John Terry and Colchester - why now‚ and why are ex-pros buying clubs?

Chelsea great Terry sees Colchester win amid takeover talks

Terry attends Colchester game amid takeover reports

Terry set to take charge of all football decisions at Colchester United

Colchester owner confirms sale talks amid Terry link

Howe uncertainty at Newcastle‚ Terry to control 'football decisions' at Colchester - Paper Round

England legend Terry joins Colchester bid - reports

Colchester United issue statement after Terry takeover reports

Colchester confirm 'detailed' sale talks amid Terry link

John Terry part of consortium behind Colchester takeover bid - reports

Chelsea legend Terry buying League Two Colchester

Play-off hopefuls Colchester held by lowly Crawley

Pato consortium withdraws from takeover talks with Colchester

Group including ex-Milan striker Pato pulls out of Colchester talks

Ex-AC Milan star Pato in talks to buy Colchester

Pato consortium interested in Colchester takeover

Chelsea flop Alexandre Pato in talks to buy League Two club in takeover deal

Walsall knocked off top with defeat by Colchester

DONE DEAL: Colchester welcome Fulham defender Araujo

DONE DEAL: Powell leaves Forest for Colchester

DONE DEAL: Colchester sign outright Forest midfielder Perry

Bradford thump Colchester to move one point off top

DONE DEAL: Colchester sign Brentford striker Lisbie outright

DONE DEAL: West Ham defender Forbes joins Colchester

Crewe held goalless by Colchester

Colchester condemn allegation of racist abuse at Fleetwood

Kouassi scores winner as Salford stun Colchester

Danny Cowley's mission to heal the 'divide' at Colchester United

Bournemouth attacker Dacosta Gonzalez ends Colchester loan

DONE DEAL: Thompson leaves Forest for Colchester

Toney omitted again as Brentford edge out Colchester in Carabao Cup

Hakon Valdimarsson saves late penalty as Brentford battle past Colchester

Brentford edge Colchester amid controversy

Brentford edge past Colchester to reach third round

Frank confirms new signings will start tonight's game against Colchester

Former Colchester United sporting director joins Ipswich Town as new academy director

Drey Wright believes St Johnstone CAN dodge dreaded play-off on Survival Sunday as he draws on Colchester great escape

How Cowley is working his magic as Colchester fight to stay in the EFL

Colchester v Doncaster among matches rained off

Mauro Bandeira joins senior Arsenal training after Colchester recall

Colchester send Bandeira back to Arsenal

League Two Colchester appoint Cowley as head coach

Colchester sack Matty Etherington

WONDERS OF THE PYRAMID: Ben Garner hails the late Terry Venables as his 'biggest inspiration' and the coach who 'opened my eyes'‚ as he sets his sights on a return to management after leaving Colchester in March

Etherington confirmed as Colchester head coach

Colchester concede 'funniest goal of the season' as goalkeeper scores bizarre own goal

Colchester United goalkeeper Owen Goodman scores FREAK own goal against Grimsby Town as he fails to deal with a heavy backpass before ending up in the back of his own net

Colchester United vs Tottenham U21s LIVE: Alejo Veliz on the bench as Ashley Phillips starts

Burnley‚ Crystal Palace 'monitoring Colchester United starlet Bradley Ihionvien'

Burnley‚ Palace scouting Colchester striker Ihionvien

Burnley & Palace among five clubs chasing Colchester starlet Bradley Ihionvien

Colchester player almost takes opponent's head off with kung-fu kick

Ollie Tanner: I won't go away‚ I'll fight for my Cardiff City place alongside my Arsenal hero

Colchester's Samson Tovide likened to WWE icon after horror tackle

Erol Bulut heaps praise on Cardiff City youngsters after cup win and provides transfer update

Cardiff City v Colchester United Live: Kick-off time‚ team news and score updates in Carabao Cup

Cardiff City v Colchester United kick-off time‚ TV details and team news

The much-changed team Cardiff City could field against Colchester United with futures up in the air

DONE DEAL: Colchester sign Luton Town forward Joe Taylor

DONE DEAL: Colchester land Arsenal goalkeeper Tom Smith

DONE DEAL: Arsenal midfielder Mauro Bandeira joins Colchester

Arsenal's Mauro Bandeira joins Colchester United on loan

Arsenal youngster Mauro Bandeira on way to Colchester

DONE DEAL: Colchester land Crystal Palace goalkeeper Owen Goodman

Saints confirm Nico Lawrence joins Colchester United on loan

DONE DEAL: Colchester snap up Southampton defender Nico Lawrence

DONE DEAL: Colchester snap up Arsenal striker Kaleel Green

Garner's journey so far: From Crystal Palace to Colchester

Pochettino's gruesome final months at Tottenham including stuffing from Colchester

Son of former Leyton Orient boss Justin Edinburgh condemns 'VILE and HURTFUL' Colchester fans who chanted 'Justin's in a box' about his late father - insisting the 'small-minded individuals will never win at anything'

Edinburgh's family hit back at Colchester fans for 'vile & hurtful' chant

Colchester condemn 'vile' chants about late Leyton Orient legend Justin Edinburgh

Colchester appoint Garner as head coach

Bloomfield's year of transition: From Wycombe to Colchester and back

DONE DEAL: Arsenal keeper Tom Smith joins Colchester

David Moyes explains West Ham transfer decisions after Sunderland and Colchester United moves

Hartlepool United dealt injury and transfer blow ahead of crunch Colchester clash

DONE DEAL: Colchester sign outright West Ham defender Will Greenidge

West Ham make transfer decision as youngster completes permanent move to Colchester United

West Ham United make Colchester United transfer decision after Newport County recall

Newcastle recall Longstaff from Colchester

Everton U21 coach Tait delighted as they fire 7 past Colchester

Bellis fires hat-trick as Saints B come from behind to hit seven past Colchester

Credit Colchester United's commitment to youth

Colchester United 1 Hartlepool United 1: Pools hit by late blow

Matty Longstaff heads to Colchester United instead of Barnsley

Newcastle United's out-of-favour academy product Matty Longstaff secures ANOTHER loan move away from St James' Park as he joins fourth-tier Colchester until January

DONE DEAL: Colchester sign West Ham midfielder Dan Chesters

Lewis-Potter scores first Brentford goal in victory over Colchester

Frank says Damsgaard will make his Brentford debut at Colchester

CARABAO CUP FIRST-ROUND ROUND-UP: Preston thrash Huddersfield to pile the pressure on Danny Schofield‚ Exeter hit SEVEN past League One rivals Cheltenham‚ while Colchester stun local foes Ipswich

DONE DEAL: Colchester snap up ex-Man Utd keeper Kieran O'Hara

Wayne Brown ‘honoured and privileged' to be named permanent Colchester boss

Aston Villa winger Tyreik Wright happy with his loan at Colchester

Colchester 0-1 Forest Green

Leaders Forest Green triumph at Colchester

Colchester United will give ALL of their gate receipt cash to the people of Ukraine when they meet League Two table-toppers Forest Green Rovers with club chairman Robbie Cowling hoping to hand £100K to those fleeing Russian onslaught

Tottenham's most embarrassing defeats like Colchester humiliation and Dinamo Zagreb destruction after Middlesbrough loss

Tottenham's most embarrassing defeats like Colchester humiliation after Boro loss

Key Hartlepool United duo doubtful for Colchester trip