The Cumbrian Derby Tonight

[Invincible]

The Carlisle fans behind the goals had a cardboard cutout of the pope that had a red, white and blue scarf around the neck, an unusual sight to see

To be fair, from where I am in Carlisle it's quicker for me to get to Glasgow than it is Barrow. Barrow is a bastard of a place to travel to, just a big cul-de-sac

I’ll say

 

[Wazza]

To be fair, from where I am in Carlisle it's quicker for me to get to Glasgow than it is Barrow. Barrow is a bastard of a place to travel to, just a big cul-de-sac

2 1/2 hours direct train ain't it, one place I have never been.

 

[blueboyblue]

For some weird reason I've always wanted to go to a Carlisle game. How easy is it or best way to get to the ground from the train station?

 

[Wazza]

For some weird reason I've always wanted to go to a Carlisle game. How easy is it or best way to get to the ground from the train station?

15 min walk max, pass plenty of pubs to start with.

 

[Stuart_WATP]

2 1/2 hours direct train ain't it, one place I have never been.

About 1hr 45-2hr drive depending on traffic, nightmare..never took the train down yet

 

[the bigman]

For some weird reason I've always wanted to go to a Carlisle game. How easy is it or best way to get to the ground from the train station?

Walk is about 1.5 miles in a virtual straight line from the station.

I usually get down a couple of times a season to see them. Scran is really good and get a pint at half time.

Great to see them doing really well this season

 

[SimonLeBon]

To be fair, from where I am in Carlisle it's quicker for me to get to Glasgow than it is Barrow. Barrow is a bastard of a place to travel to, just a big cul-de-sac

Yes you come off the motorway at the Barrow sign thinking ah not far now, then you're another 50 minutes to the cul-de-sac.

 

[Frank Harper]

Moght have a cheeky punt on Carlisle, just got £26.50 back on free spins

 

[das]

15 min walk max, pass plenty of pubs to start with.

It might have been 15 minutes when I first went in 1981 but it takes me a lot longer now . I haven't been for a while with Accy getting promoted though.

I went to a friendly at Barrow once with Accy and after travelling for 2 hours I was still only about 30 miles from home. Unfortunately it was across the Solway

 

[Wazza]

It might have been 15 minutes when I first went in 1981 but it takes me a lot longer now . I haven't been for a while with Accy getting promoted though.

I went to a friendly at Barrow once with Accy and after travelling for 2 hours I was still only about 30 miles from home. Unfortunately it was across the Solway

lol, I think I will actually time how quick I can do it when out walking this next week.

 

[das]

lol, I think I will actually time how quick I can do it when out walking this next week.

It never used to seem so far especially by the time you get to that church but now it does to me

 

[Blue Phoenix]

It probably helps that over 100,000 people live in Carlisle and half a million live in Cumbria.

Must be about 80000 in Paisley and 170000 in Renfrewshire area but how many do St. Mirren get - £5 k on a good day?

 

[scottmac]

Yes you come off the motorway at the Barrow sign thinking ah not far now, then you're another 50 minutes to the cul-de-sac.

Under 3 hours to Glasgow - 45 minutes of that just getting to the motorway

 

[bud_light]

Old man said in his first game back he took someone out and injured them

Somethings never change

He did say though that it didn’t look too bad….

The guy went off on a stretcher wearing a leg brace

 

[Wazza]

Ha, it was a bit chaotic in there last night, Stewards overran by kids a bit.

 

[1BadMouse]

Ha, it was a bit chaotic in there last night, Stewards overran by kids a bit.

Ha ha

Good to hear a few old ditty’s from the 80’s still getting an airing

I used to stand in the Warwick good memories

 

[Wazza]

Ha ha

Good to hear a few old ditty’s from the 80’s still getting an airing

I used to stand in the Warwick good memories

Missed the first goal as I went to get a few pints, ha they only had bloody Fosters left. Considered taking them up to the terrace as a few seemed to be already be doing so, kids running all over the place and stewards appeared to have their hands full!

 

[1BadMouse]

Missed the first goal as I went to get a few pints, ha they only had bloody Fosters left. Considered taking them up to the terrace as a few seemed to be already be doing so, kids running all over the place and stewards appeared to have their hands full!

Ha ha if Fosters wasn’t bad enough but kids nashing about aswell

it’s good to see the youth coming back was always the same back in the day for the bigger games, maybe a new breed of BCY!

Ive been twice this season i go in B Stand with the olds, might go Saturday they’ll be a buzz about the old place.

I remember the liverpool game in 89 was 17’000 crammed in that day like sardine’s

Seen Halpin break his leg twice

 

[Northampton_Loyalist]

Must be about 80000 in Paisley and 170000 in Renfrewshire area but how many do St. Mirren get - £5 k on a good day?

Must be about 80000 in Paisley and 170000 in Renfrewshire area but how many do St. Mirren get - £5 k on a good day?

Carlisle are not 5 miles away from the most successful team in the world and 10 miles from the biggest tramps in world football.


Scottish football has many faults, the percentage of folk that attend versus the population is one of, if not the, best in the world.

 

[Noddy]

Must be about 80000 in Paisley and 170000 in Renfrewshire area but how many do St. Mirren get - £5 k on a good day?

They've got the small matter of competing with the Old Firm who play about 15 minutes away.

 

[das]

They've got the small matter of competing with the Old Firm who play about 15 minutes away.

Plenty of people travel by train from Carlisle to see big clubs too such as Newcastle, Man Utd, Man City, Liverpool, Everton and Accy Stanley

Also Carlisle play in the 4th tier of English football so 9000 is a decent crowd at that level