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  1. Ref Watch ...... Wycombe (short ref alert!)

    Tomorrow night the officials are largely as per the original appointments which means we have Andy Woolmer from Northampton. He is a very short referee with even shorter hair and, as shorter officials sometimes do, he has the capacity to be slightly officious. Okay, not slightly but very...
  2. No 'individual' players according to Sturrock, true or not?

    I notice Luggy said in his post match comments that we lost to the better side on Saturday (can't argue with that). However he also said we don't have the individual players who can win games for us, so if we're not firing as a team we're basically stuffed. I quite like Luggy, but personally I...
  3. Ref Watch ...... Wycombe (short ref alert)

    On Saturday, weather permitting, we have Andy Woolmer from Northampton. He is a very short referee with even shorter hair and, as shorter officials sometimes do, he has the capacity to be slightly officious. Okay, not slightly but very officious; picky and pedantic spring to mind too. He is in...
  4. Ref Watch ..... Bury away

    We haven't lost at Bury for 22 years. The man in charge, as we attempt to keep this record intact, is the somewhat inexperienced first year League referee, Mark Brown from East Yorkshire. This will be his 7th ever League match, the first 6 producing a slightly high-ish 19 yellow cards a red...
  5. Ref Watch ....... Crewe (short referee alert !)

    On Saturday we have Andy Woolmer from Northampton. He is a very short referee with even shorter hair and, as shorter officials sometimes do, he has the capacity to be slightly officious. Okay, not slightly but very officious; picky and pedantic spring to mind too. He is in his 7th year as a...
  6. Ryan Hall

    I have had the pleasure of watching Ryan play for Bromley for the past 3 seasons, you have got one exceptional talent on board he was class at our level Seems like he is starting to show what he is all about judging by the posts on today’s game, once he gets his fitness up to standard...
  7. Ref Watch .... Gillingham JPT

    Tuesday's match sees Gavin Ward from Oxted returning to Roots Hall for the first time since he mishandled the match against Gillingham nearly a year ago. This is his fourth season as a League referee. He has refereed 5 home matches and I think he has got progressively worse in each one. His...
  8. Who's Going Home In An FA Sponsored Aston?

    With just 90 minutes of football seperating the thirty prospective England internationals from South Africa, which seven unfortunate players will find themselves on stand-by? Michael Carrick: Unfortunately for the Manchester United midfielder, England have a relative embarrassment of riches in...
  9. southend4ever

    This could be a long discussion.

    Which food and drink gives you the smelliest farts? I have experienced some foul smells over the years. One of the worst was simple but effective. That was baked beans on toast for breakfast and Guiness all night. For me the standard Indian does produce a cheeky chorus of brutality. The...
  10. Ref Watch ...... Carlisle

    For our latest "must win" match we have Andy Woolmer from Northampton. He is a very short referee with even shorter hair and, as shorter officials sometimes do, he has the capacity to be slightly officious. He is in his 6th year as a League referee and pays his 6th visit to Roots Hall, the...
  11. Ref Watch .... Orient away

    Tomorrow's match sees Gavin Ward from Oxted refereeing his first Southend away match. This is his third season as a League referee. He has refereed 5 home matches and I think he has got progressively worse in each one. His first three games went pretty much okay. They were the JPT defeat on...
  12. Benitez must Battle from the Brink

    Every season after a run of mediocre performances or defeats, some over excited journalist will question one of the big four's title crudentials and, quite rightly, they'll be chastised for doing so. This season, however, Liverpool's season really could be over by this time next weekend. A...
  13. OldBlueLady

    Identifying Genuine Collectors tonight

    I know some of you raised concerns about identifying people who were acting on behalf of the Trust in shaking buckets, well, unfortunately, we've not been able to get t-shirts sorted out in time - but Paul Yeomanson has done a fantastic job on producing identifying labels on lanyards. I hope...
  14. Aberdeen Shrimper

    Advice needed

    I Think that I have been stitched up by an on-line company called Digiprint UK. I ordered a new battery for my camcorder and took the next day delivery service at £5.95, this was on Monday and still no sign of the goods, I have tried calling the number for the last few days but no answer what...
  15. Ref Watch ... Carlisle away

    A somewhat shorter ref watch (for a somewhat shorter referee). Man in charge on Saturday is 29-year old, Geoff Eltringham from Sunderland. This is his first Southend game .... indeed it is his first League One game. In his first season, this will be his eigth game as a League referee having...
  16. Ref Watch .... Bristol Rovers

    Last Friday's match saw us with a very experienced referee, the much (and unfairly, in my opinion) maligned Grant Hegley. Conditions were difficult and I think a less experienced and less capable official might well have finished up with a huge number of cards. Well we have that less...
  17. Lincoln Shrimp

    Post-Match Thread and Ratings Hull City 3-1 Southend United

    My first game of the season and I was really impressed with our performance and the confidence our players displayed when in possession, despite the fact that Hull fielding a weakened side. Mildy - 5 - I'm afraid he was the one player who didn't earn his money tonight. He had pretty much...
  18. Smiffy

    Breaking News Youngster Ngoo on trial at Man Ure!

    Scored for them too! Pay up you dirty Mancs... Report Could be the next one to bypass the 1st team and head for better things... 16 years old and 6' 4", we could do with him in defence, even though he's a striker! Well done to Duncan and Co. for producing players, that are being...
  19. Tangled up in Blue

    2008/2009 Season Highlights dvd

    Just been watching Fulham's 7th Heaven, their highlights of the 2008/9 season on dvd. Is there any chance of OUR club getting their act together and producing a highlights dvd of last season's games BEFORE the new 2009/10 season actually starts?
  20. Slipperduke

    Beautiful Brazil Spank The Yanks

    Brazil 3-0 USA Melo 7 Robinho 18 Maicon 62 As any Arsenal fan will tell you, it can be frustrating to support a team who are as capable of excellence as they are of ineptitude. Defeats are all the more frustrating when you know what your players are capable of producing at their peak. Imagine...
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