The Colchester United Herald
Market31 Jan 2028
Jhow 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 The request is on a desk at Colchester United, and it is not being withdrawn.
The dugout31 Jan 2028
Jack Phillips says Colchester United went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Transfer targets31 Jan 2028
The paperwork begins on Oscar Schwartau
A medical, a signature, a shirt held up in front of a sponsor’s board. Colchester United have done the hard part with Norwich City, and the part that remains is the part supporters actually see.
Player ratings31 Jan 2028
Kyreece Lisbie beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 22. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Transfer targets31 Jan 2028
No deal for Taye Ashby-Hammond at that price
Colchester United offered $200.0K; Stevenage said it was not close. The manager will be told the money is still there for the right player, which is what managers are told.
Squad31 Jan 2028
A row about effort at Colchester United
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Isaak Davies was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Transfer targets31 Jan 2028
Door shut on Dillon Phillips
Colchester United asked and Preston said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market31 Jan 2028
Edward Hamilton steps up from the Colchester United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Edward Hamilton 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.
Market31 Jan 2028
Colchester United promote Timothy Simmons from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Timothy Simmons has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
In brief
- Market Harry Murphy steps up from the Colchester United academy
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Andrew Wogan
- Squad Ben Perry signs a new deal