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Cambridge United 1-2 Bristol Rovers: End of the World'Coconutter' Andrew Bennett's eagerly awaited Friday evening match report:

31/10/2015

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Cambridge United 1-2 Bristol Rovers: End of the World'Coconutter' Andrew Bennett's eagerly awaited Friday evening match report:

"This game has been brought forward to this evening because of the Rugby World Cup Final taking place tomorrow,” wrote Richard Money in his programme notes. “It promises to be a belter with arguably the two best teams in the world set to go toe-to-toe.”
I don’t know about you, but calling Cambridge United and Bristol Rovers “the two best teams in the world” struck me a little hyperbolic and quite out of character for an understated chappie like our beloved manager, but hey, I admired his positivity and showed that he was setting his sights high.

United were the only League club to change the date of their home game because of some minority sport final between two teams from the other side of world, which many of us had no interest in or intention to watch anyway; the only other League game tonight, at Brentford, was switched so that it could be shown live on television. Bit embarrassing.
At least it meant the U’s would not be playing on Halloween. Opinion varies on the meaning of this inexplicably popular occasion; some say it is a remembrance and celebration of the dead, while others believe it marks the end of harvest time and the beginning of the long winter nights. In reality, it is of course a slick, meaningless marketing tool aimed at parting children and their parents with vast sums of money for absolutely no good reason at all and leave them with a lot of useless costumes and props that will go straight in the bin the following day, to be replaced at even greater expense a year later. Mind you, that’s a pretty good description of much of modern life these days, football included.

It was a pleasantly mild, dry Autumn evening and the first morons of November were already letting off rockets into the sky, unable to wait six days to see the pretty colours and noises like overactive four-year-olds. Bristol Rovers brought a decent following of 562, having dodged a bullet by escaping from the ninth circle of Hell that is the Blue Bananarama GM Vauxhall National Conference League, or whatever it is called these days, at the first attempt, the lucky so-and-so’s. They arrived fresh from a 4-1 home gubbing by Newport County, of all people, but already had five away wins to their name so were clearly not to be underestimated, even though their attack was led by Jermaine Easter, a player who spent an underwhelming spell at the Abbey just over ten years ago, albeit in a very poor side. What’s that? He’s a Welsh international? So was Jason Rees…
United line-up: Dunn; Sesay, Roberts, Taylor, Dunk; L.Hughes, Berry, J.Hughes, Donaldson; Simpson, Corr
On the bench: Beasant, Omozusi, Coulson, Demetriou, Newton, Slew, Gaffney

Money made three changes to the team that delivered a curate’s egg at Yeovil, recalling Chris Dunn in goal (a little harsh on Sam Beasant), Mark Roberts returning from suspension in place of the crocked George Taft, and Robbie Simpson starting up front instead of Rory Gaffney, a puzzling decision given that the ginger goal machine had scored twice in an hour last time out. Word had it that there were injury doubts about the Irishman, but you wouldn’t have known that from this most unhelpfully uncommunicative of managers, apparently driven by paranoia that the opposition would be able to win simply by knowing that one of our players was not fully fit. Alie Sesay and Greg Taylor swapped positions to right-back and centre-back respectively, while the best left-back at the club, Mickey Demetriou, remained on the bench, so his position was covered by Harrison Dunk, the best attacking player on the books bar Barry Corr. Promising 16-year-old prospect Matthew Foy took part in the warm-up, sporting squad number 31, but he was not among the substitutes.

Tonight also marked the last game at the club for the redoubtable Greg Reid, who has served United with such admirable reliability and distinction for 19 years. You’ll be a hard act to follow, Penfold.

United started brightly and had a decent claim for a penalty on 6 when Barry Corr went down under a challenge from James Clarke, but only gained a corner. Rovers’ first chance came from a Jake Gosling free-kick three minutes later which the wall deflected behind.

