tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60286542011-04-21T12:02:43.019-07:00Haverhill Cambridge United SupportersNews about cambridge United for supporters in Haverhill Suffolk by Gerry KiernanGerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comBlogger1161100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-30877821694435914982007-04-09T09:40:00.000-07:002007-04-09T09:41:05.987-07:00United 4 Dagenham and Redbridge 2As this rollercoaster season hurtles towards it's end the highs get higher and the lows even lower. An unbelievable 7 - 0 win against play-off challengers Weymouth made us feel that we were destined to stay up but this was followed by a 1 - 0 defeat by a Halifax side that had only won one match in their last eleven, and the gloom descended again. Then on Saturday Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-25017080873595828262007-03-25T09:25:00.000-07:002007-03-25T09:26:18.206-07:00Northwich Victoria 0 United 4Following football can help us to understand philosophy, Nietzsche said "Hope is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man". Supporting Cambridge this season has given us a profound understanding of the meaning of this quote. Every time we have been convinced that the club are doomed to relegation (and possibly the end of the club) the team hit Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-52036613434173447542007-03-19T04:24:00.000-07:002007-03-19T04:25:25.499-07:00Crawley 1 United 1 United were just a few minutes away from winning three desperately needed points. An injury time goal for Crawley (by former United striker Marcus Richardson) cancelled out Robbie Simpson’s fist half strike but it was Crawley’s failure to take their chances and four or five superb saves from the recalled Paul Crichton that kept The U’s in the game until then. Cambridge are Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-62558905149504230872007-03-11T10:05:00.001-07:002007-03-11T10:05:26.976-07:00League Table With United not playing last Saturday, U’s supporters were just as interested in the final results of the other matches. The draw between St. Albans and Southport leave them both looking very vulnerable at the foot of the conference. Above them, the surprising 4 – 0 away win by Tamworth over Stafford Rangers lifts Tamworth off the bottom place for the first time since early Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-50805537568628204232007-03-04T08:01:00.000-08:002007-03-04T08:02:29.593-08:00Stafford Rangers 1 United 2 At last The U’s have started to pull away from the relegation zone. Another away win on Saturday, thanks to goals from David Bridges and loanee Christian Smith, put them six points clear of fourth place. There is still the worry about all the other teams having games in hand but United are the form team in the relegation battle with seven games undefeated. GroundGerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1690610849742257432007-02-25T11:56:00.001-08:002007-02-25T11:56:52.094-08:00United 2 Southport 2 Two goals by Robbie Simpson earned The U’s a point at The Abbey on Saturday. Although this takes United’s unbeaten run to five matches we stay just three points outside the relegation zone. Luckily, many of the other clubs near the foot of table have failed to win their games in hand. There has certainly been a marked improvement throughout the team, especially in Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-64420769198231855472007-02-19T06:18:00.001-08:002007-02-19T06:18:36.661-08:00Morecambe 2 United 2 The U’s revival continued on Saturday with a draw against promotion chasing Morecambe. The team went ahead twice only for Morecambe to equalize with 8 minutes left. With two wins and two draws from the last 4 matches United are starting to look as if they may escape promotion. Shrimps' manager Sammy McIlroy said after the match "It was a great game of football, and Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-82264300631566182552007-02-11T09:07:00.000-08:002007-02-04T09:57:42.493-08:00Cambridge 2 Grays 0 Two goals by Robbie Simpson gave United their second successive home victory and took the team out of the relegation zone. Two wins and a draw in the last three games should bring confidence to the players and supporters that Cambridge can beat the drop this season. None of the teams in the bottom half of the table can consider themselves really safe, The U’s main problem Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-18108789384069099702007-02-04T09:57:00.001-08:002007-02-04T09:57:42.835-08:00Oxford U’s 1 Cambridge U’s 1 An improved performance from Cambridge brought them a point from second placed Oxford United. A goal by Andy Duncan put Cambridge ahead in the first half, a second half comeback by Oxford was not enough as Cambridge held on well, even when reduced to 10 men after Christian Smith was sent off. Manager Jimmy Quinn described the result as “tremendous”. Despite the Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-84270861399460058262007-01-28T07:40:00.000-08:002007-01-28T07:41:38.931-08:00United 3 (Three) Woking 0 After seven defeats in a row The U’s bounced back in a spectacular fashion. Two goals from Robbie Simpson and one from Danny Brown were combined with a rare defensive clean sheet to give United a desperately needed three points. Manager Jimmy Quinn brought in a sports psychologist to speak to the players before the game said he was “proud of every one of the players” Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-59764287509085953892007-01-15T03:25:00.000-08:002007-01-15T03:26:01.233-08:00Cambridge 0 Stafford 1 Once again there is nothing positive to report on the United front. Another home game and another loss. The statistics are truly appalling however you read them. Lost 5 