Posh friendly

Don't ever let anyone tell you that journalism is a glamorous profession.

Yesterday I donned my wellies and traipsed through about two miles of mud during a visit what the council euphemistically call a 'recycling centre'. In reality it's a dump; a place where people garbage is taken to be made into compost. It's dirty, smells of manure, and is full of rubbish.

I don't know why I decided to mention this now, as I type a piece on United's recently announced pre-season friendly at London Road, but it seems appropriate somehow, ho hum.

Anyway, I have mixed feelings about the prospect of this game. It will be great to see the scummers again and bid a cheery hello to the lovely Scott Rendell (what's the betting he picks up a minor 'injury' in the run up to the game). And of course there are probably some younger fans who have never been to a Cambridge - P*sh game before, nor experienced a victory at London Road (the last one was 1994 fact fans).

However, playing them in a friendly seems tantamount to admitting that we won't be playing them again in a proper game anytime soon. While I hope their stay in League One is a temporary one, realistically while they have Daragh McAnthony backing them they'll continue to rise through the leagues, and it seems unlikely we'll be able to grab on to their coat tails.

Oh well, at least we're respecting the true order of things by playing at their ground. Everyone knows that, in friendlies, the smaller team always host the bigger one, hehe.