The trip to Walsall saw another exiting end to a game spoilt by windy conditions. It's always worth waiting until the final whistle when you watch United !

It's now a quarter of the way through the season so unfortunately if you are yet to renew your LB membership, this will be your last vhtb and the Hit the Bar ! due to arrive next week will be your last.

Branch Meeting

Our next meeting is at 8pm next Thursday 15th October at the Civil Service Club. Please register your attendance with Alan Millington at information@carlislelondonbranch.org particlarly should you wish to join us for a meal at 6.30pm. Please come along and help shape the direction of the season by contributing some ideas.

Brunton Park Diary

Oct 2nd (Fri)
Former CUFC defender Darren Campion, still only 20, signs for Blue Square North club Solihull Moors. Solihull, who lie 3 places below Workington in 18th, put him in his most accustomed position the next day, a substitute in a 1-1 draw with Southport.

Meanwhile, former striking legend Richard Tracey (30) signs for Stocksbridge Park Steels having turned out for KoolSport Northern Counties East League side Maltby Main earlier in the season. Yes, really. SPS are 3rd in the Unibond Premier, a league headed by the might of Kendal Town. In his first game, Carlos Roca (yes, that one) scores an injury time winner as opponents FC United came back from 3-1 down to beat them 4-3 at Gigg Lane. An injury time winner for a team from Manchester, who would have thought it?

Oct 3rd (Sat)
CARLISLE UTD YOUTH 1 PRESTON NORTH END YOUTH 2
A tough draw in the Youth Alliance Cup against league leaders PNE ends in a first-round exit for the Cumbrians. In a match played in a near gale, Carlisle didn’t make use of the wind at their backs during a first half in which they fell behind 1-0 on 19 minutes. It was 2-0 on 76 from a cross slid-in across the 6-yard box before a disputed penalty converted by Bowman on 83 gave us a consolation.

WALSALL 2 CARLISLE UNITED 2
A poor advert for L1 football in a windswept soulless Floors-2-Go stadium, the conditions were the only winner in a game played between two sides destined for the bottom eight end of season bun fight on this showing. Robson and Keogh were both the scorers and probably the only two to emerge with their reputations improved. The other main credit was that the team played for the full 45 in each half with both equalisers coming towards the end on both occasions.

*Player Ratings - Pidgeley 4, Raven 5, Harte 3, Livesey 5, Keogh 7, Taiwo 4, Kavanagh 6, Hurst 4, Robson 7.5 (star man), Anyinsah 5, Dobie 4.

* self-authored

Centenary Magazine

You will have no doubt read about the Centenary celebrations on saturday at Brunton Park. Part of the celebration was a free 64 page magazine handed out to fans at the game and available to pick up at numerous outlets around Cumbria.

Branch members will be pleased to know that they wll receive this magazine by post, so that they don't miss out.

The Branch are paying for the postage. If there are any members who are willing to sponsor some or all of this cost please let me know.

Matchdays

I do not have London Branch members 14 digit Teamcard numbers which I need to quote when ordering match tickets, thus accrueing loyalty points. Please therefore send me them if you use the Ticket Deposit Scheme. If you have renewed your LB membership you should have received a Teamcard posted direct to you by CUFC. Please let me know if you have missed out and I will chase it up.

Remember to check the London Branch website for all away day info throughout the season and to obtain your Ticket Deposit Scheme balance. http://www.carlislelondonbranch.org

You can order your match tickets for away games on our website or direct to tickets@carlislelondonbranch.org

Yeovil - Saturday 17th October

This game is not all ticket however tickets are £2 cheaper if bought in advance, with the exception of juniors.

The ground at Yeovil has terracing and seating. The seating is only to be sold to families with young children, senior citizens and ambulant disabled.

Prices Terracing: Adults £15
OAP’s (65+) £10
16-21 Years Old £8
Under 16’s £1
Carers FOC

Prices Seated: Adults £15
OAP’s (65+) £11
16-21 Years Old £8
Under 16’s £1


I have orders from Mike Carruthers*, Dave Croxford, Dave Brown *, Barry Newsome , Alan Millington*, Jason Boswell* , Nigel Moss*, Mike Whitehead, Jim Lawman* , Ken Hullock* & Paul Robson *.

Please order by 5pm Sunday 11th October.

Tickets will be distributed by Alan Millington at The Airfield Tavern (Brewers Fayre), Alvington Lane, Brimpton, Yeovil, BA22 8TH
There are now 8 on the Groupsave* train deal from Waterloo at 0920 to Yeovil Junction ( due in 1202 ) at £20.55 each . The return service is the 1820-2132.

Bristol Rovers 14th November

Groupsave travel will be available for this trip from Paddington to Bristol Parkway with the 1045 service looking the most likely and an approximate cost of £25 for adults.

250th Edition of HTB

Does anyone have any pictures of Branch members in previous decades ?

Please send your submissions to Ian Jardine at i.jardine@btinternet.com


Keep the faith,

Simon Clarkson


*** 5 October 2004 - An away 6-1 thrashing of Leigh RMI with a bulk of the official 1540 crowd following the Blues.