The Brunton Bugle - A Carlisle United Podcast

So close, yet so far - United's chances of a top three finish disappear in a crazy final ten minutes at Brunton Park, so it looks like the play-offs if we're to get promoted this season. In this episode of The Brunton Bugle, the lads look back on the 3-2 defeat to Salford City - with lots of talk about formations, late goals, red cards and how much stick Elliot Watt is likely to get if we face the...

There is only one team in Cumbria - the mighty Blues complete the double over Barrow and drink the sweet, delicious tears of Pete Wild in the process. In this episode of The Brunton Bugle , Lee and Mike look back on the 1-0 win at Holker St, where there's plenty of chat about digging in, Ben Barclay's first goal for the club, that dump of an away end and the Bluebirds boss' delusional comments aft...

A rare sight at Brunton Park for a while - goals galore, as United and Stockport play out a humdinger of a game in CA1 but is a point not a huge amount of use to either side in their push for automatic promotion? In this episode of The Brunton Bugle, the lads look back on a 2-2 draw that was a brilliant advert for League Two football - lots of chat about Simmo's tactical switch, Jon Mellish scorin...

A goal, a goal, my kingdom for a goal... another game, another blank for United but also another clean sheet, as Simmo's boys rack up their eighth 0-0 of the season. In this episode of The Brunton Bugle, the lads look back on the goalless draw against Northampton Town, as Tomas Holy picked up a record-equalling 19th clean sheet of the campaign. There's plenty of talk about how much of a dent this...

United finally scored a goal! And more importantly, come out of the Easter weekend fixtures unbeaten and with two clean sheets. In this episode of The Brunton Bugle , Lee and Mike look back on 2-0 win over Tranmere Rovers and 0-0 draw with Walsall, which leaves United just outside the automatic promotion positions. There's lots of talk about the big Brunton Park crowd, Dennis finding his shooting...

It's four games without a win or a goal for United, but the lads are still confident that promotion is possible come the end of the season! In this bumper episode of The Brunton Bugle , Lee and Mike look back on the narrow 1-0 defeat at table-toppers Leyton Orient, with discussion about the lack of goals, whether it's time to change things up in midfield and the continuing rotten luck with injurie...

"It's Carlisle United - we never do things the easy way" - and so it shall pass, that Carlisle United did indeed show they aren't prepared to take the simple route to promotion as they make it three games without a goal in a 1-0 loss at Gillingham. In this episode of The Brunton Bugle, Dan, Lee and Mike get together to discuss the Blues defeat and more worryingly, poor performance, in the narrow d...

Following on from the dramatic win at Swindon, United are held to consecutive 0-0 draws - but with those games coming against fellow promotion contenders, there are plenty of positives to take from both displays. In this episode of The Brunton Bugle, the lads look back on the goalless draws against Stevenage and Bradford City - two contrasting displays that leave the Blues sitting in third place w...

Late drama in Wiltshire as United grab a 96th minute winner to setup a mouth-watering Saturday-Tuesday double-header this week against two sides who are right in the thick of the promotion battle alongside them. In this episode of The Brunton Bugle, the lads look back on the 2-1 victory at Swindon Town - there's plenty of chat about United's patient approach, Jack Armer's goal of the season conten...

United are back up to second after seeing off FA Cup giant-killers Grimsby Town with an efficient 2-0 victory - but can they keep themselves in those automatic promotion places for the rest of the campaign? In this episode of The Brunton Bugle, Lee is joined for the second time this season by special guest host Gregg Bulman to run through the main talking points from the win over the Mariners, inc...

It's been a while, but for the first time in two months, all three Buglers are together in one episode - and it only took United scoring five away from home to make it possible! In this episode of The Brunton Bugle, Dan, Lee and Mike get together to discuss the Blues' impressive 5-2 win at this season's basket case club Crawley Town - with plenty of chat about Joel Senior's first goal for the Blue...

A solid return to form for United as they end their three-game run without a win by beating an improving Colchester side - but can they start a new winning streak and keep the chasing pack at bay? In this episode of The Brunton Bugle, the lads look back on the 1-0 victory over Colu at Brunton Park - lots of chat about Simmo's changes and the impact of full debutant and goalscorer Alfie McCalmont,...