games in a row, lost 5 home games in a row, or three home wins all season out of 15 games. The Conference teams have a wide range of ability, those at the top are good enough to be successful in the Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-49488519524455460272007-01-07T14:12:00.000-08:002007-01-07T14:13:23.148-08:00Two New Strikers Veteran striker Dean Holdsworth has joined the club for a month. The 38-year-old former Brentford, Wimbledon and Bolton striker has been the subject of transfer fees totalling more than £4.3 million during his 20 year career, and he joins United as a non-contract team member. Holdsworth's previous club was Conference South side Havant & Waterlooville, where he spent the 2004-Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1145823478138864212006-04-23T13:16:00.000-07:002006-04-23T13:18:06.180-07:00Scarborough 1 United 2After a season of poor away form Cambridge have made it two away wins in a month. Just a few days after manager Rob Newman called on the team to lose their away phobia they put together an impressive win at struggling Scarborough. The three points took United into 10th place and a certain top twelve finish which will qualify the team for a place in the LDV Trophy next Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1145201869946987422006-04-16T08:37:00.000-07:002006-04-16T08:37:56.160-07:00Cambridge 2 York City 0The team had a good home win against a York City side fighting for a play off place. For once United performed well in front of a large crowd attracted by Friday night football. Manager Rob Newman called the performance “outstanding from the keeper to the forwards” with special praise for goalscorer Craig Westcarr and Jamie Guy.Season Tickets Now AvailableSeason ticket Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1144703421132180542006-04-10T14:09:00.000-07:002006-04-10T14:10:34.556-07:00Aldershot 1 United 3Saturday saw United’s biggest away win of the season. Despite finding themselves a goal down at half time the team produced a brilliant second half come back which started with a goal by Haverhill teenager Michael Morrison. This was Michael’s fourth goal of the season and came again from a corner.Management Team Sign ContractsIn a positive move for next season United manager Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1143825561608618942006-03-31T09:18:00.000-08:002006-03-31T09:19:21.623-08:00Admission Prices HeldThe club have announced they are freezing admission prices for next season. The conference will be increasing to 24 clubs so season tickets will increase slightly to cover the costs of the extra games. Application forms for season tickets should be available at the Good Friday game. Last year 1300 people bought season tickets which is more than the attendance figures for mostGerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1143457726068529822006-03-27T03:08:00.000-08:002006-03-27T03:08:46.080-08:00Crawley Town 1 United 0United’s unbeaten run of four games came to an end at Crawley on Saturday. This game looked to be an opportunity for The U’s to pick up a rare away win, as Crawley have been struggling just outside the relegation places. A poor first half performance by Cambridge was followed by an even worse second half, which included the sending off of midfielder Rob Wolleaston. AlthoughGerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1142250570492328692006-03-13T03:49:00.000-08:002006-03-13T03:49:30.503-08:00Tamworth 1 United 1U’s manager Rob Newman praised a resolute performance by the team as they gained an away point at struggling Tamworth. An early Craig Westcarr goal put United ahead but Tamworth soon replied and United had to put in a long periods of strong defending to take the point. United are now in twelfth place with 41 points. The play offs and the relegation battles are both losing Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1141587338922781842006-03-05T11:34:00.000-08:002006-03-05T11:35:38.933-08:00Pleased as PunchManager Rob Newman said he was “Pleased as punch” with The U’s away win at Woking. He added "I think we controlled the game well, we created quite a few chances today but most of all I think it was a more solid all-round team performance.” This is only United’s second away win of the season and helps keep the club a good distance from the relegation spaces. Rob Newman needs to Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1140976161004098712006-02-26T09:48:00.000-08:002006-02-26T09:49:21.016-08:00New Chairman AppointedThe board have chosen Terry Baker as the new club Chairman. Terry joined the board last July but has been a vice-president for many years. The new vice-chairman is the fans elected director Brian Attmore. Brian has been on the board for two years he was one of the founders of CFU and has co-authored two books on the history of the club.Sports Minister to Visit The Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1140369723611076032006-02-19T09:21:00.000-08:002006-02-19T09:22:17.606-08:00U’s 2 Southport 1On Saturday United gained three badly needed points at home to bottom of the table Southport. An early goal put The U’s ahead and they looked to be coasting to a 1 – 0 win when the visitors scored a late goal, United responded within a minute to claim the win. Two new signings made their home debut’s midfielder Stacy Coldicott and young striker Jamie Guy.CFU AGMOn Monday 27th Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1139145765234865562006-02-05T05:22:00.000-08:002006-02-05T05:22:45.250-08:00With no game last Saturday we will take the opportunity to give an update on the financial situation of the club. After coming out of administration the club has cut back it’s outgoings but is still losing £250,000 a year. The rent for the ground is £200,000 