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The Blues are preparing for their final pre-season game when they host FC Halifax Town tomorrow. The new campaign is just over a week away – but Skelton said players can still force their way into Chris Beech’s thinking. The Cumbrian assistant boss said: “There are genuinely places up for grabs. “People in these [friendlies] give different options in different ways. Some perform really well, some perform not to the level you’d want. “There are places up for grabs and Friday is another good game.” Tomorrow night’s game (kick-off 7pm) against the National League side...

United will come off their social media channels from 3pm on Friday to 11.59pm on Monday (photo: Richard Parkes) Carlisle United have underlined why they’ll be switching off their social media channels this weekend. The Blues will join a football-wide boycott of Twitter, Facebook and Instagram in a stance against the abuse seen on those platforms. All clubs and many football organisations will post nothing on their social media channels from 3pm on Friday until 11.59pm next Monday. United are asking all their staff and players to take part, as well as inviting supporters to join them....

After a terrible run of one win and three draws from 13 games, Carlisle deserve a lot of credit for winning three in a row. In those victories we’ve seen some of the energy and the passing football that we saw earlier in the season. It’s a case of sustaining it now. There are eight cup finals left. There’s going to be hiccups on the way. But we’ve really put ourselves in the hat now. If you can get your share of the breaks, this squad is more than capable of making the play-offs. Confidence should be at a premium, from Chris Beech right through the club.

CARLISLE United players have come in for a bit of criticism in recent weeks as performances haven't quite matched the levels they reached earlier in the season. But the Blues victory over Scunthorpe on Tuesday was their third win on the bounce - the first time they've managed the feat in the league since December. Manager Chris Beech was full of praise for his players following the match. He said: "I know they've had a bit of stick as well in the tough period we were in. Well done to them for handling that. "We move on - games gone, we won two-nil."

It’s been a topsy-turvy week for Carlisle, losing in the last minute to league leaders Cambridge then beating Crawley.