Quite a good review from Carlisle's local rag.

[Thunder Bolt]

rickety stadium....cheek of it!

He's right though. The south stand was shaking like an earthquake with everyone jumpiing up and down. Any more games like that and it won't survive the season. Great report.

 

[Daffy Duck]

Terrific write-up of the game. So much better than some of the one-sided stuff we've read in some local rags after their games against us.
Worthy of a report in a reputable national paper.
And I'm not just saying that because they were quite complimentary towards us, it was just a great summing up of a great game.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Agreed an extremely well written report. No name on the report but I can see that type of writing getting the chap/lady a good job in one of nationals

Looking at the style, it could be Jon Colman.

I'd say the bit at the top, where it says "by Jon Colman", would suggest that too.

 

[les dynam]

tremendous report. we've become accustomed to greatness from gus

 

[JonathanLivingstonSeagull]

Great read.

 

[Southwick_Seagull]

Brilliant report that. A good summary of the game.

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

I'd say the bit at the top, where it says "by Jon Colman", would suggest that too.

Kind of gives it away a little bit

 

[Austrian Gull]

You've got to be impressed by a journalist who describes one of the players as a "mercurial Ivorian."

 

[The French Mistress]

Eat your heart out Andy Naylor !

 

[Biscuit]

Looking at the style, it could be Jon Colman.

I'd say the bit at the top, where it says "by Jon Colman", would suggest that too.

I'm sure The Large One knows the styles of all the local rags journos.

 

[Mo Gosfield]

Impressive piece of writing. The author just oozes a love for the game.

 

[The Large One]

I'd say the bit at the top, where it says "by Jon Colman", would suggest that too.

Kind of gives it away a little bit

I'm sure The Large One knows the styles of all the local rags journos.

There is the small matter of the page being fairly constantly updated, and that the byline wasn't there on the first few editions.

 

[Hiney]

'Quite a good review'?

That's probably one of the best reports I've read on a Brighton match. Home, neutral or away.

This.

Very well written.

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

Wasn't too keen on the jumpy nature of the report to start with, kept going from the start of the match to the end, then back again and then back to the start but I suspect I am alone in this. But the rest of it was top notch and another reason to be so proud of the team this season. Almost tempted to make a scrap book of some of these reports. Still remember a Charlton one were they described us beating them 4-0 to being kicked in the nuts by Angelina Jolie, beautiful but very painful at the same time.

 

[Superphil]

That is a brilliant match report, I don't think I've read a better one, what a superbly straight forward description of the game, no slagging off, no bitterness, no over the top comments, but really engaging to read, and really accurate.

So much so, I've deleted the BBC feed and used that RSS feed for my Carlisle page news section

Carlisle football shirts

 

[Norman Potting]

A bit wordy for a T shirt slogan but I love

"....Such is the relentless quality of Gus Poyet’s team that you can become the first visiting side to find the way to their net three times in 2010/11 and still leave with nothing."

 

[fire&skill]

Its like Raymond Chandler at times -

It was punt after optimistic punt until the final gamble – a beautiful, scoring volley on the drop by Liam Bridcutt – left United feeling like an empty-pocketed Vegas hopeful who got within one roll of big money before the dealer scooped back all his chips.

 

[Westdene Wonder]

An outstanding report of our match, in fact as good as any I have read over the years, Mr Colman looks destined for a national paper.

 

[Martlet]

An outstanding report of our match, in fact as good as any I have read over the years, Mr Colman looks destined for a national paper.

"JON COLMAN, after being highly commended for his work in 2007, this week was named as the SJA’s Regional Sports Writer of the Year for 2008 at the British Sports Journalism Awards."
The Questionnaire: Jon Colman Association

Pretty good then...

 

[KLF]

'Quite a good review'?

That's probably one of the best reports I've read on a Brighton match. Home, neutral or away.

Yes, master of the understatement, me. As you can see, I don't post that much, so it has to be good for me to have done so! Having re-read it a couple of times, it seems better each time.