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Colchester United have been drawn alongside Luton Town and Peterborough United in Group D of the 2026/27 EFL Trophy. The final team in the group will be a Premier League U21 side, set to be confirmed in the upcoming draw. With two League One clubs and a competitive League Two side involved, Group D is shaping up to be one of the more interesting groups in the tournament.

Turning up week after week for a club that might not win anything meaningful for years, that won't get Champions League nights or winter breaks in Dubai, that asks a lot and doesn't always give much back in return. The people who follow these clubs home and away through League One seasons are some of the most committed supporters in the country and they barely get a mention.

We are officially ten days away from the 2026/27 fixture drop on Thursday, June 25th at midday. The first thing everyone does is check the opening day, Boxing Day, and the final day. Personally, I am praying for an absolute blockbuster opening weekend. Give me Notts County vs. Mansfield Town for a proper local derby right out of the gate, or Leicester City away at Blackpool so thousands of fans can make a massive summer weekend trip out of it. Which fixture are you immediately scrolling down to find the second the PDF drops on your phone?

I started doing some freelance work alongside employment and the tax side of it felt straightforward at first. The more regular it becomes the less certain I am about where the obligations actually sit- when self assessment becomes necessary, what expenses are legitimate, how the interaction with PAYE works when you have both. The answer seems to depend on specifics that are hard to map onto general guidance.

I reported an issue that three different people on the phone confirmed was a street cabinet fault. Two weeks later still chasing, still being asked to run the same checks on the router, still being told an engineer has been assigned. At what point does something that's visibly broken on a public street actually get fixed?

I am not talking about anything serious enough for a formal grievance. More of a persistent low level issue that's affecting how much I enjoy coming in. Every time I think about saying something I picture it getting awkward and making everything worse. Wondering if there's a middle ground most people don't know about.