The BELEAGUERED Carlisle Utd Thread

[Tallow]

It's the hope that kills you, but one positive I'm grasping at is some decent signings are already done and will be revealed on Jan 1st.
As a club and fanbase, we all need a lift.

 

[Carver]

It's the hope that kills you, but one positive I'm grasping at is some decent signings are already done and will be revealed on Jan 1st.
As a club and fanbase, we all need a lift.

I’m not grasping at anything until we score goals, win a couple of games and win at home.

 

[Less than a mile (WAFC)]

According to Carver, not so long ago, unlike Wrexham where it will 'all end in tears' the Carlisle owners were 'building something special'. Have you won a game since then?

 

[hellogregory]

I’m not grasping at anything until we score goals, win a couple of games and win at home.

Same

Until I see any evidence that we're capable of such heights, for me we're 100% going down.

 

[Moonie]

Might have to look on that forum , bet it's at fever pitch now

It's a really happy place.

 

[Moonie]

I was told yesterday from a reputable source that deals are done, and will be signed when the window is open. I think MW gets another few games, but we really are in dire straits. I'm starting to think that there is literally no way out of this spectacular downward spiral.

In knocking on for 4 decades, I've never seen the ground turn as dramatically as it did yesterday. Saw no fewer than 5 season tickets lobbed on to the pitch from the east stand, and have heard others were thrown from above the paddock. It really is depressing.

 

[hellogregory]

I was told yesterday from a reputable source that deals are done, and will be signed when the window is open. I think MW gets another few games, but we really are in dire straits. I'm starting to think that there is literally no way out of this spectacular downward spiral.

In knocking on for 4 decades, I've never seen the ground turn as dramatically as it did yesterday. Saw no fewer than 5 season tickets lobbed on to the pitch from the east stand, and have heard others were thrown from above the paddock. It really is depressing.

Will Patching and a loanee right back apparently. We'll need a hell of a lot more than that. I don't think there's a way out of it. For me we've been done for a while, the only hope was these 'winnable' home games. But when we can't even win games against the teams around us there literally is no hope. By the time any new signings settle in we'll be too far adrift, even if they are good.

There were definitely tickets thrown from the paddock.

That was more toxic than under Millen. I think back then Jenkins/Nixon/Pattinson got more of a share of the stick as people blamed their budget cuts, flogging all the best players etc. Yesterday seemed to be 100% towards Williamson.

 

[BigDaveCUFC]

According to Carver, not so long ago, unlike Wrexham where it will 'all end in tears' the Carlisle owners were 'building something special'. Have you won a game since then?

It didn’t work at first for Wrexham either, in fact the first season was a total failure spending mass money to not even get out of non league……..in your case you didn’t panic it was built on and now clicked.

Our owners are splashing the cash but it hasn’t slowed the mess and unlike Wrexham they have not even got any basic foundations yet to build on.

 

[BigDaveCUFC]

I was told yesterday from a reputable source that deals are done, and will be signed when the window is open. I think MW gets another few games, but we really are in dire straits. I'm starting to think that there is literally no way out of this spectacular downward spiral.

In knocking on for 4 decades, I've never seen the ground turn as dramatically as it did yesterday. Saw no fewer than 5 season tickets lobbed on to the pitch from the east stand, and have heard others were thrown from above the paddock. It really is depressing.

Ah you missed the glorious end of the Clive middlemass era……..that was something else on the fanbase front I doubt will ever be beaten although yesterday came close.

Gillingham at home about 2000 home fans which sounded like 20,000 due to their massive hatred towards their own team, 4-0 defeat, cheers for each away goal like we had scored and nasty vicious levels of abuse thrown for the full 90 minutes before the whole team got a barrage of abuse on its way off the pitch, gillingham were cheered off like heroes and then 20 odd minutes of chants against manager after game finished……..wonderful experience for 10-11 year old to sit and watch.

 

[Carver]

According to Carver, not so long ago, unlike Wrexham where it will 'all end in tears' the Carlisle owners were 'building something special'. Have you won a game since then?

Please, have pity on us.

 

[Moonie]

Ah you missed the glorious end of the Clive middlemass era……..that was something else on the fanbase front I doubt will ever be beaten although yesterday came close.

