Boothroyd clearly isn't familiar with the famous Brian Clough quote: “If God wanted us to play football in the air, then he would have built a pitch in the clouds”
True. Knowing Aidy Boothroyd, he's probably telling the groundstaff not to rush in improving the surface as his teams aren't really renowned for keeping the ball on the floor.
Colchester: Williams; White, Okuonghae, Heath, Tierney; Prutton, O'Toole, Izzet, Wordsworth; Odejayi, Platt. Subs: Cousins, Batth, Gillespie, Lisbie, Henderson, Vincent, Ifil
Their strikeforce of Odejayi and Platt say everything about the way they play.