1999-08-05
With taunts of "Jammy Dodgers" fresh in
our ears following the "Glass Miracle",
our summer appointed coach Mr Mincher
came, saw and, like a bit-player on a
Paul Daniels' show, disappeared. He was
replaced by our ex-Chief Scout, Martin
Wilkinson, and Neil Cooper.
With the pre-season friendlies over,
we hope that our coaching staff can
conjure a winning team out of a hat
full of mis-directed rabbits.
1999-08-12
Well, the fickle heart of a soccer fan
was on display once more last Saturday!
Stepping from one season to the next we
were treated to a commanding display by
the "All new and improved" Carlisle Utd
and the fans forgot all feelings of woe
and revelled in the moment.
If we play like this for the rest of
the season, we have nothing to worry
about! If............
1999-08-19
A good performance at Swansea was
eclipsed by a goal unluckily deflected
off Searle. It was a game dominated by
two good goalkeepers, though.
The mark of a good team is sometimes
one which wins the games it shouldn't.
So what does that make a team which
loses the games it should win?
Hopefully, just unlucky. There is every
possibility that this squad can finish
this season in a high position.
1999-08-26
Star Wars - Division III - A New Hope
A short, short time ago in a football
ground not so far away a brave Kokni
Knight strode forth to foil the
Empire's plans to banish forth the
United Blues to the history books. For
his efforts the Emperor banished him to
the outer realms.
But now there is another young man who
has stepped forward to take up the
mantle. Luke Skyweaver may be the one
to foil Emperor Darth Knighton.
1999-09-02
Following the "games which shall not be
mentioned" there was a partial recovery
in the last two games with a hard won
draw and then a spectacular win at home
to Plymouth which was edge of the seat
stuff, all the way.
This was due in large to new arrivals
Tommy Black and Paul Baker, and Soley
and Tracey, although we were still
looking vulnerable at the back too many
times.
1999-09-09
After a glorious Bank Holiday Monday we
had to settle for a justified 0-0 draw
at Northampton.
I still feel that we are vulnerable to
attacks at the centre of our defence
and that our midfield to attack links
are weak.
Still, I don't think I am alone in the
belief that there are good things to be
seen from this squad and that we should
finish in the top half.
1999-09-16
A rather dismal day was accompanied by
a rather dismal game. Neither team had
the skills on display to enthral the
meagre attendance.
For a change, a goalkeeper deservedly
got the MotM award - a case of Luke
Skyweaver truly using the force.
The only goal of the game was the only
real highlight, a beautifully struck
shot from Tracey just inside the area,
just before he was about to be subbed!
1999-09-23
Over the last few years Internet access
has provided football fans with a cheap
medium for personal expression.
Our fans are no different, offering
many Internet based services :
Chat room (Sundays and match days)
Internet Mailing List and ICQ
Websites (factual and fanzine)
Which goes to prove that there is one
thing sadder than a Carlisle United fan
and that is a Blue on the Internet !-)
1999-09-30
Everybody remembers the great football
moments, but they also remember the bad
and the farcical.
Clive Allen trying to score from a
Gentleman's back pass, Billy Barr's
spectacular own goal and David Currie?
Too many to mention!
Michael (x2) Knighton on Football Focus
brings a tear to many Blue eyes, as do
the Wembley Finals, but for different
reasons.
1999-10-14
After the disappointing display on
Saturday, Wilkinson lamented the booing
by fans of the players and staff.
Does he expect us to cheer a defeat??
The only good displays were from Andy
Dibble and Richard Prokas.
The recent goalkeeping crisis makes
Chubby Brown's joke about CUFC fielding
11 goalkeepers this season seem almost
prophetic, though !-(
1999-10-21
Are the club missing the point? We are
struggling. and there are players
who don't seem to be trying.
We need more players who give a damn
about the club's future. We need to
find, attract and keep good, local,
players! Darren Edmondson came to
support us after he was transferred.
How many of the current squad would do
that?
1999-10-28
Well - another week, another draw. Or
should that be another weak draw?
No, Halifax are a team doing well in
the Division, so one point isn't a bad
result.
Looking forward to the FA Cup this
weekend, Ilkeston turned down moving
the match to Brunton Park. Apparently
they think they can win it.........
1999-11-04
Wallpaper. That's all we were most of
the time against Ilkeston and York. And
both teams pasted us.
It appears that the club are trying to
paper over the obvious cracks in our
team. It isn't working.
