FA Cup 2025-26

[MR. CYNICAL]

Is this fixture now definitely confirmed for 15.00 on the 1st, and when do you think they will have the tickets for sale (my daughter is over here from Australia at that time and I'm planning out her activity).

TV Fixtures haven't been picked yet but there's no way they're picking our game.

The TV game will be Bolton v Huddersfield I expect. Possibly Accrington's trip to Hartlepool or Gainsborough for a NL angle. Newport v Gillingham might get a go too.

Why on earth would they televise an all league one tie?

[Whore Jackie]

Assuming the TV deal's the same as last year, there'll be 5 live games across the BBC and ITV.

Here's last year's fixtures just for reference:

Friday 1 November 2024
Tamworth v Huddersfield Town

Saturday 2 November 2024
Northampton Town v Kettering Town

Sunday 3 November 2024
Sutton United v Birmingham City
Harrogate Town v Wrexham

Monday 4 November 2024
Chesham United v Lincoln City

[Snowflake Royal]

Carlisle have a big supporters base and an awful lot of them don't live in Carlisle any more (I mean, would you? )

So I think people saying they'll not bring many are wrong - there are a good many London/South-based Cumbrians who'll jump at the chance to see their team play without a 600-mile round trip.

Obviously work is a big factor, but I thought it was ok when I went a few years ago. Not as nice as Hartlepool, streets ahead of Wolverhampton.

[Dirk Gently]

Carlisle have a big supporters base and an awful lot of them don't live in Carlisle any more (I mean, would you? )

So I think people saying they'll not bring many are wrong - there are a good many London/South-based Cumbrians who'll jump at the chance to see their team play without a 600-mile round trip.

Obviously work is a big factor, but I thought it was ok when I went a few years ago. Not as nice as Hartlepool, streets ahead of Wolverhampton.

True enough. I think work is the deciding thing, but I have come across a pretty large number of Carlisle supporters down south - more than other clubs their size.

I think a lot of it is that they have a massive catchment area - next league club going South (excluding Barrow and Morecambe) is Preston, 80 miles away, and going East it's Newcastle 60 miles away. Going North into Scotland you've only got the likes of Annan, QotS and Gretna for 80 miles, so they effectively have all of Cumbria and the Lake District and the Western side of the Pennines as well as the immediate area around the city of Carlisle.

[Whore Jackie]

Carlisle have a big supporters base and an awful lot of them don't live in Carlisle any more (I mean, would you? )

So I think people saying they'll not bring many are wrong - there are a good many London/South-based Cumbrians who'll jump at the chance to see their team play without a 600-mile round trip.

Obviously work is a big factor, but I thought it was ok when I went a few years ago. Not as nice as Hartlepool, streets ahead of Wolverhampton.

True enough. I think work is the deciding thing, but I have come across a pretty large number of Carlisle supporters down south - more than other clubs their size.

I think a lot of it is that they have a massive catchment area - next league club going South (excluding Barrow and Morecambe) is Preston, 80 miles away, and going East it's Newcastle 60 miles away. Going North into Scotland you've only got the likes of Anna, QotS and Gretna for 80 miles, so they effectively have all of Cumbria and the Lake District and the Western side of the Pennines as well as the immediate area around the city of Carlisle.

Went to the away game there a couple of years ago, and it did feel slightly surreal to be sat in a pub with a few match-going Glasgow Rangers supporters who were still in there drinking at 12.30!

[stealthpapes]

Carlisle have a big supporters base and an awful lot of them don't live in Carlisle any more (I mean, would you? )

So I think people saying they'll not bring many are wrong - there are a good many London/South-based Cumbrians who'll jump at the chance to see their team play without a 600-mile round trip.

Obviously work is a big factor, but I thought it was ok when I went a few years ago. Not as nice as Hartlepool, streets ahead of Wolverhampton.

True enough. I think work is the deciding thing, but I have come across a pretty large number of Carlisle supporters down south - more than other clubs their size.

I think a lot of it is that they have a massive catchment area - next league club going South (excluding Barrow and Morecambe) is Preston, 80 miles away, and going East it's Newcastle 60 miles away. Going North into Scotland you've only got the likes of Annan, QotS and Gretna for 80 miles, so they effectively have all of Cumbria and the Lake District and the Western side of the Pennines as well as the immediate area around the city of Carlisle.

I went out for a few pints post-match 2023-24. The centre of Carlisle is nice and has some genuinely grand buildings towards the station. It all rapidly drops off, particularly down one side of the city centre (opposite to the football ground). There's none of the refurbished industry that spawns breweries/independents that you do find in other big cities.

The biggest thing I noticed was how busy it was 1700-1900, then it all dropped off a cliff. I imagine its because you're the only city in approaching 30 miles, but getting back home is going to be a nightmare. Get in early, get stuck in, get the last reasonably timed buses home?

Second thing was the accents - it's a wild ride from Scottish to Geordie to something in between.

Not as nice as Hartlepool, streets ahead of Wolverhampton

Beautiful phrasing.

[stealthpapes]

tldr I am kinda hoping for a replay but I've already ticked Carlisle off.

[From Despair To Where?]

Obviously work is a big factor, but I thought it was ok when I went a few years ago. Not as nice as Hartlepool, streets ahead of Wolverhampton.

