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Sport is not doing enough to tackle homophobic abuse and authorities should issue lengthy bans to offenders, according to a report.The report, published by the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee, wants sports authorities to adopt a zero-tolerance approach at all levels.
In highlighting football, it said attitudes in sport in general are out of step with wider society.
There are no openly gay professional male players in British football.
The wide-ranging report said more should be done to show support for athletes who want to come out.
It also said match officials at all levels of sport should have a clear duty to report and document any kind of abuse, and sporting authorities should issue immediate one to two-year bans to indicate clearly that homophobic behaviour would not be tolerated.
READ MORE HERE - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/38942441
In highlighting football, it said attitudes in sport in general are out of step with wider society.
There are no openly gay professional male players in British football.
The wide-ranging report said more should be done to show support for athletes who want to come out.
It also said match officials at all levels of sport should have a clear duty to report and document any kind of abuse, and sporting authorities should issue immediate one to two-year bans to indicate clearly that homophobic behaviour would not be tolerated.
READ MORE HERE - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/38942441
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CUFC Lottery 'Accumulator' Results (10 February 2017) - this weeks winning 'Accumulator' numbers are (4053)
-there were no winners of the weekly 'Accumulator' this week, meaning next weeks 'Accumulator' will be £2500.
CUFC Lottery 'Main Draw' Results (10 February 2017) - this weeks winning 'Main Draw' numbers are (6504)
-there were no winners of the 'Main Draw' jackpot this week.
-next weeks 'Main Draw' jackpot will be £300.00.
As the 'Main Draw' jackpot was not won this week
-there are 2 CUFC Lottery members matching the first pair winning £10.00 each
-there is 1 CUFC Lottery member matching the second pair winning £10.00
If you are a winner of either the 'Accumulator' or 'Main Draw' you will be notified individually by email.
Yours sincerely,
The CUFC Lottery Team.
-there were no winners of the weekly 'Accumulator' this week, meaning next weeks 'Accumulator' will be £2500.
CUFC Lottery 'Main Draw' Results (10 February 2017) - this weeks winning 'Main Draw' numbers are (6504)
-there were no winners of the 'Main Draw' jackpot this week.
-next weeks 'Main Draw' jackpot will be £300.00.
As the 'Main Draw' jackpot was not won this week
-there are 2 CUFC Lottery members matching the first pair winning £10.00 each
-there is 1 CUFC Lottery member matching the second pair winning £10.00
If you are a winner of either the 'Accumulator' or 'Main Draw' you will be notified individually by email.
Yours sincerely,
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Fans' director Dave Matthew-Jones tackles Cambridge United supporters' issues in his new monthly column
In a new column, supporter liaison officer and fans’ director Dave Matthew-Jones talks about his roles and the issues concerning Cambridge United fans
Welcome to my first monthly article.
I was recently asked about what contact I have with the club in respect to the roles above at Cambridge United. There is normally one formal board meeting each month, though, of course, I can communicate with board members between meetings and on match days.
To read more
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/fans-director-dave-matthew-jones-12580262
In a new column, supporter liaison officer and fans’ director Dave Matthew-Jones talks about his roles and the issues concerning Cambridge United fans
Welcome to my first monthly article.
I was recently asked about what contact I have with the club in respect to the roles above at Cambridge United. There is normally one formal board meeting each month, though, of course, I can communicate with board members between meetings and on match days.
To read more
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/fans-director-dave-matthew-jones-12580262
Cambridge United supporters are well known for their support of the club at away matches. This week they travel to Morecambe
There are many ways to travel, but one way that can help the club and also to beat the costs of traveling independently is by using the Away Travel coach.
For more information you can ring 01223 566500
If there is an emergency or you want to know if there is a seat still available you are now able to TEXT the Away Travel helpline 075 224 73291.
This line is TEXT only and is available from 4pm on the day before match.
They will be able to advise of last minute spaces, costs, times etc.
