football rambles

 This was the first time that I have seen Cheltenham play and it wasn't a game that I expect to live long in the memory. On paper, I would have expected Cambridge to get a result against a struggling Cheltenham, especially with the way in which Cambridge have strengthened the squad. Maybe the changes will click soon. They certainly need to. The game was not really high on quality. Cheltenham seemed happy to play the ball in the air and feed off scraps. Cambridge tried to play the ball on the floor, but lacked a clinical edge. It was scrappy throughout the game. The teams went in 0-0 at halftime with the best chances having fallen to Jack Lankester, who fluffed his chance and Lyle Taylor who must have though he was offside when he pulled up instead of firing home. The second half was more of the same, but after a battle in midfield without much happening, Will Ferry broke through the Cambridge defence and fed the ball to Matt Taylor who slotted the ball home. The goal coming in the ...

Fair play to Cheltenham Town for their new badge, as an Ely City regular I have taken a weird interest in teams nicknamed the Robins in the past and lamented the fact that teams like Bristol City and Charlton Athletic have lost the Robins from their badges over the years. It's quite a brave design and as Guy Douglas from the designers flb says it was the most contemporary design that they put forward. I have to say that I really like it and I also like the fact that it has the unusual format of a Robin in flight. I stumbled upon the image on the design football website, so apologies to them for ripping it off, but as I said I really like this design.