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Ben Phillips
My name is Ben Phillips & I have being coming to the U’s since a child. Cambridge United is a love for my whole family with multiple members attending regularly at the abbey over the years. It was my uncle Brian though who brought me to my first game and despite the heartaches, twists and turns & the occasional promotions and the rollercoaster ride supporting the club has given, I have not looked back since.
I have too many favourite united games, but one that does stand out has to be that famous night at Forest in the Worthington Cup in the 1998 season. Growing up In the 90’s I idolised players such as John ‘Shaggy Taylor’ & also Paul Wanless. I am the youngest member of the trust committee currently. I first got into volunteering at the football club thanks to Will Jones who convinced me to help him with a number of projects such as the South Stand Initiavie & the Amber Army one. Through this I got to know the legend that is Dave Matthew Jones & I have worked with Dave & CFU on various projects over the years, from shaking buckets as a teenager in the clubs crisis to running & creating recently a successful ticketing initiative on behalf of the club. With the ticket initiative I marketed the football club to the student community of Cambridge & had over 900 students attend the abbey on a Tuesday evening to watch the U’s, with many returning since. I have also worked at volunteering and helping Ian Darler & Dave at the ground on and off since a teenager.
As well as constantly badgering Dave with Ideas on things that the club should be doing for fans or new initiatives I would like to run & work with the club on, I have also became part of the 100 years of coconuts committee and interview and chat with ex U’s legends documenting their memories for fans to enjoy for years to come.
I am passionate about fan communication and how the football club should be engaging with their fan base & creating content to communicate with fans. On a match day I can be found pitch side creating content as part of the football Clubs in house media team. I am also passionate about trying to help seek improvements and links for Cambridge United as a visual presence at the heart of the community within the City we live in, so we can hopefully engage and find new potential fans.
I would like to see the football club continue to improve the match day experience for fans or people in general when attending a match at the abbey. I think it’s crucial now more than ever that we look at bringing the next generation of young fans into the football club to allow it to keep breathing and flourishing for years to come.
My name is Ben Phillips & I have being coming to the U’s since a child. Cambridge United is a love for my whole family with multiple members attending regularly at the abbey over the years. It was my uncle Brian though who brought me to my first game and despite the heartaches, twists and turns & the occasional promotions and the rollercoaster ride supporting the club has given, I have not looked back since.
I have too many favourite united games, but one that does stand out has to be that famous night at Forest in the Worthington Cup in the 1998 season. Growing up In the 90’s I idolised players such as John ‘Shaggy Taylor’ & also Paul Wanless. I am the youngest member of the trust committee currently. I first got into volunteering at the football club thanks to Will Jones who convinced me to help him with a number of projects such as the South Stand Initiavie & the Amber Army one. Through this I got to know the legend that is Dave Matthew Jones & I have worked with Dave & CFU on various projects over the years, from shaking buckets as a teenager in the clubs crisis to running & creating recently a successful ticketing initiative on behalf of the club. With the ticket initiative I marketed the football club to the student community of Cambridge & had over 900 students attend the abbey on a Tuesday evening to watch the U’s, with many returning since. I have also worked at volunteering and helping Ian Darler & Dave at the ground on and off since a teenager.
As well as constantly badgering Dave with Ideas on things that the club should be doing for fans or new initiatives I would like to run & work with the club on, I have also became part of the 100 years of coconuts committee and interview and chat with ex U’s legends documenting their memories for fans to enjoy for years to come.
I am passionate about fan communication and how the football club should be engaging with their fan base & creating content to communicate with fans. On a match day I can be found pitch side creating content as part of the football Clubs in house media team. I am also passionate about trying to help seek improvements and links for Cambridge United as a visual presence at the heart of the community within the City we live in, so we can hopefully engage and find new potential fans.
I would like to see the football club continue to improve the match day experience for fans or people in general when attending a match at the abbey. I think it’s crucial now more than ever that we look at bringing the next generation of young fans into the football club to allow it to keep breathing and flourishing for years to come.