Ely at 6:45am and the Cambs Glass Stadium at 7:30am, priced as follows:
Adult £33.00
18-21 £25.00
Under 18 £19.00
Buy on line here https://cufc.venuetoolbox.com/VenueManagement/asp/bookTickets.asp?dept=Spectators&TicketsSelectedCostCentreID={4F320218-EE8E-45C1-A27F-C7F313956ABA}
Traveling U's fans are that Morecambe are kindly offering a free pie and a pint to all fans that make the journey, following Jim Bentley's gesture to repay the Shrimps faithful whose collection covered his fine last month.
Tickets for the game are priced as follows:
Adult £21.00
64 + £17.00
Full Time Student £17.00
Under 18 £6.00
Under 14 FREE
Getting to the Globe Arena
By road: Leave the M6 motorway at junction 34 and follow signs to Morecambe. Take the new duel carriageway (The Bay Gateway) and turn right at the first set of traffic lights. At the roundabout (Shrimp) turn left and continue along Westgate for about a mile. You will pass Morecambe Fire Station on your right just before you reach the Globe Arena, also on your right.
By rail: At Morecambe train station walk along the platform and follow the bicycle / walking signs around the end of the railway line. Continue until reaching West End Road. Cross the road, go down Acre Moss Lane and follow this for its full length (towards the end it becomes Buckingham Road). Upon reaching Regent Road/Westgate turn left, go over the bridge and the Globe Arena is some 200 yards further on, on your left.
f you prefer to travel independently the following sites may help you to organise your trip -:
Train -: TRAIN INFORMATION
Coach -: NATIONAL EXPRESS
Car -: AA NEWS
Weather -: BBC WEATHER NEWS
Travel News -: BBC TRAVEL NEWS
There are many ways to travel, but one way that can help the club and also to beat the costs of traveling independently is by using the Away Travel coach.
For more information you can ring 01223 566500
If there is an emergency or you want to know if there is a seat still available you are now able to TEXT the Away Travel helpline 075 224 73291.
This line is TEXT only and is available from 4pm on the day before match.
They will be able to advise of last minute spaces, costs, times etc.
Ely at 6:45am and the Cambs Glass Stadium at 7:30am, priced as follows:
Adult £33.00
18-21 £25.00
Under 18 £19.00
Buy on line here https://cufc.venuetoolbox.com/VenueManagement/asp/bookTickets.asp?dept=Spectators&TicketsSelectedCostCentreID={4F320218-EE8E-45C1-A27F-C7F313956ABA}
Traveling U's fans are that Morecambe are kindly offering a free pie and a pint to all fans that make the journey, following Jim Bentley's gesture to repay the Shrimps faithful whose collection covered his fine last month.
Tickets for the game are priced as follows:
Adult £21.00
64 + £17.00
Full Time Student £17.00
Under 18 £6.00
Under 14 FREE
Getting to the Globe Arena
By road: Leave the M6 motorway at junction 34 and follow signs to Morecambe. Take the new duel carriageway (The Bay Gateway) and turn right at the first set of traffic lights. At the roundabout (Shrimp) turn left and continue along Westgate for about a mile. You will pass Morecambe Fire Station on your right just before you reach the Globe Arena, also on your right.
By rail: At Morecambe train station walk along the platform and follow the bicycle / walking signs around the end of the railway line. Continue until reaching West End Road. Cross the road, go down Acre Moss Lane and follow this for its full length (towards the end it becomes Buckingham Road). Upon reaching Regent Road/Westgate turn left, go over the bridge and the Globe Arena is some 200 yards further on, on your left.
f you prefer to travel independently the following sites may help you to organise your trip -:
Train -: TRAIN INFORMATION
Coach -: NATIONAL EXPRESS
Car -: AA NEWS
Weather -: BBC WEATHER NEWS
Travel News -: BBC TRAVEL NEWS
The Culture, Media and Sport Committee has secured a debate on the governance of football governance in the House of Commons.
The Committee published two Reports in the last Parliament calling for reform of the FA, to allow representatives of fans, women’s football, BAME groups, officials such as referees and the grassroots sport a significantly greater say in the governance of the game, and to give the Executive Directors of the FA greater weight in comparison with the representatives of the Premier and Football Leagues. However, the reforms called for by groups representing the wider game, the Committee, successive ministers for sport and recently, a number of past Chairmen and Chief Executives of the FA, have been ignored by The FA.
