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If United lose in the FA Cup on a Friday night under the lights but no one’s there to see it, did it really happen? Aside from the hardy souls who made the trip down to Bristol for the 100th time in a few years, the First Round tie that kicked off the weekend of cup action was impossible to watch anywhere in the world. So without a member of UTAS present, we drafted in BBC Cambridgeshire’s Doug Shulman, who was on the ground broadcasting to the amber nation, to got a sense of what went wrong for the U’s on the night.Subscribe to the Coconut Tier to get:📚 At least one feature article every week🎧 Bonus podcast content every month💬 Access to the WhatsApp communityAnd you can show off to your mates that you support UTAS and you’re not a round dodger: https://www.undertheabbeystand.com/subscribeGet in touch with the pod here:Socials: @AbbeyStandPod and Under The Abbey StandThis Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.undertheabbeystand.com/subscribe

It’s a cup special this Preview Show, with first a review of Tuesday night’s thumping JMT win against Brighton’s kids, including goals for Callum Stead and young Dan Efobi, and then a look ahead to FA Cup First Round action where we play Bristol Rovers for the 4000th time. Jack and Tom are on the panel, joined by Charlie from the Talking Gas podcast for a view from the opposition.Subscribe to the Coconut Tier to get:📚At least one feature article every week🎧Bonus podcast content every month💬Access to the WhatsApp communityAnd you can show off to your mates that you support UTAS and you’re not a round dodger: https://www.undertheabbeystand.com/subscribeGet in touch with the pod here:Socials: @AbbeyStandPod and Under The Abbey Stand This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.undertheabbeystand.com/subscribe

United marked the scariest day of the year with a fittingly scary performance. They were outfought and outclassed at Brisbane Road as Leyton Orient ran out 3-0 winners. Matt, Jules and Swindle drag themselves onto a pod this week to run through what went wrong and try to make sense of a deflating afternoon – in and amongst a load of caveats. Subscribe to the Coconut Tier to get:📚 At least one feature article every week🎧 Bonus podcast content every month💬 Access to the WhatsApp communityAnd you can show off to your mates that you support UTAS and you’re not a round dodger: https://www.undertheabbeystand.com/subscribeGet in touch with the pod here:Socials: @AbbeyStandPod and Under The Abbey StandThis Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.undertheabbeystand.com/subscribe

It’s a packed fixture list, so it’s a packed pod schedule. It’s another bumper Preview Show, featuring a review of Tuesday night’s draw up in Sheffield and discussing all the main talking points, from Eastwood’s big save to Lavery’s impact off the bench yet again. That’s followed by a preview of Saturday’s trip to East London for the latest renewal of the M11 derby. Tom and Jules are joined by Steve from the Orient Outlook podcast to find out more about our opposition.Subscribe to the Coconut Tier to get:📚At least one feature article every week🎧Bonus podcast content every month💬Access to the WhatsApp communityAnd you can show off to your mates that you support UTAS and you’re not a round dodger: https://www.undertheabbeystand.com/subscribeGet in touch with the pod here:Socials: @AbbeyStandPod and Under The Abbey Stand This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.undertheabbeystand.com/subscribe

It was a game too far for Harris’ United side, as they conceded the first goal once again to give themselves a tricky afternoon in tough conditions against Plymouth. Despite a late rally, they couldn’t complete another remarkable comeback, leaving them 6th in League One ahead of Tuesday’s trip to Sheffield Wednesday. Both games are covered by Matt, Jord and Tom in this bumper review and preview show, alongside some reflections on John Vaughan from friend of the pod Doug Shulman.Subscribe to the Coconut Tier to get:📚 At least one feature article every week🎧 Bonus podcast content every month💬 Access to the WhatsApp communityAnd you can show off to your mates that you support UTAS and you’re not a round dodger: https://www.undertheabbeystand.com/subscribeGet in touch with the pod here:Socials: @AbbeyStandPod and Under The Abbey StandThis Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.undertheabbeystand.com/subscribe

