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2 days ago
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Taylor doesn't blame Cowleys for Colchester exit
Striker Lyle Taylor insists he has no hard feelings towards Colchester United managerial duo Danny and Nicky Cowley despite his hopes of staying with the club coming to nothing. The 35-year-old has agreed terms with National League South Chelmsford City, a drop of two divisions for a player who was Colchester's top scorer last term, despite his season being ended in April by a calf injury. Taylor told BBC Essex that he verbally accepted a new deal, including a pay cut, but claims the written contract which emerged did not match what he had agreed. "I've known Dan and Nick for almost half my life. My relationship with them won't change because of this set of circumstances and this situation. I have the utmost respect and love for the pair of them," he said. The full reasons for his departure have not been disclosed, but as the contract talks progressed, Taylor eventually felt he was not being respected. "I wasn't trying to leave Colchester at any point, it was kind of forced upon me - it was almost like dominoes, one domino fell into the next and I kind of knew that I had to do the right thing for me," he added. "The club offered me a contract in May, there was then a negotiation between myself and the manager and we came to an agreement around eight weeks ago. "When the contract did materialise in physical form, there was a gaping hole in that contract. That's not down to the manager, that's not down to Nicky and it's obviously not down to me. "I agreed to take a pay cut but it still wasn't enough and ended up being almost 40%. There comes a point where you have to say 'enough is enough'." Veteran Taylor hoping for new Colchester deal Colchester's Taylor to miss rest of season 'So much love for Lyle' - Danny Cowley Taylor joined Colchester last summer on a 12-month deal, reuniting him with the Cowleys, who he played under at Concord Rangers early in a career which took him to Bournemouth, Sheffield United, AFC Wimbledon, Nottingham Forest and several other EFL teams. Speaking about his departure last week, Danny Cowley said: "We have so much love for Lyle, he was a really important person in our group and a really important player in our team. "I know Lyle will be really frustrated with circumstances, we are too - but it's genuinely nobody's fault, he picked up an injury at the worst possible time as he was coming out of contract. "Football is an honest game, if you're honest with it, it will pay you back and on this occasion it hasn't, because Lyle, so many times last year he went above and beyond, he took on such a load when we needed him to, he kept putting the team first." Taylor said he could have stayed in the EFL with another club or opted to play abroad, but the determined approach from Chelmsford had been "a bit of a whirlwind". "There's a lot of work to be done, (they have) a really good owner, they're wanting to go in the right direction and that's what I want to be part of," he said. "It's a place I can see moving towards a goal and that is a really important thing - you know what you're striving for, you know what you're working towards. It's going to be a really interesting project." His first goal is to regain full fitness so he can resume his playing career. "I just need to finish the end stage of my rehab and I'll be back out on the pitch playing matches with the boys," he added. "I'm excited and looking forward to what this could potentially be in the future." Colchester have drawn both their League Two games at the start of the new campaign, while Chelmsford began with a 1-0 home win over Horsham. Listen to the latest Football Daily podcast Get football news sent straight to your phone
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2 days ago
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Taylor doesn't blame Cowleys for Colchester exit
Striker Lyle Taylor insists he has no hard feelings towards Colchester United managerial duo Danny and Nicky Cowley despite his hopes of staying with the club coming to 35-year-old has agreed terms with National League South Chelmsford City, a drop of two divisions for a player who was Colchester's top scorer last term, despite his season being ended in April by a calf told BBC Essex that he verbally accepted a new deal, including a pay cut, but claims the written contract which emerged did not match what he had agreed."I've known Dan and Nick for almost half my life. My relationship with them won't change because of this set of circumstances and this situation. I have the utmost respect and love for the pair of them," he said. The full reasons for his departure have not been disclosed, but as the contract talks