Ryan Donaldson’s corner on 11 found the head of Corr, but it was comfortably caught by keeper Lee Nicholls, then back up the other end Ellis Harrison fired for goal but a deflection slowed his shot down to make it easy for Dunn. The U’s continued to take the game to the Gas and a fine cross from Donaldson across the six-yard box deserved to have someone on the end of it, then Jeff Hughes crossed for Corr to hook the ball goalwards but again Nicholls had no problem gathering.

It was a lively and enjoyable tussle so far with good shape and movement from the U’s and the visitors looking promising on the break. Dunk had a shot blocked on 22, and three minutes later a fine through ball from Luke Berry sent Donaldson into the box but he tried to change feet instead of shooting when he had the chance and was crowded out.
United made the breakthrough their probing deserved on 33. Dunk overlapped past Donaldson down the left touchline, the latter fed the former and his superb pinpoint cross dropped onto the head of the unmarked Corr to ram home for his eighth goal of the season. 1-0.

Three minutes later Corr demonstrated his confidence by hooking the ball goalwards on the turn from inside the centre circle, but it sailed well wide. The rest of the half was fairly uneventful and United went into the interval with a lead they just about deserved, having played reasonably well without hitting any great heights. Now could they maintain their level of performance for a second 45 minutes, for a change?

Early portents were not good as Rovers tore into the U’s from the start, appearing to have adopted a shoot-on-sight policy. Harrison had a shot blocked for a corner on 46 which was cleared, Lee Brown had an effort charged down, then Brown’s cross found Harrison’s head in similar style to United’s goal but his header bounced off the top of the bar when he really should have scored. Billy Bodin then set up Easter for a prod at goal which was dealt with by Dunn.

The alarm bells were ringing for United, but there was no sign of anyone either on the field or on the bench trying to gee the players up or showing any form of leadership. They managed an attack on 53 which culminated in Robbie Simpson being felled for a free-kick 25 yards out, but Donaldson’s effort went straight into the wall amid futile claims for handball. Harrison had a shot clutched by Dunn on 58, but as the hour mark passed the U’s seemed to have weathered the early storm and the game began to settle down.

Easter was replaced by Matty Taylor after an anonymous performance, and on 66 Rovers were level. It was a goal of simplicity as the visitors strolled through the middle of the United side with minimal resistance, Taylor’s run culminating in an unchallenged shot which Dunn could only parry straight into the path of Harrison, who rifled home from close range. Good attacking, shoddy defending: 1-1.

Money made some positive changes on 70, introducing Demetriou and Gaffney for Liam Hughes and Simpson with Dunk now on the left wing and Donaldson on the right. Gaffney and Dunk lifted the team for a short while with their positive, pacy running and Dunk headed Jeff Hughes’ cross wide on 78, while ref Malone finally found his yellow card a minute later and booked Clarke for a trip on Dunk. Tremendous footwork from Gaffney was then followed by a powerful shot which was blocked and there was a feeling that despite a passive second half, United might still conjure up a winner from somewhere.

That feeling was dispelled in traumatic fashion on 82. A harmless ball down the middle was left by Demetriou for Greg Taylor, but caught unawares, he made a complete hash of his attempted back pass to Dunn, underhitting it dreadfully, and Matty Taylor pounced, running on to take it round the keeper and slot into the empty net. Disastrous: 2-1.

Conor Newton was then introduced for Donaldson, but United completely failed to put Rovers under any sort of pressure and the visitors contented themselves by running down the clock in the corners. Deep into stoppage time as the U’s pressed belatedly they were caught on the break and Dunn made a superb reaction save from Taylor, then a spate of pinball in the Rovers box ended in Hughes having a shot blocked in the six-yard box, and the final action of the game was another breakaway for the visitors, two on one, but Greg Taylor made a vital interception.

Ultimately two pieces of poor defending had cost United dear, but they had not helped themselves by a timid, passive second-half performance which had encouraged Rovers to come on to them. This U’s team has everything on paper to challenge for promotion, but for some reason the players cannot perform with any sort of consistency, even within the two halves of the same match, and they must take a good, hard look at themselves and ask why they are underperforming on a regular basis. Ultimately the responsibility lies with the manager, and his post-match criticism of his players suggests that he is beginning to run out of ideas in that area, too.

