"Just got back from the game. Saw the future of ColU (nine first teamers started) and it was not good. In fact it was very worrying. I know it was only the Essex Senior Cup but players were playing for places. We conceded in the first half, won't be surprised it was a scrappy goal from a set-piece. We only scored after Canvey had been reduced to ten men and then it was an own goal. Sammie put us ahead against the run of play and then it was backs against the wall before Canvey equalised from another set piece. Yes we were hanging on against ten man Canvey.
DSF, Bonne, Drey were all awful. Sammie was lively but his finishing is poor, had many scoring chances. Lapslie, Elokobi, KSF, Tosin all played.
Humiliation was avoided when we won the penalties, I think it was 8-7, I lost count.
The team was full of our young 'stars' and I'm afraid it was a shambles. I went hoping to be inspired and came away more depressed than ever"