Would you believe it....!

Wow, bloody hell! Carlisle United STUFFED Stockport County by a massive SIX goals to nil at Brunton Park! And I missed it! Stupid headaches... I was sleepy at home all day, back to my bed, rising to listen to the game at home when I should have been at the game... I was chuffed when Karl Hawley hit the first, even more so when Derek Holmes made it two shortly after, when Paul Arnison sent the ball goalwards only for the Stockport 'keeper to punch the ball into his own net I started to rue my luck... then the fourth went in(Karl Hawley), I was cursing being at home in my dressing gown - damn you headache! 4-0 at half time, I was wondering if there would be any more goals second half from Carlisle, or would The Blues give a couple away? Derek Holmes got his second to make it 5-0 then Karl Hawley got the hat trick to give the final result the 6-0 finish. Not only did Carlisle triumph in style, Darlington LOST to Wrexham (try not to laugh too much!) and the icing really was slabbed on thick when Middlesbrough beat Man U 4-0 (ok it was 4-1 but since that Manc chav team scored so late in stoppage time I reckon they don't deserve the goal on the records). Champagne for Wigan Athletic who are second behind Chelsea tonight... Happy days! Man U and Arsenal... hate 'em, I really do... just goes to show, you really should support your home team!

Wednesday waffle

Just a few notes this Wednesday night with a look forward to the weekend...

In my previous post (football section), I left out the result and some forthcoming games for Carlisle United - The Blues were down at Notts County (Meadow Lane) and played out a 0-0 draw. United's next game is at home to Stockport County, Saturday 29 October. I will be attending the game, courtesy of a free bus! (See entry for Saturday 15 October). Last Saturday the draws for the FA Cup First Round and the LDV Cup Second Round were made, on Saturday 5 November Carlisle visit Cheltenham Town for the FA Cup 1st Round, Carlisle played at Cheltenham on September 17 and United beat them 3-2... I hope that's a good omen for the forthcoming FA Cup match! Also in November, Blackpool visit Brunton Park for the Second Round of the LDV Trophy (or whatever it's official name is... D'uh!)

The above shows I'm visiting Brunton Park on Saturday, whilst on Sunday I plan to enjoy listening to the Medium Wave band on my portable radio, to do some DXing - Hearing stations from near and far on the band, be they BBC local, BBC national, ILR local, ILR national, or our friends from Europe. To learn more about DXing, visit the British DX Club (BDXC) Web site, follow the link in the sidebar.

Take care!

That was the week that was

So Sunday evening has come around once again, 'Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon' on television, whilst I type up a few thoughts of the week just gone, with emphasis of the high points, obviously!

Tuesday evening and The Blues were down at Oldham Athletic (League One opposition!) for the first round of the LDV Trophy competition, a competition which has been good to Carlisle down the years... Karl Hawley scored on five minutes and Carlisle held the lead up to well in the second half when Oldham equalised through determination and I guess a spot of luck (ie Kev Gray's injury) from a penalty.
This being a cup game meant it had to be completed on the night. Extra time came and went, all resting on the penalty kicks. So the roll call of honour is Chris Lumsden, Karl Hawley, Peter Murphy, Simon Grand, Zigor Aranalde and Jamie McClen, as Carlisle ran out 6-5 winners on the night (complementing their 1-0 win over Mansfield at Brunton Park the Saturday before this game).

I received a couple of items of mail linked to my radio listening hobby this week and if you enjoy Evangelical Christian radio broadcasts, then this is for you. Many thanks to Trans World Radio and Feba Radio for their mailings, even though I haven't heard their broadcasts for a long while and I'd just like to say this isn't a plug for their broadcasts, honest!

I do enjoy listening to BBC Radio Cumbria as I'm a local boy, but I also enjoy our other local station on medium wave, Fresh Radio, especially for the great, great music played during a half hour period this morning: ABBA, Status Quo, The Clash, Elvis ... Fresh Radio started out in the late 90's as Yorkshire Dales Radio, becoming Fresh AM then Fresh Radio. Enjoy the link provided! (Yes, that one WAS a plug.)

Finally, I hope whilst you are here you enjoy my ramblings, please leave a comment at the bottom of the posts and place a pin in the guestmap, link on the left hand of the page.

Me, on 'here'.

