The Brunton Bugle - A Carlisle United Podcast

Pre-season is well underway at Brunton Park and the Brunton Bugle is back to discuss the first two games for Paul Simpson's men this summer. In this episode, Dan and Lee look back on the comfortable wins over Penrith and Kendal, with some chat about trialists, Jamie Devitt's hat-trick at Parkside Road and what areas United still need to strengthen him. In the news section, there's some chat about...

The Brunton Bugle is back for it's third season and in the first episode of the new series, there's plenty of news to pack in! In this episode , Dan, Lee and Mike cover the news that has come out of Brunton Park over the last couple of weeks. First up, there's some chat about the new signings Holy, Hilton and Edmondson, and how they're going to fit into Simmo's new-look squad. There's plenty of ch...

After a couple of weeks off, the lads are back and with not much to discuss, we've thrown it out to the Blue Army faithful to come up with some topics for this week's show. In this latest episode of The Brunton Bugle, Dan, Lee and Mike discuss some of the recent news to come out of Brunton Park, including contract decisions, pre-season friendlies and the sad passing of two former Blues players. Th...

It's a couple of weeks since the 2021/22 season came to a close for United so it's time for the lads to have a bit of reflection how the campaign went (in the most part, not very well). In this week's episode of The Brunton Bugle, Dan, Lee and Mike reflect on the campaign as a whole, reviewing some of the key moments for the Blues, while also looking back on their predictions last summer (spoiler...

The season is over and the lads are quite frankly, glad to see the back of it. Bar the last few months, it's been a long old slog but the most important thing is, the Blues are still an EFL side! Dan, Lee and Mike do a quick review of the final day of the season defeat at Bradford City before getting stuck into a busy-week news-wise at Brunton Park. There's plenty of talk about the retained list,...

The end (of the season) is nigh as United complete their home fixtures with a 2-1 victory over Stevenage and get ready for the last away game where they'll be backed by over 1,800 Cumbrians in West Yorkshire. In this week's episode of The Brunton Bugle, Dan and Lee look back on the win over Stevenage at Brunton Park, with particular focus on an impressive debut for young defender Jack Ellis at rig...

The lads are back together to discuss all things United and there's a pretty big of news to digest this week - the confirmation that Paul Simpson will be staying on as Blues boss after agreeing on a new three-year contract with the club! Dan, Lee and Mike discuss the Simmo announcement, what he might look to do on the coaching side and whether United fans need to show a little bit of patience over...

A one-nil defeat followed by a one-nil victory over the Easter Holiday weekend was enough for United to secure their EFL status for another season and move all the focus on to getting Paul Simpson tied down on a longer deal at Brunton Park! In the 100th episode of The Brunton Bugle, Dan and Lee look back on those two Easter fixtures against Walsall and Mansfield, taking a particularly in-depth div...

After two and a half months apart, we've finally done an episode with all three hosts on it, and it's our 99th one since launching just under two years ago! Dan, Lee and Mike are back to look back on United's narrow defeat to promotion-chasing Exeter City at the weekend, along with some discussion about the importance of getting the manager situation resolved as soon as possible. There's also the...

It's certainly never boring following Carlisle United and last weekend was no different as the Blues were involved in a barmy game of football against Tranmere Rovers! In this episode of The Brunton Bugle , Lee and Mike look back on that dramatic 2-2 draw at Prenton Park, unpacking all the incidents - from goals to cards, 22-man brawls and a pillock kicking the ball back into the stands to waste t...

Two very contrasting performances for the Blues this week, as a promotion chaser is dispatched with an impressive performance at Brunton Park, while a trip to face a fellow struggler ends with a tired performance and no points. In the latest episode of The Brunton Bugle, Dan and Lee look back on that impressive win over a very good Bristol Rovers side in Cumbria and the tired effort from the Blues...

The Cumbrian Bragging Rights Cup came back up the A595 at the weekend as United saw off Barrow and more importantly, picked up another three points to move a step closer to securing EFL football next season. In the latest episode of The Brunton Bugle, Dan and Lee look back on last weekend's success on the Furness peninsula, with plenty of chat about the state of Barrow's Holker Street ground, Kris...

All good things must come to an end but if you'd told us a few weeks ago that Simmo would start his second reign with four straight wins then a defeat to a promotion contender, I think most fans would have bit your hand off! In the latest episode of The Brunton Bugle, Dan and Lee look back on the Northampton and Newport games - with plenty of talk about how United finally won a game in front of a...

