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Reply | Barraw sack Maamria
at 06:18 13 Mar 2026
Let’s not leave future readers wondering which team they defeated….
THE worst away day in twenty years! |
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Reply | U'sual Champions League 2026 Rof16 2nd leg - Deadline Tuesday 17th March 17.45
at 15:10 12 Mar 2026
1 - 0. 17/03/2026 SPORTING CP v BODO/GLIMPT (17.45)
2 - 0. 17/03/2026 ARSENAL v BAYER LEVERKUSEN (20.00)
0 - 2. 17/03/2026 CHELSEA v PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN (20.00)
0 - 1. 17/03/2026 MANCHESTER CITY v REAL MADRID (20.00)
1 - 0. 18/03/2026 BARCELONA v NEWCASTLE (17.45)
2 - 0. 18/03/2026 BAYERN MUNICH v ATALANTA (20.00)
1 - 0. 18/03/2026 LIVERPOOL v GALATASARY (20.00)
0 - 2. 18/03/2026 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR v ATHLETICO MADRID (20.00) |
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Reply | Exiles to be Banished into Non-League Obscurity.
at 23:18 7 Mar 2026
Appalling tackle on MBick. Chopped down, knee high, studs showing, but referee didn’t even award a free kick. The word on the street is it is an ACL injury and his season is finished. Frankly, the referee was generally appalling for both sides.
I’m hoping Newport stay up, and Harrogate and Barrow exit the EFL. There is a decent welcome in the Newport away bar, from friendly staff and stewards. The latter showed great patience and common sense when our usual idiots caused grief. I’ve acquired a rotator cuff injury after they poured forward after the first goal and one clown somersaulted over my back and shoulder.
Was a deserved win, but how does + 5 additional minutes announced by the fourth official become + 8. Their goal being as late as 90+ 7. |
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Reply | U'sual Champions League 2026 Rof16 1st leg - Deadline Tuesday 10th March 17.45
at 07:54 4 Mar 2026
Might as well roll dice to select these. There are three I’ve never heard of, so my first draw prediction in months…..
2 - 1. 10/03/2026 GALATASARY v LIVERPOOL (17.45)
0 - 3. 10/03/2026 ATALANTA v BAYERN MUNICH (20.00)
2 - 0. 10/03/2026 ATHLETICO MADRID v TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR (20.00)
0 - 1. 10/03/2026 NEWCASTLE UNITED v BARCELONA (20.00)
1 - 3. 11/03/2026 BAYER LEVERKUSEN v ARSENAL (17.45)
1 - 1. 11/03/2026 BODO/GLIMPT v SPORTING CP (20.00)
2 - 1. 11/03/2026 PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN v CHELSEA (20.00)
1 - 0. 11/03/2026 REAL MADRID v MANCHESTER CITY (20.00) |
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Reply | Spirerites to be demolished
at 23:47 3 Mar 2026
What has struck me is the team apparently travelled up this morning. How is that satisfactory preparation? From Colchester it is a weary journey to anywhere north of Birmingham and surely the players need more time to prepare and get their heads right etc. It is perhaps no coincidence that our worst performances have been at Barrow and Chesterfield.
I fear that fans will soon turn on the Cowley’s given the wheels appear to have inexplicably fallen off. How have we suddenly gone from the League Two Form Team to one humbled in mid-table. |
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Reply | Dirty Old Town can póg mo thóin
at 22:08 1 Mar 2026
Wasn’t at the game as distracted by a birthday party for my grandson. However, I have since watched the full replay on I-Follow.
