Memory Lane Fiorentina match - 30 years ago

[Mad Cyril]

The Anglo Italian Cup was a golden age for European harmony.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

The Anglo Italian Cup was a golden age for European harmony.

Yes, I remember Chris Powell getting sent off for being the only player not participating in a 21 man brawl.

 

[Holy Joe]

This is a brilliant video. Turn your volume up to hear the banter at training before the game.
Love him or hate him, Barry Fry always kept everything relaxed and fun around the club and at training. He would even join in on the wind ups and pranks I was told. But on the day of a game, he would get quite serious, and made sure every player knew his job, and the tactics for that game. If you weren't doing your job first half, you got both barrels at half time.
This game v Cosenza was infamous because of all the off ball stuff the Italians were doing. Racial remarks to our black players. Spitting, elbows, hair pulling, tripping up, all sorts. Can Southend get the win? With a striker like Brett Angell, you always have a chance. 45 Southend fans to cheer them on.

Couple of things stand out - the track suits about 12m 15 secs in! My word.

The quality of football seems low - the game has changed quite a bit.

 

[Ailsa Road Shrimper]

Yes, I remember Chris Powell getting sent off for being the only player not participating in a 21 man brawl.

Indeed, I think at the time it was referred to as the aggro Italian cup.

 

[Mad Cyril]

Couple of things stand out - the track suits about 12m 15 secs in! My word.

The quality of football seems low - the game has changed quite a bit.

I would love one of those yellow and blue Beaver tracksuits.

 

[Ipswhrimp]

Yes I was at that one

Yes, me too. I'm sure that was the game where there was some kind of armed incident in the street where I parked my car and I couldn't get home to Suffolk that night.

 

[Tinks]

I think I still have the programme here somewhere (most likely in the loft) but my hubby still has his t-shirt that he wore to the game and still occasionally wears it

 

[cerbera45]

I would love one of those yellow and blue Beaver tracksuits.

I (still) have mine

 

[Ricky Otto]

A great competition when Calcio and serie A was the best league in the world. Southend lining up against Batigol is a story told a lot, and rightly so! It surprises me that not many people realise Claudio Ranieri was the manager of Fiorentina at that time.

 

[Bobby dazzler]

Remember it well. Flew in to Pisa and drank a few beers. Got interviewed by BBC East whilst overlooking Florence. We were offered the chance to take in the culture which we did in the bars. Very friendly locals. Batistuta was different class. The score was immaterial as we were following our team in Europe.

 

[The Big Dady]

These have been posted up before, but here are some more pics at the Florentina game

 

[Stuart W]

Wasn't there a game against Fiorentina at Roots Hall a few years previous? Remember a game where Southend was second-best against a well-organised and talented team.

Yes it was around 1970. We lost 1-0 and the programme cover was purple, Fiorentina’s colours.

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

Yes it was around 1970. We lost 1-0 and the programme cover was purple, Fiorentina’s colours.

Yes, I put it up on the Old Photos of Southend United thread.

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

 

[* ORM *]

This is a brilliant video. Turn your volume up to hear the banter at training before the game.
Love him or hate him, Barry Fry always kept everything relaxed and fun around the club and at training. He would even join in on the wind ups and pranks I was told. But on the day of a game, he would get quite serious, and made sure every player knew his job, and the tactics for that game. If you weren't doing your job first half, you got both barrels at half time.
This game v Cosenza was infamous because of all the off ball stuff the Italians were doing. Racial remarks to our black players. Spitting, elbows, hair pulling, tripping up, all sorts. Can Southend get the win? With a striker like Brett Angell, you always have a chance. 45 Southend fans to cheer them on.

Well you can hear our fans about the 1 hr 24 mark!

 

[cerbera45]

my old eyes struggle to read that

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

my old eyes struggle to read that

That's the size it come up. If you right click on it, and click open image in new tab. In new tab, then left click on the 3 dots top right of your screen. Then click zoom and increase to over 200% to suit, you can read it. I also can't see it properly, so that's what I did.

1:P.SANSOME
2;P.GRIDELET
3:C.POWELL
4:K.JONES (Captain).
5:A.EDWARDS
6:G.BRESSINGTON
7:A.HUNT
8:D.PAYNE
9:G.JONES
10:R.OTTO
11:B.ANGELL

SUBS:
LEE, ROYCE, HOWELL, SCULLY, POOLE.

 

[cerbera45]

That's the size it come up. If you right click on it, and click open image in new tab. In new tab, then left click on the 3 dots top right of your screen. Then click zoom and increase to over 200% to suit, you can read it. I also can't see it properly, so that's what I did.

1:P.SANSOME
2;P.GRIDELET
3:C.POWELL
4:K.JONES (Captain).
5:A.EDWARDS
6:G.BRESSINGTON
7:A.HUNT
8:D.PAYNE
9:G.JONES
10:R.OTTO
11:B.ANGELL

SUBS:
LEE, ROYCE, HOWELL, SCULLY, POOLE.

top tip, thanks

 

[Hawkwell Blue]

Miss Moyet, my brother and I in Florence before the game.

 

[Up the Shrimpers]

That's the size it come up. If you right click on it, and click open image in new tab. In new tab, then left click on the 3 dots top right of your screen. Then click zoom and increase to over 200% to suit, you can read it. I also can't see it properly, so that's what I did.

1:P.SANSOME
2;P.GRIDELET
3:C.POWELL
4:K.JONES (Captain).
5:A.EDWARDS
6:G.BRESSINGTON
7:A.HUNT
8:D.PAYNE
9:G.JONES
10:R.OTTO
11:B.ANGELL

SUBS:
LEE, ROYCE, HOWELL, SCULLY, POOLE.

Can you do the Cosenza team please