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  1. Slipperduke

    Wembley's Awful Pitch

    90,000 seats, 2618 toilets, 26 lifts, 98 kitchens and 34 bars. Was it too much to ask for Wembley to provide just one decent playing surface? Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final was like watching naughty ten year olds playing football indoors on an untacked carpet. Every change of direction brought a...
  2. Cricko

    The Dream is over

    The Dream is over I am afraid. We are now heading back to the bottom basement of the FL and there is blame to dish out.Having supported this club for over 40 years we are back where maybe some will say we belong but I feel we do not. This time around it was different we were led to believe...
  3. southend4ever

    Poxy Tripadvisor!

    I've been searching for weeks on end for a holiday. The Mrs and I are after a relaxing beach holiday. She is a student and is on a tight budget. The exchange rate of the Euro is still bad. Therefore, we have gone down the route of All Inclusive holidays. I have been on these before and I am...
  4. palexander

    Holibobs!

    Looking at booking a decent holiday sometime later in the year - anyone recommend somewhere decent? Looking for a quiet, relaxing beach type holiday - ideally no kids around! So far, looked at; 1) Sandals - quite expensive and not meant to be as good as advertised. Lots of beach weddings and...
  5. Paterson interview from SSN

    Interesting article. Southend supporters have certainly been put through the wringer this season, with the very existence of their club hanging in the balance at one stage. It appeared such issues had been laid to rest once a £2.1million tax bill was settled with HM Revenues and...
  6. SS5

    BBC sport blog on our troubles

    Not sure if its already been posted somewhere, but anyone who is a little unclear of the deadlines and HMRC dealings, this BBC sport blogger has done a little article on us as well as cardiff city; Southend, said the HMRC's man, were a "habitual defaulter", "plainly insolvent" and "must be...
  7. Lord Football

    On Strike

    Surprised some of our resident "right wingers" haven't picked up on this.... I am on strike tomorrow and Tuesday. I am on stike to protect my redundancy payment, which for me means HM Government want to steal £25000 of my accrued rights. More importantly, they want to make a shed load of us...
  8. Tommy2holes

    Its time to voice/show our opinion

    Now i have always beleived in Ron martin and do genuinely think he has the best interests of the club at heart. I think he was a business man who saw an opportunity to make a few pounds aquiring a football club and relocating it. Somewhere along the line he found out what supporting a football...
  9. Slipperduke

    Going Online In Starbucks

    I realise that Starbucks has a masterplan, I really do. I know that somewhere, in a dormant volcano on a Pacific island, their mysterious overlord sits on a throne of kitten skulls plotting to ensnare all of humanity in a cosy middle-class fantasy, pouring bean juice down their necks to keep...
  10. OldBlueLady

    Closure of the Live Chat thread

    Well, as I understand it, the decision has been taken to close the Live Chat thread. I won't begin to even attempt to understand why something so innocuous provoked such an anti feeling amongst so many, was it because they were somehow threatened by the good natured banter that went on and...
  11. seany t

    What's the difference between the SUFC that finished 8th last year to this term?

    Humorous answer: About 8 places. But seriously, looking at the squad which ended the 2008-2009 season in a commendable 8th position, it's interesting how little changed: 1 Mildenhall 2 Francis 4 Dervitte 5 Clarke 6 Barrett 14 Moussa 8 McCormack 7 Grant 17 Robinson 9 Barnard 26 Laurent...
  12. Hotman

    private members clubs

    I know theres a few city boys on here, so hopefully someone can help. Any recommendations on private members clubs in the city? At the moment am a member of Adam Street which is great if i need to have a meeting etc, but after somewhere a bit more snazzy. thanks
  13. Can things get any worse?

    A lot of fans feel very depressed about what's been going on at our club recently, but can things get any worse? I'm afraid the answer is yes. The one great thing we still have at this club right now is Tilly & Brush. They've proved what they can do on a tight (but reasonable) budget and in...
  14. Ron Manager

    I now live on Ramsey Street..

    ....or so it feels like anyway...
  15. watchtheballboys

    Rest of the Season..points from where?

    Tilly has said we need 19 points to avoid relegation so where will they come from? The Colchester loss was expected so lets see for the rest of the season where we can expect to pick up points...... Tranmere (H) Win.............Total 3 points MK Dons (A) Loss...............Total 3 points...
  16. Jam_Man

    HDMI Leads - A warning for those that like me didnt know...

    Ive just bought a Blu ray player and went to Maplins to get a hdmi cable. £32 ! I didnt buy one and asked the 12 year old who worked there why they were so expensive and fair play to the chap he said dont bother, just go to HMV or somewhere and buy one for a fiver. I have therefore ordered 3...
  17. Francis Laurent

    accordingto Tilly phoned in at 12.30 Tuessday morning with a sore hamstring - sounds like hes either throwing a sicky (when we are very short) or going somewhere else - goes a some way to explaining the tactical chaos and hes obviously let the club down ...... if he had real fitness doubts...
  18. Mad Cyril

    Time runs out for Southends millenium clock

    Time runs out for Southends millenium clock. I would like this eyesore replaced with the giant plastic lobster and shell maze which I assume are in storage somewhere?
  19. IloveShrimp

    Would you go to the World Cup

    with what has been going on with the shootings at the African Nations, would you go to the World Cup in South Africa? Personally even if I could, I wouldn't as I think the perpitrators of the latest attack would turn on the fans. So no thanks for me unless its held somewhere safer.
  20. 50 games which defined a decade - Part 2 (2005-2009)

    1st April 2005: Southend United 2 – 0 Bristol Rovers (League Two) The second half of the decade began with our beloved Shrimpers surging up the league on the back of a series of virtuoso performances from new signing Freddy Eastwood. From the second week of January we went on a long unbeaten run...
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