Jack Payne is back at the County Ground this weekend
Matchday

Could Swindon shift systems to keep Jack Payne quiet and neutralise Colchester's main threat in FA Cup clash?

TACTICS: Payne is the Colchester quarterback, pulling the strings in front of the backline. If Swindon can snuff out his creative threat, they will have gone a long way towards a successful afternoon.

01.11.24, 16:57 7 Min Read

by Sam MorsheadEditor

Muzzling Colchester United’s not-so-secret weapon will be critical to Swindon Town’s chances of a rare victory in the first round of the FA Cup.

Jack Payne is a known quantity to Swindon after two good years in Wiltshire. And the Robins did make an attempt to resign the midfielder in the summer, albeit not a particularly convincing one.

Payne is the Colchester quarterback, pulling the strings in front of the backline.

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