Lalala, I'm not listening

So it seems that everyone at Bridge Road is continuing to stick their fingers in their ears and hope that Craig Pope’s four-game ban for being a big nasty racist will go away.

Their supposedly unofficial message-board has disappeared from view (anyone who has read the bizarre drivel spouted by some of its members might consider this a blessing in disguise) and there is no word of the suspension on their official site. Still, at least they have Pravda, I mean the CEN, to speak on their behalf. No point having a dog and barking yourself eh?

In more interesting news, it seems the Brabinator is keen on bringing Josh Simpson back to the Abbey. “I think it's a pretty strong possibility,” affirmed Gary Roberts to BBC Cambridgeshire. "I think a lot of fans didn't see the best of him when he was over there.”

I like Josh as a player, and was a bit gutted when he left last time. I seem to remember lack of a guaranteed first team starts was cited as his reason for returning to City, and I can’t imagine he’ll be getting any such guarantees this time around with the likes of Carden and Farrell in the squad. But for me he’s certainly a better prospect than Quinton or Reed, so we shall have to wait and see what happens on that front.

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Histon Village FC - The family club

We all know that Histon FC are a lovely little village club run at no cost by an army of volunteers, and whose players are honest part-timers who hold down jobs as butchers, bakers, and candle-stick makers while playing for little more than 50p per week and the honour of walking out on the hallowed glassworld turf. In short, they are a credit to non-league football.

But events at said stadium this week have me wondering whether the marvellous Stutes are all they’re cracked up to be. Firstly, we have Cambridge City boss Gary Roberts labelling them “a bit despicable” over their handling of Josh Simpson’s potential move to the Glassworld Stadium. “I suspect that there may be an agenda that Josh can leave Cambridge City for anywhere but Histon”, warns Steve Fallon, demonstrating that he has ample room on both his shoulders for chips.

Then we have the curious case of Craig Pope, who has mysteriously accrued a four-game suspension for the start of next year. Could this perhaps, maybe, possibly have something to do with alleged racist abuse directed at LFW during the Boxing Day match last season? I couldn’t tell you for certain, as there has been no mention of his ban on the Histon website or in the press.

However, I’m sure our favourite family friendly club wouldn’t dream of intentionally sweeping something which could tarnish their squeaky-clean reputation under the carpet. So if Pope has indeed been found guilty then I’ll expect to see a statement condemning his actions in the local media in the coming days. It’s the only correct course of action that a family friendly club could take, isn’t it?

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