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Question: How many U's are there in Colchester? Answer: One, of course - as all Colchester United fans ought to know. And, if that little teaser caught you out, then brace yourselves for 750 more tricky questions, relating to your favourite team, the U's. Covering all aspects of the club, from players and managers to nationalities and every conceivable tournament, you will be required to U's your brainpower to its limit to come up with all the answers and amaze (or otherwise) your friends and family with the depth of your knowledge about the club. With a fitting Foreword by Karl Duguid, this book will trigger recollections of favourite players past and present, nail-biting matches, and all the club's highs and lows over their long history. A veritable treasure trove of facts and figures is at your fingertips - enjoy!

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Publié par	Andrews UK
Date de parution	23 janvier 2012
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781907792915
Langue	English

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Tîtle Page PublîsHer ïnformatîon Dedîcatîon Foreword ïntroductîon

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THE OFFICIAL COLCHESTER UNITED QUIZ BOOK

COMPILED BY CHRIS COWLIN

FOREWORD BY KARL DUGUID

APEX PUBLISHING LTD

Fîrst publîsHed în 2006, Reprînted and Updated în 2008 and 2010 by Apex PublîsHîng Ltd PO Box 7086, Clacton on Sea, Essex, CO15 5WN, England www.apexpublîsHîng.co.uk

Dîgîtal Edîtîon converted and publîsHed by Andrews UK Lîmîted 2010 www.andrewsuk.com

All rîgHts reserved. hîs book îs sold subject to tHe condîtîon, tHat no part of tHîs book îs to be reproduced, în any sHape or form. Or by way of trade, stored în a retrîeval system or transmîtted în any form or by any means, electronîc, mecHanîcal, pHotocopyîng, recordîng, be lent, re-sold, Hîred out or otHerwîse cîrculated în any form of bîndîng or cover otHer tHan tHat în wHîcH ît îs publîsHed and wîtHout a sîmîlar condîtîon, încludîng tHîs condîtîon beîng împosed on tHe subsequent purcHaser, wîtHout prîor permîssîon of tHe copyrîgHt Holder. Cover Desîgn: SîobHan SmîtH

AutHor's Note: Please can you contact me: CHrîsCowlîn@btconnect.com îf you Ind any mîstakes/errors în tHîs book as ï would lîke to put tHem rîgHt on any future reprînts of tHîs book. ï would also lîke to Hear from ColcHester Unîted fans wHo Have enjoyed tHe test!

For more înformatîon on me and my books please vîsît: www.CHrîsCowlîn.com

hîs book îs an oicîal product of ColcHester Unîted Football Club

I would like to dedicate this book to my son Harry and my daughter Aimee.

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FOREWORD

I must say it was a privilege to be asked to provide the foreword for this official Colchester United quiz book and it is a pleasure to accept. As a player, I have endured many a long journey across the country going to our away games, so any good form of entertainment is a must. Believe me, the competitive nature of all the footballers that I have ever known will ensure that many an argument will erupt about who is the cleverest on the coach. I hope I have a bit of an advantage, having been at the club longer than all the others. I have been at the club for a good few years now and there have been many ups and downs in my time here at Layer Road. I have worked under a few managers since I broke into the first team whilst still a youth player in December 1995, including getting promoted with both Steve Wignall and Phil Parkinson at the helm. I have played alongside too many players to remember them all, but it was great to learn my trade as a youngster with the likes of Mark Kinsella and Jason Dozzell at the club. That first game for me came at Hereford on a freezing cold December Saturday and I remember we left Layer Road at about half past seven in the morning. I was named as a substitute for the match with Tony Dennis and David Gregory and it was a real struggle to keep our feet from going numb from the cold. I went on in the second half to make my debut and I'm sure my feet only warmed up just before the referee blew the final whistle. We got a 1-1 draw thanks to a Simon Betts goal and I was a very happy young man making the journey back home that night. Over the years, there have been some very memorable times for me at Colchester United and I have made lots of friends, both on and off the pitch, in my career here in North Essex. The two promotions that I was involved in were

obviously great experiences and the support I had during my Testimonial year was tremendous. The encouragement I had from U's supporters near and far when I was injured will be forever remembered and they were a massive help during those long months back in 2004/05. Obviously, that serious knee injury was the biggest low point of my time at the club and I must admit there were a few occasions where it crossed my mind that I might have played my last game of football. The backing I had from all the staff at the club was excellent and I am grateful that the club stuck by me when I was out of action for so long. I had suffered other injuries before that but I was never out for long so I was very frustrated to be injured for the whole season. When I missed the deciding penalty in the Wembley final in 1997 against Carlisle, I thought I had reached as low as any footballer could feel. That knee injury however, put things into perspective and certainly eclipsed the disappointment I felt after that miss. I have enjoyed every second of my football since I have been fit again and wouldn't wish a serious injury on my worst enemy. Those two promotions that I mentioned earlier have given me great memories to treasure and the best thing is they were achieved in totally different ways. We were so disappointed after our last league match of the season in 1997/8 when we just missed out on automatic promotion. But, we bounced back from that disappointment to win promotion to League One, as it is now, with the victory at Wembley. I came on as a substitute in the second half and the win more than made up for the penalty miss the previous year. In the successful 2005/6, we managed to gain automatic promotion and went up to the Championship as League One Runners-Up. Being captain was a great honour and once again, a promotion made up for the massive low I had the previous season, this time it had been my injury. Those promotions will of course go down in Colchester United history but will also provide hours of discussion amongst players and supporters alike.

All U's fans will know that Championship football was secured on that day in May 2006 but this quiz book provides plenty of questions about our promotion season that could catch out even the staunchest of U's fans. The football club was obviously here a long time before I arrived and I was amazed at the number of facts I have uncovered about the place whilst going through the various sections of the book. Every book that is sold also generates much-needed funds for the Colchester United Community Sports Trust and this could help the club unearth another John White or Greg Halford. The work the Trust does in and around Colchester is a credit to the club and hopefully, these monies will help it continue to bring sport to all children in the area. I hope you enjoy the book as much as I have and I am sure it will provoke discussion and argument in equal measure before the answers are revealed.

Best wishes Karl Duguid

INTRODUCTION

I would first of all like to thank Karl Duguid for writing the foreword to this book, I am very grateful for his help on this project and I am sure every fan with agree with me in saying he has been a truly passionate player for the U's during his playing career. I would also like to thank the following people for their comments and support for this book: Mark Kinsella, Tony Adcock, Bobby Hunt, Micky Cook, Phil Parkinson, Jim Smith, Lomana Tresor Lua Lua, Roger Osborne and Marie Partner. I would personally like to thank Colchester United legend David Gregory and media manager Matt Hudson for all their help on this book and securing the foreword from Karl and the various endorsements on the back cover, they have been a great help to me on this project, for which I am extremely grateful. I am honoured to donate £1 from each book sale to ‘The Colchester United Community Sports Trust’. I hope you enjoy this book, it was a pleasure compiling it as I learnt so much about the club and the past players - I hope it brings back some fond memories of the U’s wins and the various matches at Layer Road and The Weston Community Stadium. In closing, I would like to thank all my friends and family for encouraging me to complete this book.

Chris Cowlin

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