Keeping our feet on the ground update

Thursday: CARDEN URGES U'S NOT TO GET CARRIED AWAY: PAUL Carden insists Cambridge United will treat the build-up to the Blue Square Premier play-off final no differently to any other game.

Friday: CUFC LAUNCH PLAY OFF FINAL SHIRT: The Cambridge United players will be wearing a new kit for the Blue Square Premier Play Off final against Torquay United on May 17th. The kit, supplied by Vandanel, will only be worn on this one occasion and supporters have the opportunity to snap up a rare replica before the big day and even have it signed by the players.

I don't blame the club for trying to wring as much money as possible out of the day-trippers who will inevitably crawl back out of the woodwork and dust down their Wembley 2008 flags for next Sunday. Indeed, it's about time we started getting wise to these opportunities.

However, I do object to them chosing such an awful kit, one which looks like it might have been found in the bargain bin at Sportsworld. You would usually expect a Sunday League side to turn out in such an obviously off-the-shelf design, and the last thing we need for the final is a Sunday League-type performance. We've already had one of those last year...