The Colchester United Herald
Squad7 Sep 2026
Frankie Edwards breaks a bone — 16 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 16 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Player ratings7 Sep 2026
No sign of nerves from Ben Perry at 21 — 7.71
The hardest thing about being 21 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Ben Perry did not need any: 7.71, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
Match5 Sep 2026
Colchester United make it 4 in a row
Momentum is a hard thing to buy and an easy thing to lose, and right now Colchester United have 4 straight wins of it.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Tempers go at Colchester United
Matt Macey was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
The terraces7 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.
Match5 Sep 2026
Ben Perry sends Colchester United past Gillingham
It finished 2‑0, and it was Ben Perry’s afternoon: on the scoresheet when it mattered, and the reason the points belong to Colchester United.
Player ratings7 Sep 2026
Ninety minutes of Kyreece Lisbie at his very best
Marked 8.22. Players have careers without a single afternoon like this in them, and he has just had one in front of everybody at Colchester United.
Market7 Sep 2026
Colchester United and Kyreece Lisbie 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.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Pascal Köpke named player of the month
The award goes to Pascal Köpke, and nobody around here is inclined to argue with the choice.
In brief
- Squad Pascal Köpke named in the team of the month
- Player ratings Pascal Köpke runs at them all day
- Market Calvin Ramsay arrives on loan