One leg down, one to go and it's still very much in the balance as to who gets to extend their season one more game and earn a trip to Wembley at the end of the month.

In this episode of The Brunton Bugle, the lads look back on the 1-0 defeat at Bradford in the play-off semi-final first leg - it's certainly not a downbeat discussion with a lot of talk about the positives of United's performance and how United could easily have got a draw from the game..

After that there's a look ahead to the second leg at Brunton Park this weekend - lots of chat about team selection, with one or two players giving Simmo a bit of a headache ahead of the big game.

There's also a news update, a look at Max Kilsby's goalscoring exploits in the Scottish L1 play-offs with Annan Athletic and a round-up of how Ex-Blues got in in the last week.

Your host Lee Rooney is in Liverpool and is joined via the wonders of the internet by Dan MacLennan in Carlisle. You can find us on Twitter @bruntonbugle, Facebook (search for "Brunton Bugle") and email us with any questions, suggestions and feedback to bruntonbugle@gmail.com.

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We're pleased to confirm that Carlisle United Supporters' Club London Branch will be sponsoring the podcast once again this season!

As part of this sponsorship, they will be providing some useful info for us to share ahead of each away trip in terms of pubs, public transport changes, places to eat etc.

The London Branch is open to all Carlisle United fans across the world - whether you're based in the capital, New York, Timbuktu, Berlin or even Cumbria itself! To find out more, visit their website at www.carlislelondonbranch.org

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