
Under The Abbey Stand
A website and twice weekly podcast following the few ups and the many downs of Cambridge United. FSA Club Podcast of the Year nominee 2022 and 2023.
Under The Abbey Stand
Show overview
Under The Abbey Stand has been publishing since 2018, and across the 8 years since has built a catalogue of 404 episodes. That works out to roughly 380 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 47 min and 1h 5m — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-language Sports show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 weeks ago, with 41 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 87 episodes published.
From the publisher
Under The Abbey Stand is a double award-nominated and fully independent Cambridge United podcast, released every Monday and Friday on all platforms. Established 2018. www.undertheabbeystand.com
Latest Episodes
View all 404 episodesThe 25/26 Season Review (Part Two)
The 25/26 Season Review (Part One)
The Season Debrief with Bonner and Tunbridge
The Retained List Review
Proper Geezers
The Preview Show: Crewe (A)
Put The Smirnoff Ice On Ice
The Preview Show: Barrow (H)
The One With The Game In Hand
The Preview Show: Bromley (A)
Gibbonanza

The Preview Show: Notts County (H)
Preview shows don’t get much bigger than this. The Magpies come to town in a gigantic 3rd vs 4th match-up at the top end of League 2, in a game that will have huge ramifications for who ends up being promoted automatically. Jordan and Jack are battling their nerves to preview the game, and they’re joined by Josh Parker from Romsey Mill for the start of the show.Subscribe to the Coconut Tier to get:📚At least one feature article every week🎧Bonus podcast content every month👕First dibs on upcoming merch dropsAnd you can show off to your mates that you support UTAS and you’re not a round dodger: https://www.undertheabbeystand.com/subscribeWe’re delighted to be sponsored by The Old Spring this year, and they’re offering some amazing deals for United fans:* Matchday Meal Deal: Before every CUFC home or away game, it’s just £15 for a burger (chicken, beef, or veggie), fish & chips, or skepasti (chicken or halloumi) + any beer.* Saturday Happy Hour: Every Saturday, 18:00–19:00pm, half-price beers.* Ticket Holder Discount: 10% off your food and drink anytime, any day of the week, with a CUFC season ticket or a match ticket for an upcoming game (cannot be used alongside Matchday Meal Deal or Saturday Happy Hour).You can find it at The Old Spring, 1 Ferry Path, Cambridge CB4 1HB, theoldspring.co.uk.Get in touch with the pod here:Socials: @AbbeyStandPod and Under The Abbey StandThis Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support UTAS, 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

Nailed By The Cross
They’ve done it again. Twice over the Easter weekend United let a 1-0 lead slip out of their grasp in stoppage time. Thursday’s performance against Swindon gave us a few positives to cling onto, Monday’s showing and the result that comes with it give very, very little. On this week’s review show, Tom and Jord are competing for who feels the most frustrated in their summary of the game.Subscribe to the Coconut Tier to get:📚At least one feature article every week🎧Bonus podcast content every month👕First dibs on upcoming merch dropsAnd you can show off to your mates that you support UTAS and you’re not a round dodger: https://www.undertheabbeystand.com/subscribeWe’re delighted to be sponsored by The Old Spring this year, and they’re offering some amazing deals for United fans:* Matchday Meal Deal: Before every CUFC home or away game, it’s just £15 for a burger (chicken, beef, or veggie), fish & chips, or skepasti (chicken or halloumi) + any beer.* Saturday Happy Hour: Every Saturday, 18:00–19:00pm, half-price beers.* Ticket Holder Discount: 10% off your food and drink anytime, any day of the week, with a CUFC season ticket or a match ticket for an upcoming game (cannot be used alongside Matchday Meal Deal or Saturday Happy Hour).You can find it at The Old Spring, 1 Ferry Path, Cambridge CB4 1HB, theoldspring.co.uk.Get in touch with the pod here:Socials: @AbbeyStandPod and Under The Abbey StandThis Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support UTAS, 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

The Preview Show: Swindon (H)
April kicks off with a huge game at the Abbey on Thursday night to kick off Easter weekend, as 4th play 5th with Swindon coming to town. For United, it’s a chance to jump back into the automatic promotion places and put a bit of a gap between ourselves and another promotion rival. Can Holloway can stop them? You might have to ask the portal. Subscribe to the Coconut Tier to get:📚At least one feature article every week🎧Bonus podcast content every month👕First dibs on upcoming merch dropsAnd you can show off to your mates that you support UTAS and you’re not a round dodger: https://www.undertheabbeystand.com/subscribeWe’re delighted to be sponsored by The Old Spring this year, and they’re offering some amazing deals for United fans:* Matchday Meal Deal: Before every CUFC home or away game, it’s just £15 for a burger (chicken, beef, or veggie), fish & chips, or skepasti (chicken or halloumi) + any beer.* Saturday Happy Hour: Every Saturday, 18:00–19:00pm, half-price beers.* Ticket Holder Discount: 10% off your food and drink anytime, any day of the week, with a CUFC season ticket or a match ticket for an upcoming game (cannot be used alongside Matchday Meal Deal or Saturday Happy Hour).You can find it at The Old Spring, 1 Ferry Path, Cambridge CB4 1HB, theoldspring.co.uk.Get in touch with the pod here:Socials: @AbbeyStandPod and Under The Abbey StandThis Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support UTAS, 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