Read more - http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/culture-media-and-sport-committee/news-parliament-2015/football-governance-parliament-debate-16-17/
- Inquiry: The Governance of Football
- Watch Parliament TV: The Governance of Football
- Culture, Media and Sport Committee
The Committee published two Reports in the last Parliament calling for reform of the FA, to allow representatives of fans, women’s football, BAME groups, officials such as referees and the grassroots sport a significantly greater say in the governance of the game, and to give the Executive Directors of the FA greater weight in comparison with the representatives of the Premier and Football Leagues. However, the reforms called for by groups representing the wider game, the Committee, successive ministers for sport and recently, a number of past Chairmen and Chief Executives of the FA, have been ignored by The FA.
Read more - http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/culture-media-and-sport-committee/news-parliament-2015/football-governance-parliament-debate-16-17/
Three of Our Own from the Amber News to read more see here
It has often been said that we are a family club, whose existence is deeply embedded in the Barnwell Community. Many of our players come back to the club regularly and many, Dion Dublin included, look back on their time here as a kind of golden period in their lives. Many, including Rodney Slack, have continued to live in the Barnwell area, where they still are fondly remembered as people who both entertained us and put us on the football map.
It is because of this traditional closeness between players and fans that the loss of three former players of ours has been deeply felt.
Jack Bishop, our Outside Left during the 1950s, has recently died in his nineties. Apart from being an outstanding player, it would be entirely fair to describe him as a war hero, who displayed real bravery on D Day. He was subsequently a POW in a notorious camp in Silesia, surviving this and a murderous forced march as liberation approached.
Graham Atkinson, brother of Ron, spent most of his playing career at Oxford United. During a brief interlude with us during the 1960s he scored 30 goals. An elegant and effective player for us, he has died at the age of 73.
Lastly, and most poignantly for me, was the passing of Robin Hardy at the age of 75. He was captain of the team which took us into the League for the first time in 1970. (It is a lesser known fact that Graham Taylor played for Lincoln in our first league game.)
Robin began his career at Sheffield Wednesday and was there during the great bribery scandal which tarnished that great club’s name for a while. He left Wednesday for a short stint at Rotherham before managing a pub, apparently disenchanted with the game. Somehow Bill Leivers persuaded him to return to professional football as he put together a team capable of dominating the Southern League and breaking into the Football League – no mean feat in those ‘closed shop’ days. Hardy and Gerry Baker formed the centre of the meanest defence in non-league football. Robin Hardy stood out in any company. I often stood on the Newmarket Road End marvelling at his skills and thinking that he was far too good for our level – which he probably was. To me he was a kind of Bobby Moore figure: poised, assured and never hurried. Even after all these years, I can picture him running easily over the cloying mud, delivering pinpoint passes and barely breaking sweat. Terry O’Dell tells me that he put on a bit of weight in later years and idolised his wife, who was glad of his retirement from football. He never really recovered from her loss. He looked back on his time here with great fondness and deserves to be remembered as one of our best – ever.
It has often been said that we are a family club, whose existence is deeply embedded in the Barnwell Community. Many of our players come back to the club regularly and many, Dion Dublin included, look back on their time here as a kind of golden period in their lives. Many, including Rodney Slack, have continued to live in the Barnwell area, where they still are fondly remembered as people who both entertained us and put us on the football map.
It is because of this traditional closeness between players and fans that the loss of three former players of ours has been deeply felt.
Jack Bishop, our Outside Left during the 1950s, has recently died in his nineties. Apart from being an outstanding player, it would be entirely fair to describe him as a war hero, who displayed real bravery on D Day. He was subsequently a POW in a notorious camp in Silesia, surviving this and a murderous forced march as liberation approached.
Graham Atkinson, brother of Ron, spent most of his playing career at Oxford United. During a brief interlude with us during the 1960s he scored 30 goals. An elegant and effective player for us, he has died at the age of 73.
