seesaw50 wrote: Oh OK ......massive appeal by Raynes I think it was tho.!

seesaw50 wrote:

NORTHERNSOUL wrote:

LakesBlue1 wrote: Blackpool and Orient fans invade the pitch, get it called off and both teams deducted 3 points.

Or Orient fans invade the pitch cause problems [ i dont think it would even need to be totally abandoned ] then Blackpools suspended sentence is activated and they are deducted 3pts and fined 500k

Carlisles play off chances improve considerably

Bumble wrote:

seesaw50 wrote:

cufcdeano wrote: Correct, the club were at 99% when Liddle was brought in, funded by AJ.

You might know the answer to this deano ...is Joachim still here or back in France ...given that the crowd funding was supposed to be funding his wages

Gannadan wrote: Note to self, don't post when sheet faced.

baggieblue wrote: What was the craic with the orange number 15 shirt that Raynes got from the bench after Jabo's goal?

markredfox73 wrote: Aye noticed some [censored] nearly ran me over in a porsche like i totally agree as me and wukkie were asking where the other 2 names were.. we managed to badger those nixon out banners off someone ....

Mortonblue wrote:

Mouldy wrote:

seesaw50 wrote: Curle said post match 2 were on their way back and available for Saturday , wouldn't name them tho
Hopefully Raynes and Jones....Kennedy looked to be walking a bit gingerly at the half time draw.

I heard it as two were possibly available depending on how their bodies react to training this week. Raynes and Devitt at a guess.

franksidebottom wrote:

Kangshung wrote:

franksidebottom wrote:

Kangshung wrote: Sick of hearing that we're punching above our weight. Before a ball was kicked this year, the consensus seemed to be that anything less than a playoff place would be a failure. By the time the early season transfer window closed, most folk I knew thought we had an excellent shot at promotion, with the caveat that we were short of cover in the fullback positions and needed to avoid injuries in those positions.

The start to the season seemed to confirm our credentials. Curle was able to vary our tactics, playing a range of formations and styles of football. The squad was full of fight, and simply refused to be beat. Despite the hiccup at Newport, we went into December looking like potential champions. And then we went to Luton...

Losing two key players that night undoubtedly played a huge part in our fall from grace. The crucial thing being that we had no cover at all for Grainger - an issue most fans had identified as a potential problem at the start of the season.

Still, at the turn of the year we had lost only one league game. The transfer window was open, and surely the club's hierarchy would make the small investment necessary to shore up the holes? Surely a couple of hundred thousand could be found to finance the promotion push?

But of course, this is Carlisle United. The only football club still doing business in the 20th century. The investment wasn't forthcoming. And in the meantime, our form has gone from that of would-be champions to that of relegation candidates. And Curle is increasingly looking like a beaten man.

Dress it up all you want, but the club has let it's fans down. January was a chance to show some intent and get the place buzzing, but Jenkins and those other oxygen thieves did quite the opposite. Whilst some may have been content with our activity at the time, most regular supporters I know were quite the opposite, and the feeling amongst the floating fans was certainly not positive - as evidenced by the disappointing attendances of late.

Those of you who feel we are still in with a chance are entitled to say so, don't get me wrong. But you are living in a dream world.

Most of you will have been going to Brunton Park as long as I have, so let me ask you a couple of simple questions: have you ever seen a comparable loss of form? And if so, did that side get promoted, or even make the playoffs?

For me, the answer is yes to the first question. The oft-cited 89-90 collapse was spectacular. Not only did we bottle promotion, but we failed to make the playoffs, despite being top of the league at the end of February.

Missing out on promotion but making the playoffs would be a huge disappointment after the first four months of the season - but missing out on the playoffs would be inexcusable. To suggest that people aren't really supporters - just because they openly speak out about this dramatic decline - is ridiculous at best.

One last question: do you see anything to suggest we are ready to turn this form around?

So because we bottled promotion 27 years ago we're living in a dream world to think we might go up this year? That's it then, I won't bother going Saturday, or Tuesday, or to Mansfield. In fact that's me until August. What's the point?

I'm not questioning whether folk are really supporters because they're openly speaking about the decline, the decline is there for all to see and I acknowledged that in my original post. I'm questioning whether folk are really supporters because they're saying the season is over and have given up when we're sat in an automatic promotion place with 11 games left. Now that's ridiculous!