A two-week break from League football and a seemingly easy Cup draw (ho ho) should afford the squad and coaching team time to get to the bottom of the squad’s underachievement so far this season. If they fail to find any answers, perhaps the club will have to look for someone who can. After all, they are by far the greatest team the world has ever seen…

Statto Corner
After 16 games, United are one point worse off than they were at this stage last season, when they had won 6 times, drawn 3 and lost 7 times. They had scored 6 more goals than this term and conceded 3 less, mainly thanks to 5-0 and 5-1 wins over Carlisle and Oxford respectively. The team has not scored five goals in a match since.

United’s home record against Bristol Rovers now reads five wins, four draws and six defeats, with 25 goals scored and 23 conceded. All of those games were in the Football League; the clubs have never met at the Abbey in any cup competition.

United’s last home win over Rovers was on 21st February 2004, by 3 goals to 1 in what was then known as Division Three. Alex Revell and Luke Guttridge gave the U’s an early lead, Adam Barrett pulled one back before half-time, but David Bridges made it 3-1 six minutes into the second half. Manager John Taylor was to enjoy just five more matches in charge before being sacked, to be replaced by Claude Le Roy and Herve Renard.
The United team was: Marshall; Angus, Duncan, Goodhind, Murray; Bridges, Tann, Guttridge, Nicholls; Revell, Webb. The only substitute used was Jermaine Easter, who played today for Bristol Rovers.

The best win for the U’s came on 28th February 1992 during the golden John Beck era. Goals by Andy Fensome (penalty), Dion Dublin (2), Chris Leadbitter, Neil Heaney and John Taylor saw them rampage to a 6-1 victory and they even scored Rovers’ goal, a Heaney own goal. Teams:
United: Sheffield; Fensome, Chapple, Daish, Kimble; Rowett, O’Shea, Dennis, Heaney; Claridge, Dublin. Used subs: Taylor, Leadbitter.
Rovers: Parkin, Alexander, Taylor, Clark, Cross, Skinner, Mehew, Reece, White, Saunders, Pounder. Used subs: Stewart, Maddison.

Jermaine Easter made his debut for the U’s on loan from Hartlepool on 7th February 2004 in a 1-0 defeat at Southend. That season he scored 2 goals in 10 starts plus 5 substitute appearances, then signed permanently at the Abbey. The following season he claimed 7 goals in 19 starts and 9 sub appearances in all competitions before being given a free transfer in March, ending up at Boston United. “Jermaine has been a good professional,” said manager Steve Thompson, “worked his socks off and tried his best, but I’ve made my mind up…He doesn’t fit the way I want to play. Jermaine lends himself to a more direct style of football.” He subsequently played for Stockport, Wycombe, Plymouth, Millwall, Colchester, MK Dons, Swansea, Crystal Palace and Millwall again, his cumulative transfer fees totalling some £400,000.

Player Ratings
Dunn 6. Failed to really justify his recall at the expense of Beasant; kicking still not up to scratch and still parries shots straight to strikers. Excellent reaction save right at the end.
Sesay 7. Always looked comfortable at right-back.
Roberts 6. Competent enough, but must be a more proactive captain when his team is in need of a kick up the backside. Some variation in his one pass, the long hoof forward, would also be appreciated.
Taylor 6. Greg has been a revelation in the last few weeks and was enjoying another good game today until THAT mistake. Must ensure that it does not affect his confidence.
Dunk 7. Wasted at left-back but United’s best player this season still made an impression, not least with his pinpoint cross for Corr’s goal.
L.Hughes 6. You know what you are getting with Liam: honest endeavour and total commitment. Added little to the team’s attacking threat, though.
Berry 6. Luke did not have a bad game, but is capable of so much better, and we really need to see that very, very soon.
J.Hughes 7. Splendid first half, driving the play on with pinpoint passing, although like most of his colleagues, faded after the break.
Donaldson 5. Sent over some decent crosses early on then disappeared from view. Not good enough, often enough.
Simpson 6. Ran his heart out with little end product.
Corr 7. Continues to deliver goals despite a supply line that could be so much better.


