RELIEF AS U’S GET NOD TO SHRINK SURFACE

By John Lyons

BOOST: Tim Waddington STRUGGLING Colchester United have thanked the EFL for allowing them to change the size of their pitch. The U’s have suffered postponements due to waterlogged pitches of late, including last Tuesday’s scheduled game against Doncaster, and dropped into the relegation places in midweek. Now they have successfully applied to alter the dimensions of the Job-Serve Community Stadium pitch to try to avoid further call-offs. On Friday, U’s general manager Tim Waddington said: “After exhaustive discussion, it was thought that ...

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