Madine pays tribute to fans

30 September 2010 14:00
Striker Gary Madine dedicated his three midweek goals to Carlisle's fans after becoming the youngest player to score a hat-trick for the Cumbrians in nearly 80 years. The 20-year-old took his tally to five strikes for the season in Tuesday night's 4-0 win at Hartlepool, before lauding the club's supporters. Madine said: "I'm very pleased. I've been in the papers for all the wrong reasons of late, so I think I owe it to the fans, who were once again amazing. "Sometimes you don't get a lot of chances. I've not had many shots in the last few games and then I get four in one game." Madine is convinced Carlisle can aim for a top-six finish if they can improve their home form. He added: "We need to try and make Brunton Park a bit more of a fortress. A couple of years ago we had a very good home record, I think it was the best in the league. "If we can get back to that then I don't see why we can't get in the play-offs."

Source: PA