per year. The club has enough money to make it to the end of the season, but that is when the cash flow problem starts. This year there are Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1138700735510829442006-01-31T01:45:00.000-08:002006-01-31T01:45:35.530-08:00Club to Buy Back GroundThe best news for some time came at the club’s AGM this week. The board have agreed to buy back The Abbey Stadium from Bideawhile. There are still details to be worked out but we are told that the ground could be back in the club’s ownership within six weeks. The finances behind the deal have not been revealed but Director Paul Barry said “friends of the club” were involvedGerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1138009508712318272006-01-23T01:44:00.000-08:002006-01-23T01:45:08.726-08:00Merger LatestCambridge City Chairman Arthur Eatham continues to talk of a merger between City and United as the way to save his club. His latest reported comments are that City could merge with United and have a reserve side called Cambridge City playing in the Ridgeons League. Presumably the main team would be called Cambridge United. City fans are understandably upset, after all they have Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1137356306409995842006-01-15T12:17:00.000-08:002006-01-15T12:18:26.420-08:00Michael Trains with EvertonHaverhill teenager Michael Morrison, who has established himself in United’s defence this season, has spent some time training with the Premiership players of Everton over the past week. Michael and fellow United teenager Adam Davies recently trained with Championship side Preston. Cambridge manager Rob Newman knows Everton manager David Moyes and when Moyes asked aboutGerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1136746068318600032006-01-08T10:47:00.000-08:002006-01-08T10:47:59.110-08:00United 2 Forest Green Rovers 2A last minute goal by Forest Green deprived United of 3 points and a fifth successive home win. Millwall loanee Trevor Robinson made his home debut after playing at Stevenage on Monday while new signing Jon Brady played on the right and set up Andy Duncan's first half equaliser. Manager Rob Newman hopes to bring in more new signings before the Accrington game, Rob Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1136242158947338132006-01-02T14:48:00.000-08:002006-01-02T14:49:18.956-08:00Six Points for ChristmasUnited’s home form continued through the holiday period. Two home wins against Stevenage Borough and Canvey Island put the team up to 10th place in the table. This was followed by a disappointing defeat at Stevenage on Monday, in front of over 1300 travelling U’s fans.Merger LatestThe Cambridge City Chairman Arthur Eastham has said that there have been “two decent meetingsGerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1135332118336809542005-12-23T02:01:00.000-08:002005-12-23T02:01:58.346-08:00United and City in Merger TalksAt a recent meeting between United and Cambridge City to discuss co-operation, City raised the possibility of merging the two clubs. With both clubs in serious financial difficulty this may be the only way to secure the future of professional football in Cambridge. Understandably City fans fear that this move would see them lose their identity. United fans are more Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1135009289977708412005-12-19T08:20:00.000-08:002005-12-19T08:21:29.986-08:00A Week of GloomThe last week or so has seen United lose a league game and then get knocked out of both the LDV quarter final and the F.A. Trophy. Just when you think it can’t get any worse the club then announced it was withdrawing its youth team from their league. What was once a highly successful youth set up is now finished. This is clearly a very short-term money saving move, which shows how Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1134394106918972812005-12-12T05:26:00.000-08:002005-12-12T05:28:27.800-08:00Dagenham and Redbridge 1 United 0On Saturday the team missed a chance to extend their recent good run of results. Dagenham had lost seven games in a row and an on-form United team would have been well placed to take points from this game. Unfortunately Saturday’s team gave a very much an off-form display with ‘keeper Scott Howie putting in the only performance worthy of praise.Carols At The Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1133784082462423052005-12-05T04:00:00.000-08:002005-12-05T04:01:22.483-08:00United 2 Scarborough 1A first league goal by Haverhill teenager Michael Morrison helped Cambridge to victory against a good Scarborough side. This was Michael’s sixth first team appearance as he seeks to establish himself as a regular in the team. Manager Rob Newman was disappointed with the overall team performance as he felt Scarborough were given too many chances in front of goal, but the Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1133128320463379222005-11-27T18:49:00.000-08:002005-11-27T13:52:00.473-08:00Canvey Island 1 United 1A large Cambridge contingent braved the appalling Canvey weather to see their side win a useful away point. Manager Rob Newman again called on the strikers to put away their chances as it was left to defender Andy Duncan to score United’s single goal. Cambridge sit alongside Canvey in the middle of the table and it is easy to see Cambridge ending the season in exactly the Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1132500224809822992005-11-20T10:21:00.000-08:002005-11-20T07:23:44.820-08:00U’s 0 Aldershot 2United’s good run of results came to a crashing end with a 2 – 0 defeat by Aldershot Town at The Abbey. The Conference appears to have a very wide standard of performance; there are teams clearly good enough to play in League 2 and others who would not survive at that level. Cambridge