Colchester United boss Phil Parkinson is not losing sleep over the departure of Neil Danns.

The 21-year-old midfielder had been on loan at Layer Road for the last two months from Blackburn Rovers.

However, yesterday he returned to the Ewood Park side, who are struggling at the bottom of the Premiership.

Parkinson said: "With people like Kem Izzet, Kevin Watson and Bobby Bowry we have enough in the middle of the park.

"Danns was brought in as cover when Izzet and Bowry were out injured earlier in the season and he did well enough to earn himself a second month. The decision for him to go back was out of my hands."

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Published Tuesday, November 9, 2004

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