MarkHeadBonner coach
Welcome back!
Today is day one of an exciting season that we have ahead of us. We have earnt the right to be in League One off the back of last year’s success and we must adopt the tag of confident underdogs to show we can compete. We are building a team, we are early in our development cycle and whilst respecting the level and adapting to it, we need to bring the best of us from last season into this one. Our pre-season has been varied and enjoyable, but nothing replicates and replaces the competitiveness of the real season. To play in games with the intensity and edge of this nature is what makes players thrive and we need to embrace that challenge head on. I hope our supporters are looking forward to the excitement ahead and to backing us home and away against some big clubs, many whom we can consider on a similar level to us. It has been some time since
the stadium was full with real energy and noise and there is no doubt we will thrive in that environment of relentless support. We have a busy first month in August with League and Cup fixtures and know that every player will play their part. This is a key component of what made us a strong team last year - unity. That very quality, where players fight for each other, give their best, and back their teammates at all times is another key cog in the wheel for us. This afternoon we welcome Karl and his team from Oxford United along with a large away following. A packed away end often brings the best out of our supporters and so we hope for real energy inside the stadium today. Oxford are regularly competing at the top end of the division and reaching last season’s play-offs shows what strong opposition they are. We know the challenge ahead of us this season and today. We will value your support the whole way through it. Welcome back, it is great to have you here. ■ www.cambridge-united.co.uk
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