seem to be in the middle, we perform well against the poorer teams but can’t take points of the Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1131971118926104172005-11-14T11:24:00.000-08:002005-11-14T04:25:18.946-08:00Morecambe 0 Cambridge 1The first away win of the season for The U’s. A David Bridges strike was enough to take 3 points for United and end Morecambe’s unbeaten home record. Cambridge started with four first team players left out of the side due to disciplinary action by manager Rob Newman. There was a surprising return for Ashley Nicholls after he finished his loan period at Rushden and an even Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1130693696159466132005-10-30T09:34:00.000-08:002005-10-30T09:35:17.403-08:00United 2 Crawley Town 1United won three much needed points at home to Crawley Town. Cambridge deserved their win but could so easily have drawn this game by a failure to take their chances and carelessness in defence. This is Crawley’s first year as full timers but they look set to struggle. The return of David Chick after injury and suspension was a positive sign for The U’s, Chick’s Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1128934801539826792005-10-10T13:59:00.000-07:002005-10-10T02:00:01.550-07:00Cambridge 2 Tamworth 1Another goal for Fola Onibuje and another win for The U’s. The team extended their unbeaten run to four games and are slowly making progress up the table. Tamworth were a “physical” side but United were able to counter with them some good football. Much of United’s improved performance has been down to Onibuje finding his scoring touch, with the Tamworth goal making it five Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1128332008483442242005-10-03T14:33:00.000-07:002005-10-03T02:33:28.490-07:00More GoalsFour goals in two games were only enough to net United two points in the past week. Two 2-2 draws against Burton Albion and Southport were useful points but served to show how difficult this season is likely to be, even playing some of the poorly performing teams in this league. At least we now have a striker who is scoring goals Fola Onibuje making it two goals in two games.F.A. Cup Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1127644805626539122005-09-25T15:36:00.000-07:002005-09-25T03:40:05.633-07:00Plenty of GoalsAfter five games without a goal The U’s hit seven in the past week. First were three away goals against top of the table Grays Athletic, unfortunately Grays showed why they are top of the table by scoring five to take the points. There was better news on Saturday, when an inconsistent Altrincham side were defeated 4 –0. There is still no leading goalscorer emerging with several Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1127065989038217682005-09-18T10:49:00.000-07:002005-09-18T10:53:09.043-07:00Still No GoalsA 2 - 0 home defeat by Woking on Saturday prolonged United's run of games without scoring to five. Eight games into the season and our forwards have yet to score. Manager Rob Newman has urged supporters to help the players through their current crisis of confidence in front of goal by giving them encouragement. Woking had lost their previous four away games and The U's failure to Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1126601021750793732005-09-13T13:42:00.000-07:002005-09-13T01:43:41.756-07:00Exeter 4 U’s 0Exeter City made it three in a row, three matches against former league teams and three successive defeats. It is now seven games into the season and our strikers have yet to score. Manager Rob Newman has already let one non contract player go and is hoping to sign a couple more on short term contracts to see if they can solve our problem. Our next few games should give us some Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1125907329702081952005-09-05T13:01:00.000-07:002005-09-05T01:02:09.706-07:00Three Games, No GoalsWith two games, against Kidderminster and Accrington, over the Bank Holiday weekend and a Friday night game against York City, The U’s had the chance to establish a good league position. Unfortunately, the opportunity was not taken. Despite dominating much of the play, the team could not win even a single point. This season is feeling uncannily like last season, no one is Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1124716026268354042005-08-22T11:04:00.000-07:002005-08-22T06:07:07.786-07:00Two Wins In One WeekI can’t remember the last time United won two games in a week, but it was worth waiting for. The Tuesday night win against promotion favourites Hereford was covered by Sky TV and still pulled in a good crowd. On Saturday Accrington Stanley, again one of the better conference teams, visited The Abbey and went down to a 3 – 1 defeat.New Kit AvailableTo allow supporters to get Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1123953659926946782005-08-14T10:19:00.000-07:002005-08-13T10:20:59.933-07:00Welcome to The Nationwide ConferenceAfter a summer break when it looked as if the club would not be starting a new season most fans were happy enough just to see the team run out for their first game in the Nationwide Conference. Thanks to hard work by the fans trust CFU and a crucial intervention by Richard Caborn, the Minister for Sport, we still have a team to support this season.Forest Green Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1115646280417058052005-05-09T07:42:00.000-07:002005-05-09T06:44:40.423-07:00Photographs The MarchThe link below shows lots of pictures of Saturday's march from the market square to The Abbey http://cufc.danielrivers.com/Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1115593614986657412005-05-08T15:23:00.000-07:002005-05-08T16:06:55.023-07:00Last Game?On Saturday Cambridge United played their last game of the season and, if the club