Colchester United's players to wear one-off shirt for derby

U's supporters have been given the chance to vote for one of a choice of three unique shirts to be worn by the team in their League Two game against Southend United, on April 20.

The replica shirt chosen will only be made available to fans who have earned the required Loyal Supporter tokens, which can be collected when accessing U's games on iFollow this season.

It is part of Colchester's attempts to reward the loyalty of their supporters, during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Voting is now open and supporters have until midnight on January 31, to make their choice.

One token is worth one vote.

Writing on the club's website on Thursday, U's chairman Robbie Cowling said: "One aspect of that scheme is the one-off shirt that the first team will wear for the home game against Southend in April, which will only be made available to fans who have earned enough Loyal Supporter tokens.

"As mentioned previously, the club has selected three options from the Macron ranges and it is only those fans who have tokens who will determine the actual one that the players wear on that day.

"Well one thing you should be able to do at Midnight tonight if you have earned any tokens is to go online, log into your account at colutickets.com and vote for the shirt you want the team to wear.

"Voting will close on Midnight on January 31st and the voting method we have adopted is very dynamic, allowing voters to change their minds even at the very last moment.

"The three shirts, (that I selected), were obviously from a limited range and specifically chosen so that they will stand out from shirts the club has worn previously. I sure most of you will like at least one of them.

"Remember, no amount of money can buy those shirts from the club as replicas will only be exchangeable for Loyal Supporter tokens and the actual shirts worn by the eighteen squad members will be won by a lottery draw whereby each token provides the token holder with a lottery ticket."