United's title hopes were given a stark reality check last time out as a ruthless York City side continued their march towards a 100 goal season by winning 3-0 at Brunton Park - is it time to accept top spot is out of reach, or can the Blues turn things around for the run-in?

We take a look back at the sobering defeat to the Minstermen last time out, before looking ahead to Altrincham's first ever visit to Brunton Park this weekend as the Blues look to bounce back ahead of a tough run of fixtures.

Lots discussed in this episode, including:

😬 York City defeat reviewed

🚫 No Away Fan Chat

🐦 Altrincham (H) Preview

🔵 Ex-Blues Round-Up

Host: Lee Rooney (@leerooney)

Co-Host: Mike Booth (@cufcmike)

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We’re delighted to confirm that the Carlisle United Supporters Trust (CUST) will be sponsoring the Brunton Bugle once again this season.

CUST, formed originally in 2001 as CCUIST and later known as CUOSC, is the supporters' trust for Carlisle United. They are a community benefit society, with a one member-one vote democratic structure. They currently have 10% voting control of the club's holding company CUFC Holdings Ltd and are members of the Football Supporters' Association (FSA).

You can find out more about the Supporters Trust and how to join on their website www.cust.org.uk, or you can contact them on X at @CUFCTrust

As part of this sponsorship, we’ll be working closely with the Trust to provide some additional content this season – keep an eye out for these episodes soon!

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We've had a few people asking how they can contribute financially towards the pod over the last few seasons - we do this podcast because we love our club and are happy to do it for free, but if you'd like to make a contribution that can help towards hosting, online studio or equipment costs, we would be extremely grateful.

It would go a long way to help us keep providing content for the Blues fanbase across the world for the 2025-26 season!

You can now do this on our Ko-Fi page - ko-fi.com/bruntonbugle. Any donation is really appreciated!

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