It's fair to say, it's been a pretty dreadful start to 2025 for United, as they threw away a lead at Crewe to lose in injury time only to then follow it up with a dreadful performance in a 1-0 loss at Tranmere at the weekend. More new signings in the door, but can they help drag United off the bottom of the EFL?

In this episode of the Brunton Bugle, Lee is joined by guest host Nick to review the first two fixtures of the year before looking ahead to the clash with Mike Williamson's former club MK Dons - plenty covered including:

📰 News round-up including transfers

😭 Crewe & Tranmere game reviews

🚫 No away fan view...

⚪ Look ahead to MK clash

⚽ Ex-Blues Update

Host: Lee Rooney (@leerooney)

Co-Host: Nick Brown (@Nick_Brown86)

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We’re delighted to confirm that the Carlisle United Supporters Trust (CUST) will be sponsoring the Brunton Bugle 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 2024-25 season!

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

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