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Colchester sweatshirt | Colchester Utd | Colchester Utd 1st team | Colchester Utd 08/09 | Colchester Utd 09/10 | Colchester Utd transfer news | Colchester info ________________________________________ 26/02/10 - Izzet signs new deal Colchester United's longest serving player Kem Izzet has signed a two year extension to his contract which will see him remain at the club until 2012. __________________________________________________________________ 25/02/10 - Lockwood loan extended Colchester United's veteran defender Matt Lockwood will remain at Barnet untyil the end of the season following an extension to his loan deal. The left back who was loaned to Barnet in January was told his contract with Colchester United would not be renewed when it runs out this summer. __________________________________________________________________ 07/01/10 - United sign new striker Colchester United have signed Ian Henderson on a free transfer from Turkish side Ankaragucu, the 24 year old striker has previously played for Luton, Northampton, Rotherham and Norwich. U's boss Aidy Boothroyd, who knew Henderson from his time as youth team coach, told BBC Essex "He's one of those players you hate playing against because he just doesn't stop running so he'll be a good addition for us". __________________________________________________________________ 01/01/10 - Boothroyd seals not one, but two deals! Colchester United boss Aidy Boothroyd has completed the permanent signings of John-Joe O'Toole from Watford and Kayode Odejayi from Barnsley. Both players have been on loan with Colchester United since earlier in the season but these deals will see them remain at the Essex club until summer 2012. __________________________________________________________________ 23/12/09 - U's Chief Executive resigns Colchester United chief executive Steve Bradshaw has today resigned from his post and left the club. Bradshaw was involved in a minor road accident earlier this month and failed the subsequent breath test. He had been in the role for just over a year after leaving his job at the club's Community Sports Trust. __________________________________________________________________ 22/12/09 - Nobby trains with the U's Former Newcastle United and Aston Villa midfielder Nolberto Solano is currently training with Colchester United. Solano, who currently plays for Peruvian champions Universitario de Deportes, has come over at the request of Colchester United boss Aidy Boothroyd to see if a move to Essex would be of mutual interest to both player and club. __________________________________________________________________ 20/11/09 - Bristol Rovers sign U's defender on loan Colchester United have agreed a loan deal with Bristol Rovers which will see defender Pat Baldwin join the west country club until January 2010. Baldwin has been with the U's since joining them in 2002 from Premier League side Chelsea. __________________________________________________________________ 08/10/09 - Boothroyd to let five players go Colchester United manager Aidy Boothroyd has made five of his players available for temporary loan deals. The U's boss told BBC Essex "I'm happy for these players to go out and play games because that's what they need". The players in question are Matt Lockwood, Alan Maybury, Scott Vernon, Sam Corcoran and Russell Malton. ___________________________________________________________________ 23/09/09 - Colchester United player coach resigns Colchester United's player coach Gary Holt has parted company with the club after just 2 months, U's boss Aidy Boothroyd told the Colchester United website "Gary came to see me and said he thought it would be best for both parties for him to move on," he added, "I know Gary from our time at Norwich and there was no animosity, I respect his decision, we have parted on good terms and I will wish him well for the future." ___________________________________________________________________ 17/09/09 - Colchester United sign Wolves defender on month long loan Colchester United have signed Wolves defender Danny Batth on a one month loan in order to fill in for the U's injury problems in that area of the field. Currently defenders Pat Baldwin, Lee Beevers and Pat Reid are all out injured and in an interview with BBC Essex U's boss Aidy Boothroyd said "he's very quick, he's athletic and he's a good one-on-one defender, he's everything you need in a centre-half," ___________________________________________________________________ 05/09/09 - Elito signs a new two year deal Colchester United winger Medy Elito has signed a new two year contract with the East Anglian club which will see him remain in Essex until at least 2011. ___________________________________________________________________ 02/09/09 - United sign Watford midfielder Colchester United have signed a loan deal with Watford for Republic of Ireland under 21 international John-Joe O'Toole which will see him remain with the club until January 2010. O'Toole played for Watford under new U's manager Aidy Boothroyd who told BBC Essex "He scored a lot of goals and did very well for me and I just thought it was the right time to perhaps bring him". ___________________________________________________________________ 02/09/09 - Colchester United unveil new manager Aidy Boothroyd Colchester United today announced their new manager, former Watford boss Aidy Boothroyd, appointed following the sudden departure of Paul Lambert last month. 