5 Players who made you fall in love with Southend and Football

[Ricey]

I have stolen this from Facebook, don’t really like all that ****e on Facebook but thought it would be a good post for here.

Let’s have your 5 Southend Players and 5 non Southend Players:

Southend 5:
1. Scott Forbes (Obviously!)
2. Martin Carruthers - His goals
3. David Lee - His hair and style of play.
4. Martyn Booty - He said hi to me once, the first footballer to do that.
5. Andy Woodman - His relationship with the fans in the South Stand was brilliant, a real character.

Non Southend:
1. Ryan Giggs - I worshipped him and wanted to be like him as a footballer, I even had the Ryan Giggs sun ball. (If you don’t know what that is google it, ridiculous idea and yes it did hurt!)
2. Paul Scholes - Such a talented player and I loved his tackling even if it was terrible and usually lead to a card.
3. Paolo Di Canio - Hate to admit it as he was a spammer but he oozed class and that goal against Wimbledon was one of the greatest in Premier League history.
4. Francesco Totti - My like of AS Roma came from watching the great man play and someone who I always enjoyed watching. A true great and a one club man.
5. Michael Owen - That goal he scored against Argentina!

 

[Special Blue]

That's like being asked your favourite child!
Tough one.

 

[LBBlue]

Derek Woodley
John McKinven
Ian McKechnie
Eddie Firmani
Peter Watson


Bobby Charlton
George Best
Pele
Garrincha
Denis Law

 

[Leigh_Seasider]

I assume by the thread title it’s the players who were initial faves rather than all time ones. So just based this on my first couple of years of going to games.
Southend -
1. Paul Clark
2. Richard Cadette
3. Steve Phillips
4. Glenn Pennyfather
5. Roy McDonough
Non Southend -
1. John Barnes
2. Ian Rush
3. Diego Maradona
4. Gary Lineker
5. Glenn Hoddle

 

[Ricey]

I assume by the thread title it’s the players who were initial faves rather than all time ones. So just based this on my first couple of years of going to games.
Southend -
1. Paul Clark
2. Richard Cadette
3. Steve Phillips
4. Glenn Pennyfather
5. Roy McDonough
Non Southend -
1. John Barnes
2. Ian Rush
3. Diego Maradona
4. Gary Lineker
5. Glenn Hoddle

Yes it’s exactly that, the players who initially made you fall in love with the game.

 

[USAShrimper]

Been watching for a while, so not easy. Not in any particular order.

1. Bill Garner
2. Spud Taylor
3.Freddy Eastwood
4.Stan Collymore
5.Bilel Mohsni

Non-Southend

Bestie
Gazza
Pele
Cryuff
Shearer

 

[Special Blue]

Alan Moody
Ron Pountney
Derek Spence
Mervyn Cawston
Anton otulakowski (the throw in thing amazing).

George Best
Pele
Johann Cruyff
Malcom McDonald
Kenny Dalglish
(So many I could have named)

 

[Colorado Shrimper]

Southend:
Mark Bentley
Mark Bentley
Mark Bentley
Mark Bentley
Mark Bentley

Non-Southend
Nobody

 

[Chrisb]

Alan Moody
Billy Best
Bill Garner
Gary Moore
Joe Jacques

Bobby Charlton
George Best
Gordon Banks
Jackie Charlton
Jimmy Greaves

 

[shrimperjon]

David Crown
Chris Powell
Paul Clark
Peter Butler
Spencer Prior

Neville Southall
Andy Gray
Trevor Steven
Graeme Sharp
Kevin Ratliffe

 

[Voice of Reason]

Southend
1 Billy best
2 John kurila
3 Gary Moore
4 Trevor roberts
5 chicos Hamilton

Non Southend
1 George Best
2 nobby stiles
3 Jimmy greaves
4 Charlie george
5 Peter bonetti(I had his green goalie gloves)

 

[slapheadsteve]

Tough one.

1) Mike Marsh. (Best Player to wear a Southend Shirt)
2} Micky Stead. (My First Southend United Hero)
3) Mark Gower. (What a Player Southend United's Most underrated Player)
4) Stan Collymore. (I chaired him off at Huddersfield. What a Player, Enough Said)
5) Paul Clark (Mr Southend United)

Special Mention Freddy Eastwood.

Not Southend.
Chopper Harris. Chelsea.
George Best. Man United.
Peter Osgood. Chelsea.
Pele.
Bobby Moore. Ex Southend United Manager and a Wet Spammer.

 

[Shrimpers are Magic]

Andy Rogers
Richard Cadette
David Crown
Paul Clark
Glen Pennyfather

Previous to Southend

Liam Brady
Frank Stapleton
Ray Clemence
Kevin Keegan
Paul Mariner

 

[stewart]

1. Harry Threadgold.
2. Sam McCrory
3. Roy Hollis
4. Kevin Baron
5. John McKinven.

 

[stewart]

Non Southend Players
1.Jimmy Greaves.
2.Pele
3.Eusebio
4.Sir Stanley Mathews
5.Puskas / Dennis Law

 

[overseas shrimper]

Southend:

1. Paul Sansome
2. Peter Butler
3. David Crown
4. Paul Clark
5. Chris Powell

Non-Southend

1. Ray Clemence
2. Kevin Keegan
3. Glenn Hoddle
4. Kenny Dalglish
5. Johan Cruyff

 

[Lincoln Shrimp]

David Crown - great goalscorer for Blues as I grew up.
Chris Powell - loved his personality and relationship with the fans. Fantastic loyalty before finally getting the move he deserved. He came round to my house in deepest Kent one weekend to give me and my family free tickets for a match back in 94!
Freddy Eastwood - I was excited every time he got on the ball. Unbelievable ability.
Stan Collymore - nothing more to be said.
Mark Bentley - I love a non league signing and just loved his all action, committed style of play. Was gutted when he left.

Jesper Olsen - the flying dane. One of the first players I remember watching.
Gary Speed - great player and man. Shed a tear when the news of his suicide broke.
Mark Hughes - tough man. Always came up with the goods.
Stuart Pearce - loved those chants of psycho and that look on his face after one of those bone crunching challenges!
Rick Holden - loved his wing play. He would always dig out a cross even from the tightest of spaces.

 

[Pak Power]

Southend;
1. Billy Best
2. Alan Moody
3. David Crown.
4. Tony Hadley.
5. Mervyn Cawston.

Non Southend;
I thought I'd go for players, I remember playing against us.

1. Bobby Charlton (past his best I know , but what a legend)
2.George Best (same)
3.Lee Trundle
4. Alan Mayes
5. Ted McDougal

 

[Bay Shrimper]

Just Shrimper players for me.
1. Ricky Otto
2. Andy Ansah
3. Bilel Mohsni
4. Stan Collymore
5. Freddy Eastwood

 

[Weston's left foot]

Southend:

1. Darryl Flahavan
2. Adam Barrett
3. Bilel Mohsni
4. Mark Gower
5. Freddy Eastwood

Non-Southend

1. Peter Schmeichel
2. Stuart Pearce
3. Ryan Giggs
4. Eric Cantona
5. Alan Shearer