Lastly, and most poignantly for me, was the passing of Robin Hardy at the age of 75. He was captain of the team which took us into the League for the first time in 1970. (It is a lesser known fact that Graham Taylor played for Lincoln in our first league game.)
Robin began his career at Sheffield Wednesday and was there during the great bribery scandal which tarnished that great club’s name for a while. He left Wednesday for a short stint at Rotherham before managing a pub, apparently disenchanted with the game. Somehow Bill Leivers persuaded him to return to professional football as he put together a team capable of dominating the Southern League and breaking into the Football League – no mean feat in those ‘closed shop’ days. Hardy and Gerry Baker formed the centre of the meanest defence in non-league football. Robin Hardy stood out in any company. I often stood on the Newmarket Road End marvelling at his skills and thinking that he was far too good for our level – which he probably was. To me he was a kind of Bobby Moore figure: poised, assured and never hurried. Even after all these years, I can picture him running easily over the cloying mud, delivering pinpoint passes and barely breaking sweat. Terry O’Dell tells me that he put on a bit of weight in later years and idolised his wife, who was glad of his retirement from football. He never really recovered from her loss. He looked back on his time here with great fondness and deserves to be remembered as one of our best – ever.
I Was A Coldham's Common Smoothie.. from the Amber News to see more click here
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I have spent most of the past few days (23rdrd December) digesting Andrew Bennett's book Newmarket Road Roughs. (1912-1951). It only took less than 3 days to get to me, which is swift going for the pre-festive week. It answered a question which has been nagging me all my life. When I was little, I am sure, I was at a football match on Christmas morning at the Abbey. I thought maybe I had dreamed it. But Andrew tells me that Christmas Day games were common after the Second World War and only petered out in the late 1950's. I have never met the author but I have seen a character sitting up the corner on two occasions taking copious notes...
I have no doubt the book was researched from, among other sources, the archives of the then “Cambridge Daily News” in the Central Library. I have used such bound sources and they are a joy to behold. And they smell nice. Many old newspapers are now on micro film or disc and are not half as much fun as the original paper ones. There are no proper newspapers here in Milton Keynes, but there used to be some weeklies that existed up to the 1980's. Cambridge will not have a proper news paper in a few years time. News will have to be gleaned from the unregulated dross that is called “social media” now and will be of no use to researchers in 50 or 60 years time. So books such as these will be especially valuable.
Even Andrew cannot work out when the U's were formed, or even what they were called then. The worrying thing though is that I seem to recognise some names from the forties, Gallego, Crane, Cornwell, although players often went onto their forties then, so perhaps I am not that old in real terms?
It's the little things that grab my interest in life. On page 233 is a picture of a programme, c1950, that includes an advert for the “Rocket” on Mill Road. This was a shoe repairer’s shop owned by my uncle Jack. No doubt he had to work Saturdays and could not get to games. Uncle Jack used to keep pigs up the allotment off Coldham’s Lane during the war and used to take the odd one home and slaughter it in the bath. This was very naughty during the war. Uncle Jack died when he was in his 50's. There was still a shoe repair shop on the site the last time I was in Cambridge.
And never sympathise with players who get worn out today, having to play two games in a week. I won't spoil it for you but United, in those days, had to play two games in a day once. And in the winter, games would be abandoned as it got dark early. They were also expected to cycle to Histon. I did not quite understand how some players got paid while they were still classed as amateurs though.
I am looking forward to the 1951-1970 volume (more my era!)
WHAT DREAMS ARE (NOT QUITE) MADE OF; this is the Tom Youngs' autobiography. A great title and, a very rare occurrence for a footy book, he wrote it himself. I think it is the only book I have read in one day. I then re- read it from the end and went back to the beginning.
Now most of us will remember Tom. He was unique as a professional in that the other players thought he was a bit aloof because he did not want to join in with the “changing room” humour and culture, and had “A” levels. He was first signed when he was about 3 years old, and got in the first team when he looked about seven. Things have changed though; he looks 15 on the cover of the book. I bet the ref once said to him, “Time mascots got off now Sonny; we are going to kick off in a minute or two”.
