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Frankly, given how often he's been mentioned on here lately, I'd happily give the Straw Man the job til the end of the season.

Hanlan may find himself being marked by Alex Hartridge tomorrow.

He likes the sound of that!

think will be a massive mistake...has no experience and a risk not worth taking ...much rather keep Grace...don't hire this coach with no proven record ...so disappointing if this happens

@Chickenhead

The truth is he and Luton knew he was there long before his I only care about Wycombe on the Friday before he left.

Your proof?

Given our intentions in the transfer market so far this month, I would expect at the very least another full back, defensive midfielder and attacker, possibly more if anyone else left.

The departures of Butcher and Hanlan have surely been made with the intentions of freeing up squad places.

Definitely agree vs. Johnson or Evatt! It feels like a bit of a gamble, but there is clearly coaching acumen there, and every club is different - Sunderland were a bit underwhelming before he even took over as interim, whereas we are already firing on at least most cylinders! It's not like he needs to reinvent the wheel, and it seems he is a somewhat affable and relatable chap.

Again, the defence to digs stop when the digs stop. Basic logic that some can't seem to wrap their heads around.

There is a fair bit of residential street parking on the East side and North sides of the ground, which home fans use - coming out of town on the Newmarket Road, in Ditton Fields area (left just beyond the ground as mentioned by @NewburyWanderer or further beyond the ground to the right on Barnwell Road and off to the right on from Barnwell Road on that estate.

Driving from Wycombe and arriving on the A14 from the west or the M11 from the south though I probably would avoid the city and I would go take the A14 motorway standard dual carriageway to go round the north side of Cambridge towards Newmarket, leave on the exit for Horningsea (it is 2nd after the one for Histon / Cambrige and next after the one for Milton/ Cambridge) and take a right once you have left the dual carriageway which takes you through the village of Fen Ditton into Cambridge. You reach the Newmarket Road further out of town than the ground and need to turn right (either lane is ok at the traffic lights). It is only a couple of hundred yards to a roundabout with a McDonalds on the right, the ground is about a quarter of mile straight on. Take a left for Barnwell Road area as above or carry straight on and the Ditton Fields area is on the right.

Alternatively if you don't like the idea of street parking turning left onto Newmarket Road after going through Fen Ditton will bring you to the Newmarket Rd Park and Ride site in about half a mile. They do a £3 match day fare stopping at the ground on the way back into town. I have just looked - the Cam Utd website says that the £3 fare is per person, but kids are free.

Bringing in a head coach who ultimately has a reputation for being a very good coach and working with young players at least makes a lot of sense given the direction the club is moving in. I prefer this option over most of the other names we've had touted around (Evatt, Johnson etc).

It'll be interesting to see what role Vokes and Grace play in the new coaching set up. Hopefully both can stay close to the squad to keep some continuity as we enter the business end. I'd hope Dodds will be seeing the value in that too.