COLCHESTER United were beaten 2-1 at Swindon Town to exit the FA Cup at the first-round stage.

The U's bowed out after extra-time at the County Ground, having taken the lead in the tie through Harry Anderson.

Substitute Joel McGregor took the tie into extra-time, before Kabongo Tshimanga struck the Robins' winner.

Here are the views of U's fans, following a painful away defeat for Danny Cowley's side.

Jonathan Brown

Another season, same old story. Really had enough now.

Mikokonuts

Utter dross. Can't do the simple things. No confidence or ambition.

Code-Zero

All those demanding Cowley’s head who would we replace him with? Anthony Wordsworth? The 2 decade rot at Colchester United will take far longer than 3 months to turn round. Give Cowley a chance.

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Liam 

Predictable

Steve Duckling

We seem to struggle to do the basics right. Clearing the ball in defence is our biggest crime. Macey pulls off a great reaction save only for our defence not to clear it & we concede. Talking is good but it’s time now to do it on the pitch. Getting too much like pre Cowley’s

Stuart Garrard

We go again. In Cowley we trust.

Danny

Robbie to go. Cowleys to go. Too many people want to replace them but don’t suggest who to replace them with that would be willing to come here and could be successful. Because there isn’t anybody. Have faith, we have lots of key injuries atm. We will come good, I’m confident

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Sydney Wilson

The midfield is too thin. We don’t keep enough possession with the ball, and without the ball too many teams pass through us and run at us or play off to the wings. It’s too easy against us. The defending is also panicky and desperate. Some good blocks but not enough in midfield

Brad

This cannot continue. Loss after loss after draw it isn’t good enough, no matter the calibre of manager brought in. I don’t doubt the cowleys ability, but it simply has not worked here.

Dan Devine

What's there to say? We get worse every game. Seemingly no plan, no consistency, littered with mistakes. We need to find out if the stadium is built on a cursed Roman burial ground because we cannot be this bad for this long.

Ian

Huffed and puffed but no pace, no invention or creativity despite Reid and Paynes best efforts. Two poor goals conceded again. Matt Jay not getting a look in again is baffling given we needed goals.

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Richard Hartwell

Pathetic effort at clearing the ball led to their equaliser, anywhere would have done, but no we gift it to Swindon. All in all another poor team performance, which is becoming far too common for my liking.

Jon Whiting

The club's gone. It's gone! If the Cowley's can't turn the tide, then that's it for us. Expect the same until Robbie goes.

Doug

No amount of good media and fan engagement can hide the lack of a shape or system or hide the fact that the Cowleys are never happier than when trying to shut up shop, despite it rarely working.

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Ben Halliday

We change, managers, we change players, we change the pitch dimensions, we change the formation. Nothing works. But there is one constant throughout all these years of struggle. The owner. It's time to go Robbie Cowling. You're suffocating this club!

Tyler Smith

Cowling out.

Si Collinson

Players need to step up and take responsibility. There are individuals who don’t pull their weight and are happy to let others take the fall for them. Both goals were not about tactics or style; they were basic issues u10 can master.