| Cod Army v Super U's @ Highbury this Saturday 21:46 - Apr 21 with 1324 views | durham_exile |
TH takes his lightly battered but relatively unscathed charges to the Lancashire Coast to take on the Cod Army on Saturday. Colchester (in an incredibly poor season) are seeking another double, this time against Fleetwood, in a vital game to help preserve our League One status. We have the opportunity to rub salt and vinegar into the Cod Army’s wounds.
With the dreaded vote of confidence from the Chairman ringing in his ears, TH knows that whatever happens he will be in charge next season; it is of course to be hoped that he will out mussel the Cod Army and winkle out the required points to safeguard the U’s League One status and thus secure his plaice in Colchester folklore.
Having persuaded my youngest son to go with me; we are standing behind the goal in the Percy Ronson Stand within the Highbury Stadium. There are also seats for the faithful, but they are in the corner of the ground in the Parkside Stand. I think that with so much nervous tension about, the requirement to pace about behind the goal is too tempting and of course necessary.
Let me however state for the record that we will win on Saturday.
A trawl through the league table after tonight’s games (Tuesday 21 April) shows the latest positions. Another set of favourable results. Every team in the relegation dogfight bar Colchester now only has two games to play, our important game in hand against the Robins will be played next Tuesday evening:
Scunny 44 -11 53
Coventry 44 -10 52
Port Vale 44 -10 51
Crawley 44 -24 50
Crewe 44 -33 49
Orient 44 -10 47
Notts Co 44 -17 47
COL U 43 -21 45
Yeovil 44 -34 40 (R)
Vital remaining fixtures:
25 April
Coventry v Crewe
Fleetwood v COL U
Orient v Sheff Utd
Notts co v Doncaster
Peterbore v Crawley
Scunny v Gills
Rochdale v MK Dons
28 April
COL U v Swindon
3 May
COL U v PNE
MK Dons v Yeovil
Crawley v Coventry
Crewe v Bradford
Doncaster v Scunny
Gills v Notts Co
Swindon v Orient
Still everything to play for. Ultimately though forget about the various permutations; it is all about Colchester winning three football matches.
TH should dolphinitely scale back on the defensive formation and instead look for an attacking 4, 3, 3 on Saturday in order to take the game to the Cod Army. He will stick with his squid that he has pinned his hopes on for the decisive run in.
After all any fin is possible if we are prepared to mullet over in order to avoid turtle disaster.
Likely team:
Sam Walker
Richard Brindley Tom Eastman Bongani Khumalo Matt Briggs
Alex Gilbey George Moncur David Fox
Gavin Massey Chris Porter Jacob Murphy
Subs:
Chris Lewington Tom Lapslie Alex Wynter Sammy Szmodics Macauley Bonne Rhys Healey
Dion Sembie-Ferris
This is certainly not the time to be koi; rather we should be carping on about just how good this Colchester team can and has proved to be on key occasions this season.
3 points remains the target in order to set up the double header against the Robins and the Lilywhites the following week. The respective league positions are immaterial, it is down to who wants the win more and who is prepared to batter the opposition in order to achieve it.
Keep the faith, enjoy the game.
Safe journey for the travelling faithful.
Thrillseeker and 34 mates are staying in the area for the weekend, many more are travelling up on the day. I estimate that about 400 should be making the journey.
The Barside boys will be making all the noise and cheering at 4.50pm when we celebrate a classic U’s victory.
After all we do not want to read in our Sunday papers that the Colchester performance was; “not bad but cod do batter” instead the headline will be “Super U’s batter the Cod Army, putting them firmly in their plaice.” And the Fleetwood Weekly News reports — “Cod Army have had their chips.”
