Defender Tom Parkes becomes Carlisle United's fourth summer signing

Defender Tom Parkes becomes Carlisle United's fourth summer signing "He's had promotions with Bristol Rovers and has seen the other side of it with a relegation last season with Leyton Orient, which was because of the off field situations they found themselves in. "He's got good experience, is a good talker and good communicator, wants to work and has come in very, very hungry." Parkes, born in Sutton http://www.mercedesdpfdelete.co.uk in Ashfield in Nottinghamshire, made 44 appearances for Orient last season as the London club, under the controversial ownership of Francesco Becchetti, lost their place in the EFL. He had a happier time at previous club Bristol Rovers, making 190 appearances in a four year period that saw the Pirates promoted from the National League and then from League Two. He joined Rovers in 2012 from Leicester, where he failed to break into the first team but enjoyed loan spells at Yeovil and Burton. He initially moved to Bristol Rovers on loan before making his move permanent. Although just 25, he has already chalked up 267 career appearances, scoring nine goals. Curle has been seeking reinforcements in defence since the departure of centre half Michael Raynes to Crewe. United's manager is keen to improve the Blues' defensive record in 2017/18. Curle, meanwhile, is set to welcome some trialists onto the training ground between now and the weekend. The Blues boss said: "Because we have had a shorter break over the summer, it was important the incoming players and the players already here could reintroduce themselves with fewer distractions and other personnel in the latter stage of last week and the early stages of this week. "I'm trying to put my stamp on the players signed and here, and reinforcing that, as well as we did last season, there's still room for improvement. "Sometimes it is easier to get that over to a smaller http://www.oboyfoundation.co.uk number, but in the latter stages of this week, a few trialists are going to come in. "It's important they bed in quickly and get shown the ropes of what the standard is and what is required."