On a more sombre note, the deaths of
Jim Monkhouse and Alan Ross were marked
with a minute's silence before the York
game.
1999-11-11
Another week, another defeat. The game
at Cheltenham was defined by a lack of
a plan and poor defending.
Tracey has been singled out by many
fans for not putting in the effort over
recent games. He seems far too willing
to be tackled and far too unwilling to
work for the ball.
What all fans now want to see is a team
playing for each other and the club,
not just for their pay packet......
1999-11-18
Thank Kosh for Friday! We saw a team
trying their hardest. The fans have
recently been criticised for booing the
players, but for once there was no need
to boo them! Well, except Tracey.
Now we need some of the "stay away
until Knighton goes" fans to get out
off their cosy houses and down to BP
for the next few home games and really
lift the players. The loyal fans have
been going every week.....
1999-11-25
Thank Kosh for Friday! We saw a team
trying their hardest. The fans have
recently been criticised for booing the
players, but for once there was no need
to boo them! Well, except Tracey.
Now we need some of the "stay away
until Knighton goes" fans to get out
off their cosy houses and down to BP
for the next few home games and really
lift the players. The loyal fans have
been going every week.....
1999-12-02
The return of Weaver and some solid
defending left Carlisle unlucky not to
get something out of Rotherham match.
It did, however, underline the need for
new striking blood, a point confirmed
by Cooper this week. All in all, though,
the performances against recent top of
the table opposition have been better.
And remember SoS 2000. Forget excuses
and get down to Brunton Park to cheer
the team on against Chester City.
1999-12-09
A win, supplied by Pitts the Younger!
A good solid performance by the team
was praised by fans and Wilkinson alike
and shows what can be achieved with the
crowd behind a committed team. New
signing Durnin put in a good debut.
So again, I call on all those stay-away
fans - remember SoS 2000, forget your
excuses and get down to Brunton Park to
cheer the team on against Chester City.
1999-12-06
With Neville Southall returning to BP
in goal for Torquay, CUFC fans could be
forgiven for thinking there would be
another goal-fest for Carlisle. It was
not to be.
Positive things can be drawn from this
0-0 draw, though. Defensively, we were
sound and the team reacted well to the
positive encouragement from the crowd.
What we need is for people to come back
to BP, particularly for SoS 2000.
1999-12-23
My Blue love gave to me .....
12 million pound on the lottery
11 ladies dancing (CUFC in early season)
10 out of 10 for effort from the team
9 points over the holiday period
8 goals against Barnet
7 thousand people at BP on 2000-01-03
6 points above relegation at year end
5 goalkeepers
4 more goals against Plymouth
3rd Wembley final
2 new strikers _signed_
1 Mervyn Day ......!!!!!!!!!!
1999-12-30
SoS 2000 - Carlisle Utd v Chester City
The day is upon us - the months of
campaigning are over.
Our New Year resolution is to get as
many people as possible back to Brunton
Park for this one match and give the
team a real boost into 2000.
So whatever reasons people have for not
having been to games recently, forget
them and come down on Monday!!!!
2000-01-06
Well, SoS 2000 can only be seen as a
great success! An increased attendance
and a win can't be bad!
On the flipside, Neil Cooper parted
company with CUFC leaving Wilkinson and
Baker in charge of team affairs.
Although we only got one win from the
holiday period, all the games produced
good performances and we were unlucky
not to get more from the other games.
2000-01-13
Well, what can I say? This is beyond
surreal, a good result with the crowd
behind them would set most teams up for
a recovery. But not this bunch.
The thing is, we have good players, but
where is the leadership? We need a good
coach who can get the best out of our
players. Cooper's gone, but what now??
Too often we seen things going badly on
the pitch and coaches just sat on the
bench doing nothing. We deserve better.
2000-01-20
Well, we have put together an unbeaten
run.... oh no, that is simply because
we haven't been playing!
Water, fog - it's like a horror film,
which is pretty apt considering our
current position.
Most fans seem even more depressed now
than on the morning of 8 May 1999.
Brunton Park has been reduced to the
hard core fans. And they are not happy.
2000-01-27
A close game at Hartlepool resulted in
another defeat for CUFC, but the fans
at the game were encouraged by the
performance.
Midweek did not bode well, as we faced
Wigan in the AWS. The team produced
startling performances against a near
full strength Wigan team to win.
All at the game were agreed that they
would happily trade this AWS win for
three points on Saturday coming....
