Defender Flanagan joins Colchester backroom staff

Tom Flanagan made 62 appearances in two seasons with Colchester [Getty Images]Former Northern Ireland international defender Tom Flanagan has become Colchester United's head of first team recruitment after injury forced his retirement as a player. The 34-year-old, who joined the U's from Shrewsbury in July 2024, ruptured his Achilles tendon in training in March before announcing his retirement in July.Flanagan will continue his rehabilitation alongside his new role at the League Two club, workin