An A to Z of Southend United memories

[MK Shrimper]

Q - vs QPR 5-0 2007 when Maher scored 2 in quick succession in the dying minutes.

 

[Sammy Shrimper]

V - Viking looking Paul Clark's crunching tackle on Steve Bull back in 1987. Does it count?

 

[OldBlueLady]

V for Victory at Colchester's new ground 21/2/09?

 

[fbm]

Can't we swap Benji for Ian Benjamin (I) and come up with another B?

 

[fbm]

Q - Quickest debut goal - 7 seconds by Freddy v Swansea

 

[ozzie]

A....for ASTON VILLA(home71)....i need not write anymore

 

[bigmolt]

M = Majestic Maher marauding around the midfield.

 

[OldBlueLady]

Can't we swap Benji for Ian Benjamin (I) and come up with another B?

Bentley's heroics at Wembley?

Or, just Billy Best?

 

[LCBB72]

Bentley's heroics at Wembley?

Or, just Billy Best?

Just Billy Best .

 

[South Bank Hank]

V - Viking looking Paul Clark's crunching tackle on Steve Bull back in 1987. Does it count?

Bit of a stretch... :-)

V for Victory at Colchester's new ground 21/2/09?

Much neater.

Can't we swap Benji for Ian Benjamin (I) and come up with another B?

Yes. Yes we can. Good idea.

Q - Quickest debut goal - 7 seconds by Freddy v Swansea

Another good shout.

 

[ozzie]

my memories
A...Aston Villa (H) 71-72
B...Brentford (H) 68,my first home game
C...Chelsea(H)..LC 73
D...Derby (A) 78..RIP Carl mate
E...Easter..74? Brighton H&A...peace in our time
F...five goals from King Billy Best in one game..1968-69??
G...Gillingham (A) 72..Leigh comm and white coats
H...Huddersfield t (a)..77..a bad day for me
I...Injured badly at Paddington st coming back from Exeter fa cup76
J...Joe and myself ..laughs we had watching the Blues
K...King Billy Best
L...liverpool H&A 1979
M...Moody alan ..our great club captain

 

[ozzie]

N...Notts Co (a)..1968..my first away game
O...Owl`s Sheff Wed away..76?? the away game that put us down
P...Peterbrough 3 BILLY BEST 4..1969-70??
Q...QPR (H) fa cup 75??
R...Racecourse grd Wrexham 76..2-2...missed 3 goals having 3 pees
S...Scuni (A)..72...our first promotion
T...THE PAK (north bank)..the ONLY place to stand
U...U`S ..Colchester U away..great times there a great town and beers
V...Valley Charlton..watching there keeper C.wright hanging off the crossbar acting like a monkey,late 60s
W...Wanderers bolton(A)..our first ever win over a top league team
X...X-rated away games at Watford...mental times
Y...You never walk alone..a song sung many a time at Roots Hall
Z...row Z..where Brian Lloyds goal kicks always ended up at

 

[Pak Power]

A- Arthur Rowley 434 league goals . Arthur Rowleys Blue & White Army
B- Only one it could be Billy Best
C-Col U , our friends!
D-David Webb's yellow army
E- Elliott Dave (underrated)
F- Sir Freddy Eastwood
G- Garner Bill (superstar)
H-
I-
J- Joseph Jaques
K- Kurilla bites yer legs
L-Layer Road, great memories.
M- Mercer Lip up fatim
N-Neville Southall what more can I say
O- Ottolokowski what a throw in
P-Peter Silvester nice guy
Q-
R- Roots Hall , my church, and the ground the fans bought, the team built. And as knackered as it is I Love it.
S-Stadium of light (was it 4-0) who cares what a ground, and the chance to go again this season.
T- Tilly, voted our best ever, and not a bad manager either.
U-
V-
W-West Stand toilets !!!
X-
Y-
ZZZZZZ sorry about the last three

 

[Billy Bests boot laces]

my memories
A...Aston Villa (H) 71-72
B...Brentford (H) 68,my first home game
C...Chelsea(H)..LC 73
D...Derby (A) 78..RIP Carl mate
E...Easter..74? Brighton H&A...peace in our time
F...five goals from King Billy Best in one game..1968-69??
G...Gillingham (A) 72..Leigh comm and white coats
H...Huddersfield t (a)..77..a bad day for me
I...Injured badly at Paddington st coming back from Exeter fa cup76
J...Joe and myself ..laughs we had watching the Blues
K...King Billy Best
L...liverpool H&A 1979
M...Moody alan ..our great club captain

Mark, absolutely brilliant, your wasted on here!!.