progressed, Taylor eventually felt he was not being respected."I wasn't trying to leave Colchester at any point, it was kind of forced upon me - it was almost like dominoes, one domino fell into the next and I kind of knew that I had to do the right thing for me," he added."The club offered me a contract in May, there was then a negotiation between myself and the manager and we came to an agreement around eight weeks ago."When the contract did materialise in physical form, there was a gaping hole in that contract. That's not down to the manager, that's not down to Nicky and it's obviously not down to me. "I agreed to take a pay cut but it still wasn't enough and ended up being almost 40%. There comes a point where you have to say 'enough is enough'." 'So much love for Lyle' - Danny Cowley Taylor joined Colchester last summer on a 12-month deal, reuniting him with the Cowleys, who he played under at Concord Rangers early in a career which took him to Bournemouth, Sheffield United, AFC Wimbledon, Nottingham Forest and several other EFL about his departure last week, Danny Cowley said: "We have so much love for Lyle, he was a really important person in our group and a really important player in our team."I know Lyle will be really frustrated with circumstances, we are too - but it's genuinely nobody's fault, he picked up an injury at the worst possible time as he was coming out of contract."Football is an honest game, if you're honest with it, it will pay you back and on this occasion it hasn't, because Lyle, so many times last year he went above and beyond, he took on such a load when we needed him to, he kept putting the team first." Taylor said he could have stayed in the EFL with another club or opted to play abroad, but the determined approach from Chelmsford had been "a bit of a whirlwind"."There's a lot of work to be done, (they have) a really good owner, they're wanting to go in the right direction and that's what I want to be part of," he said."It's a place I can see moving towards a goal and that is a really important thing - you know what you're striving for, you know what you're working towards. It's going to be a really interesting project."His first goal is to regain full fitness so he can resume his playing career."I just need to finish the end stage of my rehab and I'll be back out on the pitch playing matches with the boys," he added."I'm excited and looking forward to what this could potentially be in the future." Colchester have drawn both their League Two games at the start of the new campaign, while Chelmsford began with a 1-0 home win over Horsham.
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31-07-2025
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'Currently I am jobless' - Taylor waits on Colchester deal
One year ago Lyle Taylor was contemplating the end of his playing career but, fast forward 12 months and he is keen to continue a journey which has brought him more than 150 goals. The problem for the 35-year-old forward is he is currently without a club, with a new deal at Colchester United yet to materialise after 10 goals in 27 League Two starts last season saw him finish as the club's top scorer. A season-ending calf muscle injury sustained in April has left Taylor working hard over the summer to regain his fitness and be ready for the new campaign. "Currently I am jobless - as it stands I am working on getting better," Taylor told the BBC's EFL podcast 72+. "I am working on not being jobless in the very near future." Prolific spells at AFC Wimbledon and Charlton Athletic earned him a move to Nottingham Forest in 2020 for a three-year spell which included a loan at Birmingham City. But Taylor then found a permanent home hard to come by as he started the 2023-24 season searching for a job before joining Wycombe on a short-term deal and then moving to Cambridge United until the end of the campaign. "I was in a position a year ago looking at it and thinking 'if I don't enjoy this season then I'm probably going to call it a day'," he said. "Fast forward a year to where we are now and I want to carry on playing." That enjoyment came from a season under Danny and Nicky Cowley at Colchester, a club who were looking to recover from four years at the wrong end of League Two. Taylor featured in 40 games across all competitions, scoring 13 goals as the U's finished 10th, only three points short of the play-offs. But the calf injury picked up in a 2-0 win over Newport brought an early end to his season and since then he has been working his way back to fitness while also trying to sort out his future. "I've been trying since December to stay at Colchester but as it stands it's still not done and I don't know where I'm at," he told 72+. Colchester start the new League Two season at home to Tranmere on Saturday, 2 August.
