Carlisle have named caretaker boss Greg Abbott as their permanent manager until the end of next season. The former Hull and Bradford defender won three of seven games in temporary charge. Crewe have failed in a bid to install David Platt as their new manager. Platt was one of the first talents off the Railwaymen production line after Dario Gradi took charge.
Ebbsfleet are losing £55,000 a month on current budgets. The ownership of the club by the MyFC website covers the losses at the moment but, with the bulk of the 30,000 members due for renewing their £35 membership in February, they need 16,000 to renew just to cover the losses.