Happy St Angell's Day

[Yorkshire Blue]

I believe today is the 18th anniversary.

 

[davewebbsbrain]

Is that the day he signed for us?

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

Nope, it's the day Brett scored in a 1-0 home win over the Hamsters

 

[Rusty Shackleford]

Poor form dwb. It's when Sir Stanley crossed from the left and Bert sidefooted in just under the cross bar at the South Stand end to beat the Spammers. What a night.

 

[Hawkwell Blue]

Wore my "Southend 1 West Ham 0" shirt with pride at Accrington - how things have changed.

Is it really 18 years ago! Better than beating Man U in my opinion.

 

[Jedi Shrimper]

Happy St Angells Day one and all! :happy:


I will never forget the looks on the dirty spammers faces sitting in the west. Makes you feel all warm & fuzzy.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Wore my "Southend 1 West Ham 0" shirt with pride at Accrington - how things have changed.

Is it really 18 years ago! Better than beating Man U in my opinion.

It does feel like just yesterday that Keith Jones was spraying it out wide to a ramaging Stanley Victor Collymore, who made a mug of Steve Potts, before crossing it in for Brettie Angell to smash home off the underside of the bar to shut up all those *****.

We had a young Simon Royce making just his second ever first team appearance and he played a blinder but the entire XI were heroes.

We actually had a bloody good side. Most of them went onto play premier$hite football and two went onto play for England.

 

[palexander]

What a night and what a side! Considering the shower of ***** we put up with from Murphy that season, was all made worthwhile by us getting Fry in, Collymore signed (albeit by Crazy Colin) and beating the hamsters.

Start of one of the greatest periods in my time following the blues, but just serves to remind what would have happened if Brady and Sullivan didnt come calling...?

 

[Smiffy]

Is there a video clip anywhere of this momentous goal?

 

[davewebbsbrain]

For some reason I thought 91 not 93...stoopid me.

I was there as well.

 

[BrettieAngell]

What a night!

 

[shallowshrimper]

As previously mentioned apart from the goal my main memory was Roycies goal keeping that night, we often talk quite rightly of Flavs v Man U but Roycies performance that night was the best I have ever seen from a Southend goalie. Got home put the score up on teletext and just sat there looking at it till midnight, yes sad I know but a night to be savoured.

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

Also mention must go to the North Bankers who swiftly and deftly dealt with a couple of scummers giving it large in OUR stand :smile:

 

[Firestorm]

A wonderful Wonderful night. Reading the thread gave me goosebumps !

Possibly my favourite SUFC moment tbh

My top 5 are

West Ham
Newcastle New years day
Man U
Liverpool
Lincoln at the Milstad

 

[Rusty Shackleford]

A wonderful Wonderful night. Reading the thread gave me goosebumps !

Possibly my favourite SUFC moment tbh

My top 5 are

West Ham
Newcastle New years day
Man U
Liverpool
Lincoln at the Milstad

Would take beating Fry and the Brum Scum on New Year's Day over Newcastle - just.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Match report in the Independent

A wonderful Wonderful night. Reading the thread gave me goosebumps !

Possibly my favourite SUFC moment tbh

My top 5 are

West Ham
Newcastle New years day
Man U
Liverpool
Lincoln at the Milstad

Bury?

Would take beating Fry and the Brum Scum on New Year's Day over Newcastle - just.

Agreed. Not sure I've ever wanted us to win a game more than I did that one and not only did we win but it could easily have been double figures as IIRC we had a couple disallowed, hit the woodwork and Ian Bennett in the Birmingham goal put in the best individual display I've ever seen.

But I think beating the scum 18 years ago beats even that.

 

[Firestorm]

i wasn't at Bury :(

There was something about thrashing Newcastle and going top of the 2nd division which really made it special for me

 

[Napster]

see Peter Butler was playing for them as well.

 

[Angell Delight]

Eighteen years. Wow. Is it really that long? One of my best nights as a Shrimper..... :thumbsup:

 

[Norwichshrimper]

Listened at home on Capital Gold! it didnt appear we got out of our own half in the second half and I was sweating like a pig by the end of it!