05 April 2009
VHTB - 05/04/09
05/04/09 15:54
That's a bit more like it. A much improved performance at Leicester. Have you ever heard 20,000 fans go so quiet ?
Congratulations to Tom Aldred who won the Apprentice of the Year Award for Coca-Cola League 1 at the 2009 Football League Awards.
LB member Iain Maclachlan also scooped a prize this week when he won the ' Brunton Park experience ' in the Premier Club draw and one lucky member stuck £5 on the winner of the National at 100/1.
Hit The Bar!
The next issue of Hit The Bar comes out in mid May by which time our fate will be well and truly sealed.During these next few weeks we are likely to be hitting all kinds of highs and lows and the emotions will be running high.
The Editor, Dave Brown is keen to capture some of these raw emotions for Hit The Bar. So why not when you come back from a match, pub or from surfing the internet full of ire or joy and email, text or write your feelings – don’t worry about spelling or grammar or even common sense – if it looks totally barmy he will call you before he publishes.
Send in those raw emotions to 07977 464060 (preferably text), editor@carlislelondonbranch.org or write down your ire (its good for the soul) and post to Park House, 191 Stafford Road, Wallington SM6 9BT before you re-read it. MMS your picture from the mobile phone so we can get a picture of your anguish - again too bad and I will call you to offer you the chance to scrap it.
Looking forward to some real football moments.
Awards Dinner
There is one place left for the Annual Awards Dinner at the Shepherds Inn on Sunday 3rd May. Tickets are £35 each and payment will be taken from the TDS on 17th April.
There are bookings by Nigel Moss, David Ross, Dave Brown, Jim Lawman, Dave Croxford, Ken Hullock, The Sparks, Mike Carruthers, The Brookes, Aidan Wharton and Bruce Vander.
Huddersfield Monday 13th April ko 3pm
Prices: Adult £20:00
Senior (60+) £12:00
Student (with ID) £10:00
Junior (U16’s) £10:00
Please order your tickets by 5pm Monday 6th April. I have orders from Paul Parke & Harold Bowron and the tickets will be distributed at the Market Tavern, Leeds Road,Huddersfield, HD1 6NN.
http://www.wheresbest.co.uk/venue/61851/Market-Tavern/
Cheltenham Mascot
Are there any Brunton Blues who would like to be mascot at Cheltenham on 25th April ? Please let Ian Jardine know at mascots@carlislelondonbranch.org if you fancy a day to remember.
Golden Gamble
The club are trying to set up their biggest ever Golden Gamble half-time draw prize fund for the Oldham game on Good Friday. The previous best is £1800 for the Sheffield Wednesday Cup match. Normally the tickets would only be sold at the ground on a match day but this time they have been distributed around shops in the area and a few fans have taken books in a bid to boost the prize fund. A number of local businesses have kindly donated prizes to supplement the 2 cash prizes. The tickets cost £1 for a blue or white, buy both for £2 and receive a yellow free. The London branch will receive 10% commission for the first 100 tickets sold and 20% for all tickets sold above 100.
They will be available to buy at Leicester or by sending a cheque payable to CUSCLB to me at 11 Cedar Road, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5DA to arrive before 7th April.
Player of year/Champagne moment
You can now vote for your player of the year via our website at http://www.carlislelondonbranch.org/index.html. The deadline is 17th April.
Our juniors can now vote for their Champagne moment by choosing from one of these .
1. Graham Kavanagh goal v Bristol Rovers.
2. Michael Bridges goal v Yeovil ( away ).
3. Danny Graham hat trick v Yeovil ( home )
Branch Meeting
The next meeting has been moved back a week to 23rd April. For the Branch calendar follow this link http://www.carlislelondonbranch.org/news/calendar.html.
Social
If you fancy a trip to a central London cinema to watch the Damned United on Wednesday 15th April, please let me know.
Keep the faith
Simon Clarkson
*** 5 April 1924 - Brunton Park hosted the 14-3 victory by Cumberland against Kent in the rugby union county championship final ( reproduced with kind permission from ' On This Day ' ).
