Away Days 25/26: Reality Check

Away Days 25/26: Reality Check - Harrogate

I don’t like other teams that play in Yellow or Amber as it feels like Cambridge never beat them. Oxford are always tricky despite missing a stand at their ground, Burton have one of the worst grounds in the EFL and we only seem to beat them in playoff semi finals and then there’s Harrogate. Harrogate are a relatively new addition to the EFL and it seems that their short time in it is coming to an end, at least for now. They find themselves bottom of the league and haven’t won for ages, a stark contrast to high flying Cambridge. A thousand plus away following made their way up north filled with optimism, despite still being scarred by a 5-4 loss on our previous visit to Harrogate where a point would have seen us promoted.

Our first port of call was a rather busy yet small bar area. Draught choices were Madri or Harrogate Town Pilsner which is apparently brewed by Carlsberg.

The Harrogate welcome was a friendly one but this ground did not feel very football league to me. I guess their rapid growth and subsequent promotion to the EFL has necessitated them throwing a load of random stands around. There are areas that need improvement in my opinion. The walk ways around the place aren’t wide enough and it took ages to get anywhere. There aren’t many toilets either which caused a huge queue.

The game itself was a drab affair. Harrogate coped better in the conditions and The U’s had a bad day at the office. A distinct lack of creativity meant Cambridge couldn’t break down a resolute Harrogate side. A game to put behind us and hopefully we see a positive response at Crawley on Tuesday. Maybe we have to lose at Harrogate during every league 2 promotion season. Reality check.

Cambridge game: 591

48/92

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