COLCHESTER United stalwart Tom Eastman has signed a new two-year contract with the club.

The 29-year-old defender has committed his future to the U's until the summer of 2023.

Daily Gazette sports writer Jon Waldron, who has watched Eastman throughout the defender's time at the U's since his arrival from Ipswich Town in 2011, gives his take on the news that the defender is staying put.