Bee Stings And Bird Poos
File that one under ‘classic Cambridge United’. Backed by a sell-out 1800 capacity away end, Harris’ U’s managed to disappoint the amber nation on Saturday afternoon in North London by succumbing to a 1-0 defeat at the hands of play-off chasing Barnet. On this week’s review show, Tom and Jord have drawn the short straw to go over the game and the key talking points.Subscribe to the Coconut Tier to get:📚At least one feature article every week🎧Bonus podcast content every month👕First dibs on upcoming merch dropsAnd you can show off to your mates that you support UTAS and you’re not a round dodger: https://www.undertheabbeystand.com/subscribeWe’re delighted to be sponsored by The Old Spring this year, and they’re offering some amazing deals for United fans:* Matchday Meal Deal: Before every CUFC home or away game, it’s just £15 for a burger (chicken, beef, or veggie), fish & chips, or skepasti (chicken or halloumi) + any beer.* Saturday Happy Hour: Every Saturday, 18:00–19:00pm, half-price beers.* Ticket Holder Discount: 10% off your food and drink anytime, any day of the week, with a CUFC season ticket or a match ticket for an upcoming game (cannot be used alongside Matchday Meal Deal or Saturday Happy Hour).You can find it at The Old Spring, 1 Ferry Path, Cambridge CB4 1HB, theoldspring.co.uk.Get in touch with the pod here:Socials: @AbbeyStandPod and Under The Abbey StandThis Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support UTAS, 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

The Preview Show: Barnet (A)
A sell-out away end backing the boys in Barnet this weekend, as United look to keep the momentum up in the hunt for automatic promotion. Tom and Matt are on Friday preview pod duties, and they’re joined by the Bee Brief to get an opposition preview.Subscribe to the Coconut Tier to get:📚At least one feature article every week🎧Bonus podcast content every month👕First dibs on upcoming merch dropsAnd you can show off to your mates that you support UTAS and you’re not a round dodger: https://www.undertheabbeystand.com/subscribeWe’re delighted to be sponsored by The Old Spring this year, and they’re offering some amazing deals for United fans:* Matchday Meal Deal: Before every CUFC home or away game, it’s just £15 for a burger (chicken, beef, or veggie), fish & chips, or skepasti (chicken or halloumi) + any beer.* Saturday Happy Hour: Every Saturday, 18:00–19:00pm, half-price beers.* Ticket Holder Discount: 10% off your food and drink anytime, any day of the week, with a CUFC season ticket or a match ticket for an upcoming game (cannot be used alongside Matchday Meal Deal or Saturday Happy Hour).You can find it at The Old Spring, 1 Ferry Path, Cambridge CB4 1HB, theoldspring.co.uk.Get in touch with the pod here:Socials: @AbbeyStandPod and Under The Abbey StandThis Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support UTAS, 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

Beware Of Head Injuries
A big, big win in a big, big game. United beat Salford 1-0 thanks to man of the match James Gibbons’ long, looping header. Tom, Jules and Jord are on the panel to dissect all the match action alongside the latest chapter of run-in chat, which includes a storytime from Mr Worland on the 1998/99 promotion season.Subscribe to the Coconut Tier to get:📚At least one feature article every week🎧Bonus podcast content every month👕First dibs on upcoming merch dropsAnd you can show off to your mates that you support UTAS and you’re not a round dodger: https://www.undertheabbeystand.com/subscribeWe’re delighted to be sponsored by The Old Spring this year, and they’re offering some amazing deals for United fans:* Matchday Meal Deal: Before every CUFC home or away game, it’s just £15 for a burger (chicken, beef, or veggie), fish & chips, or skepasti (chicken or halloumi) + any beer.* Saturday Happy Hour: Every Saturday, 18:00–19:00pm, half-price beers.* Ticket Holder Discount: 10% off your food and drink anytime, any day of the week, with a CUFC season ticket or a match ticket for an upcoming game (cannot be used alongside Matchday Meal Deal or Saturday Happy Hour).You can find it at The Old Spring, 1 Ferry Path, Cambridge CB4 1HB, theoldspring.co.uk.Get in touch with the pod here:Socials: @AbbeyStandPod and Under The Abbey StandThis Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support UTAS, 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

