BBC predicts....

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SOUTHEND UNITED


Latest club news

Nickname: The Shrimpers
Ground: Roots Hall
Capacity: 12,343
Last season: 17th
Manager: Steve Tilson (November 2003)


In:
Andy Edwards (Rushden), Nicky Nicolau (Arsenal), Wayne Gray (MK Dons), Adam Barrett (Bristol Rovers), Bart Griemink (Swindon), Lewis Hunt (Derby), Carl Pettefer (Exeter), Lawrie Dudfield (Northampton).

Out:
Leon Constantine (Peterborough), Neil Jenkins (Crawley), Jamie Stuart (Hornchurch), David McSweeney (Crawley), Leon Cort (Hull), Mark Warren (Fisher), Steve Clark (Hornchurch, Leke Odunsi, Jamie Fullerton, Ryan Robinson, Carl Emberson.

BBC Sport verdict:
Steve Tilson has performed miracles since taking charge and hopes are high he can keep delivering.

Tilson has made radical changes to his squad this summer, but despite losing Leon Cort and Leon Constantine, United can be surprise play-off contenders.

Key man:
Jay Smith



Southend - fan's view

By Matt Slater
Southend fan


Considering their side has spent the last six seasons in the bottom flight's bottom half, Southend fans cannot wait for the season to start.

Most of them didn't want last season to end: Conference-bound cloggers became promotion-bound cup heroes.

The club's first cup final ended in defeat and the team finished in 17th, but a corner had been turned.

Now Steve Tilson, the man credited with last year's improvement, must lead the club to promotion.

 

[Napster]

More sloppy mistakes from the Beeb this time

 

[Technician]

Don't you just love the BBC for stating the obvious...

Considering their side has spent the last six seasons in the bottom flight's bottom half, Southend fans cannot wait for the season to start.

Agree that we are playoff hopefuls though... there are certainly a few teams who are automatic promotion contenders and this may be just out of our reach this year... Torquay just about managed it though [how that hurts!], so who knows, what the season has in store!