The Colchester United Herald
Squad26 Oct 2026
Matt Macey stands alone
6 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.
Squad26 Oct 2026
Janoi Donacien falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Match24 Oct 2026
The goals have deserted Colchester United
3 matches, no goals, and a training ground that has tried everything. It will end — droughts always do — but nobody at Colchester United can tell you which week it ends in.
Match24 Oct 2026
Milton Keynes Dons take the points off Colchester United
Beaten 0‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad26 Oct 2026
Freddie Ingram signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Freddie Ingram and Colchester United agree another 3 years.
The dugout26 Oct 2026
Nicholas Hill faces the questions
“We were not good enough today and I am not going to dress it up.” Nicholas Hill after 0‑2, in the tone of a man who knows the next question and does not intend to answer it.
The dugout26 Oct 2026
No hiding place for Ryan Battrum
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Ryan Battrum, and the manager let it.
Market26 Oct 2026
No place for Rob Hunt in the plan
“The manager did not use many words, and he did not need to.” Rob Hunt has his answer from Colchester United; what he does with it is the next window’s story.
The dugout26 Oct 2026
The plan did not have a place for Ben Perry
Nobody at Colchester United is suggesting he is out of form. The manager simply wanted somebody with a different set of qualities for ninety specific minutes, and there is nothing a player can train to fix that.
In brief
- Squad Marcos Minetti still has not settled
- The dugout Rob Hunt knocks on the manager’s door
- Player ratings Kyreece Lisbie on a tightrope all afternoon