Armstrong will carry a significant fee himself - fully expecting it to be a club record. Rumour is that Edmo is heading the other way as part of the deal.
Short hop on a couple of (inevitably delayed) trains, few beers, pouring rain, howling wind...
Tough game to get anything out of, but we should have a point to prove after the Reading travesty.
Yup, Springfield Park was carnage on both occasions I had the 'pleasure' of visiting. Grassy open 'terracing', and some of the most over-the-top policing I can remember. Was in my teens on both occasions, and it left a lasting impression. This will be my first trip to the new ground, looking...
Some decent followings for us coming up over the festive period - both Blackpool and Fleetwood (2k and 1.1k respectively) are sold out, and we've already sold 3k for the trip to Wigan in 3 weeks time - another 1k to go of the initial allocation, I'm led to believe their may be another 800 or so...
1,000 tickets for Fleetwood going on sale to season ticket holders on Monday morning. They'll be gone in a couple of hours. 4,000 tickets for Wigan going on general sale at the same time, think we'll shift most (if not all) of those by match day.
Probably a couple of hundred from the London Branch - at least 4 coaches from Cumbria though, plus a bunch of folk overnighting after the train down. Add to that those who drove. Some serious commitment from our lot on the road.
I got my Blackpool ticket through today, a slightly easier...
Was furious watching on ifollow, some horrendous stuff on display. Thought we started ok but once Garner went off we crumbled. Our short corner routine which led to Reading going clean through set the tone for the rest of the game. Luke Plange stopping when appealing for handball led, Sam...
Half time:
Carlisle United 3-1 Carlisle United.
We are a sham. First time this season I've thought we genuinely look like a side destined for relegation. Gifted all 3 goals, and lost Garner to injury.
I'm not sure any amount of money can turn around a losing mentality.
A few names being bandied around at the moment. Not convinced that there's much truth in them... Brandon Barker is the latest name being quoted - Sharp, Connor Wickham, Matty Longstaff, and Robert Snodgrass also doing the rounds today...
Just shy of 500 tickets sold for the trek to Reading tomorrow. Blackpool tickets (2,000 or so) just about sold out on day 1 of sale to season ticket holders, just about managed to nab one in time.
The discrepancy in the figures you're quoting is profit (net revenue) vs turnover (gross revenue) - neither are an approximation of the value of the company.
Revenue (turnover) in 2022: $414 million
Net revenue (profit) in 2022: $85 million...
There may be a hint of hyperbole in Carver's last post!
The Piatak's seem to be the real deal, but I don't think we'll be seeing Wrexham levels of spending. They've pledged a 'stepchange' budget for January's window, but beyond that I anticipate a measured approach. Their track record in...
Having been denied the opportunity to take another big following on the road after the postponement of our trip to Oakwell, we’ll be selling out our 2k allocation for Blackpool on the first day (or two at a push) when they go on sale on Monday. Doesn’t sound like we’ll be getting any more, so...