The Preview Show: Salford (H)
The fixtures just get bigger and bigger, so big you’ll need a thesaurus by the time Notts County and Bromley roll around. Next up: Salford City, having lost five on the bounce after a big-spending January, they’re now looking to make it five wins on the spin as they’ve got themselves right back in the automatic promotion hunt. Tom and Jules look ahead to that game, as well as looking back at a 0-0 stalemate on Tuesday night at Walsall.Subscribe to the Coconut Tier to get:📚At least one feature article every week🎧Bonus podcast content every month👕First dibs on upcoming merch dropsAnd you can show off to your mates that you support UTAS and you’re not a round dodger: https://www.undertheabbeystand.com/subscribeWe’re delighted to be sponsored by The Old Spring this year, and they’re offering some amazing deals for United fans:* Matchday Meal Deal: Before every CUFC home or away game, it’s just £15 for a burger (chicken, beef, or veggie), fish & chips, or skepasti (chicken or halloumi) + any beer.* Saturday Happy Hour: Every Saturday, 18:00–19:00pm, half-price beers.* Ticket Holder Discount: 10% off your food and drink anytime, any day of the week, with a CUFC season ticket or a match ticket for an upcoming game (cannot be used alongside Matchday Meal Deal or Saturday Happy Hour).You can find it at The Old Spring, 1 Ferry Path, Cambridge CB4 1HB, theoldspring.co.uk.Get in touch with the pod here:Socials: @AbbeyStandPod and Under The Abbey StandThis Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support UTAS, 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

Different Dimensions
The reviews are in: it’s five stars for United in a thoroughly dominant performance, on a day where the top three won but the other two in the hunt lost, allowing a tiny bit of breathing room – for now at least. Jord, Matt and Swindle are on the panel, chatting about all the goals and looking ahead to a tough trip to Walsall on Tuesday. Subscribe to the Coconut Tier to get:📚At least one feature article every week🎧Bonus podcast content every month👕First dibs on upcoming merch dropsAnd you can show off to your mates that you support UTAS and you’re not a round dodger: https://www.undertheabbeystand.com/subscribeWe’re delighted to be sponsored by The Old Spring this year, and they’re offering some amazing deals for United fans:* Matchday Meal Deal: Before every CUFC home or away game, it’s just £15 for a burger (chicken, beef, or veggie), fish & chips, or skepasti (chicken or halloumi) + any beer.* Saturday Happy Hour: Every Saturday, 18:00–19:00pm, half-price beers.* Ticket Holder Discount: 10% off your food and drink anytime, any day of the week, with a CUFC season ticket or a match ticket for an upcoming game (cannot be used alongside Matchday Meal Deal or Saturday Happy Hour).You can find it at The Old Spring, 1 Ferry Path, Cambridge CB4 1HB, theoldspring.co.uk.Get in touch with the pod here:Socials: @AbbeyStandPod and Under The Abbey StandThis Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support UTAS, 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

The Preview Show: Gillingham (H)
After two draws on the bounce, it’s a presentable home fixture against Gareth Ainsworth’s Gillingham next, who roll into town fresh off a 5-1 hammering on Tuesday against our promotion rivals MK Dons. Matt and Swindle are on preview duties, joined by Gills in the Blood for a deeper look into what to expect from our opposition. There’s also a teaser of our Ben Knight interview, which you can listen to in full as a Coconut Tier member.There’s still time to donate to the UTAS and Josh Coulson half marathon effort! All proceeds go to the Cambridge United Foundation:https://www.givengain.com/project/matt-raising-funds-for-cambridge-united-foundation-117358Subscribe to the Coconut Tier to get:📚At least one feature article every week🎧Bonus podcast content every month👕First dibs on upcoming merch dropsAnd you can show off to your mates that you support UTAS and you’re not a round dodger: https://www.undertheabbeystand.com/subscribeWe’re delighted to be sponsored by The Old Spring this year, and they’re offering some amazing deals for United fans:* Matchday Meal Deal: Before every CUFC home or away game, it’s just £15 for a burger (chicken, beef, or veggie), fish & chips, or skepasti (chicken or halloumi) + any beer.* Saturday Happy Hour: Every Saturday, 18:00–19:00pm, half-price beers.* Ticket Holder Discount: 10% off your food and drink anytime, any day of the week, with a CUFC season ticket or a match ticket for an upcoming game (cannot be used alongside Matchday Meal Deal or Saturday Happy Hour).You can find it at The Old Spring, 1 Ferry Path, Cambridge CB4 1HB, theoldspring.co.uk.Get in touch with the pod here:Socials: @AbbeyStandPod and Under The Abbey StandThis Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support UTAS, 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