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When Cambridge United’s Cup heroes dropped to the turf and sat in a line in front of the Leazes End, you wondered if it was in preparation for some Boat Race-themed celebration. They had, after all, spent much of the afternoon rowing back against a wave of Newcastle attacks.
Alas, it was not. Rather, they were simply knackered. They also wanted to savour the moment. High above them, in the country’s most-elevated away end, were 5,000 of their supporters, singing and dancing at an altitude that just about captured the scale of their team’s achievement.
For this was no watered-down FA Cup upset. Newcastle fielded their strongest possible XI and had 47,000 of their own inside a stadium that pulsed from the first beat of a hearty and genuine contest. The presence of Newcastle chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan — head of the £700billion Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund — also served to amplify the magnitude of Cambridge’s victory.
Cambridge United sent 5,000 travelling supporters dancing in the clouds in the FA Cup
Joe Ironside's second-half strike sealed a famous victory for the out-of-form third-tier side
They had won one in eight in League One before Saturday’s game. When the teamsheets wcame out an hour before kick-off — including
