The Cambridge United Post
Market17 Aug 2026
Cambridge United say no — this time
The offer from Bristol City for Liam Bennett was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
Cambridge United go back to the board over Jordan Shipley
The number the board signed off was not enough. It has been asked again and raised its own offer to $87.0K — a club that wants Jordan Shipley enough to be asked twice.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Cambridge United bid $230.0K for Hamish Douglas
The offer went to Rotherham United this week and it is theirs to answer. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loud the door closes.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
An offer of $80.0K for Jordan Shipley
Cambridge United have gone to Port Vale with a bid, and the supporters have gone to the internet with an opinion about it. Whether either changes anything is up to the selling club.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Door shut on Alex Murphy
Cambridge United asked and Newcastle United said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
James Brophy runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 21. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
4 academy players handed senior numbers at Cambridge United
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Match15 Aug 2026
A bad afternoon for Cambridge United against Milton Keynes Dons
1‑2 to Milton Keynes Dons, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Market17 Aug 2026
Daniel Howard steps up from the Cambridge United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Daniel Howard has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Stephen Edwards joins the Cambridge United first team
- Market Cambridge United promote Michael Foster from within
- The dugout No hiding place for Jack Senior