Under The Abbey Stand

Three familiar faces are back at the Abbey this week, as the club confirm the loan signing of Gassan Ahadme and the re-signings of Shayne Lavery and Shane McLoughlin. It’s a lot to get your head round, so Tom and Jules met up in an East London beer garden for a catch-up including transfer chat, pink kits and a magnificent 30th birthday present. All our weekly summer pods are going out as an early...

It’s been a minute since the UTAS boys have graced your airwaves. And there’s been plenty going on at United: a few new signings, fixture release day, and the small matter of the Vertu draw. Alongside that, UTAS is going global, with an unmissable audio diary from Tom Walker from across the pond. This pod is going out as an early listen for Coconut Tier subscribers, and will be out for everyone el...

247 appearances in the amber and black over two spells, capped off with a promotion. This season was the perfect way to say goodbye to Michael Morrison, a man who will go down as a certified United legend. It was an honour to have him join the pod to chat about his career, from his debut over 20 years ago right through to that afternoon at Crewe. (Apologies for the tech issues in the intro, it’s o...

The second part of our mammoth season review is here, where Jules, Jord, Jack and Tom braved a boiling hot studio to chat about every up and down of the campaign. It was far more ups than downs though, and Part Two takes us from December through to the promotion-winning end of the season, and includes the panel’s nominations for their awards for the season. Subscribe to the Coconut Tier to get: 📚...

What a season that was. The numbers do all the talking, but how does a two hour review of every month of the campaign sound? That’s what UTAS are here for. Jord, Jules, Jack and Tom braved the heatwave for a long recording session in the Portland studio, looking back over the season month-by-month and handing out some awards. Part One takes us from pre-season to the end of November, just as our fo...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.undertheabbeystand.com With a season back in the third tier on the horizon, UTAS got the chance to have a sit down with CEO Alex Tunbridge and Director of Football Mark Bonner to chat about what the League Two promotion looked like behind the scenes and how they’re preparing for the challenge of League One. For Coconut Tier members,...

It’s only a few sleeps ago we confirmed promotion back to League One at Crewe, but football never stops. Just as quickly, United have released the 25/26 retained list, saying goodbye to a host of faces who were crucial in securing our instant return to the third tier. Caspell, Jules and Swindle go over the list and talk about their favourite memories of our departing players, while also casting th...

We did it. At the first time of asking, Cambridge United have been promoted back to League One. And we did it in the nerviest way possible, drawing 0-0 at Crewe and waiting for a few agonising minutes as Salford couldn’t find the winner at Crawley that would leapfrog us. Join Matt, Tom and Jules as they relive the whole day, from pre-match nerves, a world famous beer garden, to the missed penalty,...

Well, this is it everyone. Do or die (well, do or play-offs, I guess, but that’s less catchy). We know the equation: win and we’re up. It really is as simple as that… but when is football ever that simple? Matt and Jules are the nervy duo on the Preview Show which this week is an actual Thursday show, and it’s a bumper record featuring some press conference shame, guest voice notes, and an opposit...

It was, thankfully, a comfortable afternoon on Saturday. A 3-0 win in the glorious April sunshine at the Abbey that sent Barrow to the foot of the 92, and kept our fate on final day in our own hands. A win at Crewe and we’re back in League One at the first time of asking, anything else and we’ll be looking at our phones as Salford and Notts County are hot on our heels. Jord, Caspell and Tom are on...

This week has not gone to plan. A Tuesday night loss against Grimsby in our game in hand followed by Salford taking all three points against Bromley on Thursday means the promotion race will go to the final day. To keep it in our hands, we just need to beat a relegation-threatened Barrow on Saturday… it’s as simple as that. Matt and Jules are on to reflect on the run-in, chat what went wrong again...

It feels like an age since the U’s drew 0-0 at Bromley. Since Thursday’s game live on Sky, our opponents from that night have been promoted, and the run-in picture has flipped on its head with a new leader in the chasing pack. Tom and Jules step in to react to the latest in the promotion hunt, look back at Thursday night, and preview the much-anticipated game in hand against Grimsby on Tuesday, wi...

A Thursday night that could end up being season defining? It’s a trip down to deepest South London in front of the Sky cameras for a chance to back up a huge win on Saturday, and a slim chance to get involved in a very late and unlikely title chase. It’s a big preview show with Matt and Jules, joined by From Bromley With Love to look ahead to the run in’s latest big game. Subscribe to the Coconut...