Unfortunately injuries followed Tom around like a stray dog looking for a dinner. And then when he got fitness back they could not quite decide where he should play. He is also honest about his pay. Now £400 pounds a week may not have been a small sum, but it is when you may not be offered a new contract in a few years time, not much chance of a pension in your 30's, and struggling with a mortgage. Tom also saw fellow team mates like Benjamin, Abbey (Zema, not the stadium) and Kitson who no doubt saw their wages at least tripled overnight when they moved on.
Tom was offloaded to Northampton, who were keen on him because he had a good scoring record against the Cobblers. He never set Sixfields alight and his career is summed up by himself. He went shopping in town one day and saw a youngster with a team shirt, with “Youngs” on the back; he felt he had let him down. He also became somewhat disillusioned in later years to discover the only well known sportsman called Tom Youngs was the England rugby player.
He then moved on to non league football and realised one day the journey was costing more than he got paid and perhaps it was time to move on to a proper job. The subtitle on the book cover reads “No Fame, no Fortune, Just Football...and Multiple Sclerosis”. You could not have wished for a better servant for the club.
And talking of club servants, I am convinced Dion Dublin thinks he still plays for United, but had to go on to other clubs for all the usual reasons, where perhaps he had not been as happy. He now appears on the BBC Saturday afternoon FA cup programmes. He was viewing the second round one day on the monitors when he suddenly exclaimed and pointed. “A goal at Cambridge!” And then when asked on the next programme what he thought about all the empty seats at grounds and if the FA cup was not so important as it used to be, (was it Leeds first team we played by the way?) I think Dion agreed then said, “I had some great cup games at Cambridge.” I was there at the most memorable one, even though we lost.
When we read of the “characters” who get awards in the Queen’s New Years' Honours List, can Dion be there? Nothing too grand of course. “Earl of Barnwell” will do.
Come on you U’s!
NEIL HUDSON
Click on the photograph to order the books
I have spent most of the past few days (23rdrd December) digesting Andrew Bennett's book Newmarket Road Roughs. (1912-1951). It only took less than 3 days to get to me, which is swift going for the pre-festive week. It answered a question which has been nagging me all my life. When I was little, I am sure, I was at a football match on Christmas morning at the Abbey. I thought maybe I had dreamed it. But Andrew tells me that Christmas Day games were common after the Second World War and only petered out in the late 1950's. I have never met the author but I have seen a character sitting up the corner on two occasions taking copious notes...
I have no doubt the book was researched from, among other sources, the archives of the then “Cambridge Daily News” in the Central Library. I have used such bound sources and they are a joy to behold. And they smell nice. Many old newspapers are now on micro film or disc and are not half as much fun as the original paper ones. There are no proper newspapers here in Milton Keynes, but there used to be some weeklies that existed up to the 1980's. Cambridge will not have a proper news paper in a few years time. News will have to be gleaned from the unregulated dross that is called “social media” now and will be of no use to researchers in 50 or 60 years time. So books such as these will be especially valuable.
Even Andrew cannot work out when the U's were formed, or even what they were called then. The worrying thing though is that I seem to recognise some names from the forties, Gallego, Crane, Cornwell, although players often went onto their forties then, so perhaps I am not that old in real terms?
It's the little things that grab my interest in life. On page 233 is a picture of a programme, c1950, that includes an advert for the “Rocket” on Mill Road. This was a shoe repairer’s shop owned by my uncle Jack. No doubt he had to work Saturdays and could not get to games. Uncle Jack used to keep pigs up the allotment off Coldham’s Lane during the war and used to take the odd one home and slaughter it in the bath. This was very naughty during the war. Uncle Jack died when he was in his 50's. There was still a shoe repair shop on the site the last time I was in Cambridge.
And never sympathise with players who get worn out today, having to play two games in a week. I won't spoil it for you but United, in those days, had to play two games in a day once. And in the winter, games would be abandoned as it got dark early. They were also expected to cycle to Histon. I did not quite understand how some players got paid while they were still classed as amateurs though.
I am looking forward to the 1951-1970 volume (more my era!)
