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LEEDS UNITED v FULHAM 2-1 SUNDERLAND v CRYSTAL PALACE 1-0 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY v PORTSMOUTH 0-1 STOKE CITY v QUEENS PARK RANGERS 2-1 WREXHAM v NORWICH CITY 2-1 BARNSLEY v BLACKPOOL 2-1 LUTON TOWN v LINCOLN CITY 2-1 CRAWLEY TOWN v NOTTS COUNTY 1-2 GRIMSBY TOWN v BARNET 1-1 SWINDON TOWN v SALFORD CITY 2-2
After back-to-back postponements Danny Cowley takes his well-rested squad down the M4 to face Bristol Rovers. Whilst we haven’t played since the stoppage time victory over MK on New Year’s Day, the Pirates also had their two league fixtures postponed but did return to action with a 4-3 defeat at home against League One Plymouth in the EFL Trophy.
With no recent first team action in a while it’s not easy to predict who will play tomorrow but, as far as I know, apart from long term absentees our only injury concern is Bishop so I’m expecting the U’s to line up as follows:
Macey
Vincent Young Tucker Araujo Iandolo
Bishop Read
Lisbie Edwards
Payne
Mbick
Subs
Smith Hunt Goodwin Tovide Terry Gape Williams
I think Bishop is likely to be in the squad it’s just whether he starts or not. If he doesn’t start I expect Hunt to take his place in the starting XI.
The Gas were relegated from League One last season and didn’t get off to a great start in League Two but a run of five wins in six matches helped them to 17 points and seventh by the end of September. An incredible 10 consecutive losses in the league would follow as they dropped into the bottom two resulting in Darrell Clarke getting the boot. The ever unpopular Steve Evans was given the task with saving their season and has managed one win, one draw and two defeats (both at home) in his four games in charge. Bristol Rovers reportedly have one of the biggest playing budgets in League Two so it’s a bit of a surprise to see them struggling, a bit like Carlisle last season, but I do expect them to be much improved in the second half of the season and I can see them finishing somewhere around mid-table. When they came to the Jobserve earlier on in the season they were on a four match winning run but we were the better team on the day and they were lucky to escape with a draw. According to the BBC, it’s just five wins against seven in our 16 meetings across all competitions but one of those wins was the incredible 5-4 victory at Layer Road on the 8th January 2000. If you have an hour or so to spare you can relive one of the greatest comebacks in the history of Colchester United.
MATCH REPLAY: Colchester United 5-4 Bristol Rovers 08/01/2000
I’m not sure there are any players in the current Bristol Rovers squad who have figured for the U’s. Even though he lost my respect with the way he forced a move out of the club, we can’t really talk about Col U and Bristol Rovers without mentioning Jamie Cureton and his time at Col U were arguably two of the greatest seasons in our history. Off the top of my head I can’t think of too many other players that have played for both the U’s and The Pirates but big Sam Walker did have a loan spell there before his time at Col U, Scott McGleish also spent time there towards the end of his career in the football league (it continued for a fair while outside of the football league). Please feel free to add any others.
The weather at the Memorial Stadium is set to be dry and sunny with a gentle breeze and a high of nine degrees. Pretty good footballing weather for January. I think Bristol Rovers are still a bit fragile and despite some rustiness from not playing I’m going for a 2-1 U’s win with Mbick and Payne grabbing the U’s goals.
Out of the nine then non-league clubs five them are currently non-league and you could argue that we're on the longest most recent run in the football league depending on whether you view 1975 Wimbledon as Wimbledon or MK.
I feel that the majority of posters have been here for a good number of years with relatively few new members. Do we want to attract new members and bigger numbers though? I already have to deal with a fair number of plonkers on Facebook when talking about Col U and I've always enjoyed the community like feel of this forum.
Thanks Wessex but you're already doing Fleetwood the following week and Shrewsbury at the beginning of February. My week isn't looking too bad after today so happy to pick this one up if we don't get any other volunteers.
BRADFORD CITY v ROTHERHAM UNITED 2-0 LEYTON ORIENT v CARDIFF CITY 1-2 PETERBOROUGH UNITED v BOLTON WANDERERS 1-1 ACCRINGTON STANLEY v BARNET P-P CREWE ALEXANDRA v HARROGATE TOWN 2-0 OLDHAM ATHLETIC v NOTTS COUNTY P-P TRANMERE ROVERS v BROMLEY 1-2
As postponements go I feel like this was a good one. A tired squad with a few injury concerns against a team that had won three in a row and likely to be conditions that would favour them more than us. They wouldn't have brought many yesterday and they'll bring even less to the rearranged fixture and hopefully they go home disappointed after an away defeat.
EVERTON v BRENTFORD 2-1 FULHAM v LIVERPOOL 1-2 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR v SUNDERLAND 2-1 BLACKBURN ROVERS v CHARLTON ATHLETIC 2-1 BLACKPOOL v BRADFORD CITY 1-1 NEWPORT COUNTY v TRANMERE ROVERS 1-2
Powell returns to Forest. No real surprise there. No point him being here as he's not even getting on the bench now. Did well enough early on in his spell but maybe not quite ready for this level.
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