This late drama stuff is an awful lot of fun, isn’t it? It was Bradshaw rescuing a point against Wimbledon a few weeks ago, Lavery smashing home to secure all three at Oakwell, and Wycombe’s Connor Taylor the hero on Tuesday night. Tom and Swindle are on hand to review that game and look ahead to the next opponents facing up to Harris’ mightily impressive U’s on Saturday, Plymouth Argyle. They’re joined by the Argyle Life podcast to get an opposition preview.Subscribe to the Coconut Tier to get:📚At least one feature article every week🎧Bonus podcast content every month💬Access to the WhatsApp communityAnd you can show off to your mates that you support UTAS and you’re not a round dodger: https://www.undertheabbeystand.com/subscribeGet in touch with the pod here:Socials: @AbbeyStandPod and Under The Abbey Stand This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.undertheabbeystand.com/subscribe

Shayne Lavery’s last-minute winner gave United all three points on Saturday, and that meant that at the 10 game mark, Neil Harris’ team occupy a play-off spot and are just one point off top. Jules, Jord and Tom are in bullish spirits as they look back over the game, and look ahead to the visit of Wycombe on Tuesday night.VOTE FOR UTAS IN THE FSA AWARDS - Best Club Podcast and Fan Media categories: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/fsa-awards-nominations-2026Subscribe to the Coconut Tier to get:📚 At least one feature article every week🎧 Bonus podcast content every month💬 Access to the WhatsApp communityAnd you can show off to your mates that you support UTAS and you’re not a round dodger: https://www.undertheabbeystand.com/subscribeGet in touch with the pod here:Socials: @AbbeyStandPod and Under The Abbey StandThis Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.undertheabbeystand.com/subscribe

We all got a nice Tuesday night without United this week, but don’t get used to it. After a trip to Oakwell this weekend, it’s two busy weeks of League One action, with Harris’ outfit trying to keep pace at the top end of the division. The first test is a trip to Yorkshire, and for the third week in a row it’s Matt and Swindle on hand to look ahead to the game, alongside an opposition view from Andy at the Red All Over podcast.Subscribe to the Coconut Tier to get:📚At least one feature article every week🎧Bonus podcast content every month💬Access to the WhatsApp communityAnd you can show off to your mates that you support UTAS and you’re not a round dodger: https://www.undertheabbeystand.com/subscribeGet in touch with the pod here:Socials: @AbbeyStandPod and Under The Abbey Stand This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.undertheabbeystand.com/subscribe

You can’t ask for better Saturdays than that really. United added another three points to the tally with a 1-0 win against ten-man Blackpool, and secured that first elusive clean sheet of the season. Tom and Jord are on review duties, looking back over the game and daring to start asking whether the U’s might start looking up the table rather than down.Subscribe to the Coconut Tier to get:📚 At least one feature article every week🎧 Bonus podcast content every month💬 Access to the WhatsApp communityAnd you can show off to your mates that you support UTAS and you’re not a round dodger: https://www.undertheabbeystand.com/subscribeGet in touch with the pod here:Socials: @AbbeyStandPod and Under The Abbey StandThis Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.undertheabbeystand.com/subscribe

It’s back to League One action for United, and back to Preview Show duties for UTAS. Ian Evatt’s Blackpool come to the Abbey looking to get their season back on track after a poor run, but Harris’ U’s will have plenty to say about that. Matt and Swindle are on the show looking ahead to the game, and they’re joined by Jack Fallon for an opposition preview of the game.Subscribe to the Coconut Tier to get:📚At least one feature article every week🎧Bonus podcast content every month💬Access to the WhatsApp communityAnd you can show off to your mates that you support UTAS and you’re not a round dodger: https://www.undertheabbeystand.com/subscribeGet in touch with the pod here:Socials: @AbbeyStandPod and Under The Abbey Stand This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.undertheabbeystand.com/subscribe