The Cumbrians are to run the rule over Byrne for a week as manager Roddy Collins believes he can add quality and depth to their squad. Byrne was recently acquitted after a High Court case in which he was accused with the Chelsea pair of John Terry and Jody Morris of assault following incidents in a London night club. Asprilla was paraded in front of the fans before Tuesday night's game at Feethams between Darlo and United. But he was reported as having left on a flight for the Middle East this morning and seems to have walked out on the Third Division club and their flamboyant and often controversial owner, George Reynolds. He wanted to make Asprilla the centrepiece of a team that needs to put bums on seats at its new 25,000 all-seater stadium which is scheduled to open after Christmas. Meanwhile United are facing a striker crisis ahead of tomorrow's home game with Exeter City at Brunton Park. Richie Foran and Trevor Molloy are suspended following their sendings off at Lincoln a fortnight ago. Brian Wake is pencilled in to start but he too has a slight injury problem. 17-year-old John Slaven could get a chance too. Brian Shelley is also banned and both Lee Maddison and Ryan Baldacchino are injured. Maddison could be out for up to two months with ankle ligament damage. Baldacchino has been down at Lilleshall this week and is making good progress with his pulled hamstring but it will be at least another week before he is ready for a return to action. CUFC Online regulars to sponsor Brendan
The man chosen is Brendan McGill, whose name will feature alongside that of the CUFC Online Messageboard Regulars from tomorrow's match programme onwards. McGill recently re-signed for the Cumbrians on a permanent basis from Sunderland following his successful loan spell last season. Nearly 30 users have sent in cheques and cash worth over £450 to date. CUFC Online is the first website to sponsor a player in United's history. Last chance to enter competition - and win a weekend in Dublin Sunday is the last chance to enter the CUFC Online Guess the Gate competition and earn the chance to win a fabulous prize of a Weekend in Dublin. All you have to do is guess the average league attendance at Brunton Park this season. This covers all 23 regular league games, not including play-off games or cup-ties. Last season the average was 3,204 and the average for the first two games so far this season is 8,609. All figures will be taken from www.soccer-stats.com to avoid any dispute. To enter, just send your guess together with your name to guessthegate@cufconline.org.uk The prize of a weekend for two in Dublin is being provided by Carlisle travel agent, NEAR AND FAR TRAVEL. They can be contacted at enquire@nearandfartravel.fsnet.co.uk Picture from News & Star |
