The Football League World website has attempted to define Carlisle United’s best and worst signings since 2010.
Two of the current squad are included on the list – one in each of the two groups.
Callum Guy, currently a long-tern injury absentee is regarded as one of the five best signings the club has made in the last 14 years.
FLW says of Guy: “This was a tough choice. Leaving Jon Mellish off this list felt wrong; like when your dog is giving you sad eyes, but you know you just can’t give it any more food. The defender is the longest current-serving player at the club, but Guy only joined about half a year later.
“The midfielder has been unfortunate with major injuries during his time with the Blues. He picked up a serious knee injury just a few games into his Carlisle career, and the same fate bit him earlier in the 2023/24 season.
“This most recent ACL injury, that he picked up in November, is likely to keep him out for up to the start of the 2024/25 campaign.
“But what’s come between those two major injuries has been pure class. He was the club’s top assister in the 20/21 campaign with 14, he was a bit of an unsung hero in the club’s promotion-winning season, and he’s one of the few players that has adapted well to playing in League One.
“It’s only now that fans are starting to see just how crucial he has been.”
The other players rated in the best five are Jerry Yates, Charlie Wyke, Omari Patrick and the recently departed Owen Moxon.
But what of the five worst signings. Rather harshly it seems current squad member Sean Maguire is considered one of them.
FLW says: “There were decent levels of expectations put on Maguire’s shoulders when he joined the club.
“They’d just been promoted to League One, and signing a player who’d spent the past six seasons playing in the Championship certainly gave fans a bit of hope about what was to come.
“There were some promising signs in the first few games of the season, but he’s been a real disappointment.
“In a team that has been screaming out for an experienced head up front who could provide the quality when it was needed, he hasn’t been able to fill that role.”
The other four flops, according to the website, have been Danny Cadamarteri, Zach Clough, Mike Edwards and Elias Sorensen.
Doubtless they are two selected groups which will spark intense debate among United fans.
