Latest news with #JobServeCommunityStadium
Yahoo
2 days 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
6 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Ipswich Town Women to call Colchester home
Ipswich Town Women will play home games at Colchester's JobServe Community Stadium for the next two agreement will also see the club's men's under-21s play a number of games at the venue, which is 16 miles from Ipswich across the Essex border, in 2025/26 and 2026/ Women will play second-tier football for the first time in 2025/26 after winning promotion to the newly renamed WSL2 (Women's Super League 2) last season, having played home games at Felixstowe & Walton United for more than a deal will see upgrades to the pitch at the JobServe Community Stadium ahead of the new Harris, Town's Head of Women's Football, told the club website, external: "With the additional requirements and challenges following promotion to the second tier for the first time, it sadly wasn't possible to maintain the Martello as our home. We're excited to be playing our WSL2 games at Colchester, and we can't wait to welcome our fans to the stadium as we make the step up next season."Town Chairman Mark Ashton said: "We're excited for the possibilities available to us at Colchester and look forward to seeing as many of our fans there as possible supporting Joe Sheehan and his team."Following record crowds in each of the last two campaigns, the club intends to host the Women's team at Portman Road during the next campaign while work is continuing towards finding a permanent home in the Ipswich area.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Tom Flanagan happy to remain at Colchester United next season
TOM Flanagan says he would be happy to remain at Colchester United next season. The 33-year-old defender was the U's second-highest outfield appearance maker in the 2024-25 campaign, having arrived from Shrewsbury Town last July. Flanagan, a former Northern Ireland international, is one of a number of players out of contract at Colchester, this summer. READ MORE: Colchester United duo face summer fitness race However, with the U's expected to announce their retained list next week, the U's skipper is eager to sign a new deal if offered one and remain at the JobServe Community Stadium for next season. Flanagan said: 'I came into the season and I wasn't 100 per cent sure that I was going to enjoy it. 'I was motivated to play one more season and I'm certainly motivated to play again. 'Standing in the position I was in at the end of last season, I was really contemplating finishing. (Image: RICHARD BLAXALL) 'I want to go again if the club will have me and that's not me putting a bit of pressure on them or an advert – they know that, Dan and Nick know that. 'I'm not chasing them for a contract but if they want me, I'm happy to stay. 'We'll go away in the summer and there'll be some people staying and some people leaving. 'Personally, I was pleased with the season and when I look at it overall, I look at it with a smile on my face. READ MORE: Danny Cowley 'honest' with players amid takeover talks 'I've played in seasons before and you go away and you're glad it's ended and it wasn't one of those – I've really enjoyed the season.' Flanagan believes Colchester can be proud of their efforts in League Two, this season. The U's finished tenth in the division and only missed out on a play-off spot, on the final day of the campaign. 'I hadn't been at the club previous to this year but from where the club has been to where we've taken it as a group with the management and everyone behind the scenes, I think we've got a lot to be proud of,' said the former Sunderland and MK Dons centre-back. (Image: RICHARD BLAXALL) 'Where we've been in the last 12 weeks or so, turning up to the stadium has been brilliant, with the attendances, the flags and banners – the supporters have really have backed us. 'The over-riding feeling is disappointment – we had it in our hands, at one stage. 'We ultimately let it slip by leaving ourselves with a bit too much to do, in the early part of the season. 'When you recruit as many people as we did, that kind of takes a little bit of time but we narrowly missed out.'