True enough. I think work is the deciding thing, but I have come across a pretty large number of Carlisle supporters down south - more than other clubs their size.

I think a lot of it is that they have a massive catchment area - next league club going South (excluding Barrow and Morecambe) is Preston, 80 miles away, and going East it's Newcastle 60 miles away. Going North into Scotland you've only got the likes of Annan, QotS and Gretna for 80 miles, so they effectively have all of Cumbria and the Lake District and the Western side of the Pennines as well as the immediate area around the city of Carlisle.

I went out for a few pints post-match 2023-24. The centre of Carlisle is nice and has some genuinely grand buildings towards the station. It all rapidly drops off, particularly down one side of the city centre (opposite to the football ground). There's none of the refurbished industry that spawns breweries/independents that you do find in other big cities.

The biggest thing I noticed was how busy it was 1700-1900, then it all dropped off a cliff. I imagine its because you're the only city in approaching 30 miles, but getting back home is going to be a nightmare. Get in early, get stuck in, get the last reasonably timed buses home?

Second thing was the accents - it's a wild ride from Scottish to Geordie to something in between.

Not as nice as Hartlepool, streets ahead of Wolverhampton

Beautiful phrasing.

Isn't that the side of the city that spends a month under water once every 5 years?

You're not going to get any business in Carlisle locating to somewhere they can't get insurance for flood damage.

[stealthpapes]

Maybe but I think not.

The Eden flows to the north, with a branch (the Petterill, had to look that one up) that winds past the stadium. The stadium floods every so often.

The bit I was trying to describe was opposite direction to the stadium and sits along the Caldew and also between the railways. It's all light/medium industry - in many other towns and cities, this spawns a solid amount of creative/hospitality places.

[BarryWhiteRFC]

Carlisle have a big supporters base and an awful lot of them don't live in Carlisle any more (I mean, would you? )

So I think people saying they'll not bring many are wrong - there are a good many London/South-based Cumbrians who'll jump at the chance to see their team play without a 600-mile round trip.

Obviously work is a big factor, but I thought it was ok when I went a few years ago. Not as nice as Hartlepool, streets ahead of Wolverhampton.

True enough. I think work is the deciding thing, but I have come across a pretty large number of Carlisle supporters down south - more than other clubs their size.

I think a lot of it is that they have a massive catchment area - next league club going South (excluding Barrow and Morecambe) is Preston, 80 miles away, and going East it's Newcastle 60 miles away. Going North into Scotland you've only got the likes of Annan, QotS and Gretna for 80 miles, so they effectively have all of Cumbria and the Lake District and the Western side of the Pennines as well as the immediate area around the city of Carlisle.

The next league club going south is Barrow. Also Cumbria's only league club at the moment. Just because they aren't a huge club doesn't mean you can discount them from existing. Morecambe however are also non-league, got relegated with Carlisle last season.

As for Carlisle being a place you wouldn't want to live, it's quite a picturesque city and right next to the Lake District National Park, a beautiful part of the world. And no, I don't live there.

[Crowbar6753]

Obviously work is a big factor, but I thought it was ok when I went a few years ago. Not as nice as Hartlepool, streets ahead of Wolverhampton.

True enough. I think work is the deciding thing, but I have come across a pretty large number of Carlisle supporters down south - more than other clubs their size.

I think a lot of it is that they have a massive catchment area - next league club going South (excluding Barrow and Morecambe) is Preston, 80 miles away, and going East it's Newcastle 60 miles away. Going North into Scotland you've only got the likes of Annan, QotS and Gretna for 80 miles, so they effectively have all of Cumbria and the Lake District and the Western side of the Pennines as well as the immediate area around the city of Carlisle.

The next league club going south is Barrow. Also Cumbria's only league club at the moment. Just because they aren't a huge club doesn't mean you can discount them from existing. Morecambe however are also non-league, got relegated with Carlisle last season.

As for Carlisle being a place you wouldn't want to live, it's quite a picturesque city and right next to the Lake District National Park, a beautiful part of the world. And no, I don't live there.

I had to take a course in Carlisle and really wasn't looking forward to spending a week there! However i was very pleasantly surprised and the town is very pleasing to the eye and the locals were super friendly. Well worth a visit.

[Dirk Gently]

The next league club going south is Barrow. Also Cumbria's only league club at the moment. Just because they aren't a huge club doesn't mean you can discount them from existing. Morecambe however are also non-league, got relegated with Carlisle last season.

Yep, but I'd specifically mentioned them because I didn't think they were competition for Carlisle supporters. Barrow were non-league for 41 of the last 45 years - when the majority of current supporters started following their team, who were in the First Division (briefly) in the 70s). Morecambe, even when in the EFL, are a local club for local people so I can’t see them as competition.

As for Carlisle being a place you wouldn't want to live, it's quite a picturesque city and right next to the Lake District National Park, a beautiful part of the world. And no, I don't live there.

I agree - I really like it there and it's my local EFL club so I quite often go and watch matches there. It's a lovely city with some nice bars, and Brunton Park is a wonderful old school ground with that most rare and wonderful of things - a standing paddock in front of the main stand.

[Clyde1998]

Agree with the sentiments about Carlisle. I found it to be a very friendly place in a lovely part of the world.

People may not want to live there due to the economic and employment realities of the area, but I can't imagine many would want to leave if those opportunities existed in the town/area.