Bowers bring in Colchester forward

Late on Friday Bowers and Pitsea announced the signing of Colchester United forward Ollie Sims on an initial 28 day loan. The eagle-eyed amongst you might have noticed that he made his debut as a second half substitute at Horsham yesterday, although it was something of a baptism of fire given his new side lost four-nil.

Sims has been at Colchester since joining the club as an under 12, and signed his first professional contract- aged seventeen- back in January. This isn't his first experience of the Isthmian League Premier Division, as he spent some time on loan at Brightlingsea Regent in 2017-18, playing against Dulwich Hamlet, Merstham and Burgess Hill Town. He had his first senior call up for United at the end of the 2017-18 season, when he was in the squad for a trip to Exeter City.

He is a regular in the U's Under 23 squad.