Cambridge United v Exeter City?!

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Who's going to this, then? As a committed Grecian, Hopkins was rather keen. I believe it is some kind of needle match, but I don't know why. I might not be able to go, due to possibly moving house (although not to Newmarket, older viewers - long story) or possibly running off to my mum's house for a sanity restoring flea-free weekend. But I thought I'd ask anyway. The ground looks very nice, there's a gaily painted caravan outside. I have tried to drum up interest among foreign students by telling them Uri Geller and Michael Jackson might be attending.

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 19:21 (twenty-two years ago)

yes yes, despite dire financial straights, I'm coming. With Knobs on.

― chris (chris), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 19:28 (twenty-two years ago)

!!!

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 19:51 (twenty-two years ago)

I thought that would make you stay Mr Miller.

― chris (chris), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 19:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Can't promise, but it has certainly had the effect you were thinking of.

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 19:57 (twenty-two years ago)

PJ - are u moving to cambridge then? (i think i may have missed some posts!)

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 10:12 (twenty-two years ago)

I though Hopkins was a Real Madrid fan now? I cannot make it unfortunately.

― Pete (Pete), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 10:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Nick Southall to thread?

― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 10:21 (twenty-two years ago)

My mate Alex is going too, along with his brother I believe.

― chris (chris), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 12:11 (twenty-two years ago)

why suddenly on ILX are the super u's and exeter being mentioned? I live accross the road from the abbey but cant go as im off to the wildlife park with my nephews.

PJ did you hear the caravan got stolen

― james (james), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 12:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Yes, I heard the caravan got stolen, apparently it had a load of old mobile phones inside. No one will ever destroy football's community spirit.

Yes, Pink Panther, we are here, although still in a curious state of limbo. I think I missed some posts too. That's why I haven't attempted any social activities.

We should be moving on Saturday, so I don't know what will happen, but it's not as if we've got loads of stuff to move. How I will miss the flea... hey, perhaps I'll bring him along to the match and put him on Exeter's coach.

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 19:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Reporting Back:

Plucky Exeter scored in the first minute, but the ILX massive was in the toilet except for me.

It was a nice afternoon, the Exeter Barmy Army are a credit.

I could go on, but I won't. I'm just showing signs of life really.

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 20:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Did Exeter win? That makes it even tighter at the bottom! Bristol Rovers play Cambridge on Saturday, and I figure if Exeter can beat them, we surely can...

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 21:06 (twenty-two years ago)

erm, that was the bit PJ left out of his Reporting Back martin. having got some sort of jammy first minute own goal (i was unavoidably detained at the time and missed it) city battled to about 70 mins until the ref gave an penalty for NO APPARENT REASON to the Us. the mighty Steve Flack then missed an open goal and the Us borke and scored in about the 85th minute...

nice day out though, considering...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 21:12 (twenty-two years ago)

So the penalty was scored and Cambridge won 2-1? Ot it was missed and finished in a draw? Jeez, you guys are rubbish at reporting the facts...

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 21:16 (twenty-two years ago)

had it been missed i would've said ;)

eg: about 70 mins until the ref gave an penalty for NO APPARENT REASON to the Us, which the USELESS TUB OF LARD TAKING SKIED OVER THE STAND, HAHAHAHA

unfortunately this did not happen and city remain rooted to the foot of the third :(

i'm sure dover and barnet have lovely football grounds though...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 21:24 (twenty-two years ago)

I'll be able to start sympathising with Exeter and wishing them well once Bristol Rovers are safe. I mean, I don't want the lovely Tim to be upset, but if it comes down to Exeter or Rovers, well that just shows the limits of my altruism.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 16 April 2003 10:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Martin, this is what happened:

Tim, Carsmile and Cabbage turned up so late I had actually approached the young lady with the tickets and asked her if her name was Fiona and was she waiting for Tim Hopkins. Then we went in and Tim and Cabbage had their carrier bags searched. Then they all made a bee line for the lavatories leaving me to stumble into the ground and get a vague view of the ball going into the Us net. Tim knew everybody there so he quickly established that it had been an own goal. All went well for a couple of weeks until the ref started showing signs of lower division corruption which culminated in a dodgy penalty which was duly converted by the underserving Us. Cabbage repeatedly accused the ref of having a sweaty belly, which can't have helped his mood. And then at the very death Cambridge scored, thus proving Sod' Law, which was probably formulated in Cambridge along with everything else. Tim didn't really cheer up until his third after-match pint and an animated conversation about 80s indie-pop.

I hope this helps. A bit.

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Thursday, 17 April 2003 19:37 (twenty-two years ago)

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