Demetriou 4. On past performances easily the best left-back at the club, but in his 25 minutes on the pitch tonight he made more mistakes than in all of his previous games put together. Was he ill?
Gaffney 7. A shining beacon of hope, with relentless positivity, strength, power and pace. Keep him fit, for goodness’ sake.
Newton 5. Given little time to make an impression; did not do so.

Match Summary
United’s season of inconsistency and underachievement continued with a schizophrenic and suicidal performance, a solid first half and a write-off of a second. Why can these players not deliver with any sort of reliability? What needs to change to make them do so? Does the manager know?

Man of the Match
Alie Sesay. Strong, tidy, cool in possession, he defended solidly and did not waste a single pass. Basically he did his job; if only all of his colleagues could say the same.

Ref Watch
Malone 5. Seemed determined to avoid any controversy or conflict of any sort, so only awarded free-kicks or bookings when he really had no other choice. Penalties? No chance.

Soundtrack of the Day
Iron and Wine “It’s The Same Old Song”

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Cast your vote for Man of the Match against Bristol Rovers

31/10/2015

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Cambridge United v Bristol Rovers
​Vote for you Man of the Match against Bristol Rovers.

Cambridge Fans United will be conducting a Man of the Match for as many games as possible over the course of the 2015/16 season.  These results shall be made available on our fixtures page shortly after voting closes.  Voting shall remain open for 48 hours after the game has ended.

Please see our Fixtures and Results page for who you voted Man of the Match for previous fixtures.  You can also see the current League 2 Table as produced by CFU.

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The Wall of Legends - Choose who is included

31/10/2015

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Nominate your legends to be displayed on the Newmarket Road End.

Vote for your favourite Cambridge United players of all time and see them emblazoned across the rear of the Newmarket Road End.

U’s supporters that attended yesterday evening’s fixture against Bristol Rovers in the Newmarket Road End will have taken their first glimpse at the new design, with 11 Cambridge United jerseys having been spray painted on the back of the stand.

Read more at http://www.cambridge-united.co.uk/news/article/vote-for-your-nre-legends-2774822.aspx#QAPbpKVcscuHabew.99


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Cambridge United v Bristol Rovers Watch the match

31/10/2015

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Top-flight clubs should lead fight against poverty wages - Frank Field MP 

31/10/2015

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We're big supporters of the Living Wage here at the FSF and we encourage clubs to adopt the standard for all their staff. Here Frank Field MP explains more about the campaign... 

England’s biggest football clubs are in pole position to lead the fight back against poverty wages. They are falling over themselves to offer hundreds of thousands of pounds per week to their top stars. Record-breaking television deals and sponsorship agreements are fuelling mega profits year on year.

Yet large numbers of their workers who staff the club shop, clean the terraces, sell the half-time food and drink or keep supporters safe are paid very low wages.

- See more at: http://www.fsf.org.uk/blog/view/frank-field-mp-living-wage-premier-league-call#sthash.lXVKu8C0.dpuf

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Cast your vote for Man of the Match against Bristol Rovers

31/10/2015

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​Vote for you Man of the Match against Bristol Rovers.

Cambridge Fans United will be conducting a Man of the Match for as many games as possible over the course of the 2015/16 season.  These results shall be made available on our fixtures page shortly after voting closes.  Voting shall remain open for 48 hours after the game has ended.

Please see our Fixtures and Results page for who you voted Man of the Match for previous fixtures.  You can also see the current League 2 Table as produced by CFU.

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Updated 31/10/2015 With Audio Richard Money interview 

31/10/2015

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Richard Money pulled no punches after Cambridge United's 2-1 home defeat to Bristol Rovers in Sky Bet League Two last night.