1. Original Col U front three again anonymous.
2. After substitutions, same.
3. Like at Barrow, Payne playing too deep.
4. Praise Salford. A clear game plan to man mark our midfield frustrated us.
Year after year, Karl Robinson seems to out think us. Frankly, I’m beginning to wonder if the Cowley Bubble has burst and we should have let Lisbie and Tovide depart in January. We are the Jekyll and Hyde side of League Two. However, on paper, we arguably have one of the easier run-ins. But we are far from being equipped to handle promotion, so mid-table mediocrity might be no bad thing. At least we won’t face relegation…. |
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Reply | Parky, Parky, what’s the score!
at 09:59 26 Feb 2026
The view from my former house in Chelmsford features in the excellent Michael Caine & Piers Brosnan movie, The Fourth Protocol.
I woke up one morning to witness an enormous multi-vehicle crash and fiery explosions on the (then unopened) Chelmer Valley Route. I don’t know if the local emergency services had been pre-warned, but local residents hadn’t and it caused much distress until we discovered what was going on.
I then moved to Milton Keynes and in a remarkable coincidence the same production team used its rare American Style houses as the residential area of a fictitious USAAF airbase in the same movie.
However, my best former movie set recollection is the office block that I frequently visited in La Salle Street, Chicago, which features in the iconic shot looking towards the Board of Trade Building in the Untouchables. I wasn’t there during filming, but recreating a 1930’s ambience required only a few vintage cars and minor props, such is the character of the historic district. It has also featured in Batman, Transformers and other movies. Well worth a visit. [Post edited 26 Feb 10:12]
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Reply | Parky, Parky, what’s the score!
at 18:04 22 Feb 2026
An Ipswich resident worthy of mention is the aristocratic Prince Obolensky. Admittedly born in Russia, but became a nationalised Brit and England Rugby Star (we needed a few in his mould Saturday). Joined the RAF. Died merely age 24, when his plane crashed over Martlesham Heath. Has a statue in tribute to his rugby prowess located not far from Portman Road. |
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Reply | Happy League 2025/26 Week 31 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 28th February 12.30
at 21:34 21 Feb 2026
0 - 1 BURNLEY v BRENTFORD
2 - 0. NEWCASTLE UNITED v EVERTON
2 - 1. COVENTRY CITY v STOKE CITY
2 - 0. QUEENS PARK RANGERS v SHEFFIELD UNITED
0 - 1. DONCASTER ROVERS v CARDIFF CITY
1 - 0. LINCOLN CITY v BLACKPOOL
0 - 1. ROTHERHAM UNITED v PLYMOUTH ARGYLE
1 - 0. STEVENAGE v STOCKPORT COUNTY
1 - 0. CAMBRIDGE UNITED v MILTON KEYNES DONS (12.30)
2 - 0. FLEETWOOD TOWN v NEWPORT COUNTY |
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Reply | Binnerettes game called off
at 08:53 18 Feb 2026
I think there is a world of difference between having away fans in hospitality and away fans upon home terraces. I was fortunate to spend a long career embracing sports marketing, often hosting hospitality at soccer, cricket, racing, squash, table tennis etc.
When we lost 5-0 to Norwich I enjoyed hosting 20 of my pals in the main sponsors box at Carrow Road. Flybe was (soon) pulling out of Norwich Airport and I was given free access (and food/drink) as I had done some work for the airline that their Board felt warranted reward knowing I was a U’s fan . Frankly, none of them were remotely interested in Norwich City versus Colchester United, so I probably did them a favour by it not being left embarrassingly empty (which might have prematurely set tongues wagging at the airport).
Most of us were in U’s colours (albeit with ties in pocket, just in case they enforced their rules) and the Delia Smith inspired hospitality was out of this world. There was good humoured banter with the Norwich fans on the terrace below, but nothing that would have embarrassed the real corporate owners of the facility. Post-match Hat-trick Cureton got more ribbing than he expected when he did his MoM appearance in the box, but it was all well behaved. As I said, hospitality is totally different to the foul language blighted terraces, even though by the final whistle the former is typically the more alcohol fuelled. Resisting free Prosecco takes much willpower. |
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Reply | A Clean Sweep
at 08:03 18 Feb 2026
Olympic action has inspired me. My missus has been away for a hen party fortnight overseas and I claim a number of personal bests…..
