Where does the CFU/CUSP/AB/CUSC/CU Lottery/SLO fit into CU?

[foolhandy]

It's CFU renewal time for me, and I'm going to continue my membership. I believe supporters' trusts are important and so I'm happy to be a member.

However, it's one of four supporters' organisations that make up the Shadow Board. And we have our SLO. And the Lottery which has it's own committee. All have separate websites and extol the benefits they have for the club.

I've been curious for a while about the seemingly sizeable overlap that some of these groups & individuals must surely have. I'm not wanting to open up a slagging match and I'm not asking who's best or more effective, but I'd love a diagram (like one of those band 'family tree' drawings!) or a simple explanation showing how

Cambridge Fans United
Cambridge United Supporters Panel
Amber Belles
Cambridge United Supporters Club
Supporter Liaison Officer
Cambridge United Lottery

all fit into the whole that is Cambridge United and objectively what they add and where they overlap. I understand that Amber Belles is female-focused, but what are the key differences between CFU & CUSP, for example? Which group is the lottery most closely associated with these days? And, are there any other groups I've missed out because they're not mentioned on the main website?

[hoolaohanrahanrahan]

Cambridge Aces I guess if the Amber Belles are included.



Beyond that CFU/CUSP has always seemed a bit Judean People's Front to someone who isn't a member. Didn't CFU shite the bed by noshing off the company line when it was completely uncalled for?

[Emperor Delbert Gradius]

Where does the Cambridge Main Firm fit into this?

[foolhandy]

Mar 10, 2024 14:47:46 GMT hoolaohanrahanrahan said:

Cambridge Aces I guess if the Amber Belles are included.

Beyond that CFU/CUSP has always seemed a bit Judean People's Front to someone who isn't a member. Didn't CFU shite the bed by noshing off the company line when it was completely uncalled for?

I very nearly mentioned the People's Front of Judea!

Without wanting to open old wounds, that's the sort of thing I'm not sure about. Did CUSP come about as a result of perceived wrongdoings by CFU or do they have different purposes?

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Cambridge Fans United
Cambridge United Supporters Panel
Amber Belles
Cambridge United Supporters Club
Supporter Liaison Officer
Cambridge United Lottery
Cambridge Aces

[danielcufc]

CFU have invested into the club and have Dave Matthews-Jones on the board who is also the SLO. CUSP are therefore independent and have no financial interest in the club. The point has been made before that do we really need 2 supporters groups

The lottery is an off shoot I believe of CFU. Are the Cambridge Aces still in existence? I believe that was some attempt at getting younger, NRE types involved in something

[Denton]

Mar 10, 2024 15:17:48 GMT danielcufc said:

CFU have invested into the club and have Dave Matthews-Jones on the board who is also the SLO. CUSP are therefore independent and have no financial interest in the club. The point has been made before that do we really need 2 supporters groups

The lottery is an off shoot I believe of CFU. Are the Cambridge Aces still in existence? I believe that was some attempt at getting younger, NRE types involved in something

That was just a self set up group of NRE supporters trying to buy flags and create an atmosphere. Don't think it was ever officially tied to the club

[btb]

Mar 10, 2024 15:40:41 GMT Denton said:

Mar 10, 2024 15:17:48 GMT danielcufc said:

CFU have invested into the club and have Dave Matthews-Jones on the board who is also the SLO. CUSP are therefore independent and have no financial interest in the club. The point has been made before that do we really need 2 supporters groups

The lottery is an off shoot I believe of CFU. Are the Cambridge Aces still in existence? I believe that was some attempt at getting younger, NRE types involved in something

That was just a self set up group of NRE supporters trying to buy flags and create an atmosphere. Don't think it was ever officially tied to the club

And apart from the flags it’s been an abject failure.

[malotru]

Don’t forget the PSB (Pyro Smoke Bomb) group/individual whose objective is to see the club continue its close relationship with local police forces and to justify the cost of CUFC installing CCTV in the stadium.

[hoolaohanrahanrahan]

Mar 10, 2024 16:13:16 GMT malotru said:

Don’t forget the PSB (Pyro Smoke Bomb) group/individual whose objective is to see the club continue its close relationship with local police forces and to justify the cost of CUFC installing CCTV in the stadium.

At least you've called it a smoke bomb, unlike the other bunch of handwringing retards who insist they're flares.

Obviously pyros are great when done right, but they're still on the edge of acceptability when timed correctly, setting them off for no reason, at home, just makes everyone look daft. Let alone the Stevenage "we were in...apart from half the pitch lengthways and half the pitch widthways" incident.

[Andrewlang]

Not sure I've ever seen them done right, certainly not at the Abbey anyway where they just look a little bit pathetic.

Bring back yellow pages I say. Never seen that not not look special.

Andrew

[rewsan]

Mar 10, 2024 15:17:48 GMT danielcufc said:

CFU have invested into the club and have Dave Matthews-Jones on the board who is also the SLO.

DMJ is no longer involved with CFU and hasn't been for a while now.

[squibbon]

Mar 10, 2024 16:25:02 GMT hoolaohanrahanrahan said:

Mar 10, 2024 16:13:16 GMT malotru said:

Don’t forget the PSB (Pyro Smoke Bomb) group/individual whose objective is to see the club continue its close relationship with local police forces and to justify the cost of CUFC installing CCTV in the stadium.

At least you've called it a smoke bomb, unlike the other bunch of handwringing retards who insist they're flares.

Obviously pyros are great when done right, but they're still on the edge of acceptability when timed correctly, setting them off for no reason, at home, just makes everyone look daft. Let alone the Stevenage "we were in...apart from half the pitch lengthways and half the pitch widthways" incident.

Whatever you call them they shouldn't be getting thrown towards the pitch. It's not like it adds to the atmosphere. Maybe a load of themat once might look cool. One being thrown towards the pitch just looks pathetic. And that's without talking about the possible fines we could incur, which we could do without.

But yes, it's the people complaining about it who are the 'retards'

[foolhandy]

Mar 10, 2024 17:29:55 GMT rewsan said:

Mar 10, 2024 15:17:48 GMT danielcufc said:

CFU have invested into the club and have Dave Matthews-Jones on the board who is also the SLO.

DMJ is no longer involved with CFU and hasn't been for a while now.

This is the kind of thing that made me ask the original question!

[rewsan]

Mar 10, 2024 17:37:27 GMT foolhandy said:

Mar 10, 2024 17:29:55 GMT rewsan said:

DMJ is no longer involved with CFU and hasn't been for a while now.

This is the kind of thing that made me ask the original question!

I only know that because he mentioned it in an interview a few weeks ago.

[artvandelay]

Mar 10, 2024 16:25:02 GMT hoolaohanrahanrahan said:

Mar 10, 2024 16:13:16 GMT malotru said:

Don’t forget the PSB (Pyro Smoke Bomb) group/individual whose objective is to see the club continue its close relationship with local police forces and to justify the cost of CUFC installing CCTV in the stadium.

At least you've called it a smoke bomb, unlike the other bunch of handwringing retards who insist they're flares.

Obviously pyros are great when done right, but they're still on the edge of acceptability when timed correctly, setting them off for no reason, at home, just makes everyone look daft. Let alone the Stevenage "we were in...apart from half the pitch lengthways and half the pitch widthways" incident.

I think some of that language is way past the edge of acceptability.