Carlisle Utd game played elsewhere

This news should be coming from tgwu but he has been slack today

So it looks like we will be playing our fixture against Carlisle elsewhere in the new year as their stadium is somewhat damp.

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pafc.co.uk wrote:

Our New Year game at Carlisle United is likely to be switched to an alternative venue.
Brunton Park is recovering from Storm Desmond, with staff having only just been able to return to the badly damaged stadium.

Carlisle officials are talking with other clubs and the football authorities regarding potential temporary venues for their forthcoming fixtures and are "mostly confident" that our Sky Bet League 2 game on January 2 will go ahead.

However, it is almost certain to be at a ground other than Brunton Park.

As a result, we have temporarily suspended ticket sales until we can confirm match arrangements.

Supporters who have already bought a ticket for the game should keep hold of it until we have such confirmation.

We are keeping in constant touch with Carlisle United and will let you know further details as and when we know them.

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When Argyle clinched the title on a Monday night at Darlington in 2001/02,Carlisle was my base for the weekend,having played and won there on the Saturday.Saw a photo yesterday of Warwick Road,which is quite near to Brunton Park and where i stayed in a guest house in 2002-good gracious me, the water was almost covering the cars in the street.Very flat lowland area,very susceptible to flooding,pretty much like the county cricket ground at Worcester.Must be awful for the people living there.Wonder which ground they'll use-Preston could be an option i guess.

my guess is hartlepool

How about Gillingham?

Their next 'home' game will be played at Preston's Deepdale ground.

I've heard that Somerset Park will be the venue.

Plainmoor would be handy

What about playing it at Havant & Waterlooville's ground?

Well it definately won't be Preston as they are home that day as are Burnley, Middlesbrough and Fleetwood. I guess Blackburn, Morecambe or more likely, Hartlepool will be possible destinations.

Dumfries (QotS) must be an option. It's about 30 miles north just past Lockerbie and the impressively named Ecclefechan.

I stayed at a very nice hotel in Dumfries once.

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Proper gawj.

That would be good....the furthest Argyle would have ever played away in an official match.

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What about Barrow? Shorely more convenient for 'home' fans?

Gretna green fc..dont know what there grounds like but i reckon thats more like a league 2 ground

Barrow. Bit small but could do the job for this match I suppose:

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Gretna. Now defunct and I can't find any evidence that their ground is still open or even exists?

SteelCannon wrote:

Barrow. Bit small but could do the job for this match I suppose:

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Gretna. Now defunct and I can't find any evidence that their ground is still open or even exists?

proberly defunct now they were a league side...didnt they have a english chairman who was fanatical bankrolled the club but when he past away his family didnt continue bankrolling and they went out of buisness sure it was gretna...but not 100%

Gretna F.C. renamed Gretna F.C. 2008

and plays at Raydale Park

Raydale Park is a football stadium in Gretna, Scotland, that served as the home ground of Gretna until the club resigned from the Scottish Football League in 2008.
Opened: 1946
Team: Gretna F.C. 2008
Capacity: 2,200

Nool could run away with Jimmy and get a civil partnership and a slap up meal.

I propose Carlisle away to be a fancy dress affair. Do you think they'd take offence if we turn up in speedo's with a rubber ring and arm bands?

With atrocious "land-management" policies financially incentivising farmers/landowners upland to CLEAR trees and foliage, you know, the sort of things which STORE water in the area for long periods rather than dumping it immediately downstream, this sort of thing will happen more and more.

Czarcasm wrote:

I propose Carlisle away to be a fancy dress affair. Do you think they'd take offence if we turn up in speedo's with a rubber ring and arm bands?

I think they would quite enjoy watching exposure set in if that were all you were to wear.

Wouldn't Gateshead be a possible alternate venue?

Mock Cuncher wrote:

With atrocious "land-management" policies financially incentivising farmers/landowners upland to CLEAR trees and foliage, you know, the sort of things which STORE water in the area for long periods rather than dumping it immediately downstream, this sort of thing will happen more and more.

Nah, Shirley it's all about climate change.

Carlisle, It Blackburn Rovers' Ewood Park ground.

OUR January 2 fixture against Carlisle United will now take place at Blackburn Rovers' Ewood Park ground.

Because of the extensive flood damage in the area, Carlisle's Brunton Park is out of action, so Rovers have agreed to host the game instead.

We will have information on how this affects tickets sold, and to be sold, in the coming days on pafc.co.uk.

In other fixture news, our home game against Northampton Town, which was scheduled to be played on Saturday, January 9, will now be played on Tuesday, January 12. This is because of Northampton''s continuing involvement in the Emirates FA Cup.

Graiser wrote:

Plainmoor would be handy

Tgwu wrote:

OUR January 2 fixture against Carlisle United will now take place at Blackburn Rovers' Ewood Park ground.

Shortens the poke a tad.

Lord Tisdale wrote:

Mock Cuncher wrote:

With atrocious "land-management" policies financially incentivising farmers/landowners upland to CLEAR trees and foliage, you know, the sort of things which STORE water in the area for long periods rather than dumping it immediately downstream, this sort of thing will happen more and more.

Nah, Shirley it's all about climate change.

Must be an Islam connection. And probably a few extremists involved too. Extreme weather ? extremists ? Do the maffs.

Great photo though. Not much chance of that happening high up at Home Park when the wind blows.  Especially now everybody has agreed to try their hardest to do the best they can to work toward possibly looking at keeping their house in order.
Action on fossil fuel use is now imminent, globally. I think Stapes may have started a mass movement.