Brunton Park

Two wins in a row for the first time this season helps lift the mood as United push towards the top half of the table.

We look back on the 3-1 win at Aldershot before previewing Saturday's early kickoff against Kidderminster Harriers at Brunton Park.

[singing] In a town there's a meal with a past so true.

To Boulder Stone and Florence and you.

And for the second year in a row, we've been drawn at home against a Midlands side from our own league.

Yeah.

This year rather than Boston United, it's Tamworth who are gonna be coming to Brunton Park on, uh, Saturday the 17th.

Of, uh, October.

Definitely for the home game, they scored quite a few goals and then...

They were the top scorers in the division, yeah, when we played at Brunton Park.

And we won 2-0 really comfortably, and it would probably be more if it wasn't for Marcus Dewis that day, to be fair.

So, yeah, I mean, in terms of recent results as well, it's mixed bag, really.

Nick, have you put yourself into counselling yet? Because you were actually there.

Yeah, thank you for making me relive one of the worst experiences I've ever had down Brunton Park, I think.

You willingly joined this, so, you know, I didn't put you to gunpoint.

You really want to get this off your chest, don't we all? It was that bad.

I mean, I'll get this out straight out of the way, Adam.

I did put Robbie Savage in the list just to wind you up there, but...

I genuinely think I would never turn up to Brunton Park again while that greasy-haired mob

was sitting there.

All season long, we're bringing you these dedicated half an hour or so long preview episodes to get the inside track on United's opponents straight from the fans, commentators and podcasters who live and breathe their club.

This Saturday at Brunton Park, we welcome Woken FC, one of the traditional heavyweights names in non-league football and a club that has been quite a fascinating whirlwind of 2026, I think it's fair to say.

From the headline-grabbing appointment of Jermaine Defoe to his shock departure on the eve of the campaign in July, the Cards have had to steer through a significant off-the-pitch turbulence.

Nine games in, they're still led by the caretaker duo of Craig Ross and Jake Hyde, with Ross Stepping out of his role as backup goalkeeper to co-manage alongside Hyde from the technical area.

No spoilers.

Last season, Walken won this fixture 3-1 at Brunton Park in December.

Carlisle won 2-0 on the opening day at Walken, so it was a winner piece last season in the head-to-heads.

Starman for me, I've gone for Leo Duru for Carlisle.

And I'm Mike Booth.

United's stuttering start to the season continues as both Southend and Forest Green Rivers come away from Brunton Park with a point apiece to lead the Blues off the pace in the promotion battle.

We look back on the two home draws in a row for our preview in the long trip south to face Eastleigh on Saturday.

Well, that's not how the weekend was meant to turn out, is it, Mike? No.

so

it's over a three week period rather and i think there's only one more before christmas because usually you get free before christmas don't you free two week ones but they've decided to cram more games into one thing which in one way makes a better sense i guess but in terms of us as a non-league side it's not really ideal is it

No, but, you know, it might drag a few people down to Brunton Park when there's no Premier League football on, so...

Yeah, you'd hope so, wouldn't you? You'd hope so, especially for that extended period, I guess.