NEWS & STAR COLUMN 15.10.22
The Blues could be in seventh heaven today.
United entertain Doncaster at Brunton Park and will be hoping to attract another 5000-plus home crowd.
If they can do that it will be the first time in over 10 years that they have had over 5000 for all of their opening seven league games.
United’s chances of hitting that figure were given a big boost by a fabulous win at Hartlepool last Saturday with boss Paul Simpson describing the performance as one of the best of the season. It pushed the Blues up to seventh in the table and into the play-off places.
This has been done with an injury-depleted squad and fans are beginning to dream of just what we can achieve when everyone is fully fit.
Simpson has worked wonders since taking charge in February when the club was in the doldrums.
And supporters are backing him. Since he arrived there has been only one home league attendance under 5000 – and that was a Tuesday night fixture against Newport.
In his 13 home league fixtures we have averaged around 5,600. This season’s average so far is just under 5,400 but if we can stay at the right end of the table it will surely go up.
The Blues will need everyone in good voice for what will be a tough test against Doncaster.
Rovers were relegated from League One last season but fancy their chances of making a quick return.
The match will bring back memories for Rovers’ skipper Adam Clayton who enjoyed a spell with the Blues 12 years ago.
The midfielder was on loan from Manchester City when he played in our FA cup clash at Everton – an unlucky 3-1 defeat – and at Wembley when we went down 4-1 to Southampton in the Football League Trophy final.
CUOSC representatives will once again be out and about before the game ready to chat to fans. We currently have over 550 members plus a small number still to renew. Watch out for us in the fan zone and in the concourse under the east stand.
We had a bit of fun on Twitter this week when following last week’s column we ran a light-hearted poll on whether it is the Brunton ‘pasty’ or ‘pastie’. Seventy eight percent went for pasty – proving they know their pasties!
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