Well.... where on earth do you start with that one?! A Valentine's Day Massacre for the Blues, but the lads are still looking to remain positive on the pod! In this episode of The Brunton Bugle , Lee and Mike perform an autopsy on United's 4-0 defeat to Mansfield, with plenty of discussion about why United looked so lacklustre, and whether it's time to freshen a line-up that has been so consistent...

United may have been cheered on by over 1,000 Blues in the capital this weekend, but they couldn't quite find that killer touch against a resilient AFC Wimbledon side, leaving with a share of the points. In this episode of The Brunton Bugle , Lee and Mike look back on their trip down to London this weekend to see United draw 0-0 with the Dons - plenty of chat of Simmo's interesting tactical change...

Many things may have changed for the positive at Carlisle United in the last twelve months, but some things just stay the same... another season, another failure to beat Harrogate Town! In this episode of The Brunton Bugle, the lads look back on the 1-0 defeat to the Sulphurites at Brunton Park, in which the visitors didn't have a shot on target but got all three points thanks to a moment to forge...

There's only one team in Cumbria - and it's not that lot at the end of the world's longest cul-de-sac! United are flying as wins over Rochdale and Barrow propel them into the automatic promotion places. In this episode of The Brunton Bugle , Lee and Mike look back on the 1-0 win at Spotland last weekend and the comprehensive 5-1 victory over the Bluebirds in midweek. Can United get a top-three fin...

The trip to Bradford may have fallen victim to the weather, but the Brunton Park faithful were kept warm in midweek by another impressive performance and three points for United. In this episode of The Brunton Bugle, the lads look back on the 3-1 win over Hartlepool United, which saw the Blues move to within a point of third place Northampton Town and Kristian Dennis draw level at the top of the L...

The transfer gods were on our side this week - yes, we managed to record the episode AFTER the news broke of Joe Garner signing for the club for a fourth time, so there's plenty of chat about that! In this episode of The Brunton Bugle, the lads look back on the weekend victory over Newport County - a workmanlike performance but with a couple of moments of quality including a debut goal from John-K...

After a two-week absence, United are back in action this weekend and the lads on hand to look ahead to another intriguing fixture at Brunton Park! In this episode of The Brunton Bugle, Dan and Lee look ahead to this weekend's fixture against Newport County - as usual, we speak to an opposition fan as Ed from the 1921 Exiles Newport County podcast talks to us about their struggles since Mike Flynn...

Yes, yes, we know it's taken a lot longer than planned, but FINALLY, we are able to release the last of our serious of interviews conducted at Brunton Park late last year! Back at the start of October, prior to the home game against Crewe Alexandra, Lee was lucky enough to travel to Brunton Park to speak to four members of the playing and non-playing staff at the club as part of a series of interv...

Almost a perfect Christmas and New Year for United, but six points out of nine and sitting nicely in 4th place in the table surely represents a good return for the Blues from the festive period? In this episode of The Brunton Bugle, all three of the lads once again on the pod ready to look back at the games against Bradford City, Crewe Alexandra and Doncaster Rovers and assess United's performance...

It's the most wonderful time of the year! Yes, this is where as United fans we usually hit our high point before everything inevitably goes downhill in the new year... but maybe this is the year where things change? In this episode of The Brunton Bugle, the lad are all together for the first time in a while as they prepare to look ahead to the three games played over the festive period. There's al...

The cold weather is causing havoc with the EFL fixture list and this weekend's trip to Northampton Town could be the latest to be called off by the big freeze - but despite that, we're going to preview it anyway! In this episode of The Brunton Bugle, the Dan and Lee look ahead to the game at Sixfields, including a chat with Danny from the excellent "It's All Cobblers To Me" podcast about how the C...

It's taken a while, but we are finally releasing the third of our run of special interview episodes of The Brunton Bugle, and this time it's the man bagging all the goals for the Blues this season! Back at the start of October, prior to the home game against Crewe Alexandra, Lee was lucky enough to travel to Brunton Park to speak to four members of the playing and non-playing staff at the club as...

So close, yet so far - United throw away an FA Cup Third Round place in calamitous circumstances after a late defeat at Walsall. In this episode of The Brunton Bugle, the lads dissect that loss and some of the key talking points - Tomas Holy's error, slack defending, Simmo's post-match interview and the brawl after the final whistle. A nice quiet one really! We also preview this weekend's clash wi...