News & Star column 25.02.21

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Fans may be banned from Brunton Park but some still haven’t missed a Blues game all season – thanks to the match streaming service, iFollow. I bet it is a long time since so many have been able to say that. United have been one of the best followed teams in League Two raising the […]

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News & Star column 18.02.21

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We waited and we waited….and then we were disappointed. After 45 days without an away game – and only two at home – fans were eagerly looking forward to United’s return to action at Harrogate in midweek. Unfortunately, it took until the second half for a rusty-looking Blues team to find anything like their usual […]

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Board Meeting Summary – February 2021

Held online via Zoom, 11.02.2021 There were no apologies. The board discussed the current situation re: EWM administration. News about a novation of the debt owed to EWM had reached the public domain. Billy brought the board up to speed about the status of the debt owed. Mark’s university research into football club governance and […]

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News & Star column 11.02.21

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Take a bow Blues fans! Once again you have come up trumps. The pandemic may have shattered the world around us but United supporters are still showing their enduring love for the club. Last weekend TheCumbrians.net messageboard came up with the brilliant idea of covering the Warwick Road end and Paddock with huge Premier League […]

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News & Star column 04.02.21

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United supporters dreaming of promotion were given a rude awakening by a streetwise Forest Green in midweek. The Blues narrowly lost a hard fought match against one of the promotion favourites. You still wouldn’t bet against us finishing above them in the League Two table come the end of the season – we are only […]

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