Worst moments as Shrimpers

[blue60]

24th August 1996 - Oxford 5, Southend 0. We were absolutely terrible that day. And the weather was awful - it absolutely lashed it down on our fans standing on the open terrace. It was 3-0 by half time and not that many came back for the second half.

 

[NZamba Legend]

24th August 1996 - Oxford 5, Southend 0. We were absolutely terrible that day. And the weather was awful - it absolutely lashed it down on our fans standing on the open terrace. It was 3-0 by half time and not that many came back for the second half.

Yeah, that was truly awful. We were appalling that day.

 

[LBBlue]

Friday night, 15 January 1971
Newport County 3 Southend United 0.

It was Newport’s first win of the season.

Things picked up after that as Arthur Rowley dumped Brian Lloyd and Owen Simpson and brought in John Roberts, Terry Johnson and Dave Elliot and threw in Peter Taylor.

 

[camden shrimper]

My conclusion from all this is we were never far away from a depressing result!

 

[Up the Shrimpers]

24th August 1996 - Oxford 5, Southend 0. We were absolutely terrible that day. And the weather was awful - it absolutely lashed it down on our fans standing on the open terrace. It was 3-0 by half time and not that many came back for the second half.

Yep, although not the worst score, it's probably the worst game I have ever seen. You knew after that game we were going to be relegated.

 

[NZamba Legend]

Yep, although not the worst score, it's probably the worst game I have ever seen. You knew after that game we were going to be relegated.

Yes. Performance wise it was 10x worse than Saturday. The team was packed full of well paid experienced pros.

 

[Napster]

Mike North.

 

[Rob Noxious]

Southend 0-4 Northampton
8 booked
2 sent off
Boxing Day 1987

Impressive recollection of the stats. but one wrong - it was '86. And having seen the 4-4 FAC draw earlier that month, that really did feel bad in comparison.

 

[Sentinel]

Was that when Richard Cadette got a hat-trick?

 

[Rob Noxious]

My one was when I thought our win v Chester (1-0, Spinner header) was enough to keep us in the old Div. 3 in '89, only to see fans in the East giving the thumbs down to signify our fate as I think Reading had come back from 2-0 down to beat Chesterfield 4-2 and stay up at our expense.

 

[Rob Noxious]

Was that when Richard Cadette got a hat-trick?

Yes - the 2nd goal was a beaut. He turned two defenders on the edge of the area and slotted it just inside the far post.

 

[gazza]

Mike North.

That was such a sad day. May he RIP. It was nice we could do a little something as I think we re-played the game after the season ended and his family were there. Can’t remember who the opposition had been? A poignant reminder that at the end of the day it’s just a game which we all enjoy.

 

[Shrimp and two veg]

Getting trounced at Roots Hall by the sheep botherers and having "whats that coming over the hill, its relegation... " sung to us... ffs

I would say it can't get any worse from last season. But 20/21 began with getting done four nil at home..

Game on..

 

[Richard Hearn]

That was such a sad day. My he RIP. It was nice we could do a little something as I think we re-played the game after the season ended and his family were there. Can’t remember who the opposition had been? A poignant reminder that at the end of the day it’s just a game which we all enjoy.

It was Mansfield Town as I remember.

 

[Napster]

It was Mansfield Town as I remember.

Yes and there’s a plaque remembering him in the players tunnel

 

[NZamba Legend]

Mike North.

Very sad that was. My brother in law, who was 8 at the time, was mascot that day.

 

[Smudger]

Vs Grimsby, May 2005. The thought of that day just makes me *shudder* ?

 

[BriggBlue]

Missing out on the L1 playoffs by 15 minutes, it gave many fans and some within the club the expectation that we should be at that level leading to over-reaching and spending too much on players who weren't interested in playing here and only after one last payday.

There is a direct line from that point to the situation we now find ourselves in due the instability that has been present at the club ever since

 

[Weston's left foot]

Watching John Neilson's substitute appearance against Charlton on New Year's day 97.

lol what happened? We lost 2-0 didn't we?

 

[NZamba Legend]

lol what happened? We lost 2-0 didn't we?

Think that was the result, yes. It was just a really inept performance. Looked like he had won a competition to play for Southend. In fairness, though, probably not one of the worst moments. For some reason it's always stayed with me.