The Colchester United Herald
Squad5 Jun 2028
A fracture rules Dionicio Escalante out for 139 days
Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Colchester United will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.
Market5 Jun 2028
Adrien Thibaut puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Colchester United, and it is not being withdrawn.
Transfer targets5 Jun 2028
Fee done, terms next for Matt Palmer
Colchester United and Notts County have settled on $61.0K. The rest belongs to the player and his agent, and a supporter who has watched one of these before knows not to buy the shirt yet.
The dugout5 Jun 2028
Ben Perry frozen out at Colchester United
This is not rotation. Ben Perry has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Colchester United is pretending otherwise.
Squad5 Jun 2028
Tempers go at Colchester United
Alberto Lunghi 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.
Transfer targets5 Jun 2028
Stevenage tell Colchester United: Ryan Wintle 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.
Market5 Jun 2028
Oliver Palmer steps up from the Colchester United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Oliver Palmer has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market5 Jun 2028
Daniel Murphy steps up from the Colchester United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Daniel Murphy has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market5 Jun 2028
One of our own: Henry Morgan joins the Colchester United first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Henry Morgan is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Squad Taylan Harris falls out with a teammate over standards
- Squad No place for Luca Bonin in the new shape
- The dugout Jack Tucker knocks on the manager's door