We’ve seen a few half-hearted celebratory fist pumps from slightly embarrassed Cambridge United players over the last 18 months, but Shayne Lavery’s effort after Saturday’s game at Barnsley will take some beating.
Where Neil Harris (who, perhaps unsurprisingly, Sets The Standards in this area) approaches the fist pump with the vigour of a man who needs to punch his way through a concrete wall to save his family, Lavery chose to simply swirl his hand around gently, like a trainee cowboy making his first attempt to lasso an errant calf. A few more hours on the training ground to perfect his technique are certainly required.
We are fortunate that Lavery approaches the task of putting the ball in the goal with much more gusto. His close-range finish in injury time earned the U’s a 2-1 win at Oakwell, meaning we are now a tantalising one point from the League One summit.
