Match Thread Home vs Colchester United Sept 12th

I think McCall will want free flowing football, only problem is other teams will come to kill the game and smash and grab.

But, if we get some entertaining football it’s a million miles away from the dross served up by boring Bowyer.

let’s look forward to some change of landscape after the COVID-19 lockdown and some eventual ‘new normal’. Something to get behind / support will be a bonus.

One day we will all be back in the stands home and away.

 

I am going for 3-1 to city, Guthrie, Novak and Cooke to score.

 

Very impressed with Colchester last season finishing 6th before losing to Exeter in the play offs before stupidly imo sacking McGreal....

Steve Ball has a big job to do down there. Only managed non league before at lower level non league clubs.
Lost all 6 pre season /Cup games 0-2, 0-4, 0-1, 1-3, 1-3 + 0-2. Beyond that lost on loan striker theo Robinson to port vale, Frank noble (evening @Interested Bystander ) and the impressive Ryan Jackson.

Big recovery for them this season needed and with City showing decent defensive abilities in the two Cup games so far and joint 2nd best defensive record at home last season (though that eclipses pre season), I'm going for a 1-0 home win, failing very possibly to capatalise on a good level of chances and possession.

 

I think McCall will want to play free flowing football but from what we saw at bolton he seems to have Learnt we need to get the ball forward quick at times to catch teams out.
Hopefully we continue that especially at home because too much sideways passing and teams who are just sat in it becomes a struggle.

I have gone for 1-1 on the prediction table. As mentioned Colchester were half decent last season and that’s all I am basing it on. Hoping for a win though and think we can get it. Just worry where the goals will come from this season

 

Saw the report on Colchester Reading match they played really well first half and were leading 1-0 at halftime. They like us have a young team. A tough but winnable match

 

Every single game in league 2 should be a winnable match.

 

The way we are looking to play I would have thought that Dylan Connolly would have fitted in nicely for us, but i'm a bit more optimistic now after the Bolton performance , a good win at home will boost team (and our) confidence i'm sure...

 

Me, Bronco and Park remember it well.

 

Don't set me off on Connolly again

 

We need to start the season with a win, so 3 points for me hopefully with an improved performance on the Bolton game.

City win 2 - 1.

 

Not fussed about the performance at this stage of the season.

It's the 3 points that count.

 

Have you got your code @Fordy117 ..?

 

Colchester will do well, a well run club with good owners and a club that has an achievable plan. Starting to see some good talent come through their ranks and i expect them to carry on the continuity of last season. I expect them to finsh higher than City.

 

It is as I posted but it would build confidence for both players and fans it can improve with each game, but of course I'll take an OG from a Colchester player if if means ths 3 points.

 

Yes mate, have you?

 

When City had that good batch of youngsters coming through McBurnie and co I went down to a Cup game against Colchester I believe they beat a good young City team 4 - 0 or 4 - 1 I got talking to a guy who said Colchester had a good academy that must have been 5/6 seasons ago.