The Brunton Bugle - A Carlisle United Podcast

It's Episode 7 ofTHE BRUNTON BUGLEand this week it's time to look ahead to United's first home game of the season, as 1,000 fans prepare to attend a game of football at Brunton Park for the first time in over six months!The lads look ahead to the Southend game this weekend as well as taking a look back at the opening few games of the season and United's on-going issues in defence and attack. There's also a chat about how the "test" event of fans attending the Southend game will work and the usual

The new League Two season is upon us and the lads have got together to discuss how they think things will pan out for the 24 clubs taking part.This is Episode 6 ofTHE BRUNTON BUGLEand this week all three of your regular hosts are together to look at who is going to go for promotion and who will be scrapping about to avoid the trapdoor to non-league football this season. Expect references to former World snooker champions, Barrow's new away end and how Mike hates every single football club (including

The lads are back for episode 5 ofTHE BRUNTON BUGLEand this week it's time to actually preview some competitive football! There's plenty of chat about United's first round Carabao Cup tie against Oldham Athletic, with a bit of a look at how the Latics are shaping up ahead of the game too.We also pay tribute to former United owner John Courtenay after his passing at the age of 70, discuss two more signings, look at the return of fans to stadium's for United's season opener at Cambridge and our usual

The lads are back for episode 4 of THE BRUNTON BUGLE and this week, it's finally arrived - the 2020/21 season fixture list! Trips to Barrow and Bolton in the league are discussed, the merits of the Carabao Cup draw giving us a trip to Oldham gets some chat and the EFL Trophy gets exactly the right amount of discussion time it deserves.We also take a look at the three additional signings, the remaining trialists, the latest on season-tickets sales and iFollow coverage and our usual look at the former

We're back for episode 3 of THE BRUNTON BUGLE and this week, the lads discuss how United's squad is shaping up for the League Two season starting next month - with a look at all eight new signings, two trialists and the players who decided to turn down their new deals.There's also some chat about the Macclesfield/Stevenage relegation debacle, news of ex-United players on the move and the winner of our Dean Walling bucket hat competition in association with FootballBobbles.com is announced.Your host

We're back for another episode of Carlisle United based crack and this time it's the first our special episodes, looking back into the club's history to bring you some of the more interesting stories from the corridors of Brunton Park.The first episode is focusing on ONE GAME WONDERS - the lads take a look at some of the 83 players who have featured in just one first-team competitive fixture for the club. Just a few of the stories include...A goalkeeper involved in one of the club's worst ever

We're back for episode 2 of THE BRUNTON BUGLE and this week, the lads discuss how League Two is finally taking shape for next season... but also the ultimate question of when next season will actually happen!There's also chat about transfer rumours, how Brunton Park might host games with fans in a mid-pandemic world, and why we are all in for afternoon tea and a spa day in Harrogate next season.Your host Lee Rooney is joined in Liverpool from a safe social distance of over 131 miles by Dan MacLennan

We've re-launched our Carlisle United podcast and it's (finally!) got a new name! THE BRUNTON BUGLE begins with a look at United's retained list, a chat about the squad make-up for next season, a mention for departing long-serving physio Neil Dalton and a look at the total mess that is the EFL's attempts to resolve the current seasons in L2, L1 and the Championship during the Coronavirus crisis.Apologies if the sound quality is poor or patchy in places, we have been using trial and error to do this