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Reply | January 2025 transfer window hopes & facts
at 09:16 7 Jan 2025
Crash
Sadly the prospect of Taylor and Taylor spearheading our attack is slim at best.
Huddersfield were keen to sign him but I do not understand why he is being treated so shabbily by Luton
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Reply | January 2025 transfer window hopes & facts
at 11:55 5 Jan 2025
Pinot
Wilkinson was never given a proper opportunity and when he did play it was as a right wing back whereas he was actually a striker!
I don't understand the obsession with the Scottish scene.
The standard of football even in the Premier League is dubious at best.
After 11:unbeaten games when the good times were rolling back a poor defeat to Swindon and a shocker yesterday against Accrington has brought the doom and gloom merchants back to the fore.
We are missing Tovide very badly and if Lyle Taylor now has a hamstring injury too then a striker, preferably two is the priority.
Progress was being made but now has badly stalled.
From a geographical point of view Colchester is 55 miles from London and I would have thought would offer a more attractive location than some of the more less well known locations.
Our facilities at the Academy and the Stadium are impressive so there must be something else.
Is it the 16 years of decline and perceived lack of ambition.
Or is it something else.
Clearly we have to reduce the wages budget before more reinforcements can be brought in.
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Reply | Super U's to bounce back in style against Accrington at the JCS
at 22:33 4 Jan 2025
Kells and or Goodliffe should have started at the back.
Have watched the "highlights" which was a tough watch.
Very sad after such an impressive unbeaten run.
We go again but we certainly need two strikers a midfielder and a defender.
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Thread | Super U's to bounce back in style against Accrington at the JCS
at 09:52 4 Jan 2025
Well, all good things must come to an end. However, it was the manner of the defeat to lowly Swindon Town that hurt the most. I had predicted a 12th game unbeaten and a 3-0 Colchester victory.
In fairness to me, DC decided to tinker with our most successful run of games for years by benching our three in form players Thorn, Taylor and Edwards. I wrote at the time that it was a strange decision and so it proved. Throwing away three points against Holloway’s mob was both unnecessary and should not have happened.
Once again at 2-1 up with ten left on the clock we managed to concede two late goals including a controversial penalty (given for hand ball but what else could Flanagan do he jumped entirely normally and the ball accidentally glanced off his arm which was not in an unnatural position).
Having watched the game courtesy of Sky a draw would have been a fair result but it wasn’t to be. We must now move on and rebuild following the end of our hugely successful recent unbeaten run.
My dislike for Holloway and Swindon notwithstanding the game has gone and we must now focus on getting back to winning ways.
In an interesting thread on this site the speculation concerning January transfers is now rife. If we are to lose Samson Tovide to Peterboro then a replacement (two if possible) is desperately needed.
Alex Woodyard has gone to Sutton and we wish him well. Ellis Iandolo was unfortunately sent off late on at Swindon and misses today’s game. DC must decide on whether to bring Kells into the back four or Ben Goodliffe or Rob Hunt.
Arthur Read is still injured but Teddy Bishop is an able deputy.
However, Thorn, Taylor and Edwards simply must come back to the starting XI. They should never have been left out at Swindon.
Alfie Bendle is back from Chelmsford where he has been on loan.
The unluckiest player at the club Matt Jay must have run over scores of black cats or broken countless mirrors or walked under ladders to have been treated in this way. He must surely be moved on in this transfer window.
So, a slightly changed team to counter Iandolo’s suspension means that DC must select:
Macey
Egbo Kells Donnelly Flanagan
McDonnell Bishop
Thorn Payne Edwards
Taylor
Subs
Smith Goodliffe Anderson Gordon Bendle Hunt Hopper
Danny and Nicky Cowley celebrate their first anniversary in charge at Colchester United this weekend and will be looking to right the wrongs from the County Ground debacle.
It is vital that momentum is not lost and that we secure all three points against Accrington Stanley. John Doolan’s side are also looking for points. The Swindon defeat was awful but it will not define our season. Bouncing back with a 4-1 home win today will get the pulses racing once again.
Weather in Colchester will be 2 degrees Celsius cloudy but dry. A cold January day but the U’s can enjoy the Home comforts that the JCS provides. Maybe 4,500 attendance today and a much-needed home win will restore confidence at a critical time for the U’s.
Enjoy the game.
