Super U's to prevail against the Reds on Tuesday evening at fortress WHCS 15:50 - Feb 13 with 651 views | durham_exile | JM’s Super U’s entertain the Reds of Crawley Town on Tuesday evening at the WHCS. Now it could be a case of the faithful bringing their boots, because JM appears to have run over several black cats and walked under numerous ladders; such is the current injury crisis at Colchester. In truth injuries have become almost common place for the U’s over the past 5 years and much of the reason why we lost our perennial relegation battle from league one. Every season sadly seems to bring more than the previous. Presently of the 32 players considered to be in the “squad” we have the following injured: Dean Brill - injured in training - swollen knee Richard Brindley - injured in training last week - calf injury Tom Eastman - injured during the Blackpool game, now out for the season, requiring an operation to repair ankle ligaments Frankie Kent injured against Barnet - ankle injury Luke Prosser — long term knee injury Jermaine Grandison — injured - hip Lloyd Doyley - injured against Barnet - calf injury Drey Wright — injured, undergone hernia surgery out for 6 weeks Tommy O'Sullivan - knee injury — long term Doug Loft — still weeks away from a return, achilles problem Sammy Szmodics - still injured - foot injury Chris Porter - injured in training last week - sore hip Lewis Kinsella — after long term injury played 45 minutes in the 3-0 defeat to Man City U23 on Sunday Sean Murray is suspended for a further two games Macaulay Bonne on loan to Woking Dion Sembie-Ferris on loan to Concord Rangers Two of our finest and most consistent players are also carrying injuries; outstanding Craig Slater requires care and attention and the brilliant Owen Garvan need wrapping in cotton wool after each game. That leaves only 16 fully fit players for JM to choose from, 18 including Slater and Garvan. Frankly the team are achieving miracles at present. Sam Walker Dillon Barnes George Elokobi Kane Vincent-Young Alex Wynter Matt Briggs Cameron James Dexter Peter Tom Lapslie Ben Dickenson Owen Garvan Tarique Fosu Craig Slater Kurtis Guthrie Denny Johnstone Rekeil Pyke - on loan from Huddersfield Charley Edge Louis Dunne With 17 key games to play, 10 home and 7 away (excluding the play offs), JM will need every player to play his part in our promotion campaign. Table as at 13 Feb 17 Doncaster* 30 63 Plymouth* 29 60 Carlisle 30 52 Luton* 30 49 Exeter 30 48 Pompey* 29 48 Mansfield* 30 46 Wycombe* 29 46 COL U 29 44 *Denotes still to play at the WHCS Dermot Drummy brings his Reds side to the WHCS on Tuesday in what will be a very important game. We have yet to defeat the Reds in 8 attempts, but having laid the ghost of Crewe who had an impressive record against the U’s in recent seasons, there is no reason why we cannot see Crawley off. Picking a team is ironically becoming easier because of the injury crisis. However, there is no place for complacency, the Super U’s must ensure that they do not fall over their children’s toys, avoid hair brushes, avoid opening cans of cola and do not get stuck in their drive ways when their electric gates fail or any of the other bizarre events that other professional footballers have incurred. On a serious note, recent injuries have largely been pitch related with the surfaces becoming harder and less forgiving at Newport, Exeter and Blackpool. Even the WHCS surface (which was covered Friday night) was hard on Saturday. This weekend, the Crown Ground could be equally challenging. Therefore, JM is likely to plump for the following in a 3,3,2,2 formation Walker Vincent-Young Wynter Elokobi Lapslie Garvan Briggs Slater Dickenson Guthrie Johnstone Subs: Barnes, James, Kinsella, Fosu, Pyke, Edge, Dunne Clearly the bench is a very young and largely inexperienced one, but every player will be necessary to aid the injury crisis. The major disappointment is that it would be a desperate situation if the injuries derailed the promotion push. Momentum is key and our recent results (with the exception of the Exeter game) have suggested that promotion in one form or another is within our grasp this season. I would like to see young Pyke given 20 minutes tomorrow evening to see what he can bring to the strike force. The weather is improving after the weekend and the attendance, which frankly was poor on Saturday, is likely to be around 3,000. A victory could see us return to the top seven ahead of the trip to Lancashire on Saturday. Enjoy the game. Up the U’s [Post edited 14 Feb 2017 13:13]
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Super U's to prevail against the Reds on Tuesday evening at fortress WHCS on 20:20 - Feb 13 with 604 views | Leadbelly | The side practically picks itself at the moment. Let's hope we can come through tomorrow's game without further casualties. | |
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Super U's to prevail against the Reds on Tuesday evening at fortress WHCS on 22:43 - Feb 13 with 575 views | oxfcolu | The boys are playing with backbone which has been lacking over the last couple of years. It will be a struggle but they are capable of a comfortable win. | | | |
