I miss...

[mfurok]

Definitely remember Neil Townsend scoring from halfway line.

John Neal from 40 yards.

 

[Rob Noxious]

I miss going to Roots Hall on a regular basis.

"Serves you right for moving to Cornwall, you silly old scrote!"

 

[Another Surrey Shrimper]

I miss the days when you could say scrote without the swear filter xxxxing it out.

Oh yey, I xxxxing love now!

 

[Pubey]

I miss 'big name' opponent strikers like Trundle, Agogo and Byfield. Genuinely got you worried when they were on the ball and always seemed to have a bit of magic. Maybe it's a byproduct of not going so much and I'm missing out, but there don't seem to be so many 'one player' teams at the moment.

 

[Jonny_Stokes]

...not being owned by a violent, criminal megalomaniac.

 

[Jonny_Stokes]

Maybe it's a byproduct of not going so much and I'm missing out, but there don't seem to be so many 'one player' teams at the moment.

It's a league two phenomenon. Fatty Gabbiadini at Darlo, Neil Grayson at Cheltenham, Luke Rodgers at Shrewsbury, Sean Devine at Wycombe, you guys and Trevor Fitzpatrick...

Modern equivalents still exist - Windass at Accrington, Roofe at Oxford, Cureton at Frankenstein and Redbridge, Akinde at Barnet, Jayton Orient...

 

[Kevin Hogg]

Curls!
Paul Denny, Garry Nelson, Ron Pountney...and Leo Sayer!

 

[Uncle Leo]

I think the only time we've won 3-2 at Swansea was the memorable occasion when we had three players sent off. But I don't think it was midweek and we were never 2-1 down.

This was the game - http://sufcdb.co.uk/match.php?m=1997

When I first started going, in 1985, the North Bank wasn't the packed stand that is often spoken of on here. Plenty of room to swing a cat or indeed any feline and I used to enjoy meandering over to the North/West corner and having the whole section pretty much to myself.

Another shout out for The Golden Lion. I didn't drink in there loads, but towards the end of the 2005/06 season, if you weren't in The Spread by about 1130 then you weren't getting in. So The Golden Lion was a decent substitute for a couple of months

 

[Kevin Hogg]

The thrill of going into an unknown, foreboding pub in Sheffield, Bradford, Huddersfield, Darlington, Hartlepool, Rochdale, Cardiff etc etc and knowing all you have to do is keep the accent quiet. You knew they suspected but they were not certain!
Yet...the voice was always louder than my brain was sensible. I wanted them to know I was Southend!

 

[ozzie]

Oz, that smell was White Horse oils. They weren't cricket bats.[/QUOTE no

God..no wonder my hair is disappearing!!!Better stop drinking it

 

[ozzie]

.........and after Willie of course came Alan Foggon...........[/QUOT


And then Keith Mercer,
Fat,slow and from Watford....how sad

 

[E for B and Billy Best]

The Football League Review given free with programme.

Having three quarters of the team that finished in May starting the next season; I'm fed up sitting there in August and having to learn all the new loan players names.

2-3-5 Attack-Attack-Attack-Attack-Attack.

Since 4.45 pm today a bloody goal difference.

 

[ozzie]

Spot on...im sure you you did the same as i did..look through the football league review..looking for something about the Blues..if not then thrown away...but now we are older..we would read it,a good mag..and for nowt!!
I think i only remember a few thing about the Blues in it,..a colour picture of us in an all blue kit...inside back page.a picture of our club badge-supporters badge(sammy Shrimper)......and sadly an article about the death of Trevor Roberts,who had then played for Cambridge utd..

 

[jaffa1]

Southend scoring at home.....:sad:

 

[Kevin Hogg]

"Save as you spend at Roots Hall market"

 

[Kevin Hogg]

Marilyn. (I am certain she must still go).

 

[LCBB72]

John Neal from 40 yards.

Bob Worthingtons 40 yarder against Plymouth 74-75 .

 

[OldBlueLady]

One player scoring all 4 in a game for us......(Peter Silvester v Brighton)

 

[Kevin Hogg]

After home "holiday" period results of 0-4, 0-3.
I miss home holiday victories such as Easter 1973. April 20th won 5-0 v Port Vale and the following day won 5-1 against Chesterfield.

 

[B.B.The Legend Lives On.]

After home "holiday" period results of 0-4, 0-3.
I miss home holiday victories such as Easter 1973. April 20th won 5-0 v Port Vale and the following day won 5-1 against Chesterfield.

"Hoggy" I remember it well, our Goalscorers were as follows Chris Guthrie(3+2), King Billy Best(2+2) & Big Gary Moore who scored the last goal but only played for the final 15 minutes against Chesterfield. "HAPPY DAYS"