1. Managed to encounter all of the washing machine error codes in merely 8 days.
2. Zero black bag litter (as ready meals fill only paper and cardboard sacks).
3. Zero food waste (ditto)
4. Put out a record number of empty glass bottles for a single week.
5. Water consumption drops 80% (what does she do in that bathroom?).
6. Maybe (4) has relevance to (5) as beer replaces tea.
7. No worry about forgetting Valentines Day. She was ahead as regards time zones excusing me. |
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Reply | CUFC vs CUFC Take 2
at 07:42 18 Feb 2026
Just watched the full match replay on I-Follow. What struck me most was how many empty seats were in the (new) Home End Family Stand that we usually sell out. Instead we get allocated only 1045 tickets and U’s ST holders like me miss out. Cambridge got this badly wrong.
How we played so badly at Barrow, then deliver this excellent performance escapes me. We were also excellent at Crewe, but lost. The issue is patently that we need a reliable goal scorer and yet again Tovide failed to put away his chances. I bet Luton are grateful he failed the medical, but then he probably fell over and rolled about in the medical centre. We are really missing MBick.
I’ve not given up hope of still having something to play for in April, but it’s a relief to not be scrapping with Newport, Harrogate and Barrow on the brink of relegation. I hope Newport is the survivor as it is a decent away day, unlike the other two inadequate venues. |
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Reply | CUFC vs CUFC Take 2
at 08:25 17 Feb 2026
Nice work, but Tovide doesn’t deserve a start after Saturday.
Goodwin has shown a few glimpses of improvement but needs wide men that will give him service, rather than a teletubby that is always falling over and feinting injury. Tovide is no winger! Frankly, I’m not convinced Goodwin is a solution in the absence of MBick.
Our most influential player, Payne, has also been playing deeper to accommodate Akachukwa or Barbrook and (IMHO) Payne has therefore become less effective. I wonder, could Payne lead the line and become a Cureton like fox in the box? Drop Tovide and Goodwin to accommodate the two loanees that have impressed? A change of formation might then be desirable (or select a proper winger). The absence of Iandolo and MBick is a real headache.
I reckon Back is a better defender than Hunt, who is better in midfield. The conundrum there is neither are natural left backs. Might KVY go left and Back then right?
Along with many other ST holders, I don’t have a ticket and fear that tonight could be when the Johnny come latelys turn on Cowley. There was evidence of that at Barrow where the levels of player (and Cowley) abuse from some fans was over the top. With so many U’s fans in home areas, what could possibly go wrong? Cambridge ticketing is likely to create major issues, unless we win….. |
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Reply | Binnerettes game called off
at 10:14 16 Feb 2026
Wish the game at Holker Street had been called off. Being turned back at Corley Services would have been far less miserable than travelling 15 hours to watch a U’s team lacking effort and motivation that allowed bottom of the league Barrow to do the double over us.
Now watching England cricket’s top order throwing away wickets to the Italian Australians. At least I won’t suffer at Cambridge tomorrow given the fiasco about tickets. Many ST holders amongst the 154 faithful at Barrow also haven’t got tickets. Perhaps a blessing…. |
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Reply | Happy Cup 2025/26 Semi-finals - Deadline Saturday 14th February 15.00
at 11:17 15 Feb 2026
As I predicted, me and Concordman deadlocked after day one. Now it is probably down to the outcome of Birmingham v Leeds, our only non-consensual outcome. Surely the Premier Club must start as favourite?
After 15 miserable hours on the road to watch a dismal U’s performance, sadly, I suspect Leeds might similarly capitulate to complete my frustrating weekend. Villa is my other team (e.g. my birth legacy), and a bizarre goalkeeping decision ruined their FA Cup weekend. England Rugby also capitulated to the jocks. Even the comedy channel on SkyGo couldn’t lift my distress.
Why did I move to Colchester to suffer this eternal disappointment? Cowling Out! |
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