HUGHES ROUNDS UP THE TROOPS

CARLISLE have got a lot wrong in recent years, and question marks remain over Mark Hughes’ capacity to manage in the National League.

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But credit where it's due. A raft of sensible off-field appointments following last season's unexpected relegation from League Two is indicative of a club that has very quickly come to terms with life outside the 72.

Paul Hart, appointed as an advisor to the board, knows practically everybody in football. If there's a job the 72-year-old hasn't done, that's only because it hasn't been invented yet.