can’t raise £250,000 over the coming months, they could have played their last game ever. The fan’s trust CFU have now three members on the board and the trust are leading fundraising efforts among the fans. What really gives Cambridge fans hope is knowing that the CFU board members have a record of Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1114968726596538672005-05-01T10:31:00.000-07:002005-05-01T10:32:06.596-07:00Administration!Just when United fans were thinking “At least nothing worse can happen”, something worse did happen. Following the sale of the ground, a few months ago, to clear the club’s debt, the board announced that they were now £900,000 in debt and couldn’t come up with a plan to pay this back. The Football League have deducted 10 points from the team and administrators are now in charge at Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1114613298730148422005-04-27T15:43:00.000-07:002005-04-27T07:48:18.733-07:00Haverhill Rovers 357th best supported team in Britain, averaginging 119 fans in 2003/4.http://www.tonykempster.btinternet.co.uk/attcomp.htmLocal teams Cambridge United 84th, Colchester United 85th and the fairly local Ipswich 20th. Long Melford averaged 65 while feel some sympathy for Corby who averaged 19 and London APSA who had the smallest attendance at any match of 4.http://Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1114360568734166552005-04-24T09:35:00.000-07:002005-04-24T09:36:08.736-07:00RELEGATED!After 35 years of league football Cambridge have been relegated to the Conference. A stunned silence greeted the end of no score draw against Rochdale on Saturday. Although we have seen this coming for some time, the ever optimistic supporters always hoped for a change of fortune, even up to the last second penalty appeal when Tess Bramble went down in the area, we believed that we Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1113763752264927682005-04-17T11:47:00.000-07:002005-04-17T11:49:12.266-07:00Don't forget latest Haverhill news and veiws at www.haverhill.blogspot.com and Gerry Kiernan's Haverhill website www.cb9.co.ukGerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1113762867275772962005-04-17T11:33:00.000-07:002005-04-17T11:34:27.276-07:00Stats v. ScunthorpePossession:Scunthorpe 55%Cambridge Utd 45%Shots:Scunthorpe 18Cambridge Utd 7Corners:Scunthorpe 8Cambridge Utd 9Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1113762755065468782005-04-17T11:31:00.000-07:002005-04-17T11:32:35.066-07:00A Very Bad WeekThe situation at Cambridge United just seems to go from bad to worse. Saturday saw the club effectively relegated from the football league, now nine points behind Rushden with only three games left. A four – nil defeat at Scunthorpe confirmed what fans had expected for some time, we are just not good enough to climb out of the relegation zone.Equally bad news was Johnny Hon’s Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1113168909263593522005-04-10T14:32:00.000-07:002005-04-10T14:35:09.263-07:00United 3 Darlington 1After going down on Saturday to an early Darlington goal the team fought back to a well deserved win with goals from Iwan Roberts, captain Andy Duncan and John Turner. With Rushden losing this brought Cambridge back to six points from safety. The strikeforce of Tess Bramble and Iwan Roberts is certainly the best we have seen at The Abbey since the sale of Dave Kitson but the Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1112039069336674612005-03-28T11:43:00.000-08:002005-03-28T11:44:29.336-08:00Stats v. SouthendPossession:Cambridge Utd 44%Southend 56%Shots:Cambridge Utd 10Southend 9Corners:Cambridge Utd 5Southend 5Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1112038975662772552005-03-28T11:42:00.000-08:002005-03-28T11:42:55.663-08:00Only One Point Over EasterA draw at Shrewsbury followed by a defeat at home to Southend brought little cheer to United fans. With Rushden also gaining only a single point, the Easter fixtures were a lost opportunity for Cambridge. The Shrewsbury game on Friday could have gone either way with both sides having chances. On Bank Holiday Monday the team struggled against a very good and in-form Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1111405641349580152005-03-21T11:41:00.000-08:002005-03-21T03:47:21.350-08:00Stats v. WycombePossession:Cambridge Utd 54%Wycombe 46%Shots:Cambridge Utd 9Wycombe 7Corners:Cambridge Utd 4Wycombe 6Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1111405294703826282005-03-21T11:40:00.000-08:002005-03-21T03:41:34.706-08:00Cambridge 1 Wycombe 0Cambridge made it three home wins in a row on Saturday with a well fought performance against a good Wycombe team. The new front pairing of Ewan Roberts and Tes Bramble proved effective once again. Bramble opened the scoring with a 40 yard shot, this was probably the best goal seen at The Abbey for many years. The winning goal came from Roberts from a corner. If The U’s had Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1110837627668265662005-03-14T13:59:00.000-08:002005-03-14T14:00:27.670-08:00Stats v. OrientPossession:Leyton Orient 55%Cambridge Utd 45%Shots:Leyton Orient 15Cambridge Utd 11Corners:Leyton Orient 7Cambridge Utd 4Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1110837547662051012005-03-14T13:58:00.000-08:002005-03-14T13:59:07.663-08:00The U’s 1 The O’s 1The M11 derby last Saturday was a typical derby game, good support from the Cambridge fans and an end to end game. United had the best chances but failed to make anything out of them. A draw might have been good enough and most fans left to match in a fairly happy mood, only to discover that relegation rivals Rushden had scored a last minute winner. The U’s slim hopes are Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1110215737568735852005-03-07T17:15:00.000-08:002005-03-07T09:15:37.570-08:00Stats