Congratulations to Tom Aldred who won the Apprentice of the Year Award for Coca-Cola League 1 at the 2009 Football League Awards.
LB member Iain Maclachlan also scooped a prize this week when he won the ' Brunton Park experience ' in the Premier Club draw and one lucky member stuck £5 on the winner of the National at 100/1.
Hit The Bar!
The next issue of Hit The Bar comes out in mid May by which time our fate will be well and truly sealed.During these next few weeks we are likely to be hitting all kinds of highs and lows and the emotions will be running high.
The Editor, Dave Brown is keen to capture some of these raw emotions for Hit The Bar. So why not when you come back from a match, pub or from surfing the internet full of ire or joy and email, text or write your feelings – don’t worry about spelling or grammar or even common sense – if it looks totally barmy he will call you before he publishes.
Send in those raw emotions to 07977 464060 (preferably text), editor@carlislelondonbranch.org or write down your ire (its good for the soul) and post to Park House, 191 Stafford Road, Wallington SM6 9BT before you re-read it. MMS your picture from the mobile phone so we can get a picture of your anguish - again too bad and I will call you to offer you the chance to scrap it.
Looking forward to some real football moments.
Awards Dinner
There is one place left for the Annual Awards Dinner at the Shepherds Inn on Sunday 3rd May. Tickets are £35 each and payment will be taken from the TDS on 17th April.
There are bookings by Nigel Moss, David Ross, Dave Brown, Jim Lawman, Dave Croxford, Ken Hullock, The Sparks, Mike Carruthers, The Brookes, Aidan Wharton and Bruce Vander.
Huddersfield Monday 13th April ko 3pm
Prices: Adult £20:00
Senior (60+) £12:00
Student (with ID) £10:00
Junior (U16’s) £10:00
Please order your tickets by 5pm Monday 6th April. I have orders from Paul Parke & Harold Bowron and the tickets will be distributed at the Market Tavern, Leeds Road,Huddersfield, HD1 6NN.
http://www.wheresbest.co.uk/venue/61851/Market-Tavern/
Cheltenham Mascot
Are there any Brunton Blues who would like to be mascot at Cheltenham on 25th April ? Please let Ian Jardine know at mascots@carlislelondonbranch.org if you fancy a day to remember.
Golden Gamble
The club are trying to set up their biggest ever Golden Gamble half-time draw prize fund for the Oldham game on Good Friday. The previous best is £1800 for the Sheffield Wednesday Cup match. Normally the tickets would only be sold at the ground on a match day but this time they have been distributed around shops in the area and a few fans have taken books in a bid to boost the prize fund. A number of local businesses have kindly donated prizes to supplement the 2 cash prizes. The tickets cost £1 for a blue or white, buy both for £2 and receive a yellow free. The London branch will receive 10% commission for the first 100 tickets sold and 20% for all tickets sold above 100.
They will be available to buy at Leicester or by sending a cheque payable to CUSCLB to me at 11 Cedar Road, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5DA to arrive before 7th April.
Player of year/Champagne moment
You can now vote for your player of the year via our website at http://www.carlislelondonbranch.org/index.html. The deadline is 17th April.
Our juniors can now vote for their Champagne moment by choosing from one of these .
1. Graham Kavanagh goal v Bristol Rovers.
2. Michael Bridges goal v Yeovil ( away ).
3. Danny Graham hat trick v Yeovil ( home )
Branch Meeting
The next meeting has been moved back a week to 23rd April. For the Branch calendar follow this link http://www.carlislelondonbranch.org/news/calendar.html.
Social
If you fancy a trip to a central London cinema to watch the Damned United on Wednesday 15th April, please let me know.
Keep the faith
Simon Clarkson
*** 5 April 1924 - Brunton Park hosted the 14-3 victory by Cumberland against Kent in the rugby union county championship final ( reproduced with kind permission from ' On This Day ' ).