Colchester United Thread,
 

Really looking forward to the game, be good to see Kurtis again hope he dont score, unless its a late consolation, that i can tolerate.:D

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

always had a soft spot for colchester after they beat a certain west yorkshire side in the cup years ago. play a decent brand of football but i,ll leave my soft nature at home tomorrow afternoon.

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Don't forget they've also got young Fosu there on loan, hope our defence ain't terrified . . . .

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Nobody terrifies Matty P!!!!!!!!!!! ;)

:) :) :)

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Team selection will be interesting. Stick or twist ?

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

We'll have to twist a bit, Donacien is suspended for tomorrow's game - then it depends if any if the injuries we picked up have an effect, guess it's just wait & see

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Bloody Colchester need a good seeing to for what they did to Super Leeds in 1971.
I'm predicting a 3-0 drubbing of them.

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

I wonder how many ex Stanley players feel the same way as Kurtis Guthrie about our club. He's the first I've heard speak about us in this way. (Taken from local Colchester newspaper)

Kurtis Guthrie does not have particularly fond memories of Accrington Stanley, even though they were the first club to give him his big chance in professional football

Front-runner Guthrie, Colchester United’s leading scorer with 11 goals, moved to Accrington from his Jersey base in 2011, after stints on the island at St Clement and Trinity.

But the 23-year-old dropped into non-league, following his one and only season with Stanley, mustering just 13 senior appearances with no goals.

Instead he re-established himself at Bath City, Welling United and Forest Green Rovers, before getting his second opportunity at Football League level with the U’s, from last summer.

Guthrie has not looked back since, and has helped himself to nine goals in his last 14 outings to boost the U’s play-off credentials.

“There’s no love lost, between me and Accrington,” insisted Guthrie.

“They are just a club that took me on at the time, and that’s all they are there to me now. I don’t talk to the manager (John Coleman) or anything.

“So it’s just another game for me, and another chance to get three points.

“I think leaving Accrington was the best thing for me. Going to Accrington at the time, it was a club that did not have a lot of money anyway and the facilities were not the best.

“So it was like starting right from the bottom of the professional game.

“I then came out of that environment completely, rebuilding my career, I think that was the best thing for me.

“Sometimes players have to go through such times in their careers, to move on, and if anything I am thankful that it ended badly for me at Accrington.

“Instead, I was able to go and find a completely different route. That has helped me to build as a person, start from scratch and rebuild my career, so I see it as a positive,” added Guthrie.

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Kinda get where he's coming from, we signed him from practically a pub team & billed him as the next big thing before he was anywhere near ready for league football - imho there was too much pressure on him & it all went wrong.
He could've gone back home with his tail between his legs but good on him for building up his career from non league, just a pity we didn't have the luxury of time to bring him through slowly - could've been a whole different story

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Well the fans i know took to him when he was here, but if thats his view i hope he dont even score a consolation goal. hes just merited some abuse as far as i'm concerned now.

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Don't think it's our fans he's talking about Cashy & to be honest as much as we're just another club to him, he's just someone who once played for us very briefly - no more, no less

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

No i dont think hes talking about the fans Di, but he comes across to me as an ungrateful, slightly arrogant scrote.

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

remember its just a job for him. he,s not a supporter of the club like all the rest that come and go. probebly the move came too early for him in his career.

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

[QUOTE=Lord Didsbury;1187720]Bloody Colchester need a good seeing to for what they did to Super Leeds in 1971.
a great memory of good old layer road. listened to the game on my car valve radio outside my garage. seems just like yesterday. sorry your lordship.

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

What's the team going to be today then? Same starting line up as last week, but Rodgers in for the Don and possibly Edwards replacing Shay?

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Well I will be giving Kurtis big welcome, just like I would any former player returning to the ground


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Agree i thought it was a tad soon for the lad, but hes too big headed in my eyes to see that, just dissing stanley like he has.

