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Striker scores on his return to action

JAMES Brown could be on the bench for Hartlepool United on Saturday after scoring with his first two touches on his comeback from injury yesterday.Read

Boro do not enjoy trip to seaside as Blackpool end run

A DISJOINTED defeat at ten-man Blackpool ensured that Middlesbrough's unbeaten run fizzled out last night.Read

No pressure - but Boro looking good

WITH “a couple of years” to get Middlesbrough back into the Promised Land, Gordon Strachan will not rush to judge his new-look side – but the early signs are promising.Read

Greg Abbott not getting carried away yet

HAVING seen his Carlisle United team earn a place at Wembley and chalk up their biggest victory for three years in the space of a few days, Greg Abbott reckons the biggest challenge facing his in-form players is not to get carried away by their recent success.Read

Middlesbrough 1 Peterborough 0

IT is a name that remains wonderfully evocative on Teesside, and the presence of a Robson on the scoresheet added a dash of credibility to the feeling that Middlesbrough are finally emerging from their nuclear winter.Read

Carlisle United 5 Milton Keynes Dons 0

CARLISLE United breezed past promotion-chasing MK Dons with an attacking display that brought five goals and a standing ovation at the end of a memorable week for the club.promotion-chasing MK Dons with an attacking display that brought five goals and a standing ovation at the end of a memorable week for the club, writes ANDREW HALL.Read

Morecambe 2 Darlington 0

DARLINGTON’S statistics on their travels are getting no better, but the performances are improving, which gives manager Steve Staunton a ray of hope.Read

Cup run helps Abott strengthen Carlisle team

GREG Abbott will be able to strengthen his Carlisle United squad with loan signings as a result of a cash windfall from the team’s Johnstone’s Paint Trophy cup run.Read

Positive Steve Staunton relishing the battle

STEVE Staunton would rather talk about the positives surrounding Darlington’s revival than dwell on the heartbreak of Lincoln City’s last minute equaliser on Tuesday night.Read

Boro boss Gordon Strachan eschews any risks

GORDON Strachan believes it is better to live within your means and fight for survival in the Premier League than overstretch yourself and risk disaster by gambling on unsustainable success.Read

Ken Bates casts shadow over Carlisle's cup triumph

CARLISLE United have been accused of “not planning properly” for the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy semi-final full house at Brunton Park by Leeds United chairman Ken Bates.Read

Middlesbrough 2, Barnsley 1

MIDDLESBROUGH made light of their poor home form as they registered a victory over fellow play-off hopefuls Barnsley at the Riverside Stadium.Read

Carlisle United 2, Leeds United 3

NINE months after playing for Conference North Workington, Carlisle United goalkeeper Adam Collin booked his place at Wembley with his penalty shoot-out heroics in last night’s Johnstone’s Paints Trophy Northern Area final.Read

Darlington 1, Lincoln City 1

A LAST GASP equaliser denied Darlington successive wins for the first time this season.Read

Richardson brings Quakers down to earth

DARLINGTON assistant boss Kevin Richardson has warned his side not to fritter away the momentum generated by their weekend win over promotion-chasing Rotherham United, writes MARK DOUGLAS.Read

Abbott's seen it all before

WITH his club's biggest game of the season hours away, Greg Abbott will make a late decision today on the make-up of his Carlisle United side – but the Cumbrians' manager is in no doubt about the tactics they will need.Read

A striker who does get goals

AS the fourth most expensive signing of the last transfer window and a centre-forward to boot it should perhaps go without saying, but Gordon Strachan has promised new man Scott McDonald comes with a goals guarantee.Read

Gamble pays off to leave Turner happy

THE introduction of Ritchie Jones rescued a valuable point from what seemed like certain defeat for Hartlepool United.Read

Boro fight for point

GORDON Strachan admitted his patched up Middlesbrough side were left shell-shocked after leaking a goal after just 22 seconds at Ipswich.Read

Cumbrians fight back to earn a point

HUDDERSFIELD Town stretched their amazing unbeaten league home run to 15 games, but Carlisle ran them close and had the better of the chances in what was a typical League One encounter.Read