Imagine the uproar if Curle turned around and said something similar? I'm not saying things are looking good, the signs aren't great but we're still in the mix, in with a shout and until otherwise I'll still have optimism. We don't get many promotion seasons in our lifetimes so why folk have given up on this season whilst we're sitting third is beyond me. They're the people I'm questioning.

Nicely twisted.

I'm not implying that we won't go up because we bottled promotion a couple of decades back, I'm simply pointing out the parallels between that season and this one. I'm also asking if anybody can recall us recovering from this kind of collapse. So far, nobody can. Judging from your lack of an actual answer to the questions I asked, I'd say you can't either.

And would you really stop going just because promotion was no longer likely? Or was that simply for dramatic effect?

You are right about Curle. Of course there would be uproar. It is his job to keep the players believing, and such a statement would be stupid coming from him.

But he is a manager, not a supporter. Talk about flawed analogies...

Folk are giving up because they've been here before. We're watching history repeat itself. Perhaps you'd prefer if we all settled for perennial fourth tier football, but many on here will not do so.

I sincerely hope you have cause to ram these words down my throat at the end of the season.

carwash wrote: Frank the misses are here from the official CUFC youtube channel.

crunchblue wrote:

seesaw50 wrote:

crunchblue wrote:

carwash wrote: 1-0 well taken goal mind.

I thought Gillespie should have saved it. I haven't seen it again so im possibly being harsh but from my view it was a goalkeeping error

Straight through him at 200mph ......should have done better mind

torbayblue wrote: Accrington survive on gates that would be low for non-league football, less than 1,400 of their supporters today, and still we haven't the team to batter them!

On gates 3 times Accrington's and more, we can't put out a team that than even beat 'em with a man advantage.

You wonder how much these Accrington lads are getting paid? and what is going on behind the scenes at Brunton Park!

Flatcap wrote: Brisley needs dropped from the team to become a much better player.
As we all know on here, players not in the team are better than those who are.
I remember early on in the season there was a clamour on here for Brisley to get a game, as Raynes and Ellis were woeful

nobbyblue wrote: You can see the refs point of view.. Gresty Road is well known for their crazy fans and a riot could easily have ensued.

Dancingbear wrote:

carlisleunited wrote: Found it. He was onside - just. Maybe in line.

CCU wrote:

TheLazyLewisGuy wrote:

carlisleunited wrote: Probably left Brough out as there was already enough defensive cover on the bench, oh and maybe because he's not goode enough to be on the bench at the moment.

howoldboy wrote:

seesaw50 wrote: Wyke sunbbed on 5mins ago..... Goes off injured Cameron Salkeld gets his chance.

Zebby wrote:

Lazarus wrote:

Zebby wrote:

Lazarus wrote:

Zebby wrote: I look upon these ground out wins and draws as reward for the games we dominated early season without getting full reward...

we are were we are in the league and its a fair reflection of the teams efforts

Gritty,determined and with a bit of quality in oppositions half we will not be out fought and at times really good to watch


UTB

Remind my poor memory please....

Off top of heed Cheltenham and Cambridge

22nd and 19th in tier 4. You'd hope so, right?

Windy wrote: Just like the Barnet game. Looking comfortable playing a certain formation, then KC changes to 5 at the back because he hasn't got faith in the centre-backs. Keith needs to show he's learning from mistakes, this is a repeat offence. Wycombe is an absolute must-win now.

pacirv wrote: Bit much when a match that nobody is suppose to give a toss about has created a bigger thread than a league game?

Bruntonpasty wrote:

pie wrote: Absolutely spot on Zebby, this team is light years ahead of what we've had in the last couple of seasons and still people whinge.

We've battered two teams this week and got 2 points, yes that's annoying but only because we could and should have had six.

Surely that's a good sign of what is to come this season?

1954Blue wrote: We were terrific in the first half and Argyle came at us in the second half but we coped very well as a unit defensively. Jervis was a real threat and had one terrific run from right to left. The new signings look very promising and so far appear to have really strengthened the squad. Adams and Jones seem to be good readers of the game and play intelligently. Lambe has been great going forward. He took his goal very cooly today.