Big January transfer moves in the world of chimps
Was scanning a local online news source to see if my team (Colchester United) had signed anyone yet this January transfer window when inadvertently I stumbled upon this quite football clichés-y article about some chimps moving from Colchester Zoo to Belfast Zoo.
Sad to see these ‘firm favourites’ leave Colchester, but can’t wait to see the ‘energy they bring to the group’ coming to fruition in Belfast. Big shoes for incoming replacement Napoleon to fill though - will he be able to replicate his zoo form from Spain in the UK’s harsher climates? At 27, is there a risk that Colchester Zoo has gone for the cheap option here with a chimp well past his prime and looking to pick up one last paycheck?
And if you’re wondering, Colchester United haven’t actually signed anyone.