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  1. The Pitch

    I have been a supporter since the early sixties and now live up in Yorkshire. I don't get to home games so don't really know whether our pitch is generally poor for this division or whether it has gone downhill since the groundsman sacking fiasco. A couple of miles from my house are the world...
  2. RHB

    Juncker proposes EU military headquarters

    I've never made any secret of my wish for the UK to remain in the EU, but reading this does make me think we might be better off out of it. What's the point of NATO if something like this happens. A move towards a united European State may be a step nearer...
  3. DoDTS

    PL Cup First round draw

    The first round draw of the Prediction League Cup has just been made at PL Headquarters (my house) and the draw is as follows: Kitch............................. ...v... Chris S......................... jimmyshrimp................ ...v... fatgrandad...
  4. DoDTS

    Memory Lane BLUES Thrash OLDHAM/New Ground on hold

    Well it’s not exactly “Breaking News” as this news broke sixty years ago when in Season 1951-52 Southend beat Oldham 5-0 in the second round of the Cup while an announcement was made about the new stadium (Roots Hall) being delayed. This how it was in early December 1951...
  5. Napster

    Sports Journalist awards

    Henry Winter picks up top sport journalist honour 26 August 2010 By Press Gazette Telegraph football correspondent Henry Winter, voted number one sports journalist in the UK by Press Gazette readers, was presented with a mounted set of the Sport Top 50 pages at our offices last night. Other...
  6. Thorpe Groyney

    FA Cup Draw On 1 July

    1pm at FA Headquarters. Details of who our local sides get will be posted as soon as I get them (by the way it should be noted that a full Southend Manor first team squad were back for pre-season training last Thursday). Basildon United have had the dubious distinction of being mentioned in...
  7. CC51DAS

    Breaking News NASA in a flap over Nicky Bailey's penalty

    Just spotted this on the web. Its from NASA's website. Looks like Nicky could be in deep **** now :clap: News NASA Aids Forecasters Tracking Iceland Volcano Ash Plume 05.05.10 Click to enlarge The visible ash plume from Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano was captured by NASA's...
  8. sufcintheprem

    You're definitely in charge Dmitry

    Just read this in an article about Russian support for their leadership over the gas standoff: Made me laugh anyway!
  9. Slipperduke

    Rafa's Ridiculous Rant

    Eagle-eyed readers will know that I had Liverpool to beat Stoke 3-0 in my weekend predictions, a bold but fair shout given the collapse in form from Tony Pulis' side. What you won't know is that just three hours after filing that article, I was sat on my sofa watching Rafa Benitez's press...
  10. BLUEBLOOD

    Ron Martin Released From Bail - 2008

    I've not seen this mentioned elsewhere ... Headlines in The Echo .. BLUES BOSS CLEARED IN FRAUD INQUIRY .. Southend United chairman Ron Martin has been released from bail in a fraud inquiry. The move would seem to at last clear Mr Martin of any wrongdoing more than a year after police raids on...
  11. the truth about millwall

    Sadly I was lounging round the pool in Florida, when the game took place(someone has to) but for various reasons, I spend a lot of my working week in south london, literally 3 minutes from the new den, so it amused me no end to see all the posts on here, of people worried about wearing shirts...
  12. Interpol Shrimper

    Classic Comeback Line

    For those that don't know him, Major General Peter Cosgrove is an "Australian treasure!" General Cosgrove was interviewed on the radio recently. You'll love his reply to the lady who interviewed him concerning guns and...
  13. Napster

    Best obituary ever?

    http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article3075649.ece Sammy Duddy Belfast paramilitary and drag artist Published: 19 October 2007 Sammy Duddy, political activist, drag artist and poet: born Belfast 1945; twice married; died Belfast 17 October 2007. Sammy Duddy was a colourful...
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