38 year old Boothroyd told BBC Essex "The club is progressive, it's not on a downward, it's on an up and it wants to go forward," he added "That's what I want to do, I think there's a real chance of getting some momentum and getting some success here and I want to be a part of it.". ___________________________________________________________________ 25/08/09 - midfielder unhappy in Colchester Colchester United midfielder David Perkins has put in a transfer request because he has reportedly been unable to settle in the area. The reason for the transfer request was given by U's captain Pat Baldwin who told BBC Essex: "It was a little bit of a surprise, but he's spoken about it before that he's not entirely happy down here". The 27 year old Perkins has been at the club since July 2008, prior to that he played for Rochdale. ___________________________________________________________________ 18/08/09 - Surprise move North by U's boss Colchester United manager Paul Lambert has left the Essex club to join East Anglian rivals Norwich City. Lambert replaces Bryan Gunn who was sacked by the Norfolk club last week. Ironically it was Lambert's Colchester United who trounced Norwich City 7-1 in the season opener that ultimately sealed Gunn's fate as City boss. The 40 year old ex Scotland international had been at Colchester United for less than a year and leaves the club at the top of the table. Assistant boss Ian Culverhouse and football operations manager Gary Karsa will join Lambert at Norwich City. ___________________________________________________________________ 18/08/09 - Jackson completes move to County Colchester United midfielder Johnnie Jackson has completed his transfer to East Midlands club Notts County for an undisclosed fee, the 27 year old who has signed a 3 year contract with the club told the BBC "They are a club with a future. They're one of the most talked about clubs in the country. It's an exciting time". ___________________________________________________________________ 03/08/09 - Kevin Lisbie returns to Colchester United Former Colchester United forward Kevin Lisbie has returned to the club on loan after signing for Ipswich Town just one year ago. Lisbie was delighted with the move saying that although other options were available he was very pleased one he heard that his former club were interested in having him back for a loan spell. ___________________________________________________________________ 24/07/09 - Colchester United appoint new player-coach Colchester United have appointed former Scotland international midfielder Gary Holt as their new player-coach. ___________________________________________________________________ 20/07/09 - Colchester United sign French striker 29/05/09 - Colchester United secure loan winger17/05/09 - Colchester United's stadium wins top award Colchester United have signed winger Ashley Vincent from Cheltenham on a three year deal. The 24 year spent time on-loan at the Essex club last season playing six matches in which he scored one goal. He told BBC Essex: "I liked what I saw last season and everything the manager does is geared towards winning. ___________________________________________________________________ Colchester United's new £14m stadium has won an award from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). The Weston Homes Community Stadium has been named this year's overall winner in the RICS East of England Awards. The RICS said the stadium is not only a fantastic new facility for Colchester United Football Club, but also benefits the wider community. ___________________________________________________________________ 06/04/09 - Leeds United end Colchester United's play off chances Colchester United's 1-0 home defeat at the hands of Leeds United has put paid to the Essex clubs hopes of making the play offs this season. Manager Paul Lambert said "We were right down there in 23rd, but because we gave it a fight people thought we should be up there, but we've just fallen short," and he added "The lads have done terrifically well to get themselves out of it and next season we'll push on". ___________________________________________________________________ 30/03/09 - Colchester United captain says "we are to blame" Colchester United captain Dean Hammond was disappointed with his teams performance against Scunthorpe on Saturday. Speaking about the 3-0 loss which seriously dented Colchester United's play-off hopes he told BBC Essex "we're the ones out there playing, it's not down to anyone