Colchester pitch - reduced size

[oxford blue]

Colchester now playing on a smaller pitch because part was constantly waterlogged and caused last 2 games to be postponed. EFL approved because it is a drainage problem.

 

https://www.cu-fc.com/news/2024/march/pitch-change-approved/#:~:text=The amended dimensions at Colchester,of Clubs across the League.

 

[StanSP]

If they're still in League Two by the time we get there, I hope it doesn't affect us too much. 

[Nalis]

Thats one way of stifling Man City when they get demoted

[filbertway]

Quite clickbaity headline haha.

 

Colchester reduce pitch size to size that meets the league requirements.

[Tuna]

Still remember playing them in the championship 

[Sunbury Fox]

1 minute ago, Tuna said:

Still remember playing them in the championship 

They got relegated with us when we went down to League 1 in 2008.

[Brizzle Fox]

Didn't Muzzy Izzet's brother play for Colchester. Kemal I think he's called.

 

He's quite small so probably would have liked playing on a smaller pitch if he was still playing today.

[Fox92]

9 hours ago, Tuna said:

Still remember playing them in the championship 

I'm sure I recalled they first got promoted and finished about 10th in the Championship.

[CosbehFox]

9 hours ago, Brizzle Fox said:

Didn't Muzzy Izzet's brother play for Colchester. Kemal I think he's called.

 

He's quite small so probably would have liked playing on a smaller pitch if he was still playing today.

Yeah he did. Went to be involved with Needham Market nearby too 

[CosbehFox]

18 minutes ago, Fox92 said:

I'm sure I recalled they first got promoted and finished about 10th in the Championship.

Yeah 10th. Higher than Norwich, Ipswich and Southend that season 

[The Blur]

On 20/03/2024 at 08:15, Fox92 said:

I'm sure I recalled they first got promoted and finished about 10th in the Championship.

 

I also recall that they beat us at home 3-0 or something as well?

[Stuntman_Mike]

On 19/03/2024 at 22:19, Sunbury Fox said:

They got relegated with us when we went down to League 1 in 2008.

Didn't we draw at home with them when they'd already been relegated 

[Sunbury Fox]

41 minutes ago, Stuntman_Mike said:

Didn't we draw at home with them when they'd already been relegated 

Yes - and only then by scoring a very late equaliser! Think it was the penultimate home game of the season. 

[Super_horns]

On 20/03/2024 at 08:34, CosbehFox said:

Yeah 10th. Higher than Norwich, Ipswich and Southend that season 

Had a very good season then suffered the next .

 

Don’t know if they lost players or even the manager .

[Aus Fox]

On 29/03/2024 at 00:55, Super_horns said:

Had a very good season then suffered the next .

 

Don’t know if they lost players or even the manager .

Didn’t Hull City take Phil Parkinson from them in incredibly dodgy fashion - can’t remember the full story, but it would have been around that time and they were really not happy about the situation.