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There'll be no trip to Wembley this year for United as their promotion dream came crashing down at Brunton Park on Sunday, with Boreham Wood securing their place in the final with a 2-1 extra-time win.
With another season in the National League now confirmed, we ask the question - what next? Should Mark Hughes stay as manager? If not, who replaces him? Which players should be kept in the retained list? And we discuss some of your thoughts on the key performers (and underperformers) across the campaign.
Lots discussed in this episode, including:
👎 Boreham Wood defeat reviewed
🤔 Mark Hughes - Should he stay or go?
📝 End of Season Review
🙋♂️ Your views on the season
Host: Lee Rooney (@leerooney)
Co-Host: Adam Tiffen (@AdamTiffen18)
Co-Host: Mike Booth (@cufcmike)
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We’re delighted to confirm that the Carlisle United Supporters Trust (CUST) will be sponsoring the Brunton Bugle once again 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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"Boreham Wood (H) Play-Off Semi-Final Review and End of Season Round-Up - Promotion dream ended by disappointing home defeat in the play-offs - Season 25/26, Episode 48" is an episode of The Brunton Bugle - A Carlisle United Podcast. Runtime 1 hr 46 min. Published May 7, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.