2001-02-03
It has been rumoured that black vans
have been seen at Brunton Park, being
loaded with "stuff". Is Mr Knighton
packing up and leaving? Or is there
something more sinister going on??
Michael Knighton... black vans........
UFO sightings... black helicopters....
Strange.......
Always look on the bright side of life.
2000-02-10
With the pitch heavily water-logged and
no end in sight for this, perhaps the
real reason for the East Stand - it is
an Ark !!!!
All those stay away fans are obviously
non-believers and only true believers
will be allowed to enter Valhalla along
with our Norse warriors :-)
Sorry, but let's face it, it is better
than talking about the footy, isn't it?
Please, please, let it get better....
2002-02-17
I have arrived at a shocking conclusion
- the club must be deliberately adding
additional water to the pitch to have
games postponed in the hope that when
we finally play those games we have a
team good enough to win!!!!
Think about it - postponed games, new
signings, time to meld them into the
squad - it all makes perfect sense!!!!
Well, it does to me. Actually, lots of
things only seem to make sense to me.
2002-02-24
Knighton is going nowhere until a buyer
comes forward. Negative "Knighton out"
chanting only demoralises the players.
Unfortunately, at Rotherham there were
occasional racist and constant anti-gay
chants from a group of Carlisle fans.
If there are any of them reading this,
then you are sad, pathetic, brain-dead,
little losers who need to grow up.
On the plus side, the team looked a lot
better, so support the TEAM.
2000-03-02
Knighton is going nowhere until a buyer
comes forward. Negative "Knighton out"
chanting only demoralises the players.
Unfortunately, at Rotherham there were
occasional racist and constant anti-gay
chants from a group of Carlisle fans.
If there are any of them reading this,
then you are sad, pathetic, brain-dead,
little losers who need to grow up.
On the plus side, the team looked a lot
better, so support the TEAM.
2000-03-09
Knighton is going nowhere until a buyer
comes forward. Negative "Knighton out"
chanting only demoralises the players.
Unfortunately, at Rotherham there were
occasional racist and constant anti-gay
chants from a group of Carlisle fans.
If there are any of them reading this,
then you are sad, pathetic, brain-dead,
little losers who need to grow up.
On the plus side, the team looked a lot
better, so support the TEAM.
2000-03-16
Well, looking on the positive side, the
team is trying, we have good enough
players and we have 3 games in hand.
On the negative side, we have to play
those games, which means the possible
fatigue, injuries and suspension.
For the remaining games, the club must
get the tactics right and the fans must
get behind the team. That means getting
down to the games and doing some
supporting!!!
2000-03-23
A week is a long time in politics.
Use the force, Luke.
These were all phrases that sprang to
my (twisted) mind during and after the
Barnet and Peterborough games. And
there was no negative chanting !-)
Whilst things do look a bit rosier at
the moment, we do have to play our
games in hand, running the risk of
fatigue, injury and suspensions.
But the Glass is half full.......
2000-03-30
Although we've had a couple of hiccups,
the outlook still isn't too bad. The
fans are getting behind the team now,
and without daggers, too !!!
The players we have seem to be getting
it right on the whole, and the team is
taking on a settled air.
We have a good "spine" now - Weaver,
Teale, Prokas, Durnin/Halliday. I think
a few more good results will help the
cause.
2000-04-20
Once more unto the breach dear friends,
once more! Ask not what your club can
do for you, but what you can do for
your club! Now is the time for all good
men to come to the aid of their club.
It ain't over 'til the fat lady sings.
Cumbria, my lord, Cumbria.
Cumbria, my lord, Cumbria.
Cumbria, my lord, Cumbria.
Oh Lord, Cumbria..........
And finally, as JFK said:
"I am a doughnut!"
We have to beat Exeter, be there!!!!!!!
2000-05-04
Well, here we are again. End of a year,
and we are going into a match to fight
against relegation. At least this year
we are in a better position as far as
the table is concerned, but do not
doubt that it is still going to be
tough.
But, we are the Jammy Dodgers and with
the crowd behind them and a good team
performance we can do it again. Watch
out for The Great Escape II on my
website !-)
2000-05-11
A national brewery has this week warned
pub customers not to gamble with pub
staff in north Cumbria, labelling
Carlisle as being home to the "luckiest
bar stewards in the world".
So, CUFC scraped through again. By goal
difference. It just goes to show how
important the SoS 2000 4-1 result over
Chester City was.
In Valen's name, let this not happen
again next season.......
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