Beer Moose

  “Every year is getting shorter, never seem to find the time” sang Pink Floyd in 1973. They’re sort of right, each year feels shorter than the last. In fact, it does not feel like a year since I was last writing a blog like this one. Contary to what Pink Floyd said, I found time to do quite a lot in 2024! I rode a new personal best 211 rollercoasters! 2024 will remembered as a bit of a rollercoaster (sorry). Great heights and moments balanced by a devastating loss and a rather poor Cambridge United team. This blog is aiming to be a review of my year, with some awards thrown in! Let’s get into it!  January:  January started with an FA Cup tie, away to Blackburn. I decided that Blackburn was sort of near Liverpool, so like all good away days we made it into a pub weekend.  It was an absolute goal fest! Sadly, like most goal fests The U’s are involved with, it ended with United on the losing side. 5-2 Blackburn.  Golden bird I liked Liverpool, it’s a smart and nic...

  An international away day awaited Cambridge United, who remained in the bottom four of League 1. Down but not out, The U’s headed to Wales to face highflying Wrexham, A.KA Hollywood FC, who are  more famous for a documentary about them than the football team itself. With celebrities you’ve probably heard of in attendance, players you’ve definitely heard of and a near perfect home record, could Gary Monk’s United create a Hollywood ending or a box office flop?  We departed Cambridge at around 8am and stopped at Rugby Services, which I have to say were a brilliant services. Modern, clean and home to a Greggs and a KFC. The only fault with Rugby Services is that there’s a Costa, I hate Costa, and a Burger King instead of a McDonalds. Overall much better than some of the woeful places we stop at. Back on the road, we arrived at Wrexham in good time. We had been told that Wrexham weren’t selling beer for away fans.  Beer acquired from the away end! Wrexham Lager was the...