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Cuosc Newsletter.Qxp August 2003 WE ARE UNITED! Carlisle and Cumbria United Independent Supporters Trust Carlisle United Official Supporters Club A Message from the CCUIST Chair A Message from the CUOSC Chair Dear Supporters Dear Supporters TWO years ago Carlisle and its LAST season was eventful in football club were a national laughing many ways, not least of all as the stock - CCUIST was established, the start of another era in the life of previous owner quoted as saying that the our club. 100 years ago a group of Cumbrians did not deserve a football gentlemen met in Caldewgate to club and that he would see the number of discuss the formation of Carlisle fans on the terraces reduce to one before United as a Football League Club. he would let CCUIST be involved in the Almost 12 months ago we came Club. The club came to close to going out of existence. close to losing that status. With our future secure it’s now His rallying cry was ‘Kill CCUIST not the Club’. Some 11 up to us. Very easy to support the successful; it’s much people answered his call and several thousand ours. harder to support a team when times are hard. Without Cumbrians made it clear that they would no longer put doubt there have been hard times but hopefully the pain their money into the bottomless pit which Carlisle United of those years will fade and be confined to our history. had become. It was inevitable that the Club would change hands. Threats flew. CCUIST, the ordinary Your Supporters’ Club is here for you, we support the supporters, did not waver. The ownership changed. supporter. In the first year of Carlisle United Official Supporters’ Club we have tried to include adult and junior The Club has a new owner. The Supporters now supporters in all activities we have organised either in effectively own 20% of Carlisle United. We have an conjunction with or on behalf of the club. The next elected member on its board. All of the pieces for the jig- season we hope to do more of the same. saw which constitutes a successful modern League Club are now in place. A vibrant and active supporters club Funds raised by CUOSC are available to the Football doing what Supporters’ Clubs do in other league clubs - Club for specifically named ventures. You can see and a bit more! A squad of players and a manager raring already where some of this money has been spent - to go. CCUIST, the Supporters Trust which now has the ground covers, which saved the home leg against opportunity of progressively acquiring 49% of the shares Shrewsbury in the LDV Vans Trophy. The installation of whilst the current owner is in place and a controlling audio and visual equipment in the newly furbished interest when he leaves. Sunset Suite (well worth a visit and will be open from the first home game of the season). Player sponsorship and That was the easy bit. We have the opportunity to pass once again, sponsorship of the last home game of this on ownership of Carlisle United to the generations of season. Cumbrians who follow us so that they will never have to go through what we have over the last few years. Every We are to hold our Annual General Meeting on Thursday penny to CCUIST is vital. If you can afford only the £5 4 September prior to a Forum. If you wish to ask any p.a. membership fee that’s great. If you can manage a questions of any member of the committee, or seek £5,000 sponsorship that’s great - or anything in between. election to that committee please don’t hesitate to ask for All of the Share Fund money goes into the Club, and - not information from any of the ticket offices, but be warned into anyone’s pocket. you will have to work. We concluded the Share deal in May 2003. We needed This newsletter and the ones to follow will keep you up- £400,000 to pay for the first 20%. Impossible? Within two to-date with the activities of CUOSC. Support us and months we have already paid in excess of £115,000 into help us support the Club. the Club and we already have a further £70,000 in cash and pledges - £185,000 in two months. Not a bad start. It Kate Rowley CAN be done and we’ve shown that, the ordinary Chair supporters, keep it up! CUOSC Alan Steel Chair CCUIST August 2003 WE ARE UNITED! CCUIST Update IT’S BEEN a very hectic year for CCUIST with the CCUIST Golf Day Result successful conclusion to negotiations with John Friday 4 July 2003 at The Eden Golf Course, Courtenay and Carlisle United FC in March culminating Crosby on Eden, Carlisle in the purchase of 20 per cent of the football club through Charme Walks Away with CCUIST Golf Prize the issue of a new shares in the club’s holding company, CUFC Holdings. THE BEAVERS entered by Charme Beauty Salon, Denton Holme walked away with the CCUIST golf prize It’s fair to say that not too many foresaw such a fantastic at Eden on Friday. Julie Smith asked the four to achievement back in May 2001 when CCUIST launched represent her Health and Beauty Salon in the event in the Sands Centre with over 1,000 people present. sponsored by Pirelli, Story Construction and Carlisle There followed a very trying 14 months in which Glass. strenuous efforts were made to effect a change of ownership. With John Courtenay’s purchase of the The team members were Joe Smith - Julie’s father, Jim controlling stake in July 2002, CCUIST had taken the first Robinson, David Storey and John Harkness. Julie and small step towards our ultimate goal of owning the club the four are lifelong supporters of Carlisle United and for the local community. We are very pleased to be able came home with a score of 103, a clear 6 points ahead to report that the first £100,000 has been injected into the of second placed team The Denizens of C Stand and the club coffers, with the presentation of the cheque taking other 24 teams. place at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium before last season’s LDV Vans Trophy Final. Wayne Cunliffe (Belgium) presenting the Claret Jug Presentation of a cheque in exchange for 20% of to the Beavers shares in CUFC When asked about their success everyone concerned 1,000 Members said they were delighted to have won. Customers of the We took over 1,000 members into this season. We hope salon will be able to see the CCUIST Claret Jug on as many of you renew as possible as we will need every display. The four also took home as part of their prize an one of you on board if we are to go on achieving as much invitation for 8 into the Eddie Stobart Executive Box at as we have in the first two years of CCUIST’s history. if Brunton Park for the Carlisle v Rochdale match together you have yet to join, details on how to sign up are on the with other prizes which were awarded to the first 10 back cover of this newsletter. There are more details on teams home. the CCUIST web site, details again on the back page. The first 5 teams were The Beavers - Charme Beauty Joining CCUIST Salon (103), The Denizens of C Stand (97), Sealy A (94), The cost of joining CCUIST is very small at just £5 per P.K. Electrical (93), Carlisle Golf Centre (last years year but we are also asking all our members to dig deep winners) (92) and contribute to the Share Fund, the target for which is to raise a further £290,000 by March 2006. Our basic The date of next year’s golf day is Friday 9 July 2004. donation scheme is £3 a week, payable by a monthly Again our day will be spent on the beautiful course at standing order. Already several hundred United fans are Eden. Anyone wishing to take part should contact Kate paying into the scheme in this way. It is very easy to set Rowley or Jazza Boyle. Information of how to contact is up and provides a simple way for each and every on the back of this newsletter. supporter to make a significant contribution. if you want any more information about this scheme or any other aspect of CCUIST, why not drop in at the CCUIST/CUOSC portakabin near the Paddock turnstiles. A CCUIST representative will be on hand to talk to you. August 2003 WE ARE UNITED! CCUIST AGM Report Foxy’s Restaurant, Brunton Park, Sunday 27 July 2003 OUR SECOND Annual General Meeting provided an Question: Does the Board think that people are now opportunity for members to hear of progress made of the belief that CCUIST has done its job, now and future plans for the Trust. It has been a very that the ownership has changed? busy 12 months and the members present were Answer: That belief was definitely out there, but keen to catch up on details of the historic share was incorrect. There was an historic opportunity to purchase as well as quizzing members of the take ownership of the club, and the basic donation Board, in particular their representative on the required is only £3 a week. This message must now Board of directors Alan Steel, about developments be drilled home over the next 12 months.
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