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Glennon set to leave Cumbrians Carlisle United goalkeeper Matt Glennon looks set to leave Brunton Park after rejecting the offer of a new contract. Glennon, 26, has turned down a 12-month deal with the Cumbrians and will now consider offers from elsewhere. Boss Paul Simpson told the club website: "Matt has a couple of other possibilities that he's looking into, so it looks like he may be moving on." He helped Carlisle win promotion back to the Football League but may not add to his 171 appearances for the club.

Carlisle pair sign new contracts
Carlisle winger Brendan McGill and right-back Paul Arnison have signed new contracts with the Cumbrians. McGill, 24, has agreed a new two-year deal while 27-year-old Arnison has put pen to paper on a 12-month contract. Boss Paul Simpson is waiting to hear if defenders Peter Murphy and Tom Cowan will accept their new contract offer. Simpson is also looking for a goalkeeper with Football League experience following Matt Glennon's decision to leave the club

Keeper Williams joins Carlisle
Carlisle United boss Paul Simpson has completed his first signing of the summer with the capture of former Grimsby goalkeeper Anthony Williams. The 27-year-old has agreed a two-year deal at Brunton Park after rejecting a new offer from the Mariners. Williams was an ever-present in League Two for Grimsby last season after joining the club from Hartlepool. Simpson made his move for the former Wales under-21 international after Matt Glennon left the Cumbrians.

Glennon unhappy with deal offer
Carlisle keeper Matty Glennon says the new deal he was offered was unacceptably low. "I could not pay my mortgage with what I was being offered," Glennon told the News & Star newspaper. "I found it amazing that I was being asked to take a 40% wage cut after we'd won promotion. "I'd talked to manager Paul Simpson about taking a cut if we remained in the Conference but we had never agreed on that figure."

Cards snub Cumbrians bid for Nade
Carlisle have had a second offer for Woking striker Raphael Nade rejected. Cumbrians boss Paul Simpson is keen to snap up the 24-year-old, who scored nine goals last season and signed a new 12-month deal with the Cards recently. "Our first offer was turned down, so we tabled an improved bid, and they have also rejected that," Simpson told his club's official website. "It looks like we will now have to try elsewhere, but we will keep working hard to bring in the players we need."

Defender Cowan leaving Carlisle
Carlisle United defender Tom Cowan is to leave Brunton Park after turning down an offer to stay with the Conference play-off winners. The 35-year-old left-back has rejected a 12-month deal and is expected to take up a post as football in the community officer at Scottish League side Gretna. "Tom is at a stage where I felt performance-related pay was necessary," said boss Paul Simpson. "But he has decided that he will pursue another avenue." Former Huddersfield and Sheffield United defender Cowan started 52 games for Carlisle after joining the club from Dundee in November, 2003.

Murphy signs new Cumbrians deal
Carlisle midfielder Peter Murphy has signed a new contract at Brunton Park. The 24-year-old, who scored the winning goal in the Conference play-off final, has agreed a two-year deal to extend his Brunton Park stay until June 2007. "It's good to get it all finalised and I'm really happy with the squad I have in place at the moment," Carlisle boss Paul Simpson told his club's website. Murphy has started over 170 games for Carlisle since joining the club from Blackburn Rovers in August 2001.

Simpson wants McGill consistency
Carlisle boss Paul Simpson says winger Brendon McGill, 24, will impress when the club returns to the Football League next season - if he can be consistent. "He has a superb attitude and is superb to have around but now we want him to regularly produce his best," Simpson told the News & Star newspaper. "He went off the boil a little bit in the middle of last season after a great campaign before that. "But he came back in and finished strongly. We want him to carry on."

Story breaks off Trust relations
Carlisle United owner Fred Story says he can no longer work with the leaders of the club's supporters' trust. He will not deal with United Trust leaders Kate Rowley and Alan Steel after failing to reach agreement with them over a long-running share dispute. "As long as they are there - forget it," he told the Cumbrians' website. "The club has no problem with the principle of the trust but these two people are doing nothing to help us sort out our differences." The dispute is based on an agreement the trust signed with previous United owner John Courtenay in 2003, giving it the right to buy a 40% share in the club for £800,000. That money has been raised thanks to a donation of £600,000 from Gretna's managing director Brooks Mileson. But Story will only give the trust 40% of shares if he can reserve the right to issue more shares in the future. The Carlisle News and Star reported this week that Story has again guaranteed that the United Trust's stake in the club would never fall below 25.1% - but the supporters' group will not accept his offer.

Carlisle fail in new Blundell bid
Carlisle have cooled off their interest in Doncaster striker Gregg Blundell after having a third bid rejected. Cumbrians boss Paul Simpson has been chasing the 29-year-old for several weeks and put an improved offer to Rovers for him last Friday. "I believe their valuation to be too much so I am taking a step back from it, at the moment," Simpson said. Chester had a six-figure bid for the player accepted earlier this month but could not agree terms with him. Blundell has scored 28 goals in 86 league appearances for Doncaster since joining from Northwich in March 2003.

Carlisle to open talks with Nade
Carlisle have been given permission to open talks with Woking's Raphael Nade after agreeing a fee for the player. The clubs struck a deal at the third time of asking and the 24-year-old striker is expected to discuss personal terms over the weekend. "He's an exciting, utility player. We will have a chat with him and take things from there," manager Paul Simpson told the club website. Nade recently signed a new 12-month deal with the Cards. The striker scored nine times for the Conference club last season.

Cumbrians give chance to Weller
Carlisle boss Paul Simpson has offered former Burnley midfielder Paul Weller the chance to revive his career. Weller, 30, has joined the Cumbrians for pre-season training with a view to earning a deal if he impresses. Simpson told his club's website: "Even though he's been out of the game for a while it doesn¿t mean the ability has gone. He's an excellent midfielder." Weller had a spell at Rochdale last term after a 10-year stay at Burnley where he started 199 league games.

Carlisle sign Spaniard Aranalde
Carlisle have signed Walsall left-back Zigor Aranalde on a two-year contract. The 32-year-old Spaniard was on loan at Sheffield Wednesday towards the end of last term and the move to Brunton Park ends a four-year spell at Wallsall. "I'm delighted to sign him - he's a quality player," Carlisle manager Paul Simpson told the club's website. "It's a very difficult position to fill, but he's had four good years with Walsall and I'm sure he'll be effective for us as well."

Carlisle to complete Nade signing
Newly-promoted Carlisle are poised to complete the signing of Woking striker Raphael Nade. Nade has agreed a two-year deal at Brunton Park and was due to complete his switch on Thursday. "Everything has been agreed, he's happy to come here and I think we should get it all wrapped up," manager Paul Simpson told Carlisle's website. Carlisle will pay an undisclosed fee for Nade, with the final figure being linked to appearances.

Kneibugi handed Cumbrians trial
Carlisle have taken Slovakian winger Matus Kneibugi, 25, on trial, where he will try to impress boss Paul Simpson. "Matus turned up this week with a strong recommendation, a CV and quite literally had his boots in a carrier bag," Simpson told the club website. "We had his CV checked out, and it was confirmed he was who he said he was. "He's a big lad, comfortable on the left wing, and he's done plenty in training to make us want to look a bit closer at him this weekend."

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