The Brunton Bugle - A Carlisle United Podcast

Typical Carlisle United - very much a case of "After the Lord Mayor's Show" as they put in a drab performance and go down to a 1-0 defeat to Leyton Orient at home, after that fantastic win at Bolton Wanderers. In this week's episode of The Brunton Bugle, Lee is joined by new guest host Adam Tiffen ( @adamtiffen18 on Twitter) to look back on the loss to the O's. There's discussion about substitutio...

Wembley 95 and 97, Chelsea 1974, Roma 1972, Arsenal 1951... forget all those games - THIS was the greatest result in our club's history! (If you believe some...). In this week's episode of The Brunton Bugle, Lee and Dan sit down to look back on a belting away day at Bolton, where the Blues picked up a routine 3-1 win against a tactically stubborn Trotters side. Plenty of topics to cover - not leas...

It's been a while, but Dan is finally back on the pod! Not much has happened when he's been away though so won't have a lot to talk about... In this week's episode of The Brunton Bugle, Lee and Dan look back on the last two fixtures against Wycombe Wanderers and Peterborough United. Two contrasting performances and results with plenty of talking points - including whether 4-3-3 can work for this s...

United put in a decent performance against promotion-hopefuls Derby County at Brunton Park but still find themselves on the end of a defeat - but that's not the big talking point from the weekend! In this episode of The Brunton Bugle , Lee and Mike look review the 2-0 loss to the Rams - plenty of praise for Jordan Gibson's performance, but are there questions again over the goalkeeper position? We...

It's three unbeaten now for United as they pick up a deserved point at Lincoln - but could it have been all three if the officials had got a key penalty decision right? In this episode of the Brunton Bugle , Lee is joined by Gregg Bulman from Boolman's Beer Reviews to discuss the 1-1 draw with the Imps - there's plenty of chat about that contentious spot-kick call, Luke Plange taking his big oppor...

Only two shots on target... but a 2-2 draw earns United a point (undeservedly so, if you as Steve Evans) at early pace-setters Stevenage. In this episode of The Brunton Bugle , Lee and Mike look back on the game in Hertfordshire - with a lot of talk about Jokkul Andresson's excellent performance, Joe Garner's 150th career goal and a potential burgeoning partnership between Kayode and Maguire in at...

It's taken a while, but the Blues finally have their first three points of the season in League One! In this episode of The Brunton Bugle, Lee and guest host Nick Brown look back on the 2-0 win over Shrewsbury - there's plenty of chat about Joe Garner's career milestone, a solid performance at the back from Sam Lavelle and how Morgan Feeney handled his hostile return to Brunton Park. There's then...

August is over and still no win for United on their return to League One - can that change this weekend? In this episode of The Brunton Bugle , Lee and Mike preview the visit of Shrewsbury Town to Brunton Park - it's been a long time since the Blues have beaten Salop at Brunton Park in the league - can they end that run on Saturday? We also chat with Chris from the excellent Salopcast to get the o...

Five games down, and that first win remains elusive - performances have been solid, but is that going to be good enough to help pull us away from trouble this season? In this episode of the Brunton Bugle , Lee and Mike get together to review the 1-0 defeat at Port Vale, with a lot of chat about controversial team selection decisions, defensive howlers and not taking chances. Oh and a bit of chat a...

Four games in and United are still waiting for their first win in League One - is it time to start panicking, or is their enough evidence in performances that things will get better sooner rather than later? In this episode of The Brunton Bugle, Lee and Dan discuss that loss to the Grecians - with some chat about poor refereeing decisions, wasteful finishing and whether four at the back is working...

United bounce back from a first-half dominated by the Latics to pick-up a hard-earned point at Brunton Park - could that second-half effort be enough to kick-start United's season this weekend against Exeter City? In this episode of The Brunton Bugle, Lee and Dan are on-hand to reflect on the 1-1 draw with Wigan - there's plenty of talk about how impressive the Latics were, Simmo's tweak in format...

The wait goes on for a first win of the season for United in League One and while they've not been played off the park by anyone yet, the lack of goal threat remains a worry. In this episode of The Brunton Bugle , Lee and Mike look back on the narrow 1-0 loss at Oxford United - while it was a game with very limited goal-mouth action for either side, there was plenty of talking points, particularly...

