MarkHeadBonner coach
Tuesday night was a challenge at Doncaster Rovers following a disappointing game last weekend. At Shrewsbury, despite finding our way back into the game and wrestling good control of the match, the game unravelled around the sending off of Adam May. I thought the red card was harsh and he now sits out for three matches. Paul Digby’s fifth yellow card was somewhat debatable but nonetheless we were also without him in midweek. Dimitar Mitov was knocked out and split his head open and is now working through the concussion protocols, whilst Conor Masterson suffered a suspected broken nose. I decided to rest Joe Ironside after an incredibly tough period for him and Wes Hoolahan wasn’t quite ready to play. In addition to that, we had Tomáš Holý playing his first game having first met the players on Monday, Ben Worman making his first league start, Jubril Okedina and Harrison Dunk making their first starts for six games
and Jack Iredale playing in midfield for the first time. We had a fair few challenges to overcome! We would have loved to hold on for the three points and may have done better in the first half to extend our lead, but the spirit of the team was excellent. Greg and Liam travelled to be with the team and in the dressing room as they recognised that key senior figures were missing and they wanted to support the team. The game may have delivered two more points than it did but there were many positives to take from the evening. Our challenge is to stick at it and keep improving, to keep being hard to beat and to turn some draws into wins. But I must give the players credit for what they are giving us. And then there is you over 500 at Doncaster on Tuesday and vocal throughout. This United spirit on the pitch and in the stands is what will drive us forward. Enjoy the game. ■ www.cambridge-united.co.uk
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