else" and added "as a team we've got to defend better, they were silly mistakes that shouldn't happen at this level, but it has". ___________________________________________________________________ 19/03/09 - U's win over MK Dons Colchester United have won the battle with MK Dons to sign Cheltenham winger Ashley Young. The 23 year old will join the Essex club on loan until the end of the season, he told BBC Essex "I spoke to a couple of other clubs, but I know Steven Gillespie and also Lewis Gobern from my youth team days so that made it an easier decision to choose this club". ___________________________________________________________________ 19/03/09 - Colchester United act to resolve defensive issues Colchester United have signed central defender Neil Trotman on a one month loan from Championship side Preston North End in a bid to strengthen the U's defence while Paul Reid recovers from injury. The 22-year-old will be available for selection for Saturday's away match at Leicester City. ___________________________________________________________________ 26/01/09 - Colchester United sign Carlisle winger Colchester United have signed Carlisle's Simon Hackney for an undisclosed fee, the 24 year old winger agreed a contract with theU's which will see him remain at the club until 2011. Manager Paul Lambert was quoted on the Colchester United website as saying "I saw him play for Carlisle against Crewe while I was out of work at the beginning of the season. I've had him watched since then and just feel he can do a job for us at this level. He is direct and will add to what we already have in the squad". ___________________________________________________________________ 15/12/08 - Colchester United make new signing Colchester United have signed 30 year old defender Alan Maybury until the end of the 08/09 season. Maybur was released by Leicester City at the end of last season following a loan spell with Aberdeen, he is delighted to get back into league football and told BBC Essex: "I just want to get settled and back playing but it just shows the current financial climate is hitting football as well". ___________________________________________________________________ Colchester United have signed French striker Joel Thomas for a fee of £125,000 from Scottish side Hamilton Academicals. The 22 year old joined Hamilton from German side Kaiserslautern last summer and went on to score once for them in ten appearances. ___________________________________________________________________ 11/07/09 - Colchester United defender leaves for World Cup selection Colchester United's Australian defender Chris Coyne has left the East Anglian club and headed home to join Perth Glory in the hope that more first team football will lead to his selection for the Australian 2010 World Cup squad. ___________________________________________________________________ 02/12/08 - Colchester United new CEO announced Colchester United have appointed Steve Bradshaw as the club's new chief executive officer. Bradshaw, who takes over from Marie Partner and joined the U's as a project manager in 1995, told the club's website "it's a real honour to have been given the opportunity to lead Colchester United at this time". ___________________________________________________________________ 28/11/08 - Colchester United's CEO resigns Colchester United announced the departure of their chief executive officer Marie Partner today after 21 years with the U's in which time she worked her way up from the ticket office to become one of football's only female chief executive officers. Partner said "I've enjoyed it here but it's time to seek new challenges." ____________________________________________________________________ 07/11/08 - Lambert rules out Cureton return Colchester United manager Paul Lambert has put paid to any rumours that Jamie Cureton could be making a retuirn to the U's. The 33 year old striker, who has had two spells with Colchester United in the past, has struggled to make the Norwich City first team this season but Lambert told BBC Essex "I know all about Jamie being here but he's not someone we're looking at". ___________________________________________________________________ 07/11/08 - Captain Hammond will miss Cup match Colchester United captain Dean Hammond will miss tomorrow's FA Cup first round tie against Leyton Orient, the midfielder will serve a ban after picking up his fifth yellow card in the League One match against Southend last weekend. ___________________________________________________________________ 13/10/08 - Colchester United loose their Kit Former Colchester United caretaker manager Kit Symons has now left the club he took over temporary control of following the departure of manager Geraint Williams. During his 5 games in charge he steered the U's to 2 victories and told BBC Essex that "He is a lucky man, he's come in and inherited a good squad of players and an excellent club, so I wish them all the best". ___________________________________________________________________ 