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Thread | Expect the real Colchester United to turn up at the JCS for historic victory
at 21:19 26 Apr 2024
Today is the 16th Anniversary of the last ever game played at Layer Road. I was there with 6,299 others to witness Stoke City achieve a 1-0 win in a tense and close fought game.
Tomorrow will witness another tense game. It has come down to the last game of the season (again). We need another Carlisle, PNE or Brentford performance at the JCS tomorrow.
Abridged Table:
4th – 9th:
MK Dons 45 77 +15
Doncaster 45 70 +5
Crewe 45 70 +4
Barrow 45 68 +6
Crawley 45 67 +4
Bradford 45 66 -1
Bottom three:
COL U 45 44 -21 (45 11 11 23)
Sutton 45 41 -25 (45 9 14 22)
FGR 45 39 Relegated
Never mind about the Sutton game, this is in our hands and we simply have to avoid defeat; any other result and a Sutton victory and we are well and truly in squeaky bum time.
Tuesday night is done and dusted we were appalling second half simple as. At half time everyone would have taken a 2-1 defeat but we contrived to embarrass ourselves with a weak and spineless performance to gift three goals to Rovers. Frankly this is one of the worst ever seasons in Colchester’s history, we have lost 23 games, it is simply awful.
So, for the final time this season we prepare to do battle for our survival in the EFL.
A decent crowd is expected probably about 7,500:
E4, E5, E6, E7, E8 limited seats remaining.
S1 Sold Out, S2, S3, S4 limited seats remaining.
W1, W2, W3 limited seats remaining, W4 sold out W6 limited seats remaining.
There can be no mistakes, no shocking defensive errors and we must carve out and convert our chances.
But who is going to start the game for the U’s.
This would be my team:
Hornby
Richardson Kells Hall Iandolo
Read Mingi McGeehan Fevrier
Hopper Akinde
I suspect however that DC will line up:
Hornby
Mingi Harbottle Hall Iandolo
Read Chilvers McGeehan Fevrier
Hopper Akinde
Subs:
Goodman Jay Richardson Kells Cooper Wilkinson Ihionvien
Good substitutions required early if all is not going well.
Weather at Kick Off will be 10 degrees Celsius, mostly cloudy with a 31% chance of precipitation and breezy.
Crewe led by Lee Bell and Ryan Dicker are after the three points or so they say. They will not want to keep the game too open and will equally not want to lose, so it could be a cagey affair.
However, after a shocker at Notts County and 45 minutes of hell on Tuesday we need to finally turn up and put in a performance worthy of a club that wants to stay in the Football League.
There should be no necessity for additional motivation. The players can decide whether they want to travel to Chesterfield or Gateshead next season.
In preparation for the match, I watched the 1957 version of the 3:10 to Yuma. A ranch hand has to escort a notorious outlaw to justice. Against all the odds he achieves it, Van Heflin is the rancher and Glenn Ford is the outlaw. Various versions have been made over the years but this is by far and away the best. The atmosphere builds as time turns towards the train’s arrival at the station and it is just the two men who take the last journey from the hotel to the railway train.
Unlike Crewe they do not hit the buffers or become derailed and the train steams into the distance.
DC and NC know what is expected of them. Survival and they are likely to be canonised, failure is not an option.
Scoreline 4-1 to the U’s after the real Colchester United turn up. Akinde, Hopper, Fevrier and McGeehan with the goals.
Bring on next season.
Safe journey to all travelling U’s. I’m travelling down early doors. Wouldn’t miss this one. Don’t forget get it recorded too because Sky have decided once again to show the great Col U live.
Enjoy the game.
Up the U’s
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Reply | HL 2023/24 Charity Shield & Div. One Play-off SF - Deadline 27th April 12.30
at 21:10 26 Apr 2024
Good luck Concordman
WEST HAM UNITED 0 v 3 LIVERPOOL (12.30)
MANCHESTER UNITED 3 v 1 BURNLEY
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 2 v 0 LUTON TOWN
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1 v 0 BIRMINGHAM CITY
MILLWALL 2 v 0 PLYMOUTH ARGYLE
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 1 v 3 WEST BROMWICH ALBION
EXETER CITY 1 v 2 OXFORD UNITED (12.30)
LINCOLN CITY 2 v 1 PORTSMOUTH (12.30)
READING 1 v 3 BLACKPOOL (12.30)
WREXHAM 1 v 2 STOCKPORT COUNTY
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Reply | What's all the fuss about?
at 12:40 26 Apr 2024
I do not agree that it would be business as usual in the National League.
Quality of football, quality of players. More shocking non-league grounds and facilities.
Possibly poorer quality pitches too.
Attendance to drop still further.
Impact on academy and facilities generally.
I used to watch non league football 50+ years ago with Enfield and have watched Colchester since 1970. I went to the Vauxhall Conference grounds for two seasons, but it wasn't pleasant and if the unthinkable were to happen then there is no guarantee of a swift return.
No Saturday is all about survival and then a return to challenging at the right end of League Two.
Never mind what Sutton do at the Franchise if we win or draw then survival is guaranteed.
Say no the National League and yes to survival.
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Reply | Just one point, that’s all we ask!!!!!!
at 14:00 24 Apr 2024
It's all about survival on Saturday.
Time for a decent victory in front of the cameras.
Up the U's [Post edited 24 Apr 15:59]
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Reply | The Final (Season ) Countdown .
at 13:57 24 Apr 2024
Just like the Mansfield game Sky are sniffing a story with the Crewe game.
Here's the irony this is contravention of the 3pm black out.
However last games of the season and all have to kick off at the same time so that must be the exemption clause.
I have my ticket in W3.
We need a Carlisle, Brentford, PNE performance.
Shocking that once again it has come to this
We have one more point than the fateful relegation season to oblivion.
About time we won and won well.
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Reply | Just one point, that’s all we ask!!!!!!
at 00:21 24 Apr 2024
The appalling pitch fiasco has cost us dear.
Three games a week has proven too much.
The pitch on Saturday at County was superb and this is what the JCS must be like.
No excuses on Saturday
DC said he would use the 24 players but it has been the same tired XI.
Cooper was recalled and not used again.
Brad needs 45 mins, Wilkinson has been wasted.
Chilvers is still adding value.
Read is playing injured.
McGeehan cannot do it all alone.
We are missing Tovide and Dallison after their foolishness.
We simply must turn up against Crewe.
Once again a bright start and then 70 minutes of dross.
Doncaster may well be challenging for the play offs but we gifted them three goals.
Not even the top three sides scored four against us.
No more excuses, Saturday is the final opportunity to retain our EFL place.
90 minutes to turn things around.
These are grim times indeed.
Yes we can do it but no more excuses and play the strongest XI.
Will the real Colchester United please stand up.
Come on.
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Reply | Just one point, that’s all we ask!!!!!!
at 22:58 23 Apr 2024
Yet another season where it is decided on the final match.
We need another Carlisle, Brentford or Preston NE performance on Saturday.
The players are absolutely out on their feet and will need lifting for the Crewe game.
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Reply | Just one point, that’s all we ask!!!!!!
at 21:39 23 Apr 2024
We are paying for missed penalties, goalkeeping errors and taking Saturday into account poor second half performances.
Tonight though has been woeful.
Individual errors.
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Reply | Just one point, that’s all we ask!!!!!!
at 21:35 23 Apr 2024
The worst second half of football I can remember in a long while.
Total capitulation.
Still in our own hands but we are running on empty.
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