Listen to the interview https://soundcloud.com/bbccambssport/cambridge-united-manager-richard-money-after-their-2-1-defeat-by-bristol-rovers-31-10-2015

The manager saw his team go in at half time leading 1-0 at the Abbey thanks to Barry Corr's headed goal.

But the visitors dominated the second period and turned the game on its head thanks to efforts from Ellis Harrison and substitute Matt Taylor, the latter's strike coming after he pounced on a poor back pass from Greg Taylor.

"I think in all my three years here I've not had to be too critical of our players, but I'm not going to hide behind anything tonight," said Money.

Read more: http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Richard-Money-pulls-punches-Cambridge-United-lose/story-28088385-detail/story.html#ixzz3q8IbiKAO

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Cast your vote for Man of the Match against Bristol Rovers

30/10/2015

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Cambridge Fans United will be conducting a Man of the Match for as many games as possible over the course of the 2015/16 season.  These results shall be made available on our fixtures page shortly after voting closes.  Voting shall remain open for 48 hours after the game has ended.

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Accrington Stanley sign the 'most important deal' in their history

29/10/2015

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A £1.8m investment deal with Altham business What More UK was approved by shareholders last night (story from Accrington Observer)

An investment deal which will see Accrington Stanley debt-free and cash rich has been hailed as ‘the most important in the club’s history’.

A deal with Altham business What More UK was approved by 70 per cent shareholders last night and sees around £1.2m of debt cleared and an additional cash injection of around £600,000 into the club.

The deal, which is still subject to ratification by the Football League, means What More UK owner Andy Holt will take over a debt of almost £480,000 owed by the club, while his company would pump in more than £580,000 to pay off other creditors, with further investment to follow.

Read more http://www.accringtonobserver.co.uk/news/accrington-stanley-sign-most-important-10350955


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Exciting Art Project started today.

29/10/2015

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The first part of an exciting joint project between CFU, Cambridge United and the CUFC Lottery has begun

This is Part 1 and more information will be released shortly concerning this and part 2

News will also be released shorlty about how you can help or be involved.

If you would like to help with the project  please contact d.matthewjones@btinternet.com

However, take a look at the Bristol Rovers match for progress so far.

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League Two Preview: 31 October  Dale Ventham from Sports Lowdown

29/10/2015

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League Two Preview: 31 October  Dale Ventham from Sports Lowdown

As October draws to a close, The Sports Lowdown takes a look ahead to all the weekend’s action in League Two. League leaders Plymouth are at home, and 2nd placed Portsmouth and 3rd placed Oxford are on the road, as are two of the sides in the playoffs. Two of the bottom three are also at home as we enter November. Here is your League Two Preview:

See more here http://thesportslowdown.co.uk/2015/10/league-two-preview-31-october/

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Ian Darler would feel like he had won the Premier League and the FA Cup if he completes an awards double next week.

29/10/2015

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Ian Darler would feel like he had won the Premier League and the FA Cup if he completes an awards double next week.

The Cambridge United stadium manager and head groundsman, who has been at the Abbey for 36 years, is up for the Unsung Hero of the Year prize at the Institute of Groundsmanship Awards.

Darler, who has also been the U's matchday safety officer on a voluntary basis for the best part of three decades, has no idea who nominated him for the gong, which sees him up against Adam Witchell from Wiltshire's Beversbrook Sports Facility.

Read more: http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Cambridge-United-groundsman-Ian-Darler-awards/story-28073305-detail/story.html#ixzz3pzC9n3vY

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The Stadium Manager is looking for mature volunteers for the 2015-16 season to help keep the Abbey Stadium safe and looking good.
 
Choose your hours between 9.30am and 3pm on:
Mondays following Saturdays matches
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For more information or offers of help, please contact CFU by:
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Biggleswade United take on Man Utd in Twitter growth war

28/10/2015

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Biggleswade United take on Man Utd in Twitter growth war  (Source Inside World Football)

Non-league Biggleswade United, plying their trade in the 9th tier of the English league, have become a big hit on Twitter, adding 40,000 twitter followers in just three days due to their partnership with online football game giant Top Eleven.

