Colchester United have condemned a piece in their make stronger for making a song in regards to the loss of life of former Leyton Orient supervisor Justin Edinburgh right through their League Two fit on Saturday.
Edinburgh, the previous Tottenham, Southend and Portsmouth full-back, led Orient to the National League name 4 years in the past in a while ahead of loss of life from a cardiac arrest in June 2019, and has a stand named in his honor at Brisbane Road.
After Saturday’s fit, by which Colchester scored two overdue targets to rescue some extent in opposition to the league leaders, the Essex membership issued a remark condemning the chants. “Not for the first time this season a very small minority of those in the away section have acted in a shameful manner,” it learn.
“This time making vile chants that no first rate particular person would make and are certainly not shared through Colchester United or the majority of Colchester United lovers. We will cooperate with Leyton Orient will have to there be any more investigations.”
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The Colchester fan group Blue White Army also condemned the chanting. “On behalf of all decent @ColU_Official fans we have made a £50.00 donation towards the Justin Edinburgh Foundation [the charity set up after his death], We hope this makes a small amends for the deplorable chants by a section of our fanbase today.”