There is three guarantees in life - death, taxes, and Carlisle United s***ing the bed against Harrogate Town. In this episode of The Brunton Bugle, the lads are back to discuss the latest failure by the Blues to beat the Sulpherites - that's 8 games against the North Yorkshire side now, with 0 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats! There's chat about the poor performances in attack, Edmo's penalty miss and...

United's return to League One after nine years away ends in a draw and judging by the reaction of most fans, it's a point that everyone's pretty happy with! In this episode of the Brunton Bugle , Lee is joined by Gregg Bulman from Boolman's Beer Reviews to discuss the 1-1 draw with the Cod Army - there's plenty of talk about Moxon's brilliant free-kick, debutant Luke Plange's performance and the a...

After a 3,381 days, LEAGUE ONE FOOTBALL is finally returning to Brunton Park - and The Brunton Bugle is here to preview the big game! In this episode, Lee and Mike sit down to give their thoughts on how the season ahead will go for the Blues, alongside some contributions of our regular 60 Second Reviewers. That's followed by a full look ahead to this weekend's clash with Fleetwood Town, including...

There's just four days until the new League One campaign gets underway which can mean only one thing - it's time for our Preview and Predictions episode! In this episode of The Brunton Bugle, Dan, Lee and Mike got together to discuss all 23 of United's opponents this season in an almost two-hour long chat! At the end of the episode, we also did our (now infamous) season predictions, if you want to...

After a short break for a few weeks, the Brunton Bugle is back and there's plenty to talk about as United finally make their first forays into the summer transfer market. In this episode, Dan and Lee discuss the six new arrivals (albeit, with three of them being familiar faces!) at Brunton Park since we last recorded, as well as some departures from the club and a couple of welcomed contract exten...

The Bugle is back for the 2023-24 Season, but the first episode of the new season campaign begins on a sad note, after United announced that the club's Head of Academy Coaching, Dave Wilkes, had died at the age of 59 on Thursday. In this episode, Dan and Lee begin by paying tribute to Dave's legacy at the club over the past 32 years, coaching a huge number of players in the academy - some who made...

Yes, the end is nigh - another season has come to an end but WHAT A SEASON it has been for Carlisle United. League One baby! The lads are back in this final episode of the Brunton Bugle this season to discuss the retained list - not too many big surprises in there, but some sad departures after great service to the club. We also give out our End of Season Awards - with some fairly predictable but...

And now you're gonna believe us... THE BLUES ARE GOING UP! Yes, The Brunton Bugle is back for one final match review of the season and what a game it is to review! Dan, Lee and Mike are here to look back on an amazing afternoon in the sunshine in North London, as the Blues secured promotion to League One via a penalty shoot-out at Wembley Stadium. There's plenty of your reaction in there with a bu...

Que Sera, Sera, Whatever Will Be, Will Be... Yes, United are off to Wembley and what better way to celebrate than get all three of the Bugle lads together for the first in nearly two months to look ahead to the game! In this episode of The Brunton Bugle, Dan, Lee and Mike preview the League Two Play-Off Final as United face Stockport County under the famous Wembley arch. First-up, there's a look b...

It's Wembley-week which means a bumper load of content for you all ahead of United's big game down in "the smoke" on Sunday! You're already had a review of the Bradford win, we've been on the Lower League Look podcast and we've also got a big match preview episode and Twitter Space coming up on Saturday This episode is a special stand-alone version of our regular "Behind Enemy Lines" feature, wher...

Que Sera, Sera... Where do you even start with that one? An incredible afternoon at Brunton Park - one of the best ever?! - sees United reach Wembley Stadium in the League Two play-off final. In this episode of The Brunton Bugle, the lads look back on the 3-1 win after extra-time over Bradford City (3-2 on aggregate) that saw them secure a return to Home of Football for the first time in 12 years....

One leg down, one to go and it's still very much in the balance as to who gets to extend their season one more game and earn a trip to Wembley at the end of the month. In this episode of The Brunton Bugle, the lads look back on the 1-0 defeat at Bradford in the play-off semi-final first leg - it's certainly not a downbeat discussion with a lot of talk about the positives of United's performance an...

It was pretty much sorted anyway, but United officially secured a play-off place on the final day as they ground out a point at bogey team Sutton United. In this episode of The Brunton Bugle, the lads look back on the 1-1 draw at Gander Green Lane - there's some talk about filling in the Mellish-shaped gap in defence, the Patrick dilema and some of the best stewards we've had this season. After th...