Under The Abbey Stand

And so it begins. The U’s kick off their season with a trip to Edgeley Park to face newly-promoted Stockport County on Saturday at 5:30pm. Jord and Jules sit down to preview the game, chatting about transfers, line-ups and predictions. We also spoke to Dan from Stockport pod The Scarf Bergara Wore to find out more about what to expect from County.

You can read our written preview of Stockport as part of our League One preview series here.

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The pod curtain raiser for 2024/25 is here. Who’s going to be the bagsman, who’s going to be a favourite amongst the Abbey faithful, and, most importantly, at the end of it all where will the U’s finish?

Alongside submissions from a selection of friends of the pod, Jules, Tom and Swindle get together to kick off another year of UTAS and try to predict how the U’s will fare in what looks like the toughest renewal of the third tier for some time.

Let us know your own predictions in the comments.

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The summer break is nearly over, and that means UTAS are back. From now on, it’s episodes twice a week all the way through to the bitter end. In this episode, the last pre-season catch up of the summer, Tom and Jules chat through the four new signings since we last spoke and look ahead to what we can expect from our August fixtures.

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We’re back! With the attention of the country firmly fixed on Jude Bellingham’s exploits over in Germany, we thought it the perfect time to catch up on things closer to home and chat through the comings and goings at the Abbey so far. Tom and Jules start with talking about England’s progress at the Euros, before touching on signings, departures, new contracts, and some beautiful new kits.

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The last episode (for now) in our special series looking back at the promotion-winning team from the 2013/14 season sees us chat to a man who embodies Cambridge United: Josh Coulson.



From a supporter travelling away on Carol Looker's coaches, to playing at the heart of defence in one of the club's most important seasons ever, Josh has lived the dream of so many U's. Jules sits down with him to talk through how he got his break at United and his memories from that unforgettable season.



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If you open a dictionary and turn the page to the definition for 'cult hero', you'll find Kwesi Appiah at Cambridge United. A half-season loan spell from Crystal Palace that meant so much more during a promotion season that has gone down in folklore as one of United's best and definitely most important campaigns in their history. Despite not appearing at Wembley, it'll never be forgotten how important Kwesi's goals were that helped take us there in the first half of that season.



Tom sits down with the man who fans still link with us every transfer window to discuss his memories of that season, his time with the U's, and his international career, amongst a host of other things.



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Next up: Josh Coulson...

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Are you not entertained?! A decade since his Russell Crowe impersonation on the sidelines of the Abbey, Dickie Dosh, the legendary United manager who masterminded a promotion-winning season out of non-league after nine long years, sits down with Tom and Jules to discuss that iconic season. How did he build the team, what were his hopes going into the season, how long did the 10 minutes of stoppage time feel at Wembley.



As well as going through his memories of 2013/14, we touch on his under recognised playing career and the first year in the Football League with the U's. Sit back and enjoy.



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Pods don't come more special than this one. And teams don't come more special than United's legendary 2013/14 promotion-winning team. To celebrate a whole decade since Delano day, "Are you not entertained?", "Donaldson with a curler" and 10 minutes of stoppage time that felt like an hour, we've put together a two-part special looking back at that season month-by-month.



Alongside Julian, Jack, Tom and Jordan reminiscing on their memories of that year, we had the pleasure of speaking to key members of that team that finally took the U's back into the football league after an agonising 9 year absence.



Episode Two starts at the turn of the year, as Luton had just overtaken the U's in the league. We go through the poor run of form at the start of 2014, how the FA Trophy run helped us prepare for the play off, and then go in-depth for a few of the biggest moments in the club's history as we finally win promotion back to the Football League on that glorious afternoon in the sunshine at Wembley.



Thanks very much to Richard Money, Tom Champion, Kwesi Appiah, Josh Coulson, Delano Sam-Yorke, Harrison Dunk, Luke Chadwick and Doug Shulman for their time and contributions. To help clarify the speaking voices, the first time each person speaks in this episode is listed below:



Kwesi Appiah: 6:50

Tom Champion: 8:40

Richard Money: 12:50

Josh Coulson: 15:00

Luke Chadwick: 25:10

Delano Sam-Yorke: 27:25

Doug Shulman: 35:00



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Pods don't come more special than this one. And teams don't come more special than United's legendary 2013/14 promotion-winning team. To celebrate a whole decade since Delano day, "Are you not entertained?", "Donaldson with a curler" and 10 minutes of stoppage time that felt like an hour, we've put together a two-part special looking back at that season month-by-month.



Alongside Julian, Jack, Tom and Jordan reminiscing on their memories of that year, we had the pleasure of speaking to key members of that team that finally took the U's back into the football league after an agonising 9 year absence. Episode One starts in the summer and looks at how Money and Jez built the team and prepared it for the first half of the season, including the 16-game unbeaten start and two cup runs, one of which would end in glory.



Thanks very much to Richard Money, Tom Champion, Kwesi Appiah, Josh Coulson, Delano Sam-Yorke, Harrison Dunk and Doug Shulman for their time and contributions. To help clarify the speaking voices, the first time each person speaks is listed below:



Josh Coulson: 12:22

Richard Money: 16:32

Tom Champion: 20:08

Doug Shulman: 25:34

Kwesi Appiah: 39:59

Delano Sam Yorke: 52:22

Harrison Dunk: 55:43



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Well, that was some season, wasn't it? Three managers, not many wins, and one striker we'd all like to forget in a hurry, it's been a year of change and upheaval in CB5. 



But some things always stay the same. For the third year running, join Jules, Jordan, Swindle and Tom as they recap all the highs and lows from the 2023/24 season with the UTAS End of Season Awards ceremony. We dish out awards for the best goal, player and match as well hero and villain, and best and worst moment, with the help of trusted friends of the pod Matt Ramsay, Doug Shulman, Matt Gooding and Max Rushden.



Thank you for all of your support this season. It's been a bumper year for the pod and we hope to continue that next year.



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