v. BuryPossession:Bury 51%Cambridge Utd 49%Shots:Bury 7Cambridge Utd 6Corners:Bury 4Cambridge Utd 1Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1110215688398710882005-03-07T17:10:00.000-08:002005-03-07T09:14:48.400-08:00A Lost OpportunityWith our relegation rivals Rushden playing second place Scunthorpe and The U’s playing a Bury side who had only won once since November, Saturday was a real opportunity for United to close the gap and put pressure on Rushden. Unfortunately this was just a normal Saturday for the team, not a bad performance and not a good result. Despite new signing Iwan Roberts scoring in his Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1109456446631587252005-02-26T14:20:00.000-08:002005-02-26T14:20:46.633-08:00Stats v. OxfordPossession:Cambridge Utd 51%Oxford Utd 49%Shots:Cambridge Utd 16Oxford Utd 15Corners:Cambridge Utd 8Oxford Utd 4Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1109456014290557272005-02-26T14:13:00.000-08:002005-02-26T14:13:34.293-08:00Two Wins Give HopeAfter three months of trying, United recorded a win at home to Cheltenham and then followed it up by another win at home to Oxford. Cambridge are still six points behind Rushden, but the chance of a winning run has given the fans some hope.Money Comes Rolling InAs the results improve so do the finances, first of all from Manchester United who have signed former United youngster Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1108929328932691392005-02-20T11:55:00.000-08:002005-02-20T11:55:28.933-08:00Stats v. LincolnPossession:Lincoln City 50%Cambridge Utd 50%Shots:Lincoln City 10Cambridge Utd 3Corners:Lincoln City 9Cambridge Utd 0Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1108929145772269032005-02-20T11:51:00.000-08:002005-02-20T11:52:25.773-08:00Lincoln 2 Cambridge 1Manager Steve Thompson declared “A win is imminent” and started with a new forward pairing of Dan Chillingworth and Danny Webb. Unfortunately the Cambridge jinx struck and Chillingworth limped off after just 20 minutes. This was a poor United performance, the team lacked inspiration apart from the last few minutes, and the “imminent win” is still imminent.Off The PitchThe bidGerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1108321142544094682005-02-13T10:40:00.000-08:002005-02-13T10:59:02.546-08:00Stats v. MacclesfieldPossession:Cambridge Utd 48%Macclesfield 52%Shots:Cambridge Utd 9Macclesfield 6Corners:Cambridge Utd 3Macclesfield 4Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1108320018509736522005-02-13T10:38:00.000-08:002005-02-13T10:40:18.510-08:00United 0 Macclesfield 1Saturday saw another home defeat for The U’s. The story was much the same as the rest of the season, United matching their opponents in everything but goalscoring ability. Macclesfield are on a good run which has brought them near to the promotion places but they didn’t outplay us and their manager Brian Horton said Cambridge were unlucky. A single goal just 10 minutes fromGerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1107773853843161052005-02-07T09:56:00.000-08:002005-02-07T02:57:33.843-08:00Stats v. Northampton
Possession:Northampton 56%Cambridge Utd 44%
Shots:Northampton 9Cambridge Utd 6
Corners:Northampton 9Cambridge Utd 7
Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1107773665318294252005-02-07T09:53:00.000-08:002005-02-07T02:54:25.316-08:00Financial Crisis
At the end of November the board sold the ground and said the money would be used to pay of the debts and keep the club going for 26 months until the ground could be developed to bring in some income. At last week’s AGM the chairman told shareholders that a mistake had been made and the club would run out of money at the end of the month. We described last week as the lowest Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1107130610845506972005-01-30T16:16:00.000-08:002005-01-30T16:16:50.846-08:00Stats v. Kidderminster
Possession:Cambridge Utd 50%Kidderminster 50%
Shots:Cambridge Utd 15Kidderminster 6
Corners:Cambridge Utd 6Kidderminster 3
Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1107130487644875562005-01-30T16:14:00.000-08:002005-01-30T16:14:47.646-08:00United 1 Kidderminster 3
We bought two good bargains in the January sales, a pair of rose tinted spectacles (with extra strong tint) and a high power hearing aid. However, even while looking at the league table and remaining fixtures through our new spectacles we cannot see how United will avoid relegation. We need eight or nine wins to survive and we have just lost, at home, to a 10 man - nextGerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1106509263291145712005-01-23T11:39:00.000-08:002005-01-23T11:41:03.290-08:00 Stats v. Yeovil
Possession:Yeovil 46%Cambridge Utd 54%
Shots:Yeovil 13Cambridge Utd 7
Corners:Yeovil 7Cambridge Utd 4
Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1106509188588758502005-01-23T11:38:00.000-08:002005-01-23T11:39:48.590-08:00Yeovil 2 U’s 1
A good performance by The U’s, against an impressive Yeovil side, went unrewarded when Yeovil scored with a penalty just three minutes from the end. United fought back well after being a goal down, Shane Tudor equalised and it looked as if the team would come away with an unexpected point only to be disappointed in the final minutes.
Blair Aide Helps Stadium Appeal
Godric Smith,Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1105907718554351392005-01-16T13:34:00.000-08:002005-01-16T12:35:18.556-08:00Stats v. Chester
Possession:Cambridge Utd 50%Chester 50%
Shots:Cambridge Utd 14Chester 10
Corners:Cambridge Utd 10Chester 3
Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1105907622082549522005-01-16T13:33:00.000-08:002005-01-16T12:33:42.083-08:00Three Games, Three Points.
