Its a Payne as Jack departs

Jack Payne, 23 has left the U’s and joined fellow league 1 team Blackburn Rovers.

The Huddersfield asset was recalled from his loan spell then instantly loaned straight back out again.

At just over 1.6m tall you could be mislead into thinking what can the attacking midfield player offer on the park. However his quick feet often opened up chances for others or himself.

Arriving during the Summer Jack went on to play 32 matches for the yellows scoring 6 goals. Overall he has 148 first team matches for Southend, Huddersfield and the U’s scoring 27 goals.