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

ASFC: Rodak, Pearson, Hughes, Beckles, Rodgers, McConville, Brown, Conneely, Clark, McCartan, Kee

ASFC subs: Davies, Gornell, Boco, Clare, Husin, Chapman, Edwards

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

New lad nowhere to be seen again

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

1-0 kee

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Matty Pearson from a Sean mc corner! 2-0

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

2-0 Pearson Sean Mc assist

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Just when things started to look up, beckles gets sent off! Oo how we never make a win easy

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Harsh sending off.

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Crowd 1310 208 from Colchester, not the greatest

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

2-1 golden boy gives away a penalty

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Don't you go blowing this now STANLEY.... (shifting nervously in seat)

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

I we lose its mconvilles fault

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Ft

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Whew...thanks Men In Red. :)

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Good team display today cant really fault anyone,how Beckles deserved RED i will never know,was a yellow at the worst.i thought he played the ball? the penalty looked soft also, we will see tonight on telly, the second half, even with 10 men,we created more chances, how yon lot are in the top half is a mystery to me:confused: Well done Stanley roll on tuesday, got a good report on the Mansfield match from Dave in Germany, see yeh tuesday mate.;)

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Go from being 2-0 up to nail biting last 10 minutes!

Sean with 2 assists today!

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

what a game with 10 heros on the pitch. the only downside is that both sets of fans will be talking about the officials. the three stooges, a touch of a marx brothers comedy and more than a little bit of the chuckle brothers come to mind. its a good job we won or someone would be hanging a rope from a tree up livingstone rd. for those inept sods/

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Well played Stanley. Hope it's clear we are far too good to go down. Better than the Us even with 10 men.

Matty P, Kee, McConville best players today ... in that order. Shaky keeper makes me nervous.

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Coley in ref guilt trip shock horror exclusive!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRKl6cEVxGU

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Good display by the team today. Guthrie looked like he couldn't kick his own erse which is just how I remember him. The red looked harsh but we didn't really look like we would lose.

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Professor Coleman at his diplomatic best. Good interview. Even better result. Well done to all the team and the loyal fans.

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Busby was shocking, can't say he was one sided just bad

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

I thought he was fortunate only to get a yellow today, he was at it all 90mins.well shut imho

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Yeah, he was all elbows today, certainly in first half, yet he got away with it.

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Highlights are up. Beckles sending off looks as harsh on't telly as it did from the Clayton End. Just reached for the ball, feet down, not overly hard. Weird.

First goal is class.

Penalty a bit dubious.

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Ps, I went up the Coppice before the match. First time in decades. I have some old cine film of me, my brother and a girl called Susan Ankers jumping off the trig point circa 1967.
Things have changed up there. Like trees I think.
My grandma used to live on Waddington Road. The road itself was just a load of dumped building waste with huge holes and lumps. My dad used to drive on it at about 2mph for fear of destroying his car. I was amazed to find that after all this time it was still in a shocking state.

Anyway, sorry for the digression.

Only 1,300 there today. 200 from Colchester. What is wrong with people these days?

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

I see it more like 3 assists

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Watching the video clip, Omar's red card had similarities to 'Man Mountain' Pearson's against Carlisle in that he lost control of the ball. But, unlike Matty, he didn't go in with both feet towards the oncoming player. The Colchester player didn't appear to have control of the ball at any time.

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Don't see why mconville made the tackle to give away the penalty, Matty p had got back and had him covered but still 5 games unbeaten at home

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

From where we were in the main stand looking at the Clayton end. we all thought Beccles got the ball and the player run onto Beccles tackle. Nobody made a serious claim for a nasty foul. I hope he does get it rescinded as it was a bad decision made in haste. The liner on our side was very poor. The liner on the Whinney hillside was spot on. I was surprised at the bobbly and slippy pitch at the coppice end. Having seen the penalty it was an extremely soft penalty. But another 3 points towards the safe zone.