Three draws in the last three games has given The U’s their best run for a long time. After two away draws United should really have beaten Chester on Saturday, they had the chances but failed to take them. Apart from a more solid looking United defence the only glimmer of hope is that Kidderminster and Rushden both lost. United are five points behind Rushden and Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1105368838230812332005-01-10T00:53:00.000-08:002005-01-10T06:53:58.230-08:00Stats v Bristol Rovers
Possession:Bristol Rovers 52%Cambridge Utd 48%
Shots:Bristol Rovers 9Cambridge Utd 14
Corners:Bristol Rovers 4Cambridge Utd 2
Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1105368546585864872005-01-10T00:48:00.000-08:002005-01-10T06:49:06.586-08:00A Glimmer Of Hope
A battling United performance on Saturday at Bristol Rovers brought a much needed point and gave the travelling fans some hope that the new manager Steve Thompson is starting to make a positive impact on the team. With John Turner and Danny Webb starting up front United were able to make chances and come close to winning. Simon Rea, signed on loan last week, was Man of the Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1104794702774897582005-01-03T15:24:00.000-08:002005-01-03T15:25:02.773-08:00Stats v Grimsby
Possession:Grimsby 48%Cambridge Utd 52%
Shots:Grimsby 12Cambridge Utd 13
Corners:Grimsby 3Cambridge Utd 5
Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1104794642162425082005-01-03T15:23:00.000-08:002005-01-03T15:24:02.163-08:00Gloomy Christmas
The ghost of Christmas present has visited The Abbey Stadium and has shown us that the future looks bleak. So often the crowded Christmas fixture list predicts the final months of the season, United fans must hope that any predictions are wrong. With no points from two home games and one away game, the team are now firmly bottom of the league and to make matters worse they are Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1104792827518276752005-01-03T14:52:00.000-08:002005-01-03T14:53:47.520-08:00Cambridge v Boston Stats
Possession:Cambridge Utd 55%Boston Utd 45%
Shots:Cambridge Utd 15Boston Utd 9
Corners:Cambridge Utd 8Boston Utd 4
Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1103492676902361432004-12-19T13:43:00.000-08:002004-12-19T13:44:36.903-08:00Cambridge 1 Bury 1
Ricky Duncan took charge of the side on Saturday after the sacking of Herve Renard, and immediately made four changes to the team. The outcome was much the same with the team keeping most of the possession but failing to take their chances. Cambridge now go into the Christmas period in a relegation place.
News From The Treatment Room
Abdou El Kholti returned to full trainingGerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1102797648354236192004-12-12T13:39:00.000-08:002004-12-11T12:40:48.353-08:00Oxford 2 Cambridge 1
Yet another poor performance by The U’s at lowly Oxford leaves United in a poor position going in towards the crucial Christmas concentration of games. Only a good performance by Shane Tudor and a goal by Jermaine Easter provided any joy for the travelling Cambridge fans.
Red Card Cancelled
Warren Goodhind's three match ban has been withdrawn as the FA upheld Cambridge Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1102283867116896162004-12-05T13:57:00.000-08:002004-12-05T13:57:47.116-08:00A Crucial Week
There was no game for The U’s last week due to the FA Cup second round, but it was an important week to United’s future. The club has sold the ground, for £2million to a company set up by a Cambridge director John Howard and a colleague of his. The club will rent the ground off the company for £200,000 per year for at least 50 years.
This deal has allowed the club to pay back allGerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1101978564650009672004-12-02T09:08:00.000-08:002004-12-02T01:09:24.650-08:00Back To Losing Ways
After last weeks great 3-1 win over Rushden & Diamonds, United were back to their usual losing ways this week, going down 2-1 at Notts County. Winger Shane Tudor scored a great goal for the U’s to equalise but they could not hold on for the win.
On-loan goalkeeper Lewis Price, who comes from Ipswich saved a penalty for United earlier on in the match.
U’s Stop Paying Wages
Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1101072352113990102004-11-21T21:23:00.000-08:002004-11-21T13:25:52.113-08:00U’s 3 (Three) Rushden and Diamonds 1
After a five match losing run and only having scored more than 1 goal in a match once this season, Cambridge excelled themselves with a hat-trick from John Turner winning the three points against a struggling Rushden side. Rushden played in a similar manner to Cambridge and had the same fault, they can make chances but not take them. Have United found the Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1100462816946805402004-11-14T13:05:00.000-08:002004-11-14T12:06:56.946-08:00U’s Out of Cup
United’s season goes from bad to worse as they were dumped out of the FA Cup first round 3-1 on Saturday to Conference side Halifax. To rub salt in the wounds, our non-league neighbours Cambridge City and Histon are both through to the second round. Shane Tudor scored Cambridge’s goal, and there was a surprise recall for out of favour Stuart Bimson.
Director Offers to Buy Abbey
Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1101059314262552232004-11-14T09:47:00.000-08:002004-11-21T09:48:34.263-08:00U’s Out of Cup
United’s season goes from bad to worse as they were dumped out of the FA Cup first round 3-1 on Saturday to Conference side Halifax. To rub salt in the wounds, our non-league neighbours Cambridge City and Histon are both through to the second round. Shane Tudor scored Cambridge’s goal, and there was a surprise recall for out of favour Stuart Bimson.
