Abbey Stadium : First Visited : 22/4/2003

By Nathan Jackson
January 8 2005

DATES VISITED THIS GROUND : 22/4/2003, 5/9/2003, 30/10/2004

THIS REVIEW IS BASED ON THE VISIT DATED: 30/10/2004 

Who fancies a long walk in the country side? Then how about a trip to Cambridge United? Complete with all you need, annoying cyclists, people walking their dogs, cow crap all over the place and to round it all of, the Abbey Stadium. You get dropped off the coaches at a "local" pub and then get to set off on a trek of a mile or so, if you want a programme, you even have to walk past the away end (taking it up to the mile or so mark) and to the street and buy one there before walking back. As with one or two grounds in the division, the away fans get a choice of being behind the goal or at the side. However, unlike most situations, the seating is behind the goal whereas the terrace is at the side. I have experienced both of these views and it's annoying because I prefer the view from the terrace but I also like sitting down but with the Abbey Stadium set to continue it's upgrading, this will hopefully be sorted although then, it'll more than likely be just the stand behind the goal for away fans.

The stand behind the far goal is also terraced but this is quite small and only covers 2/3 of the pitch behind the goal and now the pitch has been moved, it means that they, instead of us are a considerable distance from the goalline. The final stand is generally very poor despite being an all seater and this is a eyesore as it just looks ready to collapse.

It would be easy to write about Cambridge's atmosphere....if they had one, this unfortunatly is one of the quieter grounds in the division and in 3 visits, I have failed to hear a single chant.