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Thought Seamus put in one hell of a shift on his 100th appearance today. Game was in cruise control until the sending off. Being hyper critical thought Rodgers struggled throughout.
What's the suspension count up for Tuesday ? Beckles Don and The golden boy ?

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

[QUOTE=st06nc2;1187801]2-1 golden boy gives away a penalty[/QUOTE
And if I was anyone else would there be any comment?:rolleyes:

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

ffs!!!!!

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Even the chap from Colchester's press people was gobsmacked by the red card for Omar & it's not often any of the opposition's press give us the benefit of the doubt - as soon as the foul was committed he said 'that's a yellow card' . . . . . .enough said

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

you,ve got it spot on chrisr. must have had the same view of the incident that i did and dare i say the main stand lino. who looked like someone who the ref gave a lift too just to make up the numbers. on the television highlights it looked a poor challenge but as they say its all about angles and we had the better one.

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Both our clubs are currently suffering from poor referees who are trying to make names for themselves by poor interpretation of the laws of the game.

It's little wonder therefore that both our respective managers are reacting in the media the way they are at the moment.

Seen far worse challenges in our League from teams in our league who get away with it, including recent FA Cup games.

Seems to me that southern teams get away with it but ours appear to have been targeted.

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

The Channel 5 highlight programme described Omar's red as appropriate action

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Yeh heard it, though it looked bad from the angle they showed, i aint convinced from what i saw yesterday.;)seemed to me he took the ball.

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Great battling performance from our boys yesterday, to match Tuesday night's at Mansfield.
Seems the world & his brother are determined to see the end of our little club this season - well they can go whistle!
To use an overused cliché, this was a game of two halves!
2-0 up & looking more than comfortable, thanks to our rock solid back four of Pearson, Hughes, Beckles & Rodgers, the whole dynamic of the game was changed by the rash 'red card' decision of the referee. Beckles was a mere fraction late with his attempt to recover the ball but the tackle was without any malice, nor a deliberate attempt to foul the opponent.
With a man advantage, the U's upped their game in the second half and it became a 'backs to the wall' effort by our ten men, although we did manage some effective attacks by hitting them on the break.
I have no doubt that, had we not been reduced to ten men, we would have inflicted a damn good thrashing to those Essex boys.
I'm sure there are teams, managers & officials who would love to see the back of Accrington Stanley as a league club.
Well I've news for them, so long as Matty Pearson plays for us, they're wishes will only ever be a pipedream.

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Much as Matty is a great talisman that's a bit OTT mate. There are a few unsung heroes in there not just Matty.

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Having had time to reflect on the game. I would offer no criticism of any player yesterday. I wonder why we did not use all our subs and sooner, Everyone put a hard shift in. When Shay was subbed I thought given the battering Billy was getting he too should have come off. We have enough quality and strength on the bench to have done that at least 20 mins before the end. I think our stamina and pure determination was evident yesterday, But we could have rested a couple of Strikers. Both Shay and Billy don't look quite 100% for a full match of that physical strain. I must admit that I couldn't say what our best 11 is. On to tuesday and another three points needed. It will be a very tough test against an in form team. Some guy called Mingoia is playing apparently.

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Absolutely agree 28 - We have 11 heroes on the field every game.
But Matty P is the rock on which our team is built & an inspiration to all our players through his 101% commitment.

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Bang on lord thought we were brilliant yesterday. Loved the atmosphere and love all our boys I'll be singing my head off on Tuesday night.

Thanks, Keith

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Hi twenty eight

I too believe Matty is our hero and leads by example.

Keith

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

My ratings yesterday

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Rodak - 7 solid again needs to work on his kicking

Rodgers - 8 cracking young lad like him a lot more goals to come

Beckles - 5 shakey again bad touches got him in trouble again

Hughes - 8 dependable as ever, my partners fave

PEARSON - 9 what a performance lovely and aggressive

Clark - 6 did not effect game for me

Conneely - 7 good

Brown - 5 unfit and slow must have better waiting in the wings JC?

