{"id":540759,"date":"2020-01-16T12:17:39","date_gmt":"2020-01-16T17:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=540759"},"modified":"2020-01-16T12:17:39","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T17:17:39","slug":"carlisle-united-sign-defender-nick-anderton-on-a-permanent-deal-from-blackpool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/01\/16\/carlisle-united-sign-defender-nick-anderton-on-a-permanent-deal-from-blackpool\/","title":{"rendered":"Carlisle United Sign Defender Nick Anderton on a Permanent Deal From Blackpool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/category\/league-football\/league12\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carlisle United<\/a> have made their fourth January signing. The Cumbrians have signed full-back Nick Anderton on a permanent deal from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/category\/league-football\/league12\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blackpool.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Carlisle United Sign Nick Anderton<\/h2>\n<p>Carlisle announced via their website they had signed the defender. Anderton arrives on an 18-month contract for an undisclosed fee and becomes Chris Beech\u2019s fourth addition.<\/p>\n<p>Anderton is Carlisle\u2019s second signing in as many days after Joshua Kayode arrived yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>The full-back arrives aiming to kick start his career after struggling for game time since leaving hometown club Preston.<\/p>\n<p>Anderton could make his debut this weekend when Carlisle travel to fellow strugglers Oldham Athletic.<\/p>\n<h3>What Was Said<\/h3>\n<p>Speaking to the Carlisle website about his new signing, head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carlisleunited.co.uk\/news\/2020\/january\/contract-left-back-joins-the-blues\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chris Beech said<\/a>: \u201cHe\u2019ll bring experience, quality and strength.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s played in League One and he was doing very well at Barrow before that, which meant that Blackpool paid good money for him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was at Accrington during the first half of last season and did very well, so I\u2019m very excited that he\u2019s here.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s gone about his career the hard way, but that means he\u2019s got real character and it sometimes helps a player to become very committed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom speaking to him I know this is a challenge he\u2019s looking forward to. He wants to make an impact and he wants to help us to win games. He knows he has to earn the right to be in the team, but he\u2019s coming here very focused and in a positive frame of mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Blackpool Confirm Anderton\u2019s Departure<\/h3>\n<p>Blackpool released a statement confirming Anderton\u2019s move to Carlisle. The full-back struggled to make an impact for the Seasiders.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackpoolfc.co.uk\/news\/2020\/january\/carlisle-move-for-anderton\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blackpool website<\/a> about Anderton, chief executive Ben Mansford said: \u201cNick is at the stage now where he needs to go and play regular games again. He\u2019s been a fantastic lad around the place and we wish him well in this next chapter of his career.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"T7QRdH2rTZtsWWcvoKZuDA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1141311329\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'T7QRdH2rTZtsWWcvoKZuDA',sig:'OMwcKyQZc07CuGiDBQ6lEqlKfF0ZWzdzGgyp7Hod86c=',w:'594px',h:'384px',items:'1141311329',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carlisle United have made their fourth January signing. The Cumbrians have signed full-back Nick Anderton on a permanent deal from Blackpool. Carlisle United Sign Nick Anderton Carlisle announced via their website they had signed the defender. Anderton arrives on an 18-month contract for an undisclosed fee and becomes Chris Beech\u2019s fourth addition. 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