Gills Linked With Chambers and Other Departing Blues
Thursday, 20th May 2021 13:02
Skipper Luke Chambers is reportedly among a number of departing Blues players interesting Gillingham.
EADT reports that Chambers and other Town players who are moving on as free agents or have been made available for transfer are on manager Steve Evans’s radar.
Former Blues keeper Tomas Holy, among those who has been told he can leave, was with the Kent club until joining the Blues two summers ago and there is a vacancy between the sticks at the Priestfield with Jack Bonham moving on.
Skipper Chambers, 35, who is leaving the club after nine years, and Judge are also understood to be interesting Colchester United, along with Cole Skuse and Freddie Sears. It s likely that Chambers and Judge in particular will have plenty of options as they look for new clubs.
Colchester Targeting Judge
Colchester United want to sign released former Blues midfielder Alan Judge.
The 32-year-old left Town last month after reaching 29 league appearances with a 30th set to trigger another year on his contract, something manager Paul Cook was unwilling to do.
Now, the
Colchester Gazette has revealed that the League Two U’s want to sign the nine-times-capped Republic of Ireland international.
Judge joined Town from Brentford, whose former academy manager Jon De Souza is director of performance at the JobServe Community Stadium, in January 2019.
The Dubliner went on to make 75 starts and 16 sub appearances for the Blues, scoring eight times.
Departing Skipper Chambers Truly Humbled
Tuesday, 11th May 2021 12:17
Departing Town skipper Luke Chambers says he’s been “truly humbled” by the messages and phone calls he’s received since news of his Blues exit broke yesterday afternoon.
The 35-year-old is leaving Portman Road this summer after nine years, most of that period as captain.
Tributes to Chambers have flooded in on social media from fans and ex-players, while a thank-you thread has been posted on TWTD to Chambers, Cole Skuse and Freddie Sears, who are also moving on after long spells with the Blues.
“Well, what can I say,” he wrote on