That makes Biggleswade United the 50th most followed English club on Twitter.

Reas more here http://www.insideworldfootball.com/world-football/europe/18197-biggleswade-united-take-on-man-utd-in-twitter-growth-war?acm=3596_1135


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Should TV dictate when a match is played.  

28/10/2015

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FC United of Manchester Statement

After reaching the 1st Round of the FA Cup, FC United of Manchester’s fixture against Chesterfield has been selected to be broadcast live on television and as such the club have been told that the fixture will be held on the evening of Monday 9th November instead of the traditional Saturday afternoon.

FC United of Manchester is a supporter owned club with a strong history of campaigning for change on issues affecting the game and its fans and in the interest of its member’s voices being heard have looked to the FA for alternatives, though currently this has been unsuccessful and the match will continue as scheduled.

Supporters Direct congratulates FC United of Manchester in reaching the 1st round of the FA Cup and supports them in their aims to campaign positively for change on issues affecting the game and its fans.

- See more at: http://www.supporters-direct.org/news-article/fc-united-of-manchester-statement#sthash.JglqCKld.dpuf

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Cambridge United boss Richard Money targeting strong run to set up big finish

28/10/2015

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Cambridge United boss Richard Money targeting strong run to set up big finish
Story from the Cambridge News


Richard Money is targeting a strong 15-game period to set Cambridge United up for a grandstand finish in the Sky Bet League Two promotion race.

The U's are currently 14th in the table with a third of the campaign gone, but they are only five points adrift of the play-off places having had to cope with big injury problems.
And manager Money believes being able to build consistency and momentum over the next third of the season could help them be in contention for a big push come the business end.

"What are we now – 15 games, five wins, five draws five defeats. It's not what we wanted, it's not great, but it's not a disaster either," said Money. "I do think the next 15-game period will be better, and the last 16-game period we really need to motor.


Read more: http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Cambridge-United-boss-Richard-Money-targeting/story-28064991-detail/story.html#ixzz3pt05oxwF

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Football is returning to its upper class origins

26/10/2015

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Article from the Football Economyweb site

The Financial Times is a leading global business newspaper, but it also publishes some quite left leaning articles.  Indeed, before Labour turned to the left, it recommended voting Labour in its editorials.

Simon Kuper is one of the most perceptive and provocative football writers around.  In the weekend edition of the Pink 'Un, he argues that football is returning to its 19th century origins as an upper class game.  That reading of history is a little contentious: certainly, military regiments and public schools were prominent in the game's early days.  

However, the regiments were not the elite ones (Royal Engineers rather than the Household divisions) and there were plenty of working class teams in the Midlands and the north of England.

http://www.footballeconomy.com/content/football-returning-its-upper-class-origins


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Learn more about Basingstoke Town

26/10/2015

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e U's have drawn Basingstoke Town at home in the First Round of the FA Cup. What do we know about the opposition. Web site http://basingstoketown.net/

Liam Enver-Marum former U's player is at  Basingstoke

The club beat Torquay 3-0 to reach this stage of the FA Cup

The club is currently bottom of the Vanarame National League South


Nickname is the Stokes or The Dragons

History


There is little doubt that football was being played in the Basingstoke area in the early 1890’s, but it was not until 1896 that a Basingstoke Town club was formed from Aldworth United and Basingstoke Albion.

In 1901 the club entered the Hampshire League, and in 1909 the local Hants Ironworks team merged with the ‘Town’ club. This merger produced dividends, with title success in 1911/12 and 1919/20. After playing at a couple of grounds in the area, the club moved to its present site in 1946. The ground is named after its benefactor, the late Lord Camrose.

See the clubs website for their full history http://basingstoketown.net/the-club/club-history/
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FA CUP DRAW find out who we got and MOM against Yeovil was?