The Simmo-lution continues to full-steam ahead as United make it three wins out of three under the returning boss to bring a little bit of breathing space to work with in the battle to avoid the drop. In the latest episode of The Brunton Bugle, Dan and Lee review the 2-1 win at Oldham at the weekend, discussing Morgan Feeney's dramatic injury time winner, the brilliant away support and the frankly...

Isn't it amazing what a couple of wins and a manager that the fans universally like can make to change the mood of a football club? In the latest episode of The Brunton Bugle, Dan and Lee look back on Simmo's first week in charge, with two wins and two clean sheets to take the Blues out of the relegation zone - although they're not totally out of the woods by any means! We also look ahead to this...

What a week! We've always said that it's never boring following Carlisle United and this week has been the ultimate proof of that! In the latest episode of The Brunton Bugle, Dan and Lee take a look back on a crazy few days at Brunton Park, which began with a 3-0 defeat but ended with a fanbase euphoric at the return of a club legend. There's not a huge amount of coverage of that loss to Swindon (...

The losing run is over, but with just a point picked up, United are still very much in the thick of the relegation battle. In the latest episode of The Brunton Bugle, Dan and Lee take a look back on United's 2-2 draw at Colchester last weekend, including some chat over Keith Millen's latest tactical switch and whether it's likely to work going forward. There's also a preview of this weekend's huge...

Make no bones about it - Keith Millen can argue all he wants but Carlisle United are very much in a relegation battle now. In the latest episode of The Brunton Bugle, Dan and Lee take a look back on another dire United performance as Port Vale ran out comfortable 3-1 winners at Brunton Park in midweek - there's a look at how the new lads got on and some discussion about whether the manager's job w...

For the first time since before Christmas, all three presenters are on this week's episode of The Brunton Bugle! There's plenty to fit in and we somehow cram the lot into just over 66 minutes! Dan, Lee and Mike are back to discuss the final day of the January Transfer Window, as a flurry of activity down at Brunton Park saw two departures and five arrivals ahead of the window closing, including on...

The unbeaten run is over and United get a good idea of how far they are off being a top side in League Two after suffering a 3-0 defeat to Forest Green Rovers at the weekend. In the latest episode of The Brunton Bugle, Dan and Lee review their trip down to Forest Green Rovers at the weekend, discussing the match action and what Nailsworth is like as a day out (answer - steep, and not in the financ...

After the excitement of the win over Bradford, it's been very much a reality check for United this week, as back-to-back draws keep the unbeaten run going, but temper some fan excitement about a top-half push. In the latest episode of The Brunton Bugle, Dan and Lee look back on those draws against Crawley Town and Hartlepool United, discussing two more impressive defensive performances and what th...

No, you're not dreaming, there's a sudden outbreak of optimism down Warwick Road as United make it three wins and three cleansheets in a row! In the latest episode of The Brunton Bugle, Dan and Lee look back on an impressive 2-0 win over Bradford City last weekend, reflecting on the incredible turnaround of form for Keith Millen's side in the last month. There's also a preview of back-to-back home...

** NOTE - This episode was recorded BEFORE the Omari Patrick return was announced, so includes comment on the rumour of his return! ** A Happy New Year to all Brunton Bugle listeners and it's certainly been a happy one for the Blues as despite only playing once, they've manged to secure a second 1-0 win in a row against a relegation rival to keep away from the bottom two! In this episode, Lee and...

It's the most wonderful time, of the year! Yes, Xmas Football has arrived and on this bumper episode of The Brunton Bugle, all three presenters are together to discuss a packed schedule of football for the Blues over the festive period! All three games against Rochdale, Salford and Scunthorpe get the preview treatment, but it's the Rochdale game which we go into a bit more depth on - catching up w...

JINGLE BELLS, JINGLE BELLS, JINGLE ALL THE WAY, OH WHAT FUN IT IS TO SEE, CARLISLE WIN AWAY! Yes, it's an early Christmas treat on this week's Brunton Bugle as we are able to talk about an away win for United - not just that, but one where we scored twice AND kept a clean sheet! Dan and Lee look back on the Stevenage game and reflect on the final evolution of Jon Mellish from defender-to-midfielde...