Gillingham at home about 2000 home fans which sounded like 20,000 due to their massive hatred towards their own team, 4-0 defeat, cheers for each away goal like we had scored and nasty vicious levels of abuse thrown for the full 90 minutes before the whole team got a barrage of abuse on its way off the pitch, gillingham were cheered off like heroes and then 20 odd minutes of chants against manager after game finished……..wonderful experience for 10-11 year old to sit and watch.

Nope, I was a season ticket holder in the paddock, and saw it all. Sounds like we're roughly the same age. Chants against the manager, abuse for the players, and even AJ copping it. It was grim, but the turn yesterday seemed much more sudden. Thought the crowd seemed more up for it than we have been for the first 10-15 minutes, but it turned with that incredible free kick routine between Jones and Harper. And it just got worse from there.

 

[Moonie]

Will Patching and a loanee right back apparently. We'll need a hell of a lot more than that. I don't think there's a way out of it. For me we've been done for a while, the only hope was these 'winnable' home games. But when we can't even win games against the teams around us there literally is no hope. By the time any new signings settle in we'll be too far adrift, even if they are good.

There were definitely tickets thrown from the paddock.

That was more toxic than under Millen. I think back then Jenkins/Nixon/Pattinson got more of a share of the stick as people blamed their budget cuts, flogging all the best players etc. Yesterday seemed to be 100% towards Williamson.

I've also heard a striker and a midfielder, neither have been named though.

 

[Carver]

Oil money Wretsum kid is back and he’s not happy

 

[Moonie]

Oil money Wretsum kid is back and he’s not happy

Good gracious me.

 

[hellogregory]

Is he serious or is it an act?

 

[Moonie]

Anyhow, the attendance yesterday wasn't bad. At this point, I think we'd be clearing 10k regularly if we were any good. But we're not. We're beleaguered.

 

[Tallow]

I've had a few pints of Guinness and a couple of double whiskies, and I've just found out we've signed a new midfielder and Mellishes red card has been overturned.
Bring on Accy on Sunday!!!
The fight back starts now

 

[hellogregory]

We’ve given ourselves a mountain to climb.

We’re pretty much half way through the season now and we’re on 15 points. To stay up we’re going to need to go from being the worst team in the league to being one of the 10 best. It ain’t happening.

The club needs to have an eye on the national league next season and make a swift decision on whether Williamson is the man to take the club forward. Don’t leave it like we did with Simpson last season. We don’t want to be in a situation where we’re targeting promotion back to the football league but changing our manager after 4 games.

 

[Carver]

Anyhow, the attendance yesterday wasn't bad. At this point, I think we'd be clearing 10k regularly if we were any good. But we're not. We're beleaguered.

We’re all really a bunch of mugs paying to watch a team who never win at home and have no spirit.

 

[hellogregory]

We’re all really a bunch of mugs paying to watch a team who never win at home and have no spirit.

Season tickets were thrown on the pitch yesterday. I think fans patience is starting to wear thin.

I can’t throw mine on because it’s an app on my phone. But my god I don’t think I’ve ever been as pissed off standing at Brunton park as I was yesterday.

If as expected Accrington beat us, it will be another level of toxicity.

 

[Tallow]

Season tickets were thrown on the pitch yesterday. I think fans patience is starting to wear thin.

I can’t throw mine on because it’s an app on my phone. But my god I don’t think I’ve ever been as pissed off standing at Brunton park as I was yesterday.

If as expected Accrington beat us, it will be another level of toxicity.

Toxic on the terraces.
But if there's solidarity in the boardroom and coaching staff that's all that matters.
Unity is strength ( The Redskins 1984).

 

[BigDaveCUFC]

progress is the biggest thing needed in the rest of this season if they survive its a massive bonus but the key is progress and signs finally we have something to build on.

Probably the big mistake was sitting back watching the second half of last season show zero signs of progress, no unity, no shoots of hope showing and then deciding to keep it going another window.

The incoming players have to now be better than we have and at least see us starting to win at home, create chances and see our form be much more like a top half side on a constant basis or else it needs a fresh start in summer.

Keeping Simpson the first time worked because we got relegated into the conference having had play off form in second half of season and then just had to add to it.

Keeping Simpson second time was a mistake because we had bottom place form in second half of season and it’s carried into the next