10/10/08 - no place for Kit at Colchester United Colchester United caretaker manager Kit Symons will leave the League One club and "head off to look for a new challenge". Newly appointed manager Paul Lambert has appointed Wycombe coach Ian Culverhouse as his assistant. Symons told BBC Radio "A new manager comes in and often wants to bring his own people in and I have no problem with that." ___________________________________________________________________ 09/10/08 - Colchester United appoint new manager Colchester United have today named Paul Lambert as there new manager following the departure of Geraint Williams last month. Former Celtic midfielder Lambert, who managed Wycombe Wanderers, said "the place is vibrant and it's up to me and the players to go and win football matches.", he also added "there's really a country mile to go and they haven't been playing badly, they just haven't got the results." ___________________________________________________________________ 28/10/08 - Colchester United match postponed this evening's match between Northampton Town and Colchester United has been postponed due to snow, a new date for the fixture is yet to be announced. ___________________________________________________________________ 22/09/08 - manager Williams parts company with Colchester United following Saturday's 3-0 loss to the MK Dons Colchester United lie second from bottom in League One and have today parted company with their manager Geraint Williams. Colchester United chairman Robbie Cowling paid tribute to Williams and added "in my opinion, Geraint was badly let down on Saturday by some of his players who failed to play for him, some of our supporters who failed to support him and by myself for failing to publicly back him before it was too late". Colchester United assistant manager Kit Symons will act as caretaker manager for the time being. ___________________________________________________________________ 07/09/08 - Colchester United skipper earns international call up Colchester United skipper Chris Coyne won his third international cap for Australia on Saturday in a match against Holland, Richard Garcia also made a second half appearance as a substitute in the friendly which Australia won 2-1. ___________________________________________________________________ 26/08/08 - Colchester United game against Leicester cancelled Colchester United's fixture against Leicester City scheduled for Saturday 6th September has been cancelled due to a number of the foxes squad being called up for international duty. The rescheduled date for the match has not yet been confirmed. ___________________________________________________________________ 12/06/08 - Colchester United agree stadium deal Colchester United today announced a deal with Essex property developers Weston Homes which will see their stadium become the Weston Homes Community Stadium. The deal believed to be worth in the region of £2 million will see the stadium name remain for 10 years and includes shirt sponsorship for the 08/09 season. ___________________________________________________________________ 03/06/08 - from the Orient and the Forest Leyton Orient defender Matt Lockwood became Colchester United's second summer signing today, his aquisition follows the signing of Nottingham Forest defender Matt Heath. ____________________________________________________________________ 03/06/08 - Mcleod is heading for the coast Colchester United winger Kevin McLeod is leaving Colchester United and heading south with a move to fellow League One side Brighton and Hove Albion where he will link up with former U's boss Micky Adams. ____________________________________________________________________ 06/05/08 - for sale boards go up at Layer road Evidence of the first signs of the redevelopment of Colchester United's former ground at Layer road appeared this afternoon when 'for sale' boards were put in place. As the old ground is headed for redevelopment the U's are looking forward to settling in at their brand new stadium at Cuckoo's Farm. ____________________________________________________________________ 26/04/08 - the curtain comes down on Colchester United's Layer Road Colchester United played their last home game at Layer Road today and, despite a valiant performance, they were unable to grind out a result against promotion hopefuls Stoke City. The Potters broke the stalemate during first half injury time and the single goal was all that seperated the teams by the final whistle. ___________________________________________________________________ 21/04/08 - media focus on Colchester United match Colchester United's last ever home match at Layer Road will be the focus of ITV's 'The Championship' programme on Sunday 27th April. As Colchester United prepare to move to their new stadium at Cuckoo Farm the match on Saturday against Stoke City will bring to an end 70 years of football at the Layer Road Ground.
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