Up the U’s
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| Cod Army v Super U's @ Highbury this Saturday on 21:57 - Apr 21 with 1307 views | gerry_us |
There is a lot of poor whiting in your report Peter but hope Saturday turns out welk. |  | | |
| Cod Army v Super U's @ Highbury this Saturday on 22:02 - Apr 21 with 1304 views | Blue4U2 |
Oh dear Durham I think you covered that one pun-wise!
but you missed 400(a fairly large shoal ) of faithful!
and very surprised you didn't refer to Fleetwood as minnows !
Up the super esapologist U's |  | | |
| Cod Army v Super U's @ Highbury this Saturday on 22:04 - Apr 21 with 1298 views | durham_exile |
| Cod Army v Super U's @ Highbury this Saturday on 21:57 - Apr 21 by gerry_us |
There is a lot of poor whiting in your report Peter but hope Saturday turns out welk. |
Good stuff Gerry
Back of the net
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| Cod Army v Super U's @ Highbury this Saturday on 22:08 - Apr 21 with 1294 views | durham_exile |
| Cod Army v Super U's @ Highbury this Saturday on 22:02 - Apr 21 by Blue4U2 |
Oh dear Durham I think you covered that one pun-wise!
but you missed 400(a fairly large shoal ) of faithful!
and very surprised you didn't refer to Fleetwood as minnows !
Up the super esapologist U's |
This subject is certainly a headline writers' dream Blue.
I suppose I was attempting to defuse the growing tension.
Tight Lines!
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| Cod Army v Super U's @ Highbury this Saturday on 23:08 - Apr 21 with 1260 views | mrhappy |
A must win game against Swindon
Then a win and a draw
Will keep col u up.
If I was a bookie I'd lay
16/1 for 3 wins
7 points - 2/1
6 or less 10/11 |  |
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| Cod Army v Super U's @ Highbury this Saturday on 23:05 - Apr 22 with 1182 views | durham_exile |
| Cod Army v Super U's @ Highbury this Saturday on 23:08 - Apr 21 by mrhappy |
A must win game against Swindon
Then a win and a draw
Will keep col u up.
If I was a bookie I'd lay
16/1 for 3 wins
7 points - 2/1
6 or less 10/11 |
Happy, I fear that 9 points are needed to be absolutely sure. That would give us 54 points!
7 points may not be enough, 52 points (but GD is poor)
Anything less and it's Accrington and Co!
Up the U's
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| Cod Army v Super U's @ Highbury this Saturday on 11:24 - Apr 23 with 1161 views | BluenWightExile |
Durham
PLEASE! 9 points!
I don't want to go to Eastleigh
[sung to the tune of Elvis Costello, "I don't want to go...."] |  |
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| Cod Army v Super U's @ Highbury this Saturday on 11:47 - Apr 23 with 1159 views | mrhappy |
9 points is a tall order.
I reckon Col U can achieve 7 - will that be enough ? might be... | |
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| Cod Army v Super U's @ Highbury this Saturday on 17:10 - Apr 23 with 1131 views | durham_exile |
| Cod Army v Super U's @ Highbury this Saturday on 11:24 - Apr 23 by BluenWightExile |
Durham
PLEASE! 9 points!
I don't want to go to Eastleigh
[sung to the tune of Elvis Costello, "I don't want to go...."] |
BluenWight - I agree I don't want to go to Eastleigh, or Forest Green or Grimsby or Bristol Rovers!
From a selfish perspective they may only be 6 Northern based teams in League Two next season!
Unthinkable.
Only 9 points will do for the U's.
Batter the Cod Army first then clip the Robins' wings and "stain" the Lilywhites. That's all there is to it!
The PNE game will be really tough with a 10,000 capacity crowd, providing of course we have already secured 51 points!
Up the U's
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| Cod Army v Super U's @ Highbury this Saturday on 17:36 - Apr 23 with 1125 views | wessex_exile |
| Cod Army v Super U's @ Highbury this Saturday on 17:10 - Apr 23 by durham_exile |
BluenWight - I agree I don't want to go to Eastleigh, or Forest Green or Grimsby or Bristol Rovers!
