Boothroyd cancelled his side's day off after they threw away the lead to lose 2-1 to a 10-man Cumbrians outfit last weekend.

The defeat at Williams' former club put a big dent in Colchester's promotion bid and they have slipped to sixth ahead of Saturday's trip to Walsall.

"It was a massive three points dropped for us," admitted Williams.

"The manager has got every right to drag us in to training from dawn 'til dusk until we get it right."

Source: Team Talk