McConville - 7 was a threat at times

Young Shay - 6 worked hard wasn't his best but good enough for me

BIG BILLY - 8 the man is a monster


Sub - Boco - 3 waste of time rather seen one of the young lads we've got on loan this guy needs to go in May JC if you don't mind.

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Everyone's entitled to their opinion but I'm sorry Rommy Boco can never be described as a waste of time! He had his doubters when he came back last January but he's proved them all wrong. Personally I hope he goes nowhere in the summer
Scott Brown slow? He might not be the best player on the pitch but he never stops running & making a nuisance of himself to the opposition.
Not sure we were watching the same game but as I said, it's all about opinions

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

PEARSON - 9 what a performance lovely and aggressive

I hope you meant lively mate. One thing Matty is not is lovely on the pitch.

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Hiya 28, he was lively and tenacious and lovely what a good player he is who gives his all

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Hiya Accymad / hope I haven't caused you any undue offence I just love talking about the games I've been to - wasn't it wonderful!? Please accept my apology if so. Regards, Keith

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

No worries - no offence taken, like I said it's all about opinions & yes it was a brilliant game - nerve wracking but brilliant, let's hope for more of the same on Tuesday

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Thank you accymad. Me too especially after Cambridge winning yesterday. What news is there of Omar's red card appeal? Who else is suspended?
Keith

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

"Sub - Boco - 3 waste of time rather seen one of the young lads we've got on loan this guy needs to go in May JC if you don't mind."
:eek: :rofl38::rofl38::rofl38::rofl38::rofl38:

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

I remarked yesterday he was a waste of space and received a volley of abuse from two rough looking gents in front of me. It's all about opinions - I just like to see quick fit young lads come on and make an impact

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Nancy Boy - You have a point. I was looking forward to Boco coming on and steadying things. Keeping possession more with his skill and teamwork.

Instead he gave the ball away, or tried Stupid long range shots whenever he got the ball and committed loads of unnecessary fouls in dangerous positions.

I asked him for an autograph afterwards and he just told me to eff off.

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Thank you lord. I'm sure he can be a good player on his day he just isn't my cup of tea. Did he really? If so that just isn't cricket - were you aggressive towards him? Sorry to hear of this dear chap I hope you didn't have a youngster within earshot

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

I'm hoping all this is meant as sarcasm? Didn't see Rommy do any of that, he was his usual cool, professional self on the pitch & there's no way he would speak to any fan in that way & that isn't me seeing him through Stanley tinted glasses

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Well sorry if he treats fans like that then he can eff off PDQ as far as i'm concerned, n i was a rommy fan.:mad:

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

No, I just said "please can I have your signature" and he said he hated Stanley and the only place his signature was goingwas at the bottom of a Burnley contract.

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

I don't think Lord would lie about this. Regarding Boco's performance in the pitch I quite agree, he wasn't thinking of the team

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Ah I see Lord you are winding us up?

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Wind up merchant! :rolleyes: Some may have fallen for your wit with regard to his playing ability but anyone who knows Rommy wouldn't have believed the other part of your post for a second

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Why would a middle aged Leeds fan stoop as low as asking for a league 2 players autograph?

Maybe if you are under 13 it could be acceptable, otherwise autograph hunters are as bad as chuggers and door to door types.

To be fair he probably thought you were taking the ****.

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Well i fell fer it, based on the fact sod all surprises me about footballers these days.

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Brown didn't stop running and other than Beckles (Because of the sending off) I would give every Stanley player at least 7 out of 10 and would have given Brown an 8.

You don't beat and outplay over the 90 mins a team well above you in the table when you only have 10 men and they are given a soft penalty by having passengers in the team.

