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Away Days 23/24: No Ghouls But A Very Scary Moment: Wycombe.

 


Unbeaten in their last two games, The U’s made their way to Buckinghamshire. Once again this fixture was played on a Tuesday night, under the lights. Memories of last season’s thrilling 3-2 Cambridge win were fresh in my mind as I parked at The Abbey. Although, I watched last season's game in the pub. 


After taking the traditional pre away day photo, shown above, I waiting in the rather tedious rain for the coach to arrive. Two and a half hours later, we arrived in Wycombe. I know it was Halloween, did we really have to park on this terrifying industrial estate?



There wasn’t even a craft brewery present for a pre match pint…. 

My friend and I had heard how bad and expensive the food offering in the away end at Wycombe is. Therefore we opted to make use of a conveniently located burger van. £5 for a decent 1/2 burger with cheese. This proved to be a good decision, pies in the stadium were £5.50 and looked bland.


Food consumed, we headed towards the away stand. On route we noticed an empty and large marque, with a bar inside. It didn’t look particularly inviting, so we headed into the stadium. 



Once inside, there’s no concourse or anything like that, the facilities are basic. One of the two away end kiosks were open and I got a rather nice surprise. In my experience, getting a coffee at football is always both expensive and a taste experience that no one wants. A coffee at Wycombe was £2 and wasn’t bad at all. Despite the very low bar I’ve set for football coffee, this was the best I’ve ever had. 

It was good enough to make me buy another at half time

I’d say that Adam’s Park is a decent League 1 stadium. The main stand, though mostly empty on this night, dominates the skyline. 


There’s alao a traditional terrance behind the goal, things I love to see!


The 384 U’s fans were in fine voice, behind the opposite goal and next to a huge score board. A battling Cambridge performance saw the match end ghouless. The U’s had the best chances to find a winner but unfortunately could not. Liam Bennett almost scored a rather calamitous own goal in final moments of the game. Nearly a new edition to the list of Cambridge United banter moments. A point away at Wycombe, cannot be sniffed at. On to the FA Cup this weekend. 

 Cambridge game: 505

25/92

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  1. retiredmartinNovember 8, 2023 at 8:42 PM

    Excellent blogging; short, regular posts with a few good photos. If you'd stuck a video of that nearly own goal in I'd have been even more impressed !

    Wycombe always a dull trip. I believe there's a decent pub or two in West Wycombe (nice walk over the hill down to the ground, but not in the dark), but it's not a great pub trip. And there'll be closed by the time you get out of the car park !

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    1. Beer MooseNovember 8, 2023 at 8:55 PM

      Cheers RM! I’m still haunted by that near OG… I’ll pub Wycombe one day!

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