HerrLjunga
Vital 1st Team Regular
We play Col Ewe tonight (7.30pm kick-off) in a match only fractionally more meaningful than our pre-season friendly against them back in July. A repeat of that 2-0 Gills win would be nice, but frankly, I have little enthusiasm for this competition, a stance seemingly adopted by the management team in recent seasons.
The game will take place at their boxy, identikit stadium in the arse end of nowhere and will feature a mix of our promising kids with whatever walking wounded we can get on the pitch, versus what appears to be Ipswich Town's side from last season; Colchester having spent the summer signing anyone previously associated with Portman Road. Tickets for the game are optimistically priced at £12 should you wish to brave the Dartford Crossing to make the game.
Our Essex chums have not exactly flown out of the traps this season, boasting just one win in all competitions and that against the chronically woeful Oldham. They've not conceded many (4 in 5 league games), but have struggled to score with two of their four goals coming from the penalty spot and another being an OG. Still, when your Number 9 is Frank Nouble maybe that's not such a surprise.
I'd do a longer intro post, but this competition is so flagrantly tinpot it doesn't deserve it.
Still, COYG I suppose!
The game will take place at their boxy, identikit stadium in the arse end of nowhere and will feature a mix of our promising kids with whatever walking wounded we can get on the pitch, versus what appears to be Ipswich Town's side from last season; Colchester having spent the summer signing anyone previously associated with Portman Road. Tickets for the game are optimistically priced at £12 should you wish to brave the Dartford Crossing to make the game.
Our Essex chums have not exactly flown out of the traps this season, boasting just one win in all competitions and that against the chronically woeful Oldham. They've not conceded many (4 in 5 league games), but have struggled to score with two of their four goals coming from the penalty spot and another being an OG. Still, when your Number 9 is Frank Nouble maybe that's not such a surprise.
I'd do a longer intro post, but this competition is so flagrantly tinpot it doesn't deserve it.
Still, COYG I suppose!