Ben Perry

Defensive Midfielder - Colchester United
20 Sep 2026
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Marked for Ben Perry

7 Edition

The Colchester United Herald

14 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Player ratings14 Sep 2026

Kyreece Lisbie was unplayable

Successful dribbles: 30. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.

Squad14 Sep 2026

Thimothée Lo-Tutala stands alone

7 saves, and a scoreline the ten men in front of him had no right to. Goalkeepers only get noticed on the bad days; this was one of the other ones.

Player ratings14 Sep 2026

No sign of nerves from Ben Perry at 21 — 7.65

The hardest thing about being 21 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Ben Perry did not need any: 7.65, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.

Match12 Sep 2026

4 matches without a win for Colchester United

The run now stands at 4, and the questions being asked around Colchester United are no longer polite ones.

Transfer targets14 Sep 2026

Colchester United rebuffed over Dani Ángel

Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Barakaldo have kept their man, and Colchester United go back to a list with one name crossed off it.

Squad14 Sep 2026

A falling-out at Colchester United

Geovane Maranhão and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

The terraces14 Sep 2026

Colchester United supporters have found a favourite in Ben Perry

There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 21-year-old it feels ownership of. Ben Perry has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.

Squad14 Sep 2026

Ashley Phillips wants out of the dugout

“I did not sign to watch. Nobody does.” The oldest complaint in the game, and Colchester United will have to answer it with minutes or with a move.

The dugout14 Sep 2026

The manager makes an example of Kyreece Lisbie

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

In brief

Back issues
2 Edition

The Colchester United Herald

10 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Transfer targets10 Aug 2026

Liverpool tell Colchester United: Freddie Woodman is not for sale

The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.

Squad10 Aug 2026

Ben Perry stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Ben Perry and Colchester United agree another 5 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Squad10 Aug 2026

Words exchanged at Colchester United

Filip Lissah and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.

Squad10 Aug 2026

Kelsey Mooney is a square peg at Colchester United

The system has changed and his position has not. A footballer can improve his form; he cannot improve the manager’s formation, and that is the whole of the problem.

Market10 Aug 2026

Colchester United and Kelsey Mooney are talking past each other

“There is a gap, and pretending there is not helps nobody.” Neither side has moved, and the calendar is working for exactly one of them.

The dugout10 Aug 2026

The manager makes an example of Teddy Bishop

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Squad10 Aug 2026

Filip Lissah needs a bigger stage

He is doing things every Saturday that nobody around him can answer. It is flattering for a season and a problem after that, and Colchester United know which stage they are at.

Market10 Aug 2026

The clock runs on Jack Tucker's contract

36 months left and silence from upstairs — no offer, no talks, nothing for his people to answer. Clubs that let a calendar do their negotiating usually end up negotiating with the calendar.

Market10 Aug 2026

Tobi Adeyemo arrives on loan

Colchester United have taken Tobi Adeyemo on loan from Watford — cover where cover was needed.

In brief

1 Edition

The Colchester United Herald

3 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad3 Aug 2026

Kyreece Lisbie signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Kyreece Lisbie commits to Colchester United for another 4 years.

Squad3 Aug 2026

A falling-out at Colchester United

Thimothée Lo-Tutala and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Transfer targets3 Aug 2026

Colchester United ask about Freddie Woodman

A loan enquiry to Liverpool: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.

Transfer targets3 Aug 2026

A loan move for Filip Lissah is in the works

Colchester United have made the call to Swansea City. No fee, a share of the wages, and a spare shirt in the position where the squad has been thinnest all season.

Transfer targets3 Aug 2026

Colchester United ask about Tobi Adeyemo

A loan enquiry to Watford: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.

Transfer targets3 Aug 2026

Colchester United ask about Rio Ngumoha

A loan enquiry to Liverpool: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.

Squad3 Aug 2026

5 new faces, and Colchester United are still learning each other

A squad rebuilt inside one window pays for it in a currency nobody budgets for. The football is not worse than the sum of the players; it is worse than the sum of the players who have played together before.

Market3 Aug 2026

No place for Tom Smith in the plan

“The manager did not use many words, and he did not need to.” Tom Smith has his answer from Colchester United; what he does with it is the next window’s story.

Squad3 Aug 2026

Jack Tucker handed the armband

The captaincy goes to Jack Tucker. It is not a job that wins matches, but a dressing room always notices who is given it.

In brief