 

[Billy Bests boot laces]

N...Notts Co (a)..1968..my first away game
O...Owl`s Sheff Wed away..76?? the away game that put us down
P...Peterbrough 3 BILLY BEST 4..1969-70??
Q...QPR (H) fa cup 75??
R...Racecourse grd Wrexham 76..2-2...missed 3 goals having 3 pees
S...Scuni (A)..72...our first promotion
T...THE PAK (north bank)..the ONLY place to stand
U...U`S ..Colchester U away..great times there a great town and beers
V...Valley Charlton..watching there keeper C.wright hanging off the crossbar acting like a monkey,late 60s
W...Wanderers bolton(A)..our first ever win over a top league team
X...X-rated away games at Watford...mental times
Y...You never walk alone..a song sung many a time at Roots Hall
Z...row Z..where Brian Lloyds goal kicks always ended up at

Ditto, as above!.

 

[NZamba Legend]

Ipswich defeated thanks to last minute Mike Marsh wonder strike.

Yellows, yellows, yellows

 

[Crowstone Crevette]

A- Arthur Rowley 434 league goals . Arthur Rowleys Blue & White Army
B- Only one it could be Billy Best
C-Col U , our friends!
D-David Webb's yellow army
E- Elliott Dave (underrated)
F- Sir Freddy Eastwood
G- Garner Bill (superstar)
H-
I-
J- Joseph Jaques
K- Kurilla bites yer legs
L-Layer Road, great memories.
M- Mercer Lip up fatim
N-Neville Southall what more can I say
O- Ottolokowski what a throw in
P-Peter Silvester nice guy
Q-
R- Roots Hall , my church, and the ground the fans bought, the team built. And as knackered as it is I Love it.
S-Stadium of light (was it 4-0) who cares what a ground, and the chance to go again this season.
T- Tilly, voted our best ever, and not a bad manager either.
U-
V-
W-West Stand toilets !!!
X-
Y-
ZZZZZZ sorry about the last three

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[Napster]

B- Barry Harris is a virgin

 

[MK Shrimper]

B- Barry Harris is a virgin

C - Curry House clique :smile:

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

I need to come back to this but

A is for Aldershot - beating them 10-1 (and the season before beating them 5-0 home and away).
B is for Benji - who put the ball in the Bury net
C is for Corr’s Comeback goal v Exeter
D is for Donkeys - Drewe and Dublin
E is for Eight Men, all we needed to score at Swansea in a famous 3-1 win
F is for Freddy a goal after 7.7 seconds, a hattrick on debut and the start of a legend culminating in those goals at Swansea and that goal v Man U
G is for Gazza and Lineker, overshadowed by our Gary Bennett
H is for Hamsters, put in their place by Brettie Angell
I is for Italy and our adventures against Fiorentina, Padiva, Pescara and all, including hammer attacks, brawls and a penalty shootout defeat at Notts County
J is for Judas and defeating him 3-1 on his return to Roots Hall
K is for Kits - custard splats, silver LDV specials, yellow away kits, the Trust curing Polio special and of course the blue of home
L is for League One Champions and Lincoln and the back-to-back promotions.
M is for Man U, vanquished at Roots Hall
N is for New Years Day, 1992 and Newcastle. 4-0 and top of the table
O is for One - the number of teams in Essex, as proven when even Che Wilson scored
P is for Penalties - the 7 in a row missed but also the Penalty shoot-out win at Wembley after Pigott scored
Q
R is for Roots Hall, home.
S is for Stanley, the greatest player I’ve seen in a Southend shirt
T is for Tilly, a legend as both player and manager
U
V is for Viking, the legend that is Paul Clark.
W is for Why don’t you Wiggle it just a little bit and our gaffer, one of the finest players to have graced the Southend shirt.
X is for Steve Bennett who is a XXXX. He not only sent off Leo Roget for looking like Jereon Boere, but in an Essex derby he later sent off Maher for nothing and Gower for pointing out he was a XXXX.
Y is for Yeovil come back and that incredible second half performance
Z is for Zoltan Liptak and his Essex Senior Cup exploits