League Two

U’s and town made to wait

by
The LeaguePaper Team
6 August 2023

By Tom Blackett

Colchester United and Swindon Town suffered a frustrating start to the new season when their match was postponed at the last minute on Saturday.
The U’s were due to host Town at the JobServe Community Stadium in League Two, but the match was called off due to a waterlogged pitch following heavy rain in north Essex.
Referee Anthony Backhouse deemed the pitch unplayable following a pitch inspection at 2.30pm.
That was despite the best efforts of the U’s groundstaff to get the game on.
A rearranged date for the match will be confirmed in due course.
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