Inside Brunton Park with Jon Colman
Survival battle won with determination and courage
Published 25 April 2009
Life’s handbook can tell you how to cope with being sent down to play in a lower football division, but not what to think when a doctor informs you that the growth the size of a 10p piece on your tongue could kill you.
Uncomfortable questioning by the Beeb
Published 25 April 2009
SOME clarification is needed on a press conference exchange at Brunton Park on Thursday morning, which I reproduce here.
Jeff Thorpe is right: Time to hold our fire
Published 18 April 2009
This week’s plea for a criticism amnesty at Brunton Park – hand in your disapproving thoughts and chants at the turnstiles, please – sounded a little hollow until a voice from Carlisle United’s past gave the appeal a coat of credibility.
Why Danny Graham's not the man to lead Carlisle United
Published 4 April 2009
Danny Graham tugging on the Carlisle United captain’s armband was a fair few pages down this week’s list of surprises, top of which was the startling news that the former Blues owner Fred Story had purchased Camelot.
A thousand thank-yous
Published 4 April 2009
SUB-EDITORS are the unseen heroes who sift out mistakes from pieces like this before arranging them in readable form on the page. Their work is invaluable, yet they are also a slowly disappearing species as newspapers attempt to survive.
Neal’s hoping to put the bite on Leicester
Published 4 April 2009
AS Carlisle United supporters make their hopeful trek to Leicester, it’s probably not the best time to hit them with a disconcerting piece of trivia about Lewis Neal.
FA's decision not to charge is insane
Published 28 March 2009
Richard Keogh escaped with bruising and a few stitches when he was on the receiving end of Gary Alexander’s elbow during Carlisle United’s skirmish with Millwall at the Den last November.
Why it would be folly to let Chris Lumsdon go now
Published 28 March 2009
THE idea that Chris Lumsdon – aka “Ginger Pan Face” – might be the next member of Carlisle United’s successful old guard to take his leave of Brunton Park hits you like a saucepan to the chops.
Trust should tell us what they think
Published 28 March 2009
AS The United Trust “represents the interests of the Carlisle United supporters,” as stated on their website, it would be good to hear their views on the current state of affairs at Brunton Park.
Why dropping David could be a risk too far
Published 21 March 2009
IF RECENT dispatches on this page have given the impression that Greg Abbott has not quite mastered the art of the post-match press conference, apologies.
Don’t put the boot into Blues manager for being emotional
Published 14 March 2009
None of us truly knows how it is to be parked in front of microphones and cameras at the end of a rotten day at the office, to be publicly interrogated on the reasons why the week’s work has just vanished down the chute.
Kings of the wild frontier
Published 14 March 2009
NEWS from League One’s wild frontier: Oldham Athletic are investigating reports of a violent bust-up between players after a club night out.
One loud shirt man
Published 14 March 2009
UNITED’S infamous ‘deckchair’ jersey, which takes pride of place in most supporters’ wardrobes, is not known for its sober design.
Wise words leave Peter Murphy in credit
Published 31 January 2009
That rap on the door is the real world preparing to intrude on a week which started with public outcry over a £105,000 transfer, and ends with the unveiling of a ‘Legends Club’ at Brunton Park.
Great Scot Lambert will take up Abbott’s offer
Published 31 January 2009
Cross-border diplomacy rests in the secure hands of Greg Abbott this afternoon.
Muck-raking star has me quaking in my boots
Published 31 January 2009
NOW he has left, it’s surely time to challenge the myth that Simon Hackney was perhaps the nicest man ever to tug on a blue shirt at Brunton Park.
Kaka snubs Carlisle . . .
Published 24 January 2009
Just what you wanted: another story on Kaka. But this one is hard to ignore.
Why it’s the right time for Big Ben’s second chance
Published 24 January 2009
WHAT now follows is a list of the Carlisle United players who look better under Greg Abbott than they ever did during the final months of the John Ward era.
Speak up Eric
Published 24 January 2009
HERE was Eric Kinder’s diplomatic assessment of United’s reserve non-performance against Morecambe on Monday night.
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