Free pints + 3 points!
Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2016 9:59 pm
Before the game:
The stretch of M6 from Lancaster to Penrith must be the most scenic in Britain, especially with the snow covered mountains on both sides.
How does a pub host 1000 punters in 2 hours? With an orderly queue out onto the pavement monitored by local police; wasn't hungry or thirsty enough to wait, but the gesture was well intended.
So off to the rarely used away terrace at Brunton Park, with no pies in the small kiosk!
An amazing turn out of 2,283 travelling fans, which made for a great atmosphere building up to kick off.
As for the match:
We needed an early goal to settle our nerves, and after a sublime turn from Danny H we attacked and got a penalty, dispatched with aplomb by Maguire.
Their fans nearest to us decided to fight amongst themselves with some evicted; very strange behaviour.
Several good chances went begging, COD (twice) and Macdonald being the main culprits, and as a result the Cumbrians gained the confidence to mount attacks which were too close for comfort, in particular one late on that Benji managed to smother at point blank. 2 loud shouts for penalties were both given as free kicks inches outside the box, but then the 2nd goal; you could feel the tension ooze out of us all. Even the introduction of Derek Asamoah did nothing to spoil our afternoon.
After match:
A great touch from the home fans after the final whistle had gone and their team had left the field, hundreds in the main stand stayed to applaud our players off the park.
And is Keith Curle trying to outdo Paul Tisdale in the dapper stakes?!
And then the sight of our chairman walking past the terrace towards the tunnel with a huge grin on his face.
Bring on the Chairboys...
The stretch of M6 from Lancaster to Penrith must be the most scenic in Britain, especially with the snow covered mountains on both sides.
How does a pub host 1000 punters in 2 hours? With an orderly queue out onto the pavement monitored by local police; wasn't hungry or thirsty enough to wait, but the gesture was well intended.
So off to the rarely used away terrace at Brunton Park, with no pies in the small kiosk!
An amazing turn out of 2,283 travelling fans, which made for a great atmosphere building up to kick off.
As for the match:
We needed an early goal to settle our nerves, and after a sublime turn from Danny H we attacked and got a penalty, dispatched with aplomb by Maguire.
Their fans nearest to us decided to fight amongst themselves with some evicted; very strange behaviour.
Several good chances went begging, COD (twice) and Macdonald being the main culprits, and as a result the Cumbrians gained the confidence to mount attacks which were too close for comfort, in particular one late on that Benji managed to smother at point blank. 2 loud shouts for penalties were both given as free kicks inches outside the box, but then the 2nd goal; you could feel the tension ooze out of us all. Even the introduction of Derek Asamoah did nothing to spoil our afternoon.
After match:
A great touch from the home fans after the final whistle had gone and their team had left the field, hundreds in the main stand stayed to applaud our players off the park.
And is Keith Curle trying to outdo Paul Tisdale in the dapper stakes?!
And then the sight of our chairman walking past the terrace towards the tunnel with a huge grin on his face.
Bring on the Chairboys...