Workington

And on cover version of the week this week, we're going to start off live in St Albans Cathedral.

This is my good pal from Workington, Phil Doran, and his good pal, Rory Taylor.

Prepare to be stunned by this beautiful version of the Queen song, Love of My Life.

This is a beautiful song.

He was an amazing artist.

And then one of the things that happened was, I lost my job in 1986 in the printing place I was working.

and I ended up working down at Kendal which is about an hour and a half away from where I live now and I was there for a few months six months nine months and for whatever reason I decided this job wasn't for me there was nothing wrong with the job it was too expensive to buy property in the area And so I decided to move back home to Workington and I got a chance of a job at Carlisle, working for a couple of newspapers, like designing adverts and stuff like that.

So I said to the boss at this place, we called the Dixon Printing Company, I know somebody who'd be ideal for this job, I want to have my notice in, but if you're willing to interview my friend, he'd be suitable.

So, um, yeah, it's, it's a blow for Joe, and it's disappointing for us.

So we've brought Alfie back in who's, you know, he's been doing great on his loan up at Workington and getting some valuable minutes and, um, r- we didn't really wanna have to recall him because he needs to play games.

But, you know, we've gotta look after ourselves first, and, and we've obviously brought him back in.

And the other senior player, still no Lewis Lee.

Uh, so we're gonna have to get to, to, to grips with, with all of that.

Just a couple of injury updates as well.

You may have seen Alfie Scales on the bench on, uh, Tuesday night recalled from his loan spell at Workington, and that's...

I think I'm a bit disappointed for Alfie actually because he was playing games, and he was doing well, and now he's gotta sit on the bench and cover a- another injury to Joe Young, who's done his same hamstring that, that he injured earlier in the season.

Would that increase your numbers through the gates because people like to support a winning team? I'm just wondering what the dynamics of that are.

OK, I think the first point to make is, and the Carlisle one, is often cited along the Workington scene.

And people say to me, oh, God, we've got to go to Workington next week, which I always, when I was in post with the league, I would always say this.

Well, imagine how they feel because they've got those trips every away game.

So look at it.

Somebody must have booked the flights.

Also, before he forgets this, Stuart, workers started on the new stadium at Workington.

They started last week on the old Workington Red Stadium.

Floodlights were sold to the highest bidder.

I wonder who that was.

I'm good up here because my roots are up here.

My mother was in Workington, my father was in Sunderland and then Beverley.

So down in Somerset, he moved, finished his time in the Navy and he went to Westland Helicopters in Yule in Somerset.

So obviously through the age of three, I went along as well.

I think it'd be unfair to play a Cumbrian side on a Friday night.

Like if we played Barrow away, I'd have to have half a day at work for a Friday at Barrow or Workington, which I've got no problem in doing, but I need to know now if I can book the holidays at work.

So it's tricky, that.

But, yeah, it depends who you're playing, doesn't it? I suppose, say we have Midlands Hurricanes and I think you want to play them on a Saturday, won't you, or a Sunday, because Fridays are just going to be...

I've not finished yet.

Derwent Park in Workington.

Stardalbert, Albert Domecq in Carcassonne.

Dublin's Tolka Park.