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Reply | Happy League 2024/25 Week 22 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 4th January 15.00
at 09:00 4 Jan 2025
ASTON VILLA 2 v 0 LEICESTER CITY
CRYSTAL PALACE 1 v 2 CHELSEA
BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 2 v 3 ARSENAL (17.30)
NORWICH CITY 2 v 1 COVENTRY CITY
PRESTON NORTH END 2 v 0 OXFORD UNITED
WATFORD 1 v 2 SHEFFIELD UNITED
LEYTON ORIENT 3 v 0 SHREWSBURY TOWN
STOCKPORT COUTY 2 v 2 MANSFIELD TOWN
COLCHESTER UNITED 4 v 1 ACCRINGTON STANLEY
MILTON KEYNES DONS 2 v 2 SALFORD CITY
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Reply | Supreme U's to defeat Robins at the County Ground to start the New Year in style
at 14:11 1 Jan 2025
DC has selected an unusual team to start today.
Samson Tovide not in the squad sadly the rumours about Peterboro must be true!.
Taylor and Thorn on the bench.
A bold move
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Team
Macey
Egbo Flanagan Donnelly Iandolo
McDonnell Bishop
Anderson Payne Gordon
Hopper
Subs
Smith Kells Goodliffe EdwardsThorn Taylor
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Thread | Supreme U's to defeat Robins at the County Ground to start the New Year in style
at 00:24 1 Jan 2025
DC takes his rejuvenated charges to the County Ground on New Year’s Day seeking a 12th match unbeaten.
Ian Holloway has already piled the pressure on his beleaguered side by describing the Colchester game as massive and wanting a home victory so badly.
By contrast Colchester will approach the game in exactly the same way as the previous games. Putting on a professional performance, no longer constrained by the consecutive games without conceding a goal. They overcame that challenge after Doncaster Rovers (a hugely better side than the Robins) scored and Colchester responded with a polished second half performance that could have elicited all three points.
The game is also live on Sky Sports Channel 403 at 3pm.
The weather will be challenging at the County Ground. 11 degrees Celsius but 82% precipitation (light rain) and a breezy day. It has rained all day in Durham and the wind has been strong all day today.
The good news is that Samson Tovide is likely to take some part in the game tomorrow.
Otherwise, I expect a similar team from the Doncaster game.
Macey
Egbo Flanagan Donnelly Iandolo
McDonnell Bishop
Thorn Payne Edwards
Taylor
Subs
Tovide Gordon Anderson Hopper Kells Smith Goodliffe
I expect the U’s to dominate the game and to run out winners by 3-0.
Wouldn’t it be impressive if Lyle Taylor scored a hattrick.
Colchester 15th with 27 points from 22 games. Swindon are 21st with 21 points from 23 games.
Our initial target remains 75 points.
Enjoy the game.
Safe travelling for the faithful
Wessex enjoy the three points.
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Thread | Imperious Super U's to achieve 11th unbeaten game on Sunday at the JCS
at 23:36 28 Dec 2024
Sunday sees perhaps our biggest test of the season so far when Doncaster Rovers visit the JCS.
Grant McCann and Billy Sharp have perhaps piled extra pressure on Donny Rovers by demanding a win at the JCS.
By contrast DC has a resurgent Super U’s team with the opportunity to extend their unbeaten run to 11 games on Sunday whilst Matt Macey is looking for a record eighth consecutive clean sheet.
Samson Tovide and Arthur Read remain doubtful but Teddy Bishop would be the obvious choice to replace Read.
My prediction is for a close encounter but I see the U’s coming out on top with a single goal victory over Donny Rovers and Lyle Taylor to net the vital winner.
A bumper crowd of 6,500 will enjoy the upwardly mobile U’s victory over another of the promotion contenders.
Weather 8 degrees Celsius, cloudy with little chance of precipitation and a gentle breeze.
DC is likely to opt for the following starting XI:
Macey
Egbo Flanagan Donnelly Iandolo
McDonnell Bishop
Thorn Payne Edwards
Taylor
Subs:
Gordon Anderson Hopper Kells Smith Goodliffe Hunt
From the bench John Kymani Gordon has demonstrated his ability recently and I would expect to see him at some stage.
Pinot asked how the U’s would approach the game if they eventually concede a goal. At present I would expect to see little change. We are playing with confidence and DC has a largely settled side both of which are important aspects when it comes to protecting a lead or finding a way back into the game should we concede. I am of the opinion though that Doncaster will have to worry about our form and consistency.
Enjoy the game.
Let’s keep this run going and continue to close the gap on the top seven.
Up the U’s
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Reply | Boxing Day celebrations as Super U's make it 10 games unbeaten
at 17:49 26 Dec 2024
Many Happy Returns Pinot
A very good point about conceding next time and how the team react. Given that the overwhelming majority of our squad hadn't been born in 1991 this is somewhat of a novelty for them.
I am particularly pleased for Macey who looks very much at home between the sticks.
Let us hope that we can keep the clean sheets going.
Last season Donny Rovers caned us at home.
However they lost to the league leaders today.
I think we can keep the run going on Sunday.
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