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Yahoo
4 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Dominic Gape: 'Now I feel like it's my turn to be that senior pro'
DOMINIC Gape is ready to embrace being one of Colchester United's senior players - and help them enjoy a successful League Two campaign. The 30-year-old central midfielder has joined the U's on a permanent deal from Shrewsbury Town. Advertisement Gape has nearly 200 EFL appearances to his name and has featured in every division of English professional football, from the Premier League to League Two. The former Southampton youngster enjoyed two promotions while at Wycombe Wanderers under Gareth Ainsworth and is now looking forward to bringing his experience and knowledge to the JobServe Community Stadium, after joining the U's. Gape told 'I'm a central midfielder who likes to get around the pitch, make tackles, and recycle the ball. 'Coming through at Wycombe, I was really lucky to have a great group of senior pros to help guide me. Advertisement 'Now I feel like it's my turn to be that senior pro, to offer guidance and show the young lads what it means to be a professional and to be a winner. 'If you look at the form from the back half of last season, the last 30 games were really strong. 'If we can build on that, make a few improvements here and there, we should be set for a really successful campaign.' Ex-Colchester winger signs for League Two side on two-year deal Gape is Colchester's second signing of the summer, following the arrival of Jaden Williams from Tottenham Hotspur last week. Gape and Williams will report for the first day of pre-season training on Monday, along with the rest of the U's squad. Colchester begin their new League Two campaign with a home clash against Tranmere Rovers, on August 2.
BBC News
10 hours ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Colchester sign Shrewsbury midfielder Gape
Colchester United have signed midfielder Dominic Gape following his departure from Shrewsbury made 16 appearances for Salop last season as the club finished bottom of League One, ending their 10-year stay in the third former Southampton trainee has played at every level of the English professional pyramid, from the Premier League with Saints to seven seasons at Wycombe, helping the club go from League Two up to the also had a 10-game spell in the National League with Eastleigh in the first half of last term before his move to is Colchester's second signing of the summer following the arrival of forward Jaden Williams from Tottenham."Coming through at Wycombe, I was really lucky to have a great group of senior pros to help guide me," Gape said., external"Now I feel like it's my turn to be that senior pro, to offer guidance and show the young lads what it means to be a professional and to be a winner."The length of Gape's deal has not been disclosed.
BBC News
11 hours ago
- BBC News
Bus and digger collide near Colchester
Police are at the scene of a serious collision between a bus and a digger. Officers were called to Wivenhoe Road between Wivenhoe and Alresford, near Colchester, at around 10:35 BST. A road closure is in place and will remain in place for some Police said: "We would thank the public for their patience while our response to this incident continues." "Please plan your journeys where you can and avoid the area," the force added. Paramedics and firefighters have also been at the scene.
The Sun
16 hours ago
- General
- The Sun
Win a Blackstone Griddle gas-powered barbecue worth £639
IT'S definitely barbecue season - with temperatures hitting higher than 30C next week. So get your sausages on this super outdoor cooking station that's perfect for making mountains of food within minutes. 2 The Original Blackstone 36-in Griddle Cooking Station with Hard Cover boasts 60,000 BTU's and a 4,954 square centimeters of cooking area. You'll love using the magnetic strip to hold cooking tools, and the pivoting paper towel holder. Dual folding side shelves create extra prep space without taking up storage space. Or crack open a cold one on the featured Blackstone bottle opener and revolutionize your outdoor cooking experience. One lucky Sun Gardening reader can win the Blackstone 36 inch gas burner griddle worth £639. To enter, fill in the form below. Or write to Sun Griddle Competition, PO Box 3190, Colchester, Essex, CO2 8GP. Include your name, age, email or phone. UK Residents 18+ only. Entries close 11.59pm, July 12, 2025, T&C's apply.
BBC News
20 hours ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Negri excited by Ipswich Championship challenge
Ipswich Town goalkeeper Natalia Negri hopes returning to the Championship next season will be a major step towards her goal of playing at the highest levels of the women's 20-year-old joined Town last summer after appearing in 10 games to help Crystal Palace win promotion to Women's Super she made it successive titles as Joe Sheehan's side reached the second tier by lifting the Women's National League Southern Premier trophy."Imagine back to back to back, that'd be pretty cool. Maybe I'm a lucky charm in the team," she told BBC Radio Suffolk."I want to get my career as far as I possibly can. I've got high aspirations - I know how far I can go, I just need to make sure I stay on the same path that I want to be on."This season [2024-25] has been a massive step towards my end goal. I would love to get into the seniors with England - (although) I'm part Spanish and Italian and am actually eligible to play for both of them." Ipswich's decision to move their home base from Felixstowe to Colchester United FC next season should again boost the profile of Joe Sheehan's side and hopefully mean larger said she had "fallen in love" with Town since her arrival, winning the Golden Glove for 14 clean sheets last season."I've never been at a club that's made me feel this confident as a player," she said."Winning the Championship with Palace was great but for me that was a massive thing - to see it come through the post. I couldn't go to the ceremony to pick it up, but I loved getting that award." Ipswich must wait until 25 July to find out who they will face first in the Championship, which will put her in opposition to Palace, who were relegated from the top flight in April, but have a new head coach in Jo Potter."For the women's side of the club to grow, we needed to get that promotion under our belt, there was a lot of pressure on us to do that," she Negri was speaking to Jaz Taylor