26/10/2015

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Learn who was voted MoM against Yeovil and who Cambridge United have in the First Round of the FA Cup.

Last year it ended at Old Trafford and this season it begins at the Abbey against

Basingstoke Town

MoM against Yeovil was Rory Gaffney.  Remember to vote after each match for your choice. The votes will be added up at the end of the season to get a season MoM.
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Statistics: A third of the league campaign completed

26/10/2015

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After 15 Sky Bet League 2 fixtures the U's sit in 14th place with 20 points.  See the full Sky Bet League 2 table here.

At the same juncture last season the U's sat in 13th place with 21 points.

Assuming our current form continues we will complete the season on 61 points.  This would be 10 points away from the final Play Off place and 20 points above the relegation zone.  It would also be a 10 point improvement from last seasons finishing total of 51 points.

Achieving 9 points from our next 3 games will improve this forecast to 74 points, which according to last seasons table would place us 6th (the 3rd Play Off place).

The U's have now played 7 games against teams that currently place in the top half.  Our results against these teams are W 2, D 2, L 3, F 10, A 12.

The U's have also played 8 games against teams that currently place in the bottom half.  Our results against these teams are W 3, D 3, L 2, F 10, A 10.

See the full fixture list for the U's here.  This page also includes attendance and scorer information as well as who you have voted Man of the Match.

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Cast your vote for Man of the Match against Yeovil

26/10/2015

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Yeovil v Cambridge United
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Rory Gaffney desperate to build on full U’s bow

26/10/2015

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Yeovil Town 2 Cambridge United 3: Rory Gaffney desperate to build on full U’s bow

Cambridge United to a 3-2 win at Yeovil on Saturday.Making his full debut nine months after joining from League of Ireland side Limerick, Gaffney scored United's first two goals to give them the platform for victory.

He was thrilled to get off the mark after two previous impressive, but goalless, substitute appearances. But the Irish marksman said he wanted to show there was more to his game than just goals.

Read more: http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Yeovil-Town-2-Cambridge-United-3-Rory-Gaffney/story-28051046-detail/story.html#ixzz3perwtAVr

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Cast your vote for Man of the Match against Yeovil

25/10/2015

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Cambridge Fans United will be conducting a Man of the Match for as many games as possible over the course of the 2015/16 season.  These results shall be made available on our fixtures page shortly after voting closes.  Voting shall remain open for 48 hours after the game has ended.

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Is the Internet better than Ceefax?

25/10/2015

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During the past week much has been said about the film Back to the Future and what technology has become available since it was first made.

One piece of technology I miss and would love to see return is Ceefax.

It was removed is 2012 and following the football scores on TV disappeared forever.

I used enjoy going to page 302 and seeing the headlines and then pressing the coloured button to the next  page needed to follow the match day scores. One button pressed and the scores and scorers appeared.

Do you remember Ceefax?  Did you follow the match day scores using what in its day was leading edge technology?


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World of Football - Static turnover at Charlton but club under threat

25/10/2015

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Charlton Athletic owner Roland Duchatelet is far from popular with fans of the South-East London club. Yesterday he authorised the sacking of the third manager from his European 'network', Guy Luzon. Charlton are currently in the relegation positions in the Championship.Moreover, the club has a history of fan involvement and engagement which stemmed from the successful 'Back to the Valley' campaign.  Fans are unhappy about the distance of the present management from them.  There seems to be an emerging narrative that the club would be better rid of older fans who are perennial grumblers.   No doubt many of them are, and the club does have a problem with an ageing support base, but they are still a core element of the support.

In a prescient analysis in the latest edition of fanzine Voice of the Valley, editor Rick Everitt points to the growing threats to the club's support base, much of which is now located in Kent as fans moved out from the home boroughs of Bexley and Greenwich.   There has been concern that a resurgent West Ham United will attract fans from Kent to the Olympic Stadium given the availability of fast rail links. Read more from the football economy article

http://www.footballeconomy.com/content/static-turnover-charlton-club-under-threat


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25/10/2015

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