More disappointing news arrived this week with the announcement that the News and Star were putting their sports team on “furlough”. With the Coronavirus crisis starving us of live football we were relying on the Blues reporter Jon Colman to give us our regular ‘fix’. Unfortunately Newsquest, who own the News and Star and many […]
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They said it was nineth wonder of the world. But it was just CUOSC holding a board meeting by video conference. With government advising against group meetings during the coronavirus pandemic we employed the technology for the first time in our 19-year history. And guess what, it went without a hitch – even with a […]
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Held online using Microsoft Teams on 18.03.2020 There were no apologies. Chair Frank Beattie had congratulated club CEO Nigel Clibbens for his interview about the Coronavirus crisis. We had made an offer of help to CUFC if they needed it. The club had gone into virtual ‘lockdown’ this week with all training cancelled and opening […]
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When will we see the Blues in action again? For those of us who love our favourite football fix it is a question gnawing away at the back of our minds – and one that is unlikely to be answered soon. With the world at war with Coronavirus we are in unprecedented times. Sport must […]
Read More »To All Players, Supporters and Partners It is with great sadness that we have taken the decision to postpone the CUOSC Cup in light of the onset of the Covid-19 Virus and the additional suspension of all football related activity until at least 30th April 2020, issued by the English Football League today. Since announcing […]
Read More »The FA, Premier League, EFL and Barclays FA Women’s Super League and FA Women’s Championship have collectively agreed to postpone the professional game in England until 3 April at the earliest. This action, which will be kept under constant review, has been taken due to the increasing numbers of Clubs taking steps to isolate their […]
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THE CUOSC Cup has generated plenty of interest and we are off the ground and running. Several teams have already entered with others looking to get involved in the end of season six-a-side tournament on Brunton Park. Well, who wouldn’t want to play on the hallowed turf? The tournament on Sunday, April 26 is for […]
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The Blues may not pick up any silverware this season but there is still a chance for the fans to do so – and on the hallowed Brunton Park pitch. We are looking for supporters’ teams to enter the CUOSC Cup on Sunday, April 26, the day after our final game of the season against […]
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East Stand Offices, 02.03.2020 Attendance – Simon Clarkson (Chair, London Branch), Terry McCarthy (London Branch), Geoff Weston (Supporters’ Liaison Officer), Nigel Davidson, Alastair Woodcock (CUOSC), Keith Elliott (CUSAT), Dan McLennan, Matt Spooner (TheCumbrians.net), Barry Carter, Barbara Abbott (Disabled Group), Keith Ward (Scottish Supporter), Andy Hall, Amy Nixon, Nigel Clibbens (CUFC) Apologies – Jim Mitchell (CUOSC) […]
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Thanks to Jon Colman and the News and Star for allowing us to reproduce his feature How diverse is Carlisle United’s fanbase? Are there pockets of potential support the club is missing? Could more people be included, and made to feel like this is their club? These are questions which, according to those behind a new initiative, […]
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