The Colchester United Herald
Player ratings21 Sep 2026
Nobody could get near Finley Barbrook
Successful dribbles: 36. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Match16 Sep 2026
The small margins put Colchester United out
Out, 2‑3 to Plymouth Argyle, and the long argument about which of the small moments decided it. The league is all there is now, and everybody knows it.
Player ratings21 Sep 2026
Adrian Akande scores twice — 7.89
Two goals and a mark of 7.89 to go with them. Strikers are judged on afternoons like this one and remembered for far fewer of them than people imagine.
Squad21 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.
Squad21 Sep 2026
No hiding place for Matt Macey
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Matt Macey, and the manager let it.
Squad21 Sep 2026
Too much change too quickly at Colchester United
9 signings in three months. Every one of them may be an upgrade and the team can still be worse for a while, which is the part of a rebuild that never appears in the transfer-window verdicts.
In brief
- Match Colchester United draw a blank against Chesterfield
- Squad Jack Tucker knocks on the manager's door
- Player ratings Off the bench and decisive: Makise Evans
- Player ratings The referee tires of Tom Flanagan