The Retained List Review

The Retained List Review

From Under The Abbey Stand by Under The Abbey Stand

May 7, 2026 · 1h 10m

About this episode

The episode reviews the retained list following the team's promotion back to League One and discusses departing players and squad changes for the next season.

It’s only a few sleeps ago we confirmed promotion back to League One at Crewe, but football never stops. Just as quickly, United have released the 25/26 retained list, saying goodbye to a host of faces who were crucial in securing our instant return to the third tier. Caspell, Jules and Swindle go over the list and talk about their favourite memories of our departing players, while also casting their eye over how the squad is starting to shape up for next season. If you’re a Coconut Tier member and you want your extra podcasts delivered straight into your preferred app, just follow these instructions that the NTT20 boys put together and it should work for UTAS too: Subscribe to the Coconut Tier to get: 📚At least one feature article every week 🎧Bonus podcast content every month 👕First dibs on upcoming merch drops And you can show off to your mates that you support UTAS and you’re not a round dodger: https://www.undertheabbeystand.com/subscribe We’re delighted to be sponsored by The Old Spring this year, and they’re offering some amazing deals for United fans: * Matchday Meal Deal: Before every CUFC home or away game, it’s just £15 for a burger (chicken, beef, or veggie), fish &…

People in this episode

Hosts: Caspell, Jules, Swindle

Topics covered

  • football
  • retained list
  • player memories
  • squad shaping
  • promotion

Keywords

  • retained list
  • promotion
  • football
  • CUFC
  • player memories
  • squad changes

Sponsors

The Old Spring

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CUFC

Places: Crewe

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