WHAT DREAMS ARE (NOT QUITE) MADE OF; this is the Tom Youngs' autobiography. A great title and, a very rare occurrence for a footy book, he wrote it himself. I think it is the only book I have read in one day. I then re- read it from the end and went back to the beginning.
Now most of us will remember Tom. He was unique as a professional in that the other players thought he was a bit aloof because he did not want to join in with the “changing room” humour and culture, and had “A” levels. He was first signed when he was about 3 years old, and got in the first team when he looked about seven. Things have changed though; he looks 15 on the cover of the book. I bet the ref once said to him, “Time mascots got off now Sonny; we are going to kick off in a minute or two”.
Unfortunately injuries followed Tom around like a stray dog looking for a dinner. And then when he got fitness back they could not quite decide where he should play. He is also honest about his pay. Now £400 pounds a week may not have been a small sum, but it is when you may not be offered a new contract in a few years time, not much chance of a pension in your 30's, and struggling with a mortgage. Tom also saw fellow team mates like Benjamin, Abbey (Zema, not the stadium) and Kitson who no doubt saw their wages at least tripled overnight when they moved on.
Tom was offloaded to Northampton, who were keen on him because he had a good scoring record against the Cobblers. He never set Sixfields alight and his career is summed up by himself. He went shopping in town one day and saw a youngster with a team shirt, with “Youngs” on the back; he felt he had let him down. He also became somewhat disillusioned in later years to discover the only well known sportsman called Tom Youngs was the England rugby player.
He then moved on to non league football and realised one day the journey was costing more than he got paid and perhaps it was time to move on to a proper job. The subtitle on the book cover reads “No Fame, no Fortune, Just Football...and Multiple Sclerosis”. You could not have wished for a better servant for the club.
And talking of club servants, I am convinced Dion Dublin thinks he still plays for United, but had to go on to other clubs for all the usual reasons, where perhaps he had not been as happy. He now appears on the BBC Saturday afternoon FA cup programmes. He was viewing the second round one day on the monitors when he suddenly exclaimed and pointed. “A goal at Cambridge!” And then when asked on the next programme what he thought about all the empty seats at grounds and if the FA cup was not so important as it used to be, (was it Leeds first team we played by the way?) I think Dion agreed then said, “I had some great cup games at Cambridge.” I was there at the most memorable one, even though we lost.
When we read of the “characters” who get awards in the Queen’s New Years' Honours List, can Dion be there? Nothing too grand of course. “Earl of Barnwell” will do.
Come on you U’s!
NEIL HUDSON
WE ARE FAMILY
Article From the Amber News see more here
Visitors to the Abbey are often struck by the family feel of the place, and that’s as it should be. Ours is a club that has been raised and succoured by its community – a community in which everyone is related by strong bonds and blood ties. We all bleed amber and black.
Sometimes, as happens in every family, those bonds are loosened: supporters discover new lives far from Newmarket Road; players call it a day or move to a new club; employees follow the dictates of their careers.
These fractures in the family occur naturally, but there’s no harm in trying to ensure the bonds, although loose, remain in place. In fact it can be a very positive thing, and that’s one of the reasons 100 Years of Coconuts launched Cambridge United Former Players’ Association last year as part of its two-year Lottery-funded project. We wanted to try to bring the extended U’s family a little closer together.
Seven months in, I believe we can say we’re succeeding. CUFPA membership stands at 130, comfortably beating the first-year target of 100 we, under Rodney Slack’s chairmanship, set ourselves. We’ve communicated with members via newsletters, the association website (cufpa.org.uk), emails, letters, phone calls, personal contact and social media. We’ve had a couple of informal get-togethers in the Supporters’ Club/Abbey Lounge (obviously of more interest to locally based members than others). We’re starting to look at how CUFPA might be able to play a more active role in its members’ lives; you’ll hear about that if and when it happens.
Almost without exception, ex-players have been pleased to hear from CUFPA, and happy to join – it doesn’t cost them a penny, by the way, and they get a smart little badge. Recent joiners have included Jon Sheffield, Tony Willson, Lenny Pack, Paul Jeffery, Robbie Simpson, Ian Benjamin and the one and only Brendon Batson (who knows a bit about ex-players’ organisations: he’s president of the West Brom FPA).
