Colchester United have been praised for getting on with the job without manager Aidy Boothroyd (From Gazette)

Colchester United have been praised for getting on with the job without manager Aidy Boothroyd

3:55pm Tuesday 9th February 2010

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Colchester United assistant manager John Ward praised the professionalism of the club’s players after they took the bragging rights in the televised Essex derby.

The U’s saw off rivals Southend United 2-0 at the Weston Homes Community Stadium, thanks to a brace from midfielder Anthony Wordsworth.

Colchester’s plans for the big match were thrown into disarray before the match after manager Aidy Boothroyd was called away on his birthday because of a family illness.

Boothroyd left Essex at tea-time to travel to the Midlands, leaving assistant manager Ward and first-team coach Joe Dunne in charge of team affairs for the derby match.

And they helped guide Colchester to their first double of the season in Coca-Cola League One, at the expense of the Blues.

Ward said: “We had a situation when suddenly the manager is not here.

“The players were told at 6.15pm but they have to get on with it just the same."

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haggydaggy, mersea says...
5:56pm Tue 9 Feb 10

I was impressed with the way Joe Dunne performed last night, I was sitting close by and he was organising and getting things to the players, he seems to be learning so much, when I saw him during the home Leeds home game he was OK but last night I was very impressed by him. He was even getting Odejayi to stay up on the half way line for corners, normally we don't have anyone, last night southend would always have two up! meaning we had to have three players back and thus meaning less players coming up for corners! Worth a look I think.