Abbott: We must do better

Carlisle boss Greg Abbott admitted his disappointment after the 3-0 loss at home to Notts County on the season's opener.

The hosts started in lackadaisical fashion and fell behind when Jeff Hughes struck from close range. Francois Zoko headed past his own keeper to double the Magpies' advantage before Lee Hughes capitalised on poor defending to make it 3-0 at half-time. Abbott said: "It's difficult to know what to say after the game, because, it was just a performance devoid of any positives really throughout the team. "I think sometimes players have to stand up and take their fair share of responsibility at the end of it. "I'm at the top so the buck stops with me but the three goals were comical goals, and take them out of it and we have been bullied out of the game a little bit - physically they were stronger."