Masters Football

[EastStandBlue]

Watched the Northern Masters yesterday with Newcastle, Middlesborough, Sunderland and Hartlepool. Newcastle had a fairly good squad with Peter Beardsley as their star player and beat 'Boro on penalties in the final. Despite Windass, everyone else i thought was much of a muchness... Though the banter between Hartlepool fans and Sunderland player/ex-Hartlepool Manager Martin Scott was funny...

Seeing as Hartlepool entered, i thought if Southend were to enter the Southern masters, we could put together a fairly decent squad...

1. Simon Royce
2. Spencer Prior
3. Steve Tilson
4. Chris Powell
5. Andy Ansah
6. Stan Collymore (Fitness Pending)
7. Shaun Goater

8. Dave Crown?
9. ?
10. ?

 

[Jonny_Stokes]

You're only allowed 9. Might I suggest:

7. Carl Hutchings
8. Scott Houghton
9. Tony Richards

 

[Kent Shrimper]

Quote[/b] (Jonny_Stokes @ July 09 2006,13:40)]You're only allowed 9. Might I suggest:

7. Carl Hutchings
8. Scott Houghton
9. Tony Richards

No you may not

 

[southend4ever]

anyone heard of eddie smyth ex qpr?

 

[South Bank Hank]

Quote[/b] (Jonny_Stokes @ July 09 2006,13:40)]You're only allowed 9. Might I suggest:

7. Carl Hutchings
8. Scott Houghton
9. Tony Richards

How quickly our strong squad became weak.


Have to say, I can't see the Goat taking wing from Bermuda too soon for the tournament despite its obvious prestige.

 

[Shrimpersarmy]

Was the Simon Coleman on the 'Boro team ex-shrimpers Simon Coleman?

 

[KrustyTheKray]

Did anyone see the interview with Joe Allon that night

What a useless player for SUFC. Barry Fry subbed him off early on in the first half of the 6-1 Tommy Mooney hat-trick game against Oxford at home. Allon was soooo poor that game!

A good Southend masters team could be,

1 - Paul Sansome
2 - Pat Scully
3 - Paul Clark
4 - Steve Tilson
5 - Stan Collymore
6 - Peter Butler
7 - Richard Cadette
8 - Mike Marsh
9 - Dean Austin

Team could be managed by Danny Greaves

 

[KrustyTheKray]

Quote[/b] (Shrimpersarmy @ July 09 2006,17:09)]Was the Simon Coleman on the 'Boro team ex-shrimpers Simon Coleman?

Yeah i see that and wondered if it was the same player.

 

[Westcliff Shrimper]

Always thought that we could get a fairly decent masters side nowadays - what is the criteria? Over 35 and not playing professionally?

 

[GNH]

No, just over 35, as people like Beagrie et al still play

 

[Jonny_Stokes]

Quote[/b] (CI-City Blue @ July 10 2006,13:00)]Always thought that we could get a fairly decent masters side nowadays - what is the criteria?  Over 35 and not playing professionally?

You only have to be 'turning 35 during the calendar year', so there'll be 34 year-olds playing. I'd wager Orient's all-time squad would give your lot a roasting, but one made up of recent players? Oh dear...

1. Heald
2. Joseph
3. Clarke
4. Smith
5. Bart-Williams
6. Ling
7. Comfort
8. Griffiths
9. Simba

Actually, that's quite handy. Ish.

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

If it's "turns 35 this calendar year", then our line-up would be:

1. Royce
2. Austin
3. Powell
4. Prior
5. Tilson
6. Otto
7. Whelan
8. Collymore
9. Angell

Looks tasty to me...

 

[Jonny_Stokes]

You sure Ricky's going to be given the day release to play?

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

Quote[/b] (Jonny_Stokes @ July 10 2006,14:01)]You sure Ricky's going to be given the day release to play?

He's served his time for crimes against the nation, hasn't he? It was part-probation, part-forced labour...








...otherwise known as "playing for Leyton Orient."

 

[BluePartridge]

Quote[/b] (Jonny_Stokes @ July 10 2006,13:34)]

Quote[/b] (CI-City Blue @ July 10 2006,13:00)]Always thought that we could get a fairly decent masters side nowadays - what is the criteria? Over 35 and not playing professionally?

You only have to be 'turning 35 during the calendar year', so there'll be 34 year-olds playing. I'd wager Orient's all-time squad would give your lot a roasting, but one made up of recent players? Oh dear...

1. Heald
2. Joseph
3. Clarke
4. Smith
5. Bart-Williams
6. Ling
7. Comfort
8. Griffiths
9. Simba

Actually, that's quite handy. Ish.

What about Heidenstrom?

 

[Jonny_Stokes]

Quote[/b] (BluePartridge @ July 10 2006,14:28)]

Quote[/b] (Jonny_Stokes @ July 10 2006,13:34)]

Quote[/b] (CI-City Blue @ July 10 2006,13:00)]Always thought that we could get a fairly decent masters side nowadays - what is the criteria?  Over 35 and not playing professionally?

You only have to be 'turning 35 during the calendar year', so there'll be 34 year-olds playing. I'd wager Orient's all-time squad would give your lot a roasting, but one made up of recent players? Oh dear...  

1. Heald
2. Joseph
3. Clarke
4. Smith
5. Bart-Williams
6. Ling
7. Comfort
8. Griffiths
9. Simba

Actually, that's quite handy. Ish.  

What about Heidenstrom?

He's only out of this world on Champ Man! Don't think he'd be old enough, either.... He got voted in Orient's "Worst Ever XI" recently.

 

[Jonny_Stokes]

Quote[/b] (Matt the Shrimp @ July 10 2006,14:03)]

Quote[/b] (Jonny_Stokes @ July 10 2006,14:01)]You sure Ricky's going to be given the day release to play?

He's served his time for crimes against the nation, hasn't he?  It was part-probation, part-forced labour...








...otherwise known as "playing for Leyton Orient."

 

Hardly.

That was the last good Orient side until this season's:

Paul Heald

Terry Howard
Gary Bellamy
Adrian Whitbread
Kevin Hales

Ricky Otto
Kenny Achempong
Lee Harvey
Danny Carter

Bob Taylor
Mark Cooper

Cracking side (missed out on the playoffs on goal difference. I was gutted  

)

That season, Southend scraped clear of relegation in the division above thanks to 15 goals from a certain Stanley Victor Collymore. Bah.