BBC News
31-07-2025
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'Currently I am jobless' - Taylor waits on Colchester deal
One year ago Lyle Taylor was contemplating the end of his playing career but, fast forward 12 months and he is keen to continue a journey which has brought him more than 150 problem for the 35-year-old forward is he is currently without a club, with a new deal at Colchester United yet to materialise after 10 goals in 27 League Two starts last season saw him finish as the club's top scorer.A season-ending calf muscle injury sustained in April has left Taylor working hard over the summer to regain his fitness and be ready for the new campaign."Currently I am jobless - as it stands I am working on getting better," Taylor told the BBC's EFL podcast 72+."I am working on not being jobless in the very near future."Prolific spells at AFC Wimbledon and Charlton Athletic earned him a move to Nottingham Forest in 2020 for a three-year spell which included a loan at Birmingham Taylor then found a permanent home hard to come by as he started the 2023-24 season searching for a job before joining Wycombe on a short-term deal and then moving to Cambridge United until the end of the campaign."I was in a position a year ago looking at it and thinking 'if I don't enjoy this season then I'm probably going to call it a day'," he said."Fast forward a year to where we are now and I want to carry on playing."That enjoyment came from a season under Danny and Nicky Cowley at Colchester, a club who were looking to recover from four years at the wrong end of League featured in 40 games across all competitions, scoring 13 goals as the U's finished 10th, only three points short of the the calf injury picked up in a 2-0 win over Newport brought an early end to his season and since then he has been working his way back to fitness while also trying to sort out his future."I've been trying since December to stay at Colchester but as it stands it's still not done and I don't know where I'm at," he told 72+.Colchester start the new League Two season at home to Tranmere on Saturday, 2 August.
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29-05-2025
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Charlton 'built' for Wembley finals
As referee Andrew Kitchen blew the whistle to bring an end to the League One play-off final another landmark day was written in Charlton Athletic's Wembley story."Some clubs are built for Wembley and I've been fortunate to play for two of them that seem to go there and just get the job done by hook or by crook," former Addicks and AFC Wimbledon striker Lyle Taylor told BBC Radio 5 Live's 72+ 1-0 victory ensured Nathan Jones' Charlton side will be playing Championship football next season after five years in the third tier, while the Dons secured promotion to League One when they defeated Walsall a day their past five visits to the national stadium stretching back 79 years, Charlton have won four of them. Their FA Cup final 4-1 thrashing of Derby County in 1946 was followed with another FA Cup victory a year later, this time 1-0 against Burnley, where Chris Duffy scored the winning goal in the second-half of extra time.A 1-0 defeat to Blackburn in the long since defunct Full Members' Cup final in 1987 is their only defeat, before they won 1988's memorable Division One play-off final 7-6 on penalties against Sunderland - the match had finished 4-4 They then beat the Black Cats for a second time 2-1 League One play-off final in 2019 before this year's visit."Ultimately, when you see the job through at Wembley you get to lift the cup and it's one of the biggest days of your career, and it's that simple," Taylor said. 'A rebuild for Jones after damaging jobs' Jones took over at Charlton in February 2024 with the club three points above the relegation zone and steered them to a 16th-placed finish, before leading them to play-off victory this season."There can be no doubt that he's a very good manager. He's had great success with Luton over two stints. His teams are really difficult to play against," Taylor said."They play a really good brand of football, it's almost like 'crash, bang, wallop!' Let's go and have a big scrap but we're also going to be able to play with the ball as well."I don't think anybody who's a Charlton fan could want for something greater than what they've been given this season in terms of entertainment value, defensive solidity, connection with the team on the pitch and a manager who isn't afraid to speak his mind – good, bad or indifferent – and also wants to give to that fanbase and receive love from that fanbase."The Welshman's most successful stint in management came in his first term at Luton, taking the Hatters from League Two to the Championship during a three-year an unsuccessful period at Stoke City and a tenure at Southampton in the Premier League which lasted just 95 days dealt a reputational blow that he has been slowly recovering from at the Valley."Overall, I think he's done a fantastic job there," former Reading midfielder Jobi McAnuff added."It's been a rebuild for him personally after a couple of damaging jobs but also for the football club and it just feels, for the first time in a long time, everyone at Charlton Athletic is connected," "And I think that's probably his biggest testament."
