Carlisle United’s latest loanee Luke Plange has been telling the club’s official website of what Crystal Palace have told him about his spell at Brunton Park.
Plange has joined United on a half-season loan, following in the boot tracks of JK Gordon who spent the second half of last season with the Blues.
He said : “Palace told me to come here and do as well as I possibly can.
“They want me to help the team get as high as it can up the league, into mid-table or even higher than that.
“I spoke to Simmo and I’m just here to do my job and score goals. I’ll be doing what I can for the team so that means I’ll be doing as well as I possibly can for me as well.
“There were other options and things to think about, but it was more about coming to a team that I felt I could fit into. Speaking to Simmo helped me to make the decision.”
Plange also spoke to Gordon about his experiences in Cumbria and his time at Brunton Park.
“I spoke to him and he said it was really good here. He told me he’d had a good experience, especially winning the promotion and everything that went with it.
“He only had good things to say. He had a very good time when he was here. He said he got to know the players and the manager really well and that he fitted in right away.
“I’ve heard about the dressing room and how some of the lads are, and all I’ve been told is good things. They seem to be really good together, and that’s probably the main thing I’ve been told about how things are here.”
Plange started his career with Arsenal and spent nearly 10 years there from when he was eight.
He has also experienced Belgian football on loan with Molenbeek; being coached by Wayne Rooney at Derby County and also sampled life in League One on loan with Lincoln City.
Rooney “helped me individually a lot” while it was brilliant in Belgium to “deal with the language barrier and bond with players from all around the world.”
He concluded: “With Lincoln, I think it was just a learning period for me really. It was me getting to know the league because it was my first time being in League One. It was a new experience, and it was about growth for me personally.”
