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Billionaire to Buy Rugby Club 25 Jan 2026 17:42 #1

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Was thinking what a good idea to have both the rugby and football ground area around brunton park so you could build a new ground in peoples preffered area. The rugby club can move else where with the money they get and United can build a new ground with no space restrictions you could have better training facilities new carparks stuff we can omly dream of .This came into my head when standing for tickets and surveying the mess brunton park is.This was nothing to do with the floods the place is a mess and badly needs something doing to it or moving, everywhere looks dirty and thats above the flood waterline even small things like the x missing from foxys sign its these small things that give people there first impression of Brunton Park .The cup tie will only paper over the cracks so lets hope somethings done before they get bigger.
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Billionaire to Buy Rugby Club 25 Jan 2026 17:45 #2

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would still flood..
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Billionaire to Buy Rugby Club 25 Jan 2026 17:53 #3

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There was a rumour doing the rounds just recently that the Rugby Club had approached CUFC about buying the land. Sod knows if any truth in it!
Win or Lose, Up The Blues!
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Billionaire to Buy Rugby Club 25 Jan 2026 18:07 #4

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Ha Ha Ha Ha, aye right!!! Now I've heard some bloody daft things in my life............................that takes the award!!! LOL :lol:
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Billionaire to Buy Rugby Club 25 Jan 2026 18:08 #5

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CumbrianView wrote:
Was thinking what a good idea to have both the rugby and football ground area around brunton park so you could build a new ground in peoples preffered area. The rugby club can move else where with the money they get and United can build a new ground with no space restrictions you could have better training facilities new carparks stuff we can omly dream of .This came into my head when standing for tickets and surveying the mess brunton park is.This was nothing to do with the floods the place is a mess and badly needs something doing to it or moving, everywhere looks dirty and thats above the flood waterline even small things like the x missing from foxys sign its these small things that give people there first impression of Brunton Park .The cup tie will only paper over the cracks so lets hope somethings done before they get bigger.

I'll answer this one when I stop laughing.
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Billionaire to Buy Rugby Club 25 Jan 2026 18:14 #6

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Aye Bry, the jungle drums have moved you already!
Win or Lose, Up The Blues!
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Billionaire to Buy Rugby Club 25 Jan 2026 18:16 #7

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Doesn't take much mate
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Re:Billionaire to Buy Rugby Club 25 Jan 2026 19:32 #8

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CCU wrote:
There was a rumour doing the rounds just recently that the Rugby Club had approached CUFC about buying the land. Sod knows if any truth in it!

The Rugby Club are apparently considering upping sticks. Not sure how much truth is in that either.
all views my own
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Re:Billionaire to Buy Rugby Club 25 Jan 2026 19:51 #9

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Mouldy wrote:
CCU wrote:
There was a rumour doing the rounds just recently that the Rugby Club had approached CUFC about buying the land. Sod knows if any truth in it!

The Rugby Club are apparently considering upping sticks. Not sure how much truth is in that either.

That'll surely make it harder to kick the ball between them
Proud Cumbrian.
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Re:Billionaire to Buy Rugby Club 25 Jan 2026 19:54 #10

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We are currently in complete limbo.
The best thing to do would be to rebuild the whole club house and move it to where the grandstand is, this would be 'elevated' with the changing rooms below and the bars and function suites above, therefore reducing the risk of flooding. At the moment we are trying to get the money together (through various options) to do just that. Obviously the insurance people will not give us the amount of money for a complete re-build, so we are looking at various options, Grants, The R.F.U. Sport England etc, etc., needless to say this will cost an enormous amount of money whichever route they take.
We have also been looking at moving away from Warwick Road, but without going into too much detail here, that option is not really suitable.
Lastly we will be looking at refurbishing the club as it is now, which is probably the more likely scenario, however we are already 6/7 weeks behind as literally nothing has been done apart from taking the furniture and carpets out, if anybody wants to know why, then I suggest you get in touch with any of our Committee members, and if they know anything then they have told you a lot more than me.
And on a final note I will be leaving the Rugby Club in the very near future, it is a long story, but they couldn't guarantee my job, so really I had no option.
Thankfully I have found a similar job up at Creighton Rugby Club, and I will be starting there shortly.
Can I just thank all the people who come in the Club before games, I've met a lot of great people, really genuine Carlisle United fans who I will miss.
But I'm sure I will see most of you at Mecca (Brunton Park) in the next few weeks, cheers, Bry. COYB
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Re:Billionaire to Buy Rugby Club 25 Jan 2026 20:01 #11

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All the best Bry, used to enjoy a crack before the games, good luck at Creighton.
Super blues never lose.
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Re:Billionaire to Buy Rugby Club 25 Jan 2026 20:16 #12

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melbourneblues wrote:
All the best Bry, used to enjoy a crack before the games, good luck at Creighton.

Cheers Mr Rogers :)
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Re:Billionaire to Buy Rugby Club 25 Jan 2026 20:17 #13

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Could we not just have a sporting "Mecca" up at Creighton's gaff. Creighton & Carlisle RFUC's on alternate Saturdays & CUFC in there nice new 1,5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 50...thousand all seater non flooding ground, whenever.....then again I'll wake up & get me coat & napper out the clouds. :(
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Re:Billionaire to Buy Rugby Club 26 Jan 2026 16:27 #14

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I wonder how much extra the Rugby Club has made the last few years with people deciding they'd rather go there than the shanful efforts on refreshments CUFC has for options.
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Re:Billionaire to Buy Rugby Club 26 Jan 2026 16:34 #15

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Not just the last few years. when I started going to Brunton Park 40 years ago the folks that took us always spent couple of hours prematch in the rugby club, then an hour afterwards. CUFC need a decent social club near by
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Billionaire to Buy Rugby Club 26 Jan 2026 22:03 #16

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Still think the Yates in there is one of the best pints in the city.
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Billionaire to Buy Rugby Club 27 Jan 2026 08:24 #17

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:cheer: When you see billionaire mentioned on here, Its enough to make a glass eye water......
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