My letter in Four Four Two

[Juggler90]

Got a letter published in Four Four Two this month. Quite a proud moment and mention of SUFC on the letters page which is nice.

 

[Liam AAS]

Is there a link or do we need to buy a copy of the magazine?

 

[Juggler90]

I tried looking for how to attach a couple of pics I took of the article but can't see how to do it - I'll try and find it in my sent items.

 

[Juggler90]

They edited it very slightly but this is what I sent.

To: 442letters@haymarket.com
Subject: A Southend fan writes
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 11:13:29 +0000

Dear FFT,

Louis Van Gaal’s substitution of Jasper Cillessen for Tim Krul at last year’s World Cup gained countless column inches worldwide and understandably so because it was an unusual tactic to use and obviously on the greatest stage of them all. I was tempted to write in at the time but thought better of it until in issue 248 in the planet football section it says that “Tristan Suarez coach Caruso Lombardi “did a Van Gaal” by sending on a sub keeper for a shootout”.

As a Southend United fan I can tell you that 18 months before Van Gaal’s substitution in January 2013, our then gaffer, Paul Sturrock did the same against Oxford United in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy southern area semi-final bringing off Paul Smith and replacing him with young Daniel Bentley with seconds remaining on the clock before the penalty shootout.

I’m aware that the JPT southern area semi final is nearly but not quite at the same level as the World Cup finals so would not expect similar acknowledgement and I also expect there will be fans of other clubs saying that they have witnessed this before Van Gaal “did a Sturrock”. You may be interested to know though that as well as the Netherlands and Tristan Suarez Southend also went on to win the penalty shootout. Maybe this should become the norm irrespective of who’s on the bench…

Andy Dunkling