Cambridge United v Barnsley Match Thoughts

[animallittle3]

Long long time since we visited The Abbey Stadium , if memory serves me right it was a 3-0 win in April 1984 under Bobby Collins .
I don't recall another game since but happy to be proved wrong .

Cambridge have made a solid start to the season and a tough if very winnable game awaits .

[SBRed48]

I can genuinely say I haven't a clue how this one will go.

I don't know the strengths or weaknesses of the Cambridge team compared to us.

We are inconsistent.

Any result is possible.

[Romared]

One of my less frequented grounds , been once , early 80s think Norman Hunter was our Manager ? A few thousand Reds there that day , lost 1-0 and we were satin what looked like a ttemporary stand , remember an Airfield behind the home stand ? Maybe it was a cup game ? !

[EthelRed]

I was at a cup game in the 80’s when we lost 1-0. Didn’t George Riley (crouchesque) give us problems in those days.

[Acido]

We lost there in season '91, when a young upcoming cheat called Dion Dublin scored against us. And in season '92 we won there thanks to Wayne Biggins two goals. I can't remember us going there since.

I remember being sick of the sight of them in season '82, we started six matches against them and only finished five!.

[animallittle3]

We lost there in season '91, when a young upcoming cheat called Dion Dublin scored against us. And in season '92 we won there thanks to Wayne Biggins two goals. I can't remember us going there since.

I remember being sick of the sight of them in season '82, we started six matches against them and only finished five!.

Yep your right , early 90's completely forgot about Dublin and Steve Claridge , they'd a good side back then .

[Acido]

Weren't they a very physical and direct 'Wimbledon' type team for some years, under John Beck ?.
And I hear they used to take it further by sabotaging the away teams dressing room and the facilities etc.
Nobody ever liked or felt comfortable visiting their Abbey stadium ground.

[Romared]

I was at a cup game in the 80’s when we lost 1-0. Didn’t George Riley (crouchesque) give us problems in those days.

That's him Eths , Big , Raw sod , it cudda been him that got winner ,

[Shadrack the Red]

They have two of our ex players who I wish were with us now, George Williams who I thought was a very underrated player who never let us down & Paul Digby who is a very talented footballer who has been blighted with injuries but thankfully his luck seems to have turned the corner & is enjoying playing regularly again , I know as a club you cannot hang on to every player but I genuinely think that these two would improve our side .

[Romared]

We lost there in season '91, when a young upcoming cheat called Dion Dublin scored against us. And in season '92 we won there thanks to Wayne Biggins two goals. I can't remember us going there since.

I remember being sick of the sight of them in season '82, we started six matches against them and only finished five!.

why was that ?