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Reply | Simpson to be the catalyst for U's chemical reaction against the Sulphurites
at 23:30 21 Jan 2025
The pie and mash at £8 was excellent.
Great to see Noah and Gerry
Good support 162 from the faithful.
The CUSA coach was treated disgracefully by being forced to park half a mile from the stadium as Noah had suggested before the game
Harrogate must have been in breach of the Disability Discrimination Act by potentially forcing our disabled supporters to make their own way to the stadium but the CUSA supporters paid for a taxi.
Their generosity made up for Harrogate's mean and appalling policy.
Safe journey home for the faithful |
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Reply | Simpson to be the catalyst for U's chemical reaction against the Sulphurites
at 17:37 21 Jan 2025
I just think Anderson is behind Gordon, Edwards and Thorn in the pecking order but he is a firm favourite of the Cowleys.
I think it would be grossly unfair to expect Simpson to come on for 20 minutes on his own up top
Play Taylor with him and see what happens from the start.
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Thread | Simpson to be the catalyst for U's chemical reaction against the Sulphurites
at 15:00 21 Jan 2025
After a narrow but deserved victory at Bromley the U’s are looking to make it back-to-back away wins with victory at Harrogate tonight.
Of course, the big news is the capture on loan of striker Tyreece Simpson from Stevenage.
Tyreece should also go straight into the team this evening with Lyle Taylor.
The Sulphurites under Simon Weaver are looking for three straight wins and so it should be an intriguing game.
I am going tonight with my eldest son and am really looking forward to seeing our new player score on debut.
Team
Macey
Egbo Kells Flanagan Iandolo
McDonnell Bishop
Payne
Taylor Simpson Edwards
Subs
Goodliffe Gordon Hopper Read Smith Terry Thorn
Weather 4 degrees Celsius drizzle and a gentle breeze.
Prediction 3-1 to the U’s with Simpson among the scorers on his debut.
Be bold DC and play two up top, we are good for it.
Safe journey to the travelling faithful
Up the U’s
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Reply | January 2025 transfer window hopes & facts
at 20:34 19 Jan 2025
Well we took Freddie's Ears from West Ham who had scored 2 goals in 102 matches and made him a star.
Come and join us Tyreece
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Reply | Taylor watch
at 10:55 19 Jan 2025
Guess who scored on his Huddersfield debut.
None other but Joe Taylor.
Already repaying the £3m fee.
Go Joe. |
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Reply | Cheltenham
at 11:54 18 Jan 2025
Quarter Final draw made today.
Peterboro v Cheltenham.
Former Colchester players v The Robins.
Even more anger that we have missed out on a game that was eminently winnable.
Still it's over for another season.
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Thread | Ravens to come unstuck against rejuvenated Super U's today
at 10:20 18 Jan 2025
Just as we didn’t get carried away with 11 games unbeaten (well not too much anyway) now that we have lost the last three games were not getting too despondent (well not too much anyway).
I am still seething about Tuesday night, not because of Matt Macey, but because of our toothless attack once Lyle Taylor had been substituted.
The silence on transfer deals incoming is deafening and that is causing unrest.
Now I don’t know whether Samson Tovide is truly injured or whether it is a desperate ploy to get would be suitors off the hunt. Apparently he has a hamstring injury but then so does Hunt, Bishop and Iandolo.
Do we really have to sell anyway, can’t we keep Samson and tell the unnamed championship clubs to foxtrot oscar. Where has the money gone from our six prized assets. The war chest must be overflowing with largesse.
If we sign no one else then we must get two strikers in to offer support for Lyle Taylor.
Decisions must also be made about Matt Jay and Tom Hopper. Unlike Cyril Lord, he is a luxury we can’t afford. I have always given TH the benefit of the doubt but no more.
For his all his endeavour there is no end product and that cost us the game on Tuesday night.
I said after that game that either Thorn or JK Gordon should be promoted alongside Taylor in attack. Either of them could do a job and have the pace and ability to hurt defences.
Anyway, onto team news:
Macey
Egbo Flanagan Kells Goodliffe
McDonnell Read
Thorn Payne
Taylor Gordon
Subs
Smith, Edwards, Anderson, Hopper, Terry, Greenidge
Bromley weather, dry, cloudy 4 degrees Celsius.
A capacity crowd fro this encounter with Andy Woodman looking to show off his new signing Nicke Kabamba together with stalwart Michael Cheek.
Frankly a difficult game and one which now assumes the role of a must win. 2-1 to Colchester in a keenly contested match at Hayes Lane.
Safe journey to the travelling faithful. Enjoy the match.
Up the U’s
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Reply | Happy League 2024/25 Week 24 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 18th January 15.00
at 09:38 18 Jan 2025
LEICESTER CITY 2 v 1 FULHAM
WEST HAM UNITED 1 v 2 CRYSTAL PALACE
OXFORD UNITED 0 v 2 BLACKBURN ROVERS
WEST BROMWICH ALBION 1 v 0 STOKE CITY
BIRMINGHAM CITY 3 v 0 EXETER CITY
CRAWLEY TOWN 2 v 2 BURTON ALBION
GRIMSBY TOWN 1 v 1 CHESTERFIELD
MORECAMBE 0 v 2 CREWE ALEXANDRA
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Reply | Cheltenham
at 13:49 15 Jan 2025
Some sort of Rachel Reeves tax dodge! |
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Reply | Cheltenham
at 10:28 15 Jan 2025
Sadly unless the Tovide situation is resolved quickly there will be no more additions to our team.
I have always given Hops the benefit of the doubt but sadly as soon as LT went off the goal threat disappeared too.
There must be a case for either JK Gordon or Oscar Thorn playing up top.
As good as LT is he cannot play every game and so we either refuse to sell Tovide and he plays Saturday or give Thorn and Gordon free rein.
Two strikers are required as a priority.
Whatever people's views of the Vertu Motors Trophy the opportunity to play in the quarter finals was gifted to a poor Cheltenham side.
I don't blame Macey. After all during our 11 game unbeaten run he kept 7 consecutive clean sheets and last night made one great save.
We outplayed the Robins and gifted them the game.
I am so disappointed because we needed that trophy distraction but we threw it away.
Bromley will be difficult at best.
I expect three points against the Sulpherites though.
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