Colchester have turned themselves into an elephant's graveyard for old knackered Ipswich players.

That's almost entirely a different philosophy to our own. Instead of signing young players with potential and resale value, they've gone for age and experience.

Chambers, Skuse, Judge, Sears, expensive Ipswich rejects-are-us.

Also, their pre-season program consists almost entirely of games against teams from a higher level, whereas ours is the opposite.

It's an interesting contrast, opposites in philosophy and preparation. Who would predict which is going to work best?