Full-on fist, football and - occasional - f***ing action in seventies West Cumbria. Young Dougie Grimton dreams of being in... More > with the right crowd, inside his buxom cousin Kerry and proving himself where it really counts....in a fight! Greyhounds are kidnapped, tramps totalled in car accidents, cigarettes are smoked, a herd of pigs get used as an opposing team in football training and all the time, the nearby nuclear power station leaks a grim poison that grabs the local lads, by the balls. < Less

Blueseason 2010-11 chronicles a season in the life of Carlisle United, Cumbria’s only full-time professional football club... More > and – by common consent – one of the most exciting and unpredictable clubs currently playing in the Football League. A mid-table finish made history of a sort, marking the first time in living memory the club had finished in such a position two seasons running. However, they did it their way; with an early season sprint to the top of the table, play-off hopes kept alive to the final games and a sublime day out for the faithful and Wembley delivering a victory that will live long in the memory. As usual, Blueseason packs in the games, the goals and the gossip to provide a record no true Blue will want to be without. < Less

This is the story of a season in which Carlisle United made history. Starting with the first Carlisle player in forty years... More > to make an international appearance, working its way through three managers, taking in a record breaking run of home wins and ending with a deflected ball, a despairing dive, and a play-off goal that broke Cumbrian hearts, this is the story of all the games, the goings on and all the and the gossip of a season that took Carlisle United to their highest league finish in 22 years. Written by Neil Nixon (Singin' the Blues), this is a book no self-respecting member of the Blue Army will want to be without. < Less

Blueseason 2010-11 chronicles a season in the life of Carlisle United, Cumbria’s only full-time professional football club... More > and – by common consent – one of the most exciting and unpredictable clubs currently playing in the Football League. A mid-table finish made history of a sort, marking the first time in living memory the club had finished in such a position two seasons running. However, they did it their way; with an early season sprint to the top of the table, play-off hopes kept alive to the final games and a sublime day out for the faithful and Wembley delivering a victory that will live long in the memory. As usual, Blueseason packs in the games, the goals and the gossip to provide a record no true Blue will want to be without. < Less

This is the story of a season in which Carlisle United made history. Starting with the first Carlisle player in forty years... More > to make an international appearance, working its way through three managers, taking in a record breaking run of home wins and ending with a deflected ball, a despairing dive, and a play-off goal that broke Cumbrian hearts, this is the story of all the games, the goings on and all the and the gossip of a season that took Carlisle United to their highest league finish in 22 years. Written by Neil Nixon (Singin' the Blues), this is a book no self-respecting member of the Blue Army will want to be without.
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Full-on fist, football and - occasional - f***ing action in seventies West Cumbria. Young Dougie Grimton dreams of being in... More > with the right crowd, inside his buxom cousin Kerry and proving himself where it really counts....in a fight! Greyhounds are kidnapped, tramps totalled in car accidents, cigarettes are smoked, a herd of pigs get used as an opposing team in football training and all the time, the nearby nuclear power station leaks a grim poison that grabs the local lads, by the balls. < Less