winning feeling again after a hard-fought 1-0 win at Burton ended a run of eight straight defeats.Captain Paul Huntington’s first-half goal proved decisive to restore some pride for the Cumbrians and left his manager wanting more.“Every single one of them tonight stuck properly to the task and did exactly what we wanted and that...Full Story »

Paul Simpson admits Carlisle are in serious trouble after a 3-2 defeat at Orient left them 10 points adrift of safety with 16 games remaining.It was a fifth defeat in a row for the Cumbrians and they have won just once in their last 13 games.The Cumbrians boss had seen his side take the lead halfway through the first-half through Josh Vela but a late brace from Shaq Forde turned this around at t...Full Story »

Carlisle manager Paul Simpson praised his side’s character after they left it late to secure a 2-1 win over Port Vale and move off the bottom of League One.Jon Mellish scored the decisive goal in the third minute of stoppage-time after Jordan Gibson’s penalty in the 80th minute cancelled out Ben Garrity’s opener just after half-time.Victory ends a nine-match winless run for the...Full Story »

Carlisle boss Paul Simpson admitted his side never gave themselves a chance of climbing off the foot of Sky Bet League One as they crashed 2-0 at Wigan.Roared on by a travelling support of more than 4,000, the Cumbrians were fortunate to see Wigan’s Liam Morrison hit a post inside two minutes.And the night did not get any easier when Josh Emmanuel tripped Stephen Humphrys inside the box in...Full Story »

Paul Simpson insisted there was plenty of time for Carlisle to stave off the threat of relegation following the 1-1 draw at Fleetwood.The Cumbrians led through Owen Moxon’s goal after 27 minutes but were pegged back eight minutes later by a Jayden Stockley strike.And while the point did not prevent Simpson’s side from slipping to the bottom of the table, he will not be pushing the pa...Full Story »

Tyreece Simpson scored a stoppage-time winner as Northampton moved into the top 10 in League One with a dramatic 2-1 win over promotion-chasing Oxford at Sixfields.Cameron Brannagan had cancelled out Kieron Bowie’s opener for the hosts but Simpson headed home in the seventh minute of injury time as the in-form Cobblers made it five wins from seven league games.An early effort from Sam Hosk...Full Story »

Carlisle boss Paul Simpson admitted to a “strange old mix of emotions” after his side’s dramatic 2-2 draw with Northampton.Goals from Jack Armer and Ryan Edmondson, who scored his first of the season, looked to have set the Cumbrians on their way to a first league win for almost two months following Shaun McWilliams’ opener for the visitors.But Kieron Bowie’s dramat...Full Story »

Proud Carlisle boss Paul Simpson paid tribute to his side’s battling qualities as they came from behind in front of the club’s new owners to secure a welcome point in a 1-1 draw with Charlton.Corey Blackett-Taylor put the Addicks on course for an excellent away win with a clinical 54th-minute opener.But defender Sam Lavelle hauled the hosts level eight minutes later with his first go...Full Story »

Carlisle boss Paul Simpson rued that there was “nobody else to blame but ourselves” following his side’s 1-0 defeat at the Abbey Stadium.The Cumbrians produced a disappointing performance to lose to a Cambridge side that were on an eight-game winless run in League One.Sub George Thomas headed the winning goal for the Us, before Simpson’s side ended the match with nine men...Full Story »

Carlisle boss Paul Simpson hailed his team’s “important” win as goals from Jordan Gibson and Joe Garner completed a 2-1 League One comeback victory over in-form Burton.Simpson also praised the character of a side that had lost their last three games in all competitions without scoring a goal.Carlisle trailed to Mark Helm’s 28th-minute goal before top-scorer Gibson equalis...Full Story »

Jordan Gibson scored a first career hat-trick but manager Paul Simpson says Carlisle’s match-winner should have finished with four goals against Bolton.Gibson, who had never previously netted even a senior double, fired a 44th-minute equalising penalty after Jon Mellish’s own goal put the Trotters in front.He added further goals in the 70th and 95th minutes as the Cumbrians secured a...Full Story »

Paul Simpson was delighted to see his Carlisle side take a point against “the best side we’ve come across this season” in Peterborough.Jordan Gibson’s deflected strike in the sixth minute of stoppage time snatched the Cumbrians a point after Ronnie Edwards had opened the scoring 16 minutes from time.Simpson told BBC Cumbria: “This was an outstanding working performa...Full Story »

Carlisle boss Paul Simpson described Jokull Andresson’s red card “amateurish” after the goalkeeper’s mistake led to a 2-0 defeat at Wycombe.Believing he was alone in the penalty area after a routine save, Andresson dropped the ball to his feet but was immediately dispossessed by Wycombe striker Sam Vokes, lurking behind him.Andresson brought Vokes down and also handled th...Full Story »

Carlisle boss Paul Simpson felt aggrieved after his side were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw at Lincoln.Loanee Luke Plange fired the visitors in front and the Cumbrians felt they should have had a penalty when Sean Maguire appeared to be wiped out inside the box.But Ethan Hamilton’s superb long-range strike secured a point for the hosts, who are yet to lose at Sincil Bank this season.&ldq...Full Story »

Paul Simpson insists Carlisle have “something to build on” after his side claimed their first win of the League One season by beating Shrewsbury 2-0.Substitute Joe Garner’s stoppage-time strike added to Tom Bayliss’ own goal as the Cumbrians moved out of the relegation zone.“It’s a big win for us,” Simpson said.“The first one is always the hardest....Full Story »

Paul Simpson was left “raging” after his Carlisle side’s 1-0 defeat to Port Vale.James Wilson’s penalty was all that separated the two sides, leaving Simpson’s side are still looking for their first league victory since promotion.The manager was angered by the mix-up between Jokull Andresson and Jon Mellish which eventually led to his keeper conceding the match-winn...Full Story »