Carlisle United
Putting Carlisle on the map!
Putting Carlisle on the map! There is no better time to head to Carlisle and discover all it has to offer than August Bank Holiday Weekend. by Danni Murphy The International Markets are heading back to the city centre 22-26 August, and that is just one of the many reasons to hop on a train, […]
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Carlisle’s Gannen up?
Carlisle’s Gannen up? Is Carlisle United going up this year? Well, one local band, The Watterwucks, is crossing their fingers and stating as much with their latest release, ‘Carlisle’s Gannen Up’. In the process they hope to raise lots of cash for Carlisle Food Bank. The anthemic, punky single was originally written and recorded 20 […]
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Has United Got What It Takes To Survive And Prosper?
Words by Ross Brewster Photos by Mark Fuller “A good squad who are not doing themselves justice,” or put more bluntly, a squad that looks not nearly good enough, even for League Two. That’s the question troubling Carlisle United’s faithful with the first part of the season over. Director of football David Holdsworth, in an […]
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Game Of Patience May Be Needed
By Ross Brewster CARLISLE United manager Steven Pressley was no doubt attempting to bring a sense of perspective to his side’s inconsistent start to the season when he remarked: “What we have to remember is that this is a building process for us and we are a brand new team.” However, Pressley will be as […]
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Can Fresh Breath Of Youth Help United Become “Strong And Sustainable?
Carlisle United Words by Ross Brewster Photos by Mark Fuller There’s little doubt that, no matter how much tighter the purse strings have been on playing costs at Carlisle United this season, next season could be even more challenging. “Strong and sustainable.” No, not another of Theresa May’s political mantras. These are words attributed to […]
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Blues come together to honour club legend
Photo credit Amy Nixon Carlisle United announcer Colin Carter invites everyone to join him as he looks back and recollects fond memories from happier times in honour of club legend Tony Hopper. After dinner speakers at the Sportsmans night on Friday the 5th of April include former manager Mick Wadsworth, Nick Barnes and current manager […]
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Puzzled Sheridan Seeks Key To Mystery Of Carlisle’s Home Form Slump
By Ross Brewster / Photography by Mark Fuller EVEN the combined detective skills of Inspector Morse, Hercules Poirot and Sherlock Holmes would be hard pressed to unlock the mystery difference between Carlisle United’s home and away performances this season. While results on their travels have been largely good, it’s been their form at Brunton Park […]
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New Beginnings And A Tough Task For United’s New Manager
Carlisle United’s new manager John Sheridan believes the club is “too big” to linger in League Two. However the well-travelled Sheridan, with 1300 games under his belt as a player and manager, will need a full and resourceful contacts book if he is to assemble what is effectively a new United squad in readiness for […]
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Keeping finances on an even keel may be Carlisle United’s next goal
By Ross Brewster There are more questions than answers as Carlisle United’s season draws to a close. Following United has rarely been dull. I’m coming up to my 60th season of watching the Blues next year and, during that time, I have witnessed some brilliant ups and quite a lot of depressing downs. I can’t […]
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Powerchair Football Comes To Cumbria
Wheelchair users may have once thought that playing a physical sport would have proven difficult. But, today tells a different story; with hundreds of clubs up and down the country now providing regular powerchair football coaching for young disabled people, there is no reason not to get involved. Carlisle United Powerchair Football Club officially kicked […]
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