26 March 2012 18:33
Cambridge United’s season has provided most of the events that synopsise the emotions that define being a football fan: anticipation, unexpected delight, raised hope, missed opportunity, ultimate disappointment.
With eight matches remaining the 2011/12...
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19 March 2012 18:33
The performances produced by Cambridge United in the last four games explain why The U’s will end this season in mid table.
Home losses to Mansfield and Gateshead either side of wins at Stockport and against Barrow demonstrated a mixture of languidness...
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01 March 2012 19:43
Cambridge United’s trip to Forest Green Rovers on Saturday is the first of a succession of fixtures that will test their much-stretched squad in the final third of the league season.
Last week’s pair of FA Trophy ties, culminating in a Quarter Final...
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22 February 2012 21:26
Cambridge United sail into unchartered territory on Saturday after Tuesday’s 1-0 win against Guiseley sent them into the last eight of the FA Trophy for the first time ever.
This follows on from their narrow defeat at table topping Fleetwood by the...
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08 February 2012 19:29
The onset of the current poor weather has left Cambridge United without a fixture in February thus far, and the big freeze expected at the forthcoming weekend raises the likelihood that The U’s will have to wait even longer before they can make a return...
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18 January 2012 21:07
Cambridge United head to Telford on Saturday in the second instalment of an eight day double header, keen to learn the lessons they were taught in the same situation less than three weeks ago.
Following a comprehensive and highly professional 2-0 home...
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11 January 2012 19:20
While Cambridge United lost at home for the first time in over four months on Tuesday night, it is worth being reminded how far the side has come under severe constraints since last summer.
Against an excellent Grimsby Town side who are now unbeaten...
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08 January 2012 19:44
Cambridge United fans have seen the best and worst of their side over the past few weeks.
Thursday night’s home win against Southport produced the kind of performance that will raise confidence among the players and fanbase leading in to the final...
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12 December 2011 18:49
Cambridge United’s weekend victory
over Boreham Wood sees the side progress to the last 32 of the FA Trophy, while
the current two week break between league fixtures ensures that The U’s sit
fifth at the midway point of the 2011/12 season.
The fact...
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28 November 2011 17:42
Cambridge United’s point at Kidderminster at the weekend provides The U’s with a springboard for the coming games. While there was drama over the opposition goalkeeper escaping a red card for an early hand ball, and his subsequent save from Ashley Carew’s...
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23 November 2011 21:36
Cambridge United exited the FA Cup on Tuesday evening after their 2-1 defeat at Conference leaders Wrexham.
Hopes have been raised among the club’s support that this side may be capable of sustaining a genuine challenge this season, rightly encouraged...
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20 November 2011 20:54
Cambridge United’s draw with Luton Town was rightly lauded for United's second half performance by manager Jez George and the bumper crowd that flocked the The Abbey.
One of the biggest criticisms aimed at the side during the nightmare season endured...
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13 November 2011 16:53
The post-match words of Jez George gave a clear indication of just how much Cambridge United have exceeded expectations so far this season.
The U’s had salvaged a draw with Wrexham in the FA Cup to ensure that the sides will replay in just over a week....
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03 November 2011 21:14
Cambridge United were handed a tough tie when the draw was made on Sunday for the First Round of the FA Cup. The U’s host Wrexham, top of the Conference and with an exceptional record on their travels, with the winners becoming only one win away from...
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17 October 2011 18:53
The last time Cambridge United travelled to York they secured the point needed to ensure safety after a torrid 2010/11 season. The result also ended their host’s chances of reaching the playoffs.
Six months on and The Minstermen are once again on...
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