Hoppers do it Anywhere
A United City The city of Carlisle is home to two football clubs. Everyone knows about Carlisle United and we had a great day out when we visited Brunton Park back in January 2023 – Hopper Tales #53. However, like Manchester, Carlisle has a United and a City Football Club and today we will be…
Nearly Thirty-Seven Years Nearly thirty-seven years… that’s how long ago it’s been since my first and only previous visit to Brunton Park. It was a wet and windy day for a clash between Carlisle United and Stoke City, in front of a paltry crowd of 2,813. The previous year had seen Stoke City relegated from…
Back to Berwick This is another return journey to a ground we visited last season but never got around to writing about it. We had an absolute blast last time we visited, thanks to a chance meeting in the Brewers Arms pub. We had been chatting with the owner, a lovely lady called Margaret, and…