Well, June could be make or break time for the Knightons. The Tax Man has issued a winding up order against Carlisle United, which may lead to liquidation. However, we must remember that this is against Carlisle United, not CUFC Holdings, and that the main creditor of Carlisle United is CUFC Holdings, so we are not out of the woods yet.
In May we also had the highly entertaining Radio Forum, where Michael Knighton, John Courtenay, the CCUIST board and Cumbrian Newspapers all got around a table and nattered for a couple of hours. Well, MK did most of the talking, but what is new ?-) Nothing really new came out of the Forum, although John Courtenay did agree to submit a new offer which appears to have been rejected by Michael Knighton. There has since been talk that John Courteny may link up with another unsuccessful bidder for CUFC, that being Brookes Mileson. At present it does seem that the only way that there will be a new owner is via Administration/Liquidation.
Buy The Eighth of May charity CD & support CCUIST/Eden Valley Hospice! Send a cheque for £6 made payable to SB Dunn and post to:
The Shopkeeper PO Box 235 Carlisle CA1 2YB
Don't forget to give details of your name and address and how many copies you want. It's £5 for each CD, plus add £1 for postage and packing.
If you live outside of Carlisle this is the easiest way to order the single. If you live in Carlisle, the single is available from the Pink Panther shop in Chapel Street, from June 17 onwards. The Shopkeeper have already received advance orders for their single The Eighth of May but they need more! Proceeds are split 50:50 between CCUIST and the Eden Valley Hospice.
Stephen Dunn gave me a demo copy of the charity CD and it's a total classic. Three great tracks, all a little different and a surefire collector's item for all CUFC fans! Derek Lacey could rise to national prominence on the back of this performance!
Listen out for the sly reference to a certain person right at the start of the first track. The Dobie goal at Chester and Jimmy's winner v Plymouth are both featured plus some classic lyrics:
"Don't leave me in the dark, Don't kick me round the park, Don't break my Brunton heart..."
The three tracks are Eighth of May, Upfield and Glass Ball.
The hope is that the single will make the Top 40. Number 40 in the main chart has been as few as 470 copies some weeks.Let us make this happen, people :-)
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