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Name : Alistair Paul Moffat
Abode : Hitchin, Herts
D.O.B : 16th June 1965
Family : Married to Lynne and we have an 11 year Son Oliver Churchill Moffat
Job : Self Employed Bookkeeper (The Bookkeeping Department)
Position in CFU: Treasurer
I have been a Cambridge United Supporter since 1980. I was not allowed to go and watch Arsenal at that age who were the club I supported at the time. So I managed to persuade my dad that it would be ok to go to little old Cambridge United who resided in the Old Div 2 under the underrated and much maligned John Docherty.
Living In Letchworth at the time I had a choice of Luton Watford & Cambridge. Luton is not really a desirable place to go and watch football for a 15 year old and Watford was difficult to get to on public transport. Decision made, I could easily hop on a train at Letchworth station and get to the Abbey Stadium within an hour & half all within my paper-round budget
That first game was in Oct 1981 against Watford and I remember every detail of that day. I was so excited about see my first profession football match even if it was in the second Division. What did I remember?, well Big George Reilly , Little Stevie Spriggs, Luther Blisset & John Barnes, The cage in the NRE which I stood behind, “The man in the cloth cap (Mr Pettit?) walking round the pitch shouting “MOORAKER …PROGRAMMES”, that smell of the rub off lottery cards, the mushy peas and mint sauce served from the little hatch at the back of the Supports Clubhouse, the moaning fans 😊 and the stick that John Docherty used to get.
We lost that game 2-1 but I went home that Saturday absolutely smitten by this super club of ours. I got the bug and United have been the backdrop of my life ever since.
That was 39 years ago and I have seen many fantastic games and horrible lows and looking back it amazes me how we all put so much our selves and our emotions into what is just a small football club from a non-footballing university town. But hey I could have supported Luton or Watford…maybe not.
Recently I had the opportunity to be elected onto the Cambridge United Supporters Panel and then was invited to be Treasurer for CFU. I now realise what fantastic dedicated and talented supporters we have at this club and how if we all pull together we can really make this club something to be even more proud of and an example to all the other 91 (sorry Bury) clubs of what can be achieved. It is so important that we promote CFU & CUSP to the rest of the supporters and the Club Directors to show everyone that we have guardians looking after the interest of our fantastic football club. We all sometimes have differences in opinions but we all love this club of ours .…United In Endeavour!
Abode : Hitchin, Herts
D.O.B : 16th June 1965
Family : Married to Lynne and we have an 11 year Son Oliver Churchill Moffat
Job : Self Employed Bookkeeper (The Bookkeeping Department)
Position in CFU: Treasurer
I have been a Cambridge United Supporter since 1980. I was not allowed to go and watch Arsenal at that age who were the club I supported at the time. So I managed to persuade my dad that it would be ok to go to little old Cambridge United who resided in the Old Div 2 under the underrated and much maligned John Docherty.
Living In Letchworth at the time I had a choice of Luton Watford & Cambridge. Luton is not really a desirable place to go and watch football for a 15 year old and Watford was difficult to get to on public transport. Decision made, I could easily hop on a train at Letchworth station and get to the Abbey Stadium within an hour & half all within my paper-round budget
That first game was in Oct 1981 against Watford and I remember every detail of that day. I was so excited about see my first profession football match even if it was in the second Division. What did I remember?, well Big George Reilly , Little Stevie Spriggs, Luther Blisset & John Barnes, The cage in the NRE which I stood behind, “The man in the cloth cap (Mr Pettit?) walking round the pitch shouting “MOORAKER …PROGRAMMES”, that smell of the rub off lottery cards, the mushy peas and mint sauce served from the little hatch at the back of the Supports Clubhouse, the moaning fans 😊 and the stick that John Docherty used to get.
We lost that game 2-1 but I went home that Saturday absolutely smitten by this super club of ours. I got the bug and United have been the backdrop of my life ever since.
That was 39 years ago and I have seen many fantastic games and horrible lows and looking back it amazes me how we all put so much our selves and our emotions into what is just a small football club from a non-footballing university town. But hey I could have supported Luton or Watford…maybe not.
Recently I had the opportunity to be elected onto the Cambridge United Supporters Panel and then was invited to be Treasurer for CFU. I now realise what fantastic dedicated and talented supporters we have at this club and how if we all pull together we can really make this club something to be even more proud of and an example to all the other 91 (sorry Bury) clubs of what can be achieved. It is so important that we promote CFU & CUSP to the rest of the supporters and the Club Directors to show everyone that we have guardians looking after the interest of our fantastic football club. We all sometimes have differences in opinions but we all love this club of ours .…United In Endeavour!