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Every jack man deserved a 10 based on the second half performance alone

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

AccyMad! , I think from my numerous posts in relation to The Prince of Benin that most on our Forum are aware of the fact that I too am a person who holds him in high regard. I met him the very first day he set foot in The Crown as a young lad who spoke very little English, but soon let his skills speak for him on the field . Since that time I have never found him to be less than polite and considerate whenever we meet , and consider him to be a player who has always given 100% to the team on the field.
In another somewhat protracted thread, the usual love/hate argument regarding Sean MacConville's contribution to the team is maintaining it's momentum and some have agreed that although he is enjoying a bit of form and consistency at the moment, he has had his spells of abject failure over the years !.
So it must be for Romuald, and any other footballer. Days of sheer success are mixed in with periods where nothing goes right and the label 'failure' is pinned on their shirt !.
Unfortunately, I couldn't be there yesterday, but if Rommy fell well below expectations as some have suggested, both as a footballer and a man, then he will not be the first or the last player who wears his Stanley heart on his sleeve to let disappointments and frustrations direct his post-match attitude, and believe me over many years I have witnessed some extremely strange and unexplainable shenanigans from Players and Managers as they have headed towards the Dressing Rooms after the Match .
Can I, in agreement with your post, suggest that wind-up or not, that we all wait until the player in question let's the Reds down on a regular basis before issuing words of condemnation.
Rommy Boco is a footballer who thrives on the support of his fans, an this in turn is reflected in the confidence which it inspires in his play . So along with AccyMad and myself to name but two, please keep this support heading in his direction, he still has much to offer our Club !.
As to his choice of words, the term 'eff off' ,is not one which I care to use, but as a 5 year old told me to do just that in W.H. Smith's the other day, I suppose that I must expect it, along with other vulgar invective phrases as common parlance.( Indeed I have often heard certain Football Managers stoop to using it !.).
I can understand Lord Didsbury bristling with indignation at this riposte from Mr Boco, and can only commiserate with him in his discombobulation.

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Viking old boy, agree with you re the lads digging in, but I wasn't the only one who thought "wee Scott" isn't the sort we need, I just stopped at the garage to fill the old girl up and had a quick glance through all the red tops, the sun and others gave him a 5 and everyone else a 7

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

The S#n !!!!!!! Nuff said

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

I bet the person behind the counter at the garage was impressed that you read through the sports pages of all the newspapers without buying one just to check our players ratings in each :rolleyes:

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

The only place Rommy should be going in May is to Coley's office to sign an extension.

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

I don't think they were interested - however I did buy a Sunday telegraph as my friend likes the Sunday supliment - though I doubt they had a reporter at our game!

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Surely we will go with a back three on Tuesday?

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

We all have good days & bad. Highs & lows.
In sport, as in life, what matters at the end of the day is a positive outcome.
We should be thankful for a another hard won victory yesterday.
There's no need for an autopsy on who performed & who didn't.
We play as a team and whether we win or lose, every player needs our support.
John Coleman & our boys are giving their all every week to retain our league status.
Who gives a fig what any newspaper thinks about how many out-of-ten each player deserved.

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Hello stiffupper on reflection I agree

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

And surely you are able to regale us with your reasoning behind this startling declaration !.

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Well old man I think we have two central defenders available and one right back who it seems can play at centre half as he did on Saturday at times, and no left back, plus it has worked well for us recently at home don't you think?

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Three at the back please mr. Christian damn ya

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Patronising and speculative !.

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Cryptic but hardly Nordhoff and Hall ?.

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Come on Yonmon, of course Boco had his usual great game yesterday and of course he would not be so rude.
I was playing along with Nancy Boy's wind up.

The only players I have issues with are all of our dodgy keepers. The rest are all magnificent.

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Oops Who have you been upsetting Yonmon ?

Re: Colchester United Thread,
 

Sorry Sean, will have to withdraw one of those assists after watching TV will have to give it to Liner & Ref.