Town fans will get the chance to meet manager Paul Jewell and chief executive Simon Clegg at a Supporters Club event on Wednesday 2nd November (7.30pm). The duo will talk about the season so far and then take questions at Portman Road’s Legends Bar.
The evening will also include the business of the Supporters Club AGM - including speeches and election of officers — although this is likely to take only around 20 minutes.
The event is free but open only to Supporters Club members (those with current season tickets, Silver Club cards and Junior Blues) and those attending are asked to bring proof of their membership. For more information contact Tammy Denny at tammydenny@hotmail.com or by phone on 07968 876504.
Jewell was at Colchester’s home game against Bournemouth last night, presumably catching up on Jaime Peters’s progress during his spell with the Cherries.
The game ended 1-1 with former Town academy striker Charlie Sheringham making his league debut as a late sub for Bournemouth. Sheringham, the son of ex-England frontman Teddy, was a member of the Blues squad which won the FA Youth Cup in 2005.
Meanwhile, Jewell, who is also a guest on this weekend's Goals on Sunday on Sky, says it's important for his fringe players to be ready to come into the side when their chance comes: "It’s a squad game and we’ve got a lot of players here.
"I’ve never been one for changing the team too much, but having said that all my players have a part to play — whether that’s while they’re playing or while they’re not playing.
"A successful football club has a focused group of players, not just in the first XI on a Saturday, but throughout the squad on a Monday to Friday too.”
Elsewhere, Cardiff beat Burnley 1-0 in the Carling Cup last night which means Town’s match against the Clarets at Turf Moor on Tuesday 29th November will definitely go ahead.
The Carling Cup quarter-finals are scheduled for the same week which had put the Blues’ visit to Lancashire in doubt.