Sir Alf Ramsey? Sir Bobby Robson? Sir Alex Ferguson? Take your pick... Even the best managers in the world can't transform mediocre players into world beaters. Or decent Division 2 sides. We have one of the worst teams I've seen wearing Barrow AFC colours. The problem doesn't reside with the manager...

If we sack Whing would Derek Adams be worth a punt, I know he's at Plymouth but he's been in charge of a club with restricted finances just a thought! What a ridiculous statement to make :lol: Why would a manager in charge of a Division One club want to drop down a division? As for restricted finan...

It's exactly the same as last season. Only 3 teams have conceded less goals than us but only 2 have scored less. We had the same problem last season with better forwards than we have now and I'm afraid it won't change without any new ones coming in. We don't really have one worthy of being called e...

AugustusCorpa wrote: ↑Mon Oct 13, 2025 7:08 pm Won their last 7 games without conceding a goal

They won't be too concerned regarding our second rate strikers, then
Spennymoor reached the Final of the FA Trophy last season.
With a vociferous North East crowd behind them they'll be confident of taking our scalp.
Remember Maidstone?

Further, l have a young grandson in Carlisle who loves football, so do l let him support his home-town team or direct him towards the higher-ranking team in the South of the county? Decisions, decisions. Do you really want to inflict upon him endless years of suffering? :lol: ;) Home town team first.

Blue Bayou wrote: ↑Wed Sep 24, 2025 5:35 pm

Sea Dog Sam wrote: ↑Wed Sep 24, 2025 3:39 pm

I watched the game. York City played some excellent football. On the day could have beaten many teams in EFL Div 2. Carlisle didn't play that badly. York were that good!

Good old Alex Newby!

Yes; I remember him playing for Barrow. He played well and scored. Is Elliot Newby his brother?

MisterPleasant wrote: ↑Tue Sep 23, 2025 10:40 pm There's always someone worse off than yourself:

I watched the game. York City played some excellent football. On the day could have beaten many teams in EFL Div 2. Carlisle didn't play that badly. York were that good!

Ha ha i have no idea on that one as its subject to a legal NDA. All i detect from Wilds pre match interview the other week before we played Fleetwood was that he is still ver very bitter about what happenned stating that if he had stayed and signed a couple of players in his words “we would have fi...

I think it's time to realise that we're punching above our weight in EFL Div 2. Sack Andy Whing? No manager in the world can create a successful side if the players aren't good enough. We'll still have the same sh*t players. Sign new players in January? The BOD have already stated they don't have th...

Not entirely sure how I would feel about that appointment if I was AW not exactly sounding like a supportive endorsement from the BoD. Does feel like he's being a bit undermined to me and like others have said it does mean someone in the wings to take his job should it go pear shaped (not saying it...

Wintergreen wrote: ↑Thu Sep 04, 2025 11:58 am Byron Harrison being contacted I’m hearing…

If only! Quality!

I remember the two he scored at Bristol Rovers when we dumped them them out of the FA Cup in our Non League days.

Josh Gordon? Our opposition must be shi**ing themselves! :lol: Another dumb signing that illustrates the current desperation of the club :( His stats tell a sorry story: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Gordon_(footballer) From someone who never goes to holker street!😂 Don't I? ;) :D

Josh Gordon?
Our opposition must be shi**ing themselves!
Another dumb signing that illustrates the current desperation of the club

His stats tell a sorry story:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Gordon_(footballer)

Fleetwood looked a good team yesterday. Well organised and played some decent football. Okay; I know we went down to 10 men but even so we looked the complete opposite. Pete Wild is obviously doing a good job for the Cod Army. I remember Pete Wild coming in for some flack on here towards the end of ...

Fleetwood played us off the park. They looked a well organised team and played some good football. Even if we'd had 11 players on the pitch I don't believe it would have made much difference to the outcome. We're looking like a team destined for one direction.