I knew it would happen, sooner or later. Self doubt about running a blog crept in big time at the weekend, mainly Saturday night, after I had been messing with the template trying to type in HTML to create my Links Column on the left hand side of the page. Success! I created the Links column, but in doing so, I somehow made the text in the main page go LARGE, which I didn't really like, hence the doubts. I've come round to it now though, I quite like the large text, I will see how this article looks when it has been published.

On to happier things! Yes! Carlisle United won 1-0 against Mansfield Town on Saturday, The Blues are now 9th in the League 2 table. Please reaffirm my geography, and confirm to me that Mansfield is in Nottinghamshire, isn't it? (Or have I made a 'Big Brother' style blooper?)

Finally, Birthday cake all round, Mark is 27 on October 18th (My Brother), my friend Claire also celebrates her Birthday same day! (You never reveal the age of a Lady, first rule a man must learn).

I have also updated my profile, so please take a look, you might find you and I have something in common. At this point, may I also plug the book I am reading at present: 'Heart Of Darkness' by Joseph Conrad. I highly recommend this read!

Take it easy!

Links, Comments and Times

Please take a look at the Links I've included below left, the first for BBC Cumbria, from where you can learn so much about Cumbria and listen live to BBC Radio Cumbria, you can also navigate to the BBC site from there too.
Second, Carlisle United Football Club - The Blues! Currently in Coca Cola League Two but progressing up through the leagues.
Third, a man who is an absolute living Legend, DEREK LACEY - This link plays some of the most memorable football commentaries ever (RealPlayer Required)!

Many thanks for the comments so far on this blog, this blog is only a baby, a week old, so your feedback is welcomed always.

Finally, I've actually got the time link for the bottom of these entries sorted, the time below will now read as UTC (GMT), which is 0 hours (or 1 hour behind British Summer Time). This way the time will always be constant, not LA time as before, and means I don't have to keep changing the times during winter and summer ;)

Take care, have a good weekend!

On a lighter note...

I have a long standing interest in radio broadcasts, be they domestic broadcasts or from around Europe on Medium Wave, or from all over the world on Short Wave.
So may I say many thanks to China Radio International for their nice letter I received today, please follow the link on their station name and have a look at their site, it's very good.
(Not a plug, honest!)

The World Around Us

We have all seen the pictures of the results of the earthquake on TV, so here's how we can help.
Visit the Disasters Emergency Committee for the latest update and make a donation there.
Also visit UNICEF who are working out there to give the kids a chance of survival.
As always, BBC News have reports from the region which will show how our help will be helping the people out in Pakistan.

Saturday 15 October 2005

For those of you lucky enough to be at a loose end this coming Saturday, here's a few things you may be interested in:

• Jump on a free bus! which will take you to Brunton Park, home of Carlisle United, to see the Blues take on Mansfield in a League Two match. The bus sets off from The Golden Fleece, Brough at around 12:45pm. Contact Gary at the 'Fleece for all the details.

• Fancy a bit of Fell Feeling? Get yourself round to Patterdale or Ravenstonedale (or both!) and have a really good day 'up the tops'.

• If you're still stuck for an idea of what to do, Kirkby Stephen Fire Brigade are holding a demonstration of how NOT to deal with a chip pan fire as part of their 'chip pan amnesty' in Brough at around 2pm. You can go along and hand in your dirty old pan and they will give you a band new deep fat fryer for F R E E !

And one more thing for this coming Saturday, Happy Birthday Emma! (Better remember Adam here too, Happy Birthday for ... today!)

Go enjoy!

Christmas starts here...

On a visit to a local supermarket today, the doorway greets customers with advent calendars for the festive season, whilst further in the store can be found the Christmas mince pies (best before date well before December, obviously) and various other little treats, including wrapping paper!

I was reminded by a friend later today the number of days remaining until Christmas Day is 77, but at least the festive adverts haven't started on television yet... but one has already been heard on the radio!

Have you got your cards written yet? Only 77 days left, soon be here...

All Roads Lead To Argos (as well as every other retailer)

From my location in the Eden Valley, the road known as the A66 passes close by. It has come to my notice that said road carries alot of traffic for a well known catalogue store known as Argos. I am in no way endorsing their products over other retailers, but it seems every other vehicle on the A66 is a heavy goods vehicle making sure the catalogue store never runs low on stock. The A66 carries vehicles from all corners of this great world of ours, and every time I view 'Route 66', the blue livery of the catalogue store passes by ... yup, there goes another one.

So if you ever find yourself travelling the A66, look out for our friends in the sky blue HGV and don't forget to tell your friends back home about the legendary road with it's own mobile catalogue store.