Away Days 23/24: Exeter - Cambridge You’re All That I Want… I’m Finding It Hard To Believe We’re In Devon

Obviously there are other things that I want, but I do love my football team. With a striker onboard, United made the long trip down south to face their most played team, Exeter. With doubts that the game would even go ahead, only the hardcore would join the team in Devon. The crowd went mild, as near a Bristol we found out that the game was on!

I didn’t fancy a ten hour round trip drive in a day, so I collected DJ from St Andrew’s church and we drove to park up at The Abbey, to get the away bus. We set off at just after seven and made one stop on the way to Devon, where I paid £9 for this:

I’ve never really understood the love for Subway. Options at the services were very limited, so early in the morning.

Once in Exeter, we did what all sensible people would do and found a pub.

A proper geezers pub, which translates to a pub I wouldn’t go back to. Not a nice atmosphere and a poor Guinness served in a plastic cup. We made our exit and headed to the ground, where we found no improvement on beer selection or quality.

I hadn’t seen a plastic bottle of Carlsberg since Cambridge did a promotion on them in 2015 (I think).

The welcome at Exeter was one of the most friendly I’ve received. We chatted to some nice Exeter fans pre match, they only mentioned the 2008 playoff final once, which was nice. Still could be worse, could be Torquay.

I would like to thank Exeter for this:

The milk was rank though.

The stadium itself is ok. Facilities aren’t the best. The mismatch of stands adds character. United were housed in a stand purchased from Barnet. How bizarre is it to buy a football stand?!

A 0-0 that was far from a classic. It was job done from the U’s, this was a game that we couldn’t afford to lose and one that Exeter had to win. The crowd really got on the backs of Exeter, as pressure mounts on their manager.

A smooth, but long journey back was broken up by a stop at KFC and watching the late kick off in the Premier League.

A solid away point to take me to 27/92. Cambridge game 514.

I’ll leave you with this:

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