Match stats: Cambridge United v Grimsby

Cod Almighty | Match Stats

Saturday 8 May 2021

Division 4

Cambridge United 3 O’Neil (24), Hoolahan (56), Clifton (79, og)

Grimsby Town 0

Attendance: 0 (0 away fans)

Cod Almighty man of the match: Harry Clifton

Little Harry Clifton ran around all day. Good lad.

Our gaffer says

Yes Comrade Paul, let 100 flowers bloom. The artist formerly known as Shorty wants cultural revolution:

"…what I do want to try and do is to try and change people's perceptions a little bit about the football club as a whole so that people are more open and excited to join us."

Remember, have fewer children, raise more pigs!

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Their gaffer says

It's something grand to be as good as you can. He is 10 feet tall and he's touched by Sky's coverage, but the Bonnerman's feet are firmly planted on the ground:

"It is joy, and it's fleeting moments of joy in football I think. They don't last too long."

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Us

What a pointless exercise.

The elastic had snapped last week. No-one didn't try, they were just a little less intense, alert and co-ordinated than has become normal since February.

Town had the ball, but the strikers had terrible service, and when they did get it were terrible. But that's been the story of these blues all year.

At least we’ll spend the summer growing new cultures in the Cheapside lab.

Them

Second best team in the division? Really?

I suppose that shows you what a bit of camaraderie and confidence does. In a normal season they'd be 11th. In this game they had three free kicks and nothing else whatsoever. There is nothing to analyse or critique.

Well done Cambridge for making the most of what you've got, but good luck with the expensive relegation fight next season. I can't lie to you about your chances, but you do have our sympathy.

Official warning

Mr T Neild

He blew his whistle when they fell, he didn't book anyone and was generally intent on letting everyone have a nice day and didn't want to spoil anyone's holiday plans: 7.777

Line-ups

Cambridge United: Burton, Knoyle, Okedina, Taylor, Hannant, O’Neil, Digby, Dunk, Hoolahan, Mullen, Ironside

Subs not used: McKenzie-Lyle, Iredale, Drysdale, Alese, Tracey, May, Boateng

Town: McKeown, Hendrie, Hewitt, Pollock (Adlard 72), Menayese, Khouri, Spokes, (Scannell 77), Clifton, Coke, Green (Jackson Jnr 72), John-Lewis

Subs not used: Battersby, Waterfall, Habergham, Lamy