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Wilson: Carlisle is as tough a trip as there is

By Anthony Marshall

7:00am Friday 3rd September 2010

WHILE Carlisle’s impressive start to their League One campaign may have taken some people by surprise, Swindon manager Danny Wilson is not one of them.

The Cumbrians are currently unbeaten and sit third in an embryonic table, after finding the substance to match their style over the close season.

And Wilson is well aware that Town’s trip to Brunton Park is an even tougher prospect than normal.

“Carlisle haven’t surprised me at all because, particularly at home, they have always been fairly strong,” he said.

“It’s not really a surprise that they win home games. It’s a very tough place to go and we’ve had some very difficult encounters there - I certainly have over the last few years.

“This particular season they have collected the results to go with decent performances and that will give them huge confidence, but make it even more of a tough task for us.

“If we can replicate what we did on Tuesday and take it up there with the same attitude and application that we showed, and really respect Carlisle like we did Southampton, then I would expect us to come away with a result.”

David Prutton returns to the squad having served a one-match suspension, and he could take the place of Jonathan Douglas in the middle of the park.

Town’s skipper was forced off in the early stages of Tuesday’s Johnstone’s Paint Trophy clash with Southampton, but Wilson is keeping his fingers crossed that the Irishman could be fit.

“We are hoping that Jonathan will be okay for the weekend,” he said.

“He had very tight hamstrings so we took him off as a precaution, and hopefully it hasn’t turned into anything more serious than that.”

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