New Era At The Abbey!!
We are here today in the wonderful city of Cambridge. News has been emerging from The Abbey Stadium that the club has been sold by Chairman Dave Doggett, and it is local celebrity Nathan Walker who has purchesed the club.
We have both parties here with us today:
Reporter: So Dave, what made you sell up today?
Dave: I'll be honest, i've been looking for a way out for a while, but no one wants to but a conference club, now that we have returned to the league, I announced locally that I wanted to sell the club and I knew immediately that we would get some interest, and that interest came in the way of Nathan Walker. He made an offer I couldnt turn down and now the club is his.
Reporter: And who is Nathan Walker?
Dave: Well he is well known around these areas .....
Nathan: Thanks Dave but I'll take it from here. Nathan Walker is a household name in these areas, I dont need to
explain who I am, you can go home and do some research on that yourself. I am here to talk about this club not about myself.
Reporter: Okay .... What would you like to say about this club then?
Nathan: Cambridge United are my local club, I have grown up watching the struggles of this club and I will stop at nothing to give the wonderful people of Cambridge something to shout about when it comes to football. I have a 8 year plan in place.
Year 1 - We need time to adjust to all the changes in personnel and in league, we need a midtable finish this year.
Year 2 - Promotion from League Two, challenge for the JPT.
Year 3 - Mid Table league one, JPT winners.
Year 4 - League one promotion.
Year 5 - Top 8 finish in the Championship, show promise in domestic cups.
Year 6 - Promotion to the premier league, more promise in cups.
Year 7 - Stay in the league, finalists in the cups.
Year 8 - Top 6 finish in the league, either FA cup or League cup winners.
By the end of these 8 years I want to have qualified for european competion. I have the financial power to make the signings that we need in order to progress through the leagues.
Reporter: And what do you think about all this speculation that you have the funds to sign both Messi and Ronaldo?
Nathan: Thats not specualtion ... I do have the funds to sign them both, does that mean I'm going to? No, i'm not stupid, I have many other targets in mind who will lead us to glory aswell as not costing the earth. I want success but I also want finacial stability for the time that I am here.
Reporter: Finally what do you have to say about Richard Money?
Nathan: Richard is a good manager who helped Cambridge to glory last year, his job is on the line at the moment, I need to chat to him about his goals and then the decision will be made. There are many other choices who can do an equally good job than Richard.
Reporter: Thank you both for your time.
Well there we have it Nathan Walker has taken over Cambridge United and claims that he has both the financial and persuasive power to turn the club around into European challengers in 8 years.