| site data @
cufconline |
| webmaster |
Yours truly!
|
Hello. My name is Alastair and I am a
Carlisle United supporter. There, done it. What a relief
! It is perhaps just fate that I happen to support
Carlisle United, but if that is the case, so be it. My
addiction is proving impossible to shake off, and I don't
think the numerous treatments I have undergone are
working. It didn't help that I chose to set up this site
in the summer of 1995. It takes up a lot of my spare time
but I see it as a worthwhile exercise. For those of you
who sometimes seem confused, this is NOT the official
club site, although I am proud of what I have achieved
with it and hopefully, it brings the goings on at Brunton
Park closer to those fans who are far away from home. For
those of you who are interested, I put together the pages
using a combination of Front Page Express, Word 97 and
Wordpad. I also utilise Excel 97, 1-2-3 97 and Approach
97 packages for storing statistics. My hardware consists
of a Gateway P5-166 multimedia computer together with
Umax A4 scanner and HP Deskjet colour printer. I've
supported the Blues since the age of seven. I am a
season-ticket holder in the East Stand. I sit next to my
father, and a load of old grumpy blokes who moan a lot,
no matter how well we're doing. |
| in association
with |
 |
The site went into
partnership with the local newspaper in December 1998.
This means I have access to all their coverage of
Carlisle United, including articles, interviews, match
reports and pictures. These are used extensively on the
site, but I have other sources of info as well. In the
near future, it is hoped that the partnership will be
extended to include near-instant reports from games,
pictures available before publication in the paper itself
and updates direct from the News & Star journalists
via e-mail. |
| site history |
| March 1995 |
Site created 'offline' |
| July 1995 |
First pages published
on Pipex Worldserver. Site registered with Yahoo! URL
posted to rec.sports.soccer newsgroup. Here is an early
version of the home page. |
| November 1995 |
First archive material
is uploaded |
| December 1995 |
Site transfers to Pipex
Dialspace |
| March 1996 |
First live update is
carried from Rotherham v CUFC AWS Northern Final |
| June 1996 |
Home page counter added
on June 3rd |
| March 1997 |
Mailing
list
directory added |
| March 1997 |
Site features in
Cumberland News article |
| April 1997 |
10,000th visitor to
site |
| September 1997 |
League results archive
added |
| October 1997 |
First major re-design
of site with new logos and navigation |
| December 1997 |
cufconline.org.uk
domain registered on December 17th |
| March 1998 |
Survey
page
added. Over 600 replies to date. |
| October 1998 |
Chat
room
added, first live chat session held on October 25th |
| December 1998 |
Partnership launched
with News & Star on
December 7th |
| January 1999 |
First live chat room
commentary features Brighton v CUFC |
| March 1999 |
'United we Stand'
campaign runs online in association with News
& Star |
| May 1999 |
100,000th visitor to
site. |
| May 1999 |
Unaudited site record of over
1,000 hits in one day established |
| June 1999 |
Complete redesign with
frames, new tables, navigation and typefaces |
| August 1999 |
Site is featured in the
BBC's Match of the Day
magazine |
| September 1999 |
Site joins the Unofficial
Football Network |
| October 1999 |
Site is described as a
"very professional package" by The Cumberland News in its round-up of the best
websites in the county. |
| December 1999 |
Campaign to get Jimmy
Glass
voted as Sports Personality of the Year runs on the site. |
| January 2000 |
SOS 2000 campaign to fill Brunton Park for the first game of the new millennium is featured on the site. 400 fans pledge their support via the campaign page. |
| February 2000 |
200,000th visitor to site. |
| March 2000 |
Sitemeter counter records 1,002 visits on March 29, the first audited total of over 1,000 in a single day. |
| July 2000 |
300,000th visitor to site. |
| August 2000 |
Site is featured in the Total Football Kick-off 2000 season preview. |
| November 2000 |
400,000th visitor to site. |
| November 2000 |
I make my TV debut on ITV's Nationwide Football Extra programme. |
| January 2001 |
TV personality and Times journalist Danny Baker visits the site and attempts to influence outcome of a poll about moving into the Scottish League. |
| January 2001 |
500,000th visitor to site. |
| May 2001 |
700,000th visitor to site. |
