Good Morning Shrimpers Everywhere!

[* ORM *]

SING LOUD, WEAR BLUE (or red), BE PROUD!

I’m excited, nervous but ready for a fantastic day out.

Sparing a thought for those locally or globally that can’t make the game for work, health or ticket issue reasons.

Come on you reds. We can do this!

 

[njshrimper]

SING LOUD, WEAR BLUE (or red), BE PROUD!

I’m excited, nervous but ready for a fantastic day out.

Sparing a thought for those locally or globally that can’t make the game for work, health or ticket issue reasons.

Come on you reds. We can do this!

Ha! It’s still Saturday evening for me so time for one or two more sherbets. Kick off is 4am here so - to kip or not to kip, that is the question. Aside from the positive result that we ARE going to get, the thing I’m looking forward to most is D1versity’s vlog. When we win I fully expect him to actually burst! Enjoy the day everyone.

 

[johnlattimerssponge]

Good Morning all,

Did not sleep much so off for a run to burn some nervous energy before breakie and an early train to the smoke.

Enjoy the day folks be loud and proud and hopefully the result goes our way but either way a trip to Wembley should be lived to the full they do not come around that often.

 

[Hadleigh Blue]

Today’s the day!!!!! Come on you Shrimpers

 

[CornishShrimper]

Couldn't sleep well at all, then up at 5 with my little girl. Haven't slept well last few nights to be honest...

This is wrecking me. This feels like the most important game ever. I wish I could have been there (money/travel issues) but now I feel like I would have been too drained to even get there. Even though it's a chance I never thought we'd have this season I want Southend United back in the football league so much.

Gonna be a long day waiting for this one to start. Can't wait to dose up on adrenaline and cider and get embarrassingly emotional about it all later.

COME ON YOU SHRIMPERS!

 

[Ian Benjamin]

Here we go.

Hope everyone has a great day.

Come on boys. Once more.

 

[Whispering Bob]

Today already feels……different.

Good luck everybody!

 

[Suffolk Shrimper In Dorset]

Morning all. Hoping to be assigned to manage the first coach out of Roots.

Now, where's that 1978 shirt?

UTB

 

[E for B and Billy Best]

It's hit me that this is the most important match in both ours and Oldhams history, whichever one of us gets back to the EFL I hope today inspires the other to do it next year.
It's also struck me that of all promotions since 1990, when Vic and Rat just thought promotion would be a way to get new stadium £'sthat we are all one from COSU.
In a perverse way this weeks ticket fiasco has shown we are all one, COSU, management, players and fans, all working together. We may not have the Hollywood or oil money millions; we have so much more than that, we have spirit that has been born in adversity, when you've got that setbacks may come our way, but we are unstoppable and the world is ours for the taking.

 

[CMRandall92]

Nerves have fully kicked in.

This feels bigger than any game in my lifetime. I don’t know why, perhaps it is.

Perhaps it’s where I’ve aged, Lincoln I was too young to appreciate how great it was.

Perhaps it’s because our football league status depends on it.

Perhaps it’s because a win today would truly feel like the redemption day for the past decade of mostly misery.

Perhaps it’s because today doesn’t just mean a lot to me and the shrimpers core, but it matters to an entire city. The spirit around the club and community since the takeover has been so uplifting. It feels good to be Southend again. For the first time in over a decade you can truly believe we have a positive future.

I hope we win today for me, for us as a fanbase, for the players and management, but most importantly for the staff who went months unpaid, were put through untold amounts of **** and have still come out fighting the other side.

Come on Southend

 

[lreed567]

Morning all

Let's enjoy today whatever the result, ( obviously I want a win) but just remember what could of been and where we was this time last year.

Sing your hearts out and get behind Kev and the team.

 

[Camden Blues]

Just back from early morning run - making sure I went past The Globe and with distant views of the Wembley arch. Almost can’t believe that we’re going to be centre stage in just a few hours

 

[Sammy Shrimper]

Woke up at 4.10 like a kid at Christmas, but jeez I’m 63 and been following the Shrimpers since 1968.
Enjoy the day folks!

 

[Barling Magna]

Morning all. It's a cloudy start here at Wembley but the temperature is rising.......

and the juke box has blown a fuse,
My heart's beating rhythm and
My soul's singing "Up the Blues",
Roll over Micky Mellon,
We're telling you "You'll Lose".

 

[Lavender Blue]

Here we go, as everyone else I didn’t sleep well, been up since 5am, nervous, excited but whatever happens today, we made it to Wembley, have a fantastic day to you all. SING LOUD, BE PROUD, WEAR BLUE

 

[OldBlueLady]

Heard from Pastor John out in Perth who visited for a month a few years back:

You’ve been in my thoughts a lot these last few weeks. What an unbelievable story. Seriously if we win, I’ll be driving around the streets of my hometown, on my own, waving my scarf, my flag, while wearing my Freddy Eastwood - shirt all on my own. Hope the local constabulary will understand. It’s really like a fairytale isn’t it. All the best to you both. Be thinking of you being there, knowing now much it means to everyone. I’ll be watching on Dazn. So grateful that’s available. UTB’s

 

[AndyH]

Awake since five, watch says 4 hours sleep, It’s worse than a restless night and early start when going on holiday. But today’s the day, first came to Roots Hall at the age of 8, 59 years ago, never felt so emotional about a game, thank you Consortium and every staff member.

 

[euroshrimper]

Morning fellow Shrimpers
I did not sleep very well last night, I wonder why?
Feels like a very, very big day I hope we win but whatever happens I will be proud to be a Shrimper sourounded by our family of Shrimpers (very special people)
I'm 71 and have been hooked by this club for many years despite the ups and downs particularly what we have all gone through in the last couple of years, so proud to still have our club........
Be safe everyone and enjoy our "special day" UTB's or Red's

 

[londonblue]

I was planning on doing a 75 minute bike session this morning mainly to use up s bit of time, but I slept so badly (hay fever) that I don't think I'll be able to. All that means is I'll spend the time getting more nervous instead.

I hope none of our players suffer from hay fever...

 

[Harry Bullocks]

Here’s hoping for lots of
Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee haaaaaaaaaaaaaa’s today