You can play your part in strengthening our family ties. If you know of a former player, coach or manager – at whatever level, from youth upwards – who might want to join CUFPA, please get in touch by emailing cufcformerplayers@gmail.com, texting 07775 658441 or chatting to a Coconutter.
Cheerio
Harry
Article From the Amber News see more here
Visitors to the Abbey are often struck by the family feel of the place, and that’s as it should be. Ours is a club that has been raised and succoured by its community – a community in which everyone is related by strong bonds and blood ties. We all bleed amber and black.
Sometimes, as happens in every family, those bonds are loosened: supporters discover new lives far from Newmarket Road; players call it a day or move to a new club; employees follow the dictates of their careers.
These fractures in the family occur naturally, but there’s no harm in trying to ensure the bonds, although loose, remain in place. In fact it can be a very positive thing, and that’s one of the reasons 100 Years of Coconuts launched Cambridge United Former Players’ Association last year as part of its two-year Lottery-funded project. We wanted to try to bring the extended U’s family a little closer together.
Seven months in, I believe we can say we’re succeeding. CUFPA membership stands at 130, comfortably beating the first-year target of 100 we, under Rodney Slack’s chairmanship, set ourselves. We’ve communicated with members via newsletters, the association website (cufpa.org.uk), emails, letters, phone calls, personal contact and social media. We’ve had a couple of informal get-togethers in the Supporters’ Club/Abbey Lounge (obviously of more interest to locally based members than others). We’re starting to look at how CUFPA might be able to play a more active role in its members’ lives; you’ll hear about that if and when it happens.
Almost without exception, ex-players have been pleased to hear from CUFPA, and happy to join – it doesn’t cost them a penny, by the way, and they get a smart little badge. Recent joiners have included Jon Sheffield, Tony Willson, Lenny Pack, Paul Jeffery, Robbie Simpson, Ian Benjamin and the one and only Brendon Batson (who knows a bit about ex-players’ organisations: he’s president of the West Brom FPA).
You can play your part in strengthening our family ties. If you know of a former player, coach or manager – at whatever level, from youth upwards – who might want to join CUFPA, please get in touch by emailing cufcformerplayers@gmail.com, texting 07775 658441 or chatting to a Coconutter.
Cheerio
Harry
When Robert Osbourn walked through the turnstiles at the Abbey Stadium on Saturday, January 13, 1979, little did he know that a special relationship was about to be formed.
One bond was already developing, and that connection led to an introduction to Cambridge United that has only grown stronger and stronger down the years.
Osbourn is now chairman of supporters’ group Cambridge Fans United, but it was through his wife Val that he was first introduced to football.
“My wife, who wasn’t at that time my wife, had a season ticket with her dad and it was when we were playing in Division Two and it was a game where we beat Cardiff 5-0,” said Osbourn.
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One bond was already developing, and that connection led to an introduction to Cambridge United that has only grown stronger and stronger down the years.
Osbourn is now chairman of supporters’ group Cambridge Fans United, but it was through his wife Val that he was first introduced to football.
“My wife, who wasn’t at that time my wife, had a season ticket with her dad and it was when we were playing in Division Two and it was a game where we beat Cardiff 5-0,” said Osbourn.
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Women Like Football Too!
When I first met Andy, many years ago now, I knew he was an avid CUFC fan. It was clear to me then, as it is now, that CUFC and I would need to come to some sort of amicable arrangement by which we both could enjoy his company!
He tentatively invited me to a home game, fully expecting me to say “No, thank you!” It seemed churlish to refuse without giving it a go first so I dug out my warmest clothes and took the plunge.
The thing that surprised me most was how close to the pitch we stood. You could practically hear the players breathing. It was exhilarating, nothing like watching on TV in the warm. I loved it!
Andy was delighted that I enjoyed it but still expected the novelty to wear off quite soon, especially on cold, frosty days when we were losing. It has never happened!
