Meet the Blues Day.....

[Fat Bastid]

Yesterday afternoon I took my daughter (Posts on here as "Stan") to the meet the blues day with a view to seeing some of the players.

What a complete an utter waste of time it turned out to be!

We live in Chelmsford and arrived as early as we could (2pm). After walking around for about an hour not a single player was to be seen anywhere.

I understand that a few people on here have said that the players were told they could go about 1pm. If this is true then why was this fact not publicised and I would not have wasted my time?

How can you have a Meet the Blues day without any players is beyond me!

Even my wife remembers last time we turned up around 3pm to find players still milling about.

I will be writing to the club to complain bitterly about this matter as my daughter was somewhat upset about not seeing anyone.

At least when we went to the Billericay game ex-Shrimper David McSweeney took time to talk to us and sign our programme!

Very poor show in the PR department if you ask me!

 

[The Artful Shrimper]

I think Tez stayed the latest, but maybe that's because he was waiting for Jay Smith playing for the yoofs.
No use asking the big chiefs to my mind I can't remember seeing Uncle Ron there at all and he usually swans about at these events?

 

[Technician]

Quote[/b] (Prophet of Doom! @ Aug. 02 2004,08:20)]Yesterday afternoon I took my daughter (Posts on here as "Stan") to the meet the blues day with a view to seeing some of the players.

What a complete an utter waste of time it turned out to be!

We live in Chelmsford and arrived as early as we could (2pm).  After walking around for about an hour not a single player was to be seen anywhere.

I understand that a few people on here have said that the players were told they could go about 1pm.  If this is true then why was this fact not publicised and I would not have wasted my time?

How can you have a Meet the Blues day without any players is beyond me!

Even my wife remembers last time we turned up around 3pm to find players still milling about.

I will be writing to the club to complain bitterly about this matter as my daughter was somewhat upset about not seeing anyone.  

At least when we went to the Billericay game ex-Shrimper David McSweeney took time to talk to us and sign our programme!

Very poor show in the PR department if you ask me!

In all honesty PoD, you didn't miss an awful lot... I got there at 11:30 and the players were on the field warming up and running a [rather muted] training session involving weights, ball work in groups of 3 or 4 and pick-ups. At about 12:30, the players went to the stocks and various small children assaulted them with sponges full of a clear liquid substance that may have been water...

Paul Brush was the last to receive this treatment and he got the water tipped over him. They then signed autographs and had pictures taken by the SUSCT Tent, before clearing the field for the celebrity v youth match [the celebrities won 6-5] & didn't appear again.

I was generally disappointed... so as I say, you didn't miss much.

 

[* ORM *]

They were still around at 1.55 but then a cry ran up of "Oh sh*t PoD has just gone past the Bell, let's go!"

 

[The Artful Shrimper]

I did catch glimpse of Brian Dear who even after been taken the pi$$ out of about his 5 goals was indeed reminiscing to somebody about that game ...classic

 

[Fat Bastid]

The only players we managed to see were ex-players.

My daughter did not have aclue who Danny Greaves or Garry Nelson were!

 

[Stan]

Quote[/b] (* ORM * @ Aug. 02 2004,09:03)]They were still around at 1.55 but then a cry ran up of "Oh sh*t PoD has just gone past the Bell, let's go!"  

I have to agree ORM, personally I have my heart set on being a footballer's wife but if you saw PoD you can understand why all the players did a runner cos the thought of having him as a father-in-law would be enough to put the toughest man off!!!

Well who else would name their daughter Stan - possibly after Stan Colleymore?? but thinking about it the milkman's called Stan as well

 

[Fat Bastid]

Quote[/b] (Stan @ Aug. 02 2004,14:30)]Well who else would name their daughter Stan - possibly after Stan Colleymore?? but thinking about it the milkman's called Stan as well  

Give that computer back to Stanley please Mrs PoD!

Otherwise I will confiscate your photo of "Michael"!

It was her decision to call herself Stan anyway!

Watch out SZer's as I am contemplating enrolling Mrs PoD on the ikonboard and she hates football!

 

[Stan]

Quote[/b] (Prophet of Doom! @ Aug. 02 2004,15:05)]Watch out SZer's as I am contemplating enrolling Mrs PoD on the ikonboard and she hates football!  

What makes you think I don't already post

Anyway leave Michael alone or i'll confiscate Sandy Shaw!!

 

[new bloke]

Quote[/b] (Stan @ Aug. 02 2004,15:28)]

Quote[/b] (Prophet of Doom! @ Aug. 02 2004,15:05)]Watch out SZer's as I am contemplating enrolling Mrs PoD on the ikonboard and she hates football!  

What makes you think I don't already post

Anyway leave Michael alone or i'll confiscate Sandy Shaw!!

Sandy Shaw you dirty old Devil PoD

 

[Fat Bastid]

Quote[/b] (new bloke @ Aug. 02 2004,15:37)]Anyway leave Michael alone or i'll confiscate Sandy Shaw!!

Sandy Shaw you dirty old Devil PoD[/QUOTE]
46 is not old and I wash every day thank you!

 

[new bloke]

Quote[/b] (Prophet of Doom! @ Aug. 02 2004,15:43)]

Quote[/b] (new bloke @ Aug. 02 2004,15:37)]Anyway leave Michael alone or i'll confiscate Sandy Shaw!!

Sandy Shaw you dirty old Devil PoD

46 is not old and I wash every day thank you!

[/QUOTE]
Yes I agree PoD 46 is not that old( coming from someone who is very close to that age) but Sandy Shaw,,, she must be nearly 90

 

[Stan]

Quote[/b] (new bloke @ Aug. 02 2004,15:53)]but Sandy Shaw,,, she must be nearly 90  

Its alright Dad your Cilla Black secret is safe with me

 

[McNasty]

Quote[/b] (Stan @ Aug. 02 2004,15:55)]

Quote[/b] (new bloke @ Aug. 02 2004,15:53)]but Sandy Shaw,,, she must be nearly 90  

Its alright Dad your Cilla Black secret is safe with me  

So your dad is Cilla Black ?
How strange.

 

[Stan]

Quote[/b] (mcnasty @ Aug. 02 2004,16:05)]So your dad is Cilla Black ?

Only on a Saturday night!!!

 

[overseas shrimper]

Hhhhhmmmm, sounds like PoD's got a 'lora, lora surpirses for us'.

Surprise, surprise... when the unexpected hits you between the eyes'.

Ooooo-er! The lyrics to that show's song never seemed dirty in my youth.

 

[new bloke]

Quote[/b] (Stan @ Aug. 02 2004,16:09)]

Quote[/b] (mcnasty @ Aug. 02 2004,16:05)]So your dad is Cilla Black ?

Only on a Saturday night!!!

Tonight Mathew PoD is going to be,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

[Fat Bastid]

Quote[/b] (new bloke @ Aug. 02 2004,16:19)]Tonight Mathew PoD is going to be,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

<span style='font-size:17pt;line-height:100%'>LIVID</span>

 

[Stan]

Quote[/b] (Prophet of Doom&#33; @ Aug. 02 2004,16:32)]<span style='font-size:17pt;line-height:100%'>LIVID</span>

So I guess now wouldn&#39;t be a good time to ask for a tenner then

 

[Fat Bastid]

Quote[/b] (overseas shrimper @ Aug. 02 2004,16:14)]Surprise, surprise... when the unexpected hits you between the eyes&#39;.

Ooooo-er&#33; The lyrics to that show&#39;s song never seemed dirty in my youth.

OS,

Hang on a minute, how comes you know the lyrics to the song?&#33;&#33;&#33;