The U's are in superb form, having racked up five straight wins and embarked on a 13-match unbeaten run. Colchester have moved up to seventh spot, a point inside the play-off places and five points off the automatic promotion spots, with nine games remaining. Taylor knows what it is like to win promotion via the play-offs, having achieved it with AFC Wimbledon and Charlton Athletic and the U's top scorer is enjoying the ride.

READ MORE: Colchester United duo are named in League Two team Taylor said: "We now have to take stock and carry on charging. "As Brits, we love an underdog story and this is a large underdog story. "It's now for us to finish that story in our own fashion and in the manner we want to finish it and I'm sure there'll be some very happy faces around here if we're able to succeed in doing so.

"When I was at Wimbledon and we got promoted from League Two, I think we were 17th at the turn of the year. "We cemented seventh with a game to spare, so I've kind of been in a similar situation but not exactly the same. "We have.

.. Jonathan Waldron.