"It's up to me to grasp it with both hands and try and make a name for myself in this industry, " Abbot told BBC Radio Cumbria.

BBC: I want Carlisle hot-seat - Abbott

If I get there I will know I deserve to be there and that I am a good player - I would have to think that otherwise I would turn up for training and make a right show of myself!

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