Colchester United fan Si Collinson with his views on the U's

It was only seven days ago Colchester United were on cloud nine, after a spirited, determined and passionate footballing display against Notts County.

Fast forward to the present, via Newport County away and most fans are now scratching their heads wondering just how a team can be so chalk and cheese.

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Newport was a game where we should have taken at least a point, if it was not for lapses in concentration that gifted the hosts all three points.

Even on the drive back from Wales, it was a feeling of disappointment rather than real worry with the home game against Morecambe coming up, a game that it was felt was winnable.

Other than the loss of Arthur Read for three matches after his spilt-second moment of madness saw him shown red at Newport, there were no real reason to have any inclination of what we were to witness.

But to say we mis-read how the Morecambe game would go would be an understatement - we witnessed the worst game of football for a long time and that is not overstating it in the slightest.

That, coupled with what had been played out a week earlier, left the home faithful, shocked, angry, disappointed and a fair few words that cannot be printed.

The side we put out should have beaten Morecambe, especially when they were reduced to ten men just past the half hour mark.

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Admittedly, we were 1-0 down, but playing at home against ten men, you would expect us to go on and win the game with the attacking threat that was present on the pitch.

Instead, we were forced to watch group of players who looked like they had only just met and had not played together before.

It was dreadful and the missed penalty during stoppage time just summed up the afternoon.

I always try to put a positive on things, but it was very hard to when faced with a Colchester performance such as that.

Three wins and a draw from our first ten league games is a very poor return.

We have played well against Gillingham and Notts County, but is it a case that these games were the blips in our form and the reality is results like the Newport and Morecambe games?

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Something needs to change, ASAP. In fact, quite a few things need to change.

The mentality to strive to be better in every performance seems lacking.

A number of players need to be dropped for games to prevent a core group thinking they are able to play week in, week out without any repercussions if not meeting the standards.

Substitutes need to be used earlier; losing at home against ten men and only using three out of a possible five replacements before the 82nd minute does not allow enough time for any changes to really take effect and influence the game.

I am sure other fans could add more to this list, but you get the idea.

Also one of the most frustrating things for fans to hear is the same old lines, after every defeat.

I’ll admit it is good that Ben Garner is forthright and says it as he sees it in post-match interviews, but we have heard it all before.

The fans want actions and improvements that actually back up these statements, or else it is just a waste of breath and very soon, will fall on deaf ears.

We have the trip to Forest Green Rovers to look forward to on Saturday and given they are bottom of the form table with five defeats on the bounce, there will not be a better team to play against to put all that was said post-match, into action.

The U's fans follow through thick and thin, longing for a corner to be turned but at the moment, we seem to be on a roundabout, just spinning with no clear way off.

Roll on Saturday and let's hope next Saturday is a better day all round. Up the U’s.