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Saturday, 24 January 2015

Not Like Lambs To The Slaughter

We've met this sheep before, but this morning it was proudly modelling the amber-and-black of our local football (soccer) team Cambridge United. English readers may well be aware of the significance of this, but for those of you from further afield let me explain:

 Last night the heroic men of Cambridge held the mighty Manchester United to a 0-0 draw in the FA Cup. To say this was unexpected and unlikely is putting it mildly. A few facts:

 Home Ground:  Manchester United - Old Trafford, capacity 75,731  
                         Cambridge United - Abbey Stadium, capacity 8,127
                         
FA Cup winners:  Manchester United - 11 times
                            Cambridge United - never

 League Champions: Manchester United - 20 times
                                 Cambridge United - never

 Most paid for a player : Manchester United - Angel Di Maria £59,700,000 
                                     Cambridge United - Steve Claridge £190,000

And this is the sight which greeted the multi-millionaires of Manchester when they arrived to play Cambridge...

...no wonder they didn't feel at home!
Take care.

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14 comments:

  1. The Weaver of Grass24 January 2015 at 15:11

    Wouldn't it be a dream come true if they won on the re-play?

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  2. Pam24 January 2015 at 15:15

    A fantastic result last night!

    Good Luck to Cambridge United with the replay!

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  3. Louise24 January 2015 at 15:44

    haha, go Cambridge. I don't follow football at all, I live under a rock most of the time, I didn't even know there was a match but I love it when the big teams get beaten or at least held by the little ones!

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  4. John @ Beans and I on the Loose24 January 2015 at 16:07

    So is there betting allowed? I'll go with a longshot and clean house.

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  5. Anonymous24 January 2015 at 16:19

    I'm not much of a sports fan at all, but this post is wonderful! Go Cambridge!

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  6. EG CameraGirl24 January 2015 at 16:42

    I'm smiling!!

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  7. PerthDailyPhoto24 January 2015 at 16:57

    Me too I'm smiling John.. go Cambridge! They must have been OVER THE MOON, such a treat for them and for the fans :) I seriously think Manchester needed to be put down a peg or two and your boys were the ones to do it!

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  8. Linda W.24 January 2015 at 17:21

    Wow - what a huge victory! Congrats to Cambridge!

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  9. Folkways Note Book24 January 2015 at 20:17

    Yes, I do understand competition in sports. In the USA it is almost over the top I would say. Nice that Cambridge won. -- barbara

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  10. Valerie24 January 2015 at 22:13

    A fun post John. Good luck to Cambridge for the rematch! It's always good to see a variety of champions at the top - whatever the sport.

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  11. The Furry Gnome25 January 2015 at 01:30

    Love the underdog!

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  12. Arija25 January 2015 at 05:32

    David and Goliath forsooth. Congratulations.

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  13. jennyfreckles25 January 2015 at 19:58

    Bradford v Cambridge for the final, definitely!

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  14. Jack26 January 2015 at 02:34

    Congratulations, John. This must have been quite a match.

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