Super U's to prevail against the Reds on Tuesday evening at fortress WHCS on 16:45 - Feb 14 with 510 views | durham_exile | Sadly I wont be in this evening - something to do with a Valentine's Day evening meal!!! There are some key matches this evening: Crewe v Wycombe Carlisle v Doncaster Mansfield v Accrington Notts Co v Exeter Plymouth v Orient Pompey v Blackpool Luton v Hartlepool Difficult game tonight but three points will set us nicely for the weekend game at the Crown Ground. Up the U's | |
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Super U's to prevail against the Reds on Tuesday evening at fortress WHCS on 19:02 - Feb 14 with 488 views | durham_exile | Super U's Lineup; 4 changes from Saturday Walker Brindley Wynter Elokobi Lapslie Garvan Fosu Briggs Johnstone Guthrie Dickenson Subs: Barnes Peter James Vincent-Young Slater Edge Pyke Very sensible to rest Slater (perhaps an appearance from the bench) Must be a chance for Pyke to get 30 mins second half No more injuries please!!!! Up the U's | |
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Super U's to prevail against the Reds on Tuesday evening at fortress WHCS on 20:03 - Feb 14 with 475 views | wessex_exile |
Super U's to prevail against the Reds on Tuesday evening at fortress WHCS on 19:02 - Feb 14 by durham_exile | Super U's Lineup; 4 changes from Saturday Walker Brindley Wynter Elokobi Lapslie Garvan Fosu Briggs Johnstone Guthrie Dickenson Subs: Barnes Peter James Vincent-Young Slater Edge Pyke Very sensible to rest Slater (perhaps an appearance from the bench) Must be a chance for Pyke to get 30 mins second half No more injuries please!!!! Up the U's |
Johnstone makes it 1-0 to the U's!! Come On!!!! | |
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Super U's to prevail against the Reds on Tuesday evening at fortress WHCS on 20:20 - Feb 14 with 465 views | wessex_exile | Crap - Crawley have completely turned it around in double-quick time, and it's now 1-2 to Crawley! Plenty of time to put this right, if that's any consolation? | |
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Super U's to prevail against the Reds on Tuesday evening at fortress WHCS on 20:55 - Feb 14 with 452 views | wessex_exile |
Super U's to prevail against the Reds on Tuesday evening at fortress WHCS on 20:20 - Feb 14 by wessex_exile | Crap - Crawley have completely turned it around in double-quick time, and it's now 1-2 to Crawley! Plenty of time to put this right, if that's any consolation? |
1-3 :-( Less time, even bigger mountain... | |
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Super U's to prevail against the Reds on Tuesday evening at fortress WHCS on 22:07 - Feb 14 with 430 views | noah4x4 | Terrible performance. Crawley deserved their win. | | | | Login to get fewer ads
Super U's to prevail against the Reds on Tuesday evening at fortress WHCS on 22:50 - Feb 14 with 410 views | Leadbelly | Terrible indeed. It looked like a team that had just been introduced to one another. | |
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Super U's to prevail against the Reds on Tuesday evening at fortress WHCS on 23:44 - Feb 14 with 392 views | durham_exile | Just got in - miserable result, but Crawley have the Indian sign over the Super U's. WE have never beaten them. Roll on three points on Saturday in East Lancashire. Up the U's | |
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Super U's to prevail against the Reds on Tuesday evening at fortress WHCS on 19:14 - Feb 15 with 330 views | bwildered | Final result looked closer than the final outcome. After taking the lead, the vistors squeezed up and the game changed . Naive defending from corner and deep cross where punished, rightly . Every play in the first half went down left side , successful at first, but became predictable . Then struggled to change in the second half, and apart from goal and one goal mouth scramble, never worked visiting keeper . More performances like this and wave goodbye even to play off places , sooner rather than later. | |
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Super U's to prevail against the Reds on Tuesday evening at fortress WHCS on 19:50 - Feb 15 with 323 views | gerry_us |
Super U's to prevail against the Reds on Tuesday evening at fortress WHCS on 23:44 - Feb 14 by durham_exile | Just got in - miserable result, but Crawley have the Indian sign over the Super U's. WE have never beaten them. Roll on three points on Saturday in East Lancashire. Up the U's |
Hope your Valentines Day meal was good then? Ours was. | | | |
Super U's to prevail against the Reds on Tuesday evening at fortress WHCS on 20:00 - Feb 15 with 317 views | durham_exile |
Super U's to prevail against the Reds on Tuesday evening at fortress WHCS on 19:50 - Feb 15 by gerry_us | Hope your Valentines Day meal was good then? Ours was. |
Gerry very pleasant evening at a local hostelry. Didnt know the result until later, absolutely shocking. Have My tickets for Saturday and of course preparing for Blundell park. Up the U's | |
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