Carlisle United player set for operation today
The left-sided defender is having surgery on his injured ankle ahead of a four-month lay-off.
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Jon Colman is a sports reporter who has covered Carlisle United for the News & Star and The Cumberland News since 2005. Jon covers everything to do with the Blues, from breaking news to features, nostalgia to analysis, opinion to live blogging and match reporting. Jon has won a string of national awards for his coverage of the club - he is a record eight-time winner of the British Sports Journalism Awards' regional writer trophy and has also won a series of Regional Press Awards. Jon has also covered a range of other sports for the News & Star and The Cumberland News over the years. Previously with The Whitehaven News, he holds the NCTJ's NCE senior reporter qualification.
Jon Colman is a sports reporter who has covered Carlisle United for the News & Star and The Cumberland News since 2005. Jon covers everything to do with the Blues, from breaking news to features, nostalgia to analysis, opinion to live blogging and match reporting. Jon has won a string of national awards for his coverage of the club - he is a record eight-time winner of the British Sports Journalism Awards' regional writer trophy and has also won a series of Regional Press Awards. Jon has also covered a range of other sports for the News & Star and The Cumberland News over the years. Previously with The Whitehaven News, he holds the NCTJ's NCE senior reporter qualification.
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