Director Offers to Buy Abbey
Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1099252465507652502004-10-31T11:54:00.000-08:002004-10-31T11:54:25.506-08:00Another Home Loss
On Saturday The U’s suffered another defeat at home, their fourth of the season. A single Lincoln City goal, which came from a defensive blunder by United, was enough to win the game. The match was much the same as usual for United, some good play, an ability to hit the post, but no ability to score. The bright spots came from new signing Richard Hodgson in midfield and a good Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1098038189652208962004-10-17T19:35:00.000-07:002004-10-17T11:36:29.653-07:00Gloom Descends On The Abbey
After an unbeaten run of three games United yet again crashed to a defeat at home. On a rare Friday night game at The Abbey, in front of a crowd of 4,000, Northampton Town’s single goal was enough to beat a Cambridge team who are finding goals difficult to score. U’s fans can only look enviously at the performance of former United star Dave Kitson, now at Reading, whoGerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1097481519953036632004-10-11T08:57:00.000-07:002004-10-11T00:58:39.953-07:00U’s 1 Bristol Rovers 0
High flying Bristol Rovers came to The Abbey expecting to pick up points against a Cambridge team with a poor run of results. But United were desperate for a home win and once they went ahead they defended well and held on for the win. Justin Walker, playing with a broken cheekbone sustained in last week’s game, deservedly won the Man of the Match award. Dan Chillingworth Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1096836477348706982004-10-03T21:46:00.000-07:002004-10-03T13:47:57.346-07:00Kidderminster 1 United 1
In last week’s Abbey Days we described the game against Grimsby as the worst United performance of the season, we should have added “so far”. On Saturday Cambridge were just seconds from being placed bottom of the league for the first time in their history when a Kingsley Mbome goal rescued a point against bottom of the table Kidderminster Harriers. Kidderminster are a Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1096231827980072302004-09-26T21:49:00.000-07:002004-09-26T13:50:27.980-07:00U’s 0 Grimsby 2
A woeful performance by the Cambridge team left them with a home defeat and just off the bottom of the table by goal difference. The United attack created few good chances and the Grimsby forwards caused the United defence enough problems to win the game. This was probably the worst performance of the season and may be blamed in part by the lack of five first team players due to Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1096890005162463502004-09-09T16:39:00.000-07:002004-10-04T04:40:05.163-07:00Two Away Wins In A Week
A successful week for The U’s started on Tuesday with a 2-1 win at Boston. Haverhill’s Stev Angus pounced on a header across goal, by 17 year old John Turner, to score the winning goal in the 89th minute. On Saturday John Turner was on form again setting up Dave Kitson for the first two goals in a 0-3 win at Cheltenham, another United youngster Lloyd Opara scored the Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1096836720056723532004-09-05T20:33:00.000-07:002004-10-03T13:52:00.056-07:00U’s 1 Gazza’s Boston 2
Another Saturday without a point for United. Paul Gascoigne played the full 90 minutes for Boston and although United had most of the play they missed their chances and payed the price in the 87th minute when a stunning McCann strike gave Boston the victory. Before that Jermaine Easter hit the woodwork, had two good chances saved and then scored with a rather fortunate Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1096836635623558342004-08-22T21:49:00.000-07:002004-10-03T13:50:35.623-07:00Shrimpers 0 U’s 0
Before this match United boss Herve Renard said he would be happy with a point, and that is what he got. Maybe we should have been a bit more adventurous against a Southend side who had only one goal and one point from their first three games, but an away point is always welcome. The fans were a bit surprised at the £16.50 for entrance to a ground which lacks good facilities orGerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1086040618610894472004-05-31T14:56:00.000-07:002004-05-31T14:56:58.610-07:00United in Talks with Patrick Viera!
United assistant manager Dale Brooks recently visited France to look at some possible signings. While there he watched Cannes, which is Viera’s old club, and talked with Patrick Viera who has given his recommendation to one of the players Dale was watching. The club are looking at several French players and hope to announce some exciting signings for next Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1086040565129447682004-05-31T14:55:00.000-07:002004-05-31T14:56:05.130-07:00Mid Table Finish For U’s
After a nail biting few weeks The U’s finished in a comfortable, mid table, thirteenth position. The six points from the last two games made the difference between finishing mid table and finishing third from bottom.
O’s 0 - U’s 1
The last game of the season was the so called M11 derby against Leyton Orient. A good crowd from Cambridge travelled to Leyton and saw a Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1086040498373223772004-05-31T14:54:00.000-07:002004-05-31T14:54:58.373-07:00Almost Safe
A 2-2 draw away at Oxford earned United a valuable point in their fight against relegation from the league. The team needs just one point from their remaining two games and even if they don’t achieve this Carlilse United need to with both their remaining matches by more than three clear goals. While Carlisle’s situation looks nearly impossible, their form over the second half of the Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1078699155807490232004-03-07T14:39:00.000-08:002004-03-07T14:42:20.233-08:00United 0 Northampton 1
A good display by United was marred by a 90th minute Northampton goal. Cambridge had most of the chances in this end-to-end game with Jermaine Easter having four great chances on goal but not managing to score any. The U’s had eight shots on target and a few just off target. The match produced good performances by Easter, Bridges and a good return to form by Shane Tudor. Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1078089501927407082004-02-29T13:18:00.000-08:002004-02-29T13:21:16.936-08:00Yeovil 4 United 1
United’s superb away record has finally faded out. Just as we finally started to win some points at home and score a few goals the two good points of this season, away wins and a sound defence, have disappeared. Manager John Taylor described Saturday’s defeat against Yeovil as “ a horror show” he went on to say “"Some of the defending was Sunday class football, and if you're Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028654.post-1076871004517834452004-02-15T10:50:00.000-08:002004-02-15T10:52:39.750-08:00U’s Slip Down Table
After spending most of the season in a mid table position United have now joined a group of seven clubs within three points of the relegation zone. It is worrying that a couple of teams who were struggling for most of the season are putting together some good results. United are certainly suffering from the sale of former leading scorer Dave Kitson, the six matches played so Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082416943871736203noreply@blogger.com