Four National League Players That Carlisle United Should Be Looking To Sign This Summer

Since Carlisle United’s relegation to the National League was confirmed a number of weeks ago I have been saying that this summer is huge and maybe the most important in the club’s history. The club needs a complete overhaul on and off the pitch.

The club are currently trying to tie manager Mark Hughes down to a new deal while looking for a director of football. On the pitch we are all eagerly awaiting the retained and released list that should be due any day now so we can see where the club need to focus when recruiting this summer.

Today I’m going to look at four players with National League pedigree which I think is essential this summer that could transform this Carlisle United side.

Regan Linney – Altrincham

Regan Linney is a proven goal scorer in non-league football. He has scored goals for every club he’s played for and first caught my eye at FC United of Manchester. His work ethic off the ball and ability to stretch defences is a great attribute and he can score a multitude of different types of goals. This season he has scored 23 times and is one of the main reasons Altrincham only narrowly missed out on the play-offs.

Ben Goodliffe – Southend Utd

With Terell Thomas and Sam Lavelle likely to leave this summer I think a big strong centre-back or two is certainly needed. Goodliffe has plenty of experience in the lower leagues and has been excellent for Southend since joining from Colchester. Southend are in the play-offs but if they don’t go up I would definitely take a look at him if I was recruiting for Carlisle.

Toby Savin – Halifax Town

Savin is one of the standout goalkeepers in this league and is highly thought of at Halifax. If Halifax don’t go up through the play offs Savin could be a replacement for Gabe Breeze who will probably want to stay in the football league. Savin is on loan at Halifax from Shrewsbury so it could be a difficult deal to do but if Halifax don’t go up and with Shrewsbury being related to League Two there could be potential for a deal to be done.

Nick Haughton – AFC Fylde

Haughton is one of most talented players in the league in my opinion and has consistently performed to a high standard even in a struggling team. His last four seasons he has scored lots of goals (19,18,26,26). He creates from midfield and can add a cutting edge to Carlisle’s attack. Fylde have just been relegated to the National League North as well so Carlisle could potentially get this deal done quite easily you would imagine if both parties were interested.

I have more players that I think would be a good fit for Carlisle from the National League but I want to see who gets promoted out of the play-offs first but I could potentially do another article on this after the National League season concludes.

Myself and Craig will be writing articles over the summer and next season covering everything Carlisle United and we hope you enjoy Paddock Perception going forward. Thanks everyone!