From a selfish perspective they may only be 6 Northern based teams in League Two next season!
Unthinkable.
Only 9 points will do for the U's.
Batter the Cod Army first then clip the Robins' wings and "stain" the Lilywhites. That's all there is to it!
The PNE game will be really tough with a 10,000 capacity crowd, providing of course we have already secured 51 points!
Up the U's
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Haha - suck it up Northern Monkeys, the silver lining on a very big cloud would be I'm perfectly happy with Eastleigh, Forest Green or Bristol Rovers - you can definitely keep Grimsby though. |  |
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| Cod Army v Super U's @ Highbury this Saturday on 19:03 - Apr 24 with 1068 views | durham_exile |
Nothing more to add - the players know what is expected of them.
Nothing less than 3 points will do.
Weather forecast Fleetwood - Saturday
1100 light Rain 11 degrees C
1200 - 1500 heavy rain 7 degrees C
1600 - 1700 light rain 7 degrees C
1800 sunny 8 degrees C
Safe journey to all travelling U's supporters, enjoy Blackpool Thrillseeker and mates.
Keep the faith, we can do this.
Up the U's
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| Cod Army v Super U's @ Highbury this Saturday on 21:22 - Apr 24 with 1056 views | gerry_us |
| Cod Army v Super U's @ Highbury this Saturday on 17:36 - Apr 23 by wessex_exile |
Haha - suck it up Northern Monkeys, the silver lining on a very big cloud would be I'm perfectly happy with Eastleigh, Forest Green or Bristol Rovers - you can definitely keep Grimsby though. |
Not even to visit with me? | | | |
| Cod Army v Super U's @ Highbury this Saturday on 00:44 - Apr 25 with 1037 views | wessex_exile |
| Cod Army v Super U's @ Highbury this Saturday on 21:22 - Apr 24 by gerry_us |
Not even to visit with me? |
You would definitely take the edge of what would otherwise be a very unappetising prospect, but it's even further into the back of beyond than Scunny FFS Gerry?!?! Never mind who put the (ahem) into Scunthorpe, who put the Grim into Grimsby? 
Let's see what happens - if it comes to it, you never know? | |
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| Cod Army v Super U's @ Highbury this Saturday on 16:39 - Apr 25 with 976 views | Barsidepete |
And now Proctor assists David Ball @ 74' ... that makes it 2-1 with little left on the clock
Oh my. Other results otherwise not going our way. [Post edited 25 Apr 2015 16:41]
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| Cod Army v Super U's @ Highbury this Saturday on 16:51 - Apr 25 with 967 views | gerry_us |
| Cod Army v Super U's @ Highbury this Saturday on 16:39 - Apr 25 by Barsidepete |
And now Proctor assists David Ball @ 74' ... that makes it 2-1 with little left on the clock
Oh my. Other results otherwise not going our way. [Post edited 25 Apr 2015 16:41]
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Fun isn't it Pete. We are now winning and Crawley loosing. You couldn't make it up. | | | |
| Cod Army v Super U's @ Highbury this Saturday on 17:00 - Apr 25 with 963 views | Barsidepete |
| Cod Army v Super U's @ Highbury this Saturday on 16:51 - Apr 25 by gerry_us |
Fun isn't it Pete. We are now winning and Crawley loosing. You couldn't make it up. |
I'm speechless, Gerry!!
Hope our mate Noah is reading this ... absolutely stunning.
Massey 84' ... Porter with a PK on 87' ... 2-3
WOWWWWW!!!!!
And Posh battled back for a 4-3.
Time for a ciggie and voddy LOL  ... oh. My. Goodness
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| Cod Army v Super U's @ Highbury this Saturday on 18:40 - Apr 25 with 910 views | PaddyA140 |
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boys.... Who'd have thought we'd battle back to win today after chucking in a lead.
My mum's coming with me on Tuesday - her only previous 2 games this season have been at home to Chesterfield in the league and Posh in the cup. Good omen....
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