We were terrible.

That was goalkeeper Ben Williams’ honest assessment of Colchester United’s performance after they were thrashed 4-1 at lowly Bury.

The U’s churned out one of their most disappointing displays of the season, after they slumped to a heavy defeat at a soggy Gigg Lane.

Williams tried his best to keep Colchester in the game and pulled off a string of impressive saves.

But he conceded the U’s had no excuses for their dire showing against the Shakers.

Williams said: “We hold our hands up – we were terrible.

“We started off brightly and had we got the early goal we’d been trying for, it might have been a different story.

“But we didn’t play well at all and there’s no glossing over that."

See Tuesday's Gazette for more on this story and all of the latest Colchester United news, including a full report and pictures from their defeat at Bury.