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Cambridge: Should All Be Proud

Posted by Kelly Gilchrist
Posted on Tue 29 Apr 2014
Posted in First Team

Town boss Neil Aspin has declared his side have a โ€˜great opportunityโ€™ to get their own back on Cambridge United when the two sides meet in the Skrill Conference Premier play-off semi-final.

The Shaymenโ€™s 1-1 draw with Kidderminster on the final day of the regular season secured their play-off place and a tie with the Uโ€™s, and Aspin has hailed his side after a wonderful and unexpected campaign.

โ€œIโ€™ve said to the players that itโ€™s a fantastic achievement.ย  They should be proud of themselves and their efforts this season. For a newly promoted team and a part time team to make it to the play-offs is a really big achievement. Theyโ€™ve done fantastically all season and from a difficult start on that first day of the season at Cambridge, theyโ€™ve certainly acquitted themselves better than anyone would have expected. Sometimes as a manager, itโ€™s nice when a team does better than what you expect them to do, and theyโ€™ve surpassed what I thought we could achieve.โ€

Town missed out on a third place finish and a draw with Grimsby as they failed to beat the Harriers on Saturday, but Aspin believes his side have a great chance, regardless of their opposition, who have had a tough few weeks.

โ€œItโ€™s better to play them (Cambridge) when theyโ€™re not on a run of wins, but theyโ€™ve got the personnel to change their team. If they can go back to how they were at the start of the season, we know theyโ€™re going to be a strong team, but weโ€™re not scared of them. Weโ€™re really going to give it a good go.โ€

The semi-final draw has allowed Town the opportunity to right wrongs from the opening day of the season when they were thrashed by the Uโ€™s, and Aspin is keen to do just that.

โ€œCambridge wouldnโ€™t have thought theyโ€™d be playing us in the semi-final of the play-offs after beating us 5-1 on the opening day of the season, so it gives us a great opportunity to redress that balance.โ€

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