The Colchester United Herald
Market7 Jun 2027
Colchester United say no — this time
The offer from Huddersfield Town for Kyreece Lisbie was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Market7 Jun 2027
Jack Baldwin hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Colchester United can pretend not to have heard.
The dugout7 Jun 2027
Sam Kuffour 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 targets7 Jun 2027
Gassan Ahadme is a medical away from Colchester United
The deal with Charlton Athletic is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.
Transfer targets7 Jun 2027
Jack Stacey will not be coming to Colchester United
Terms were offered and declined. Whether it was the wages, the role or the town, nobody at Norwich City is saying, and nobody at Colchester United is enjoying the guessing.
Squad7 Jun 2027
Tempers go at Colchester United
Thimothée Lo-Tutala 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.
Squad7 Jun 2027
Fadi Boudireb arrives at the club he grew up with
Every footballer has an answer to the question about his boyhood club, and most of them never get to act on it. Fadi Boudireb has, at Colchester United, and the first month will show what that does to a man.
Boardroom7 Jun 2027
Colchester United beat the market to Oisin Gallagher from Lincoln City
Lincoln City will keep picking him until June and will get nothing for him after it. Oisin Gallagher has pre-agreed a move to Colchester United, and the only people who lose in that arrangement are the ones who let the contract run down.
Transfer targets7 Jun 2027
Door shut on Tom Pearce
Colchester United asked and Chesterfield said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
In brief
- Market Talks stall between Colchester United and Charlie Goode
- Squad Words at Colchester United training over how hard people work
- Transfer targets A loan move for Amankwah Forson is in the works