Now that’s what you call a statement win. It was billed as the biggest game of the season to date, and the U’s came out of it emphatic winners, putting four goals past Notts County and leapfrogging them back into the automatics. As a result it’s a jubilant review pod and Jordan, Matt and Tom have plenty of positives to dissect and discuss. Subscribe to the Coconut Tier to get: 📚At least one featu...

Preview shows don’t get much bigger than this. The Magpies come to town in a gigantic 3rd vs 4th match-up at the top end of League 2, in a game that will have huge ramifications for who ends up being promoted automatically. Jordan and Jack are battling their nerves to preview the game, and they’re joined by Josh Parker from Romsey Mill for the start of the show. Subscribe to the Coconut Tier to ge...

They’ve done it again. Twice over the Easter weekend United let a 1-0 lead slip out of their grasp in stoppage time. Thursday’s performance against Swindon gave us a few positives to cling onto, Monday’s showing and the result that comes with it give very, very little. On this week’s review show, Tom and Jord are competing for who feels the most frustrated in their summary of the game. Subscribe t...

April kicks off with a huge game at the Abbey on Thursday night to kick off Easter weekend, as 4th play 5th with Swindon coming to town. For United, it’s a chance to jump back into the automatic promotion places and put a bit of a gap between ourselves and another promotion rival. Can Holloway can stop them? You might have to ask the portal. Subscribe to the Coconut Tier to get: 📚At least one fea...

File that one under ‘classic Cambridge United’. Backed by a sell-out 1800 capacity away end, Harris’ U’s managed to disappoint the amber nation on Saturday afternoon in North London by succumbing to a 1-0 defeat at the hands of play-off chasing Barnet. On this week’s review show, Tom and Jord have drawn the short straw to go over the game and the key talking points. Subscribe to the Coconut Tier t...

A sell-out away end backing the boys in Barnet this weekend, as United look to keep the momentum up in the hunt for automatic promotion. Tom and Matt are on Friday preview pod duties, and they’re joined by the Bee Brief to get an opposition preview. Subscribe to the Coconut Tier to get: 📚At least one feature article every week 🎧Bonus podcast content every month 👕First dibs on upcoming merch dro...

A big, big win in a big, big game. United beat Salford 1-0 thanks to man of the match James Gibbons’ long, looping header. Tom, Jules and Jord are on the panel to dissect all the match action alongside the latest chapter of run-in chat, which includes a storytime from Mr Worland on the 1998/99 promotion season. Subscribe to the Coconut Tier to get: 📚At least one feature article every week 🎧Bonus...

The fixtures just get bigger and bigger, so big you’ll need a thesaurus by the time Notts County and Bromley roll around. Next up: Salford City, having lost five on the bounce after a big-spending January, they’re now looking to make it five wins on the spin as they’ve got themselves right back in the automatic promotion hunt. Tom and Jules look ahead to that game, as well as looking back at a 0-0...

The reviews are in: it’s five stars for United in a thoroughly dominant performance, on a day where the top three won but the other two in the hunt lost, allowing a tiny bit of breathing room – for now at least. Jord, Matt and Swindle are on the panel, chatting about all the goals and looking ahead to a tough trip to Walsall on Tuesday. Subscribe to the Coconut Tier to get: 📚At least one feature...

After two draws on the bounce, it’s a presentable home fixture against Gareth Ainsworth’s Gillingham next, who roll into town fresh off a 5-1 hammering on Tuesday against our promotion rivals MK Dons. Matt and Swindle are on preview duties, joined by Gills in the Blood for a deeper look into what to expect from our opposition. There’s also a teaser of our Ben Knight interview, which you can listen...

Fresh off their big efforts in the half marathon, there’s nothing Matt and Tom will want to be doing more than discussing a tough afternoon in the North West. United themselves huffed and puffed in search of an equaliser and then a winner, but could only find the latter on an afternoon where no one in the top 5 lost. There’s still time to donate to the UTAS boys who ran the Cambridge Half Marathon...

Donate to the UTAS and Josh Coulson half marathon effort! All proceeds go to the Cambridge United Foundation: https://www.givengain.com/project/matt-raising-funds-for-cambridge-united-foundation-117358 It’s a visit up to Accrington next up for the U’s as they look to put any thought of that last-minute penalty behind them and keep racking up to the points at the top end of the table. On a day that...