I enjoy meeting the same, familiar faces at the home games and that banter that passes between us – I don’t even know most of their names. They are friendly, lively and make even a poor game entertaining.
I love the passion that fans display for their club, even during bad patches. Their hopes and confidence in the players are not dampened for long. A good lesson for life!
Away games hold a different kind of pull: the fun of travelling to a different town, especially if the ground is a ‘first’ visit; coming across other fans making the journey and enjoying the company of a different, but familiar group of fans. It’s great being in the atmosphere of an away game – drums, singing, shouting and chanting. You can tell the players appreciate the effort made.
Most of my family and friends think I’m mad and that I only go to support my husband. But here I am – 15 years later – a season ticket holder thoroughly enjoying being in the fresh most weekends, despite the recent temperatures, willing my team to make it to the play offs. Maybe another thrilling trip to Wembley beckons.
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When I first met Andy, many years ago now, I knew he was an avid CUFC fan. It was clear to me then, as it is now, that CUFC and I would need to come to some sort of amicable arrangement by which we both could enjoy his company!
He tentatively invited me to a home game, fully expecting me to say “No, thank you!” It seemed churlish to refuse without giving it a go first so I dug out my warmest clothes and took the plunge.
The thing that surprised me most was how close to the pitch we stood. You could practically hear the players breathing. It was exhilarating, nothing like watching on TV in the warm. I loved it!
Andy was delighted that I enjoyed it but still expected the novelty to wear off quite soon, especially on cold, frosty days when we were losing. It has never happened!
I enjoy meeting the same, familiar faces at the home games and that banter that passes between us – I don’t even know most of their names. They are friendly, lively and make even a poor game entertaining.
I love the passion that fans display for their club, even during bad patches. Their hopes and confidence in the players are not dampened for long. A good lesson for life!
Away games hold a different kind of pull: the fun of travelling to a different town, especially if the ground is a ‘first’ visit; coming across other fans making the journey and enjoying the company of a different, but familiar group of fans. It’s great being in the atmosphere of an away game – drums, singing, shouting and chanting. You can tell the players appreciate the effort made.
Most of my family and friends think I’m mad and that I only go to support my husband. But here I am – 15 years later – a season ticket holder thoroughly enjoying being in the fresh most weekends, despite the recent temperatures, willing my team to make it to the play offs. Maybe another thrilling trip to Wembley beckons.
To read more of the latest edition of the Amber News see here
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Dear CUFC Lottery Member,
Thank you for your continued support of the CUFC Lottery.
CUFC Lottery 'Accumulator' Results (03 February 2017) - this weeks winning 'Accumulator' numbers are (0534)
-there were no winners of the weekly 'Accumulator' this week, meaning next weeks 'Accumulator' will be £2500.
CUFC Lottery 'Main Draw' Results (03 February 2017) - this weeks winning 'Main Draw' numbers are (2971)
-there were no winners of the 'Main Draw' jackpot this week.
-next weeks 'Main Draw' jackpot will be £300.00.
As the 'Main Draw' jackpot was not won this week
-there is 1 CUFC Lottery member matching the first pair winning £10.00
-there are 0 Lottery members matching the second pair
If you are a winner of either the 'Accumulator' or 'Main Draw' you will be notified individually by email.
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The CUFC Lottery Team.
Thank you for your continued support of the CUFC Lottery.
CUFC Lottery 'Accumulator' Results (03 February 2017) - this weeks winning 'Accumulator' numbers are (0534)
-there were no winners of the weekly 'Accumulator' this week, meaning next weeks 'Accumulator' will be £2500.
CUFC Lottery 'Main Draw' Results (03 February 2017) - this weeks winning 'Main Draw' numbers are (2971)
-there were no winners of the 'Main Draw' jackpot this week.
-next weeks 'Main Draw' jackpot will be £300.00.
As the 'Main Draw' jackpot was not won this week
-there is 1 CUFC Lottery member matching the first pair winning £10.00
-there are 0 Lottery members matching the second pair
If you are a winner of either the 'Accumulator' or 'Main Draw' you will be notified individually by email.
Yours sincerely,
The CUFC Lottery Team.