Colchester United boss, Joe Dunne, admits that tomorrow’s FA Cup first round showdown with Sheffield United feels like a “low key game,” on the back of last season’s swashbuckling Essex derby with Chelmsford City.
In the build up to the visit of their fellow League One outfit, Dunne admitted: “We have been very level-headed about it.
“Last year there was all the razzmatazz of Chelmsford (3-1 defeat).
“This was talked about from the draw onwards. Every day was Chelmsford, Chelmsford, Chelmsford.
“But this one feels like a league fixture, and we are just talking about it for the first time today (Thursday press conference).
“It’s a big game, but a low-key game between teams in the same division,” added Dunne.
The U’s will be without the cup-tied trio of Cian Bolger, Elliot Lee and Jeffrey Monakana, while injuries still rule out Jabo Ibehre, Freddie Sears, Drey Wright, Josh Thompson, Sanchez Watt and David Wright.
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