Well, we're into July and still no change at Brunton Park. The Knightons just keep going on, and on, and on, and on. The only real development was that the club went into voluntary liquidation and last month I stated that it seemed that the only way that there would be a new owner is via Administration/Liquidation. However, the current situation may not be as promising as it seems. Remember that there are at least two companies involved at Brunton Park. There is Carlisle United AFC (1923) Ltd and also CUFC Holdings Ltd. We do not know which company has which assets and liabilities, but far be it from me to suggest that the club will have all the liabilities and the holding company will have all the assets. The administrators have been quoted as saying that there are assets to sell.
Clearing away all the dust gathering on the facts, we are left with a few home truths for the Knightons and the administrators:
- There are a large number of fans who have now decided not to go to home games whilst the club is Knighton owned.
- Many club sponsors have decided not to renew sponsorship of the club.
- The club no longer has sufficient financial mechanisms to trade successfully (banking, credit card, etc)
- There are very few players willing to remain, or come to, Brunton Park.
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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