Echo News Stan Collymore keen to come to the rescue of Southend United

[Evening Echo]

FORMER Southend United star Stan Collymore is keen to come to the rescue of the Shrimpers.

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[Shrimpet steve]

Yes please stan! ASAP!!

 

[Jai]

Sad to say a pointless story. I am not sure Stan has the £50 million or so needed to make this happen. But it's nice to see a comforting face wishing us well.

 

[Danshrimper]

Great to hear this from Stan and a nice thought. Sadly, unlikely to be a realistic one though.

 

[gatecrasher]

Ron is just holding the club prisoner, waiting for fossets to happen, once it does he will sell faster than his credibility as going guarantor on your mortgage

 

[thenobster]

Why not 6 months ago?

 

[Hegman]

Sad to say a pointless story. I am not sure Stan has the £50 million or so needed to make this happen. But it's nice to see a comforting face wishing us well.

He might or might not have the money but I bet he has the contacts.

 

[Hegman]

Why not 6 months ago?

Ron has been approached before regards to investment help and sale of the club. He rejected those conversations. I know this for a fact.

 

[TrueBlue]

Ron has been approached before regards to investment help and sale of the club. He rejected those conversations. I know this for a fact.

Yes this is true

 

[Whispering Bob]

A UK winner won 59m on the Euro Millions last night - hope it was a Shrimper.

 

[JB Shrimper]

Yes this is true

So was it he who rejected Larsen?

 

[brigg blue]

Ron has been approached before regards to investment help and sale of the club. He rejected those conversations. I know this for a fact.

Are you able to contact the people who offered to see if they are still interested?

 

[Mad Cyril]

Great player but no thanks Stan.

 

[yogi bear up the cagire]

Nothing will happen until Ron has fulfilled his dream. It's at that time we'll have to hope there enough pieces left for someone to pick up and put back together again.

 

[Joolz]

Utter nonsense from a player who is held in too high a regard on these pages. Not what I needed to hear first thing this morning.

 

[KiwiRob]

Utter nonsense from a player who is held in too high a regard on these pages. Not what I needed to hear first thing this morning.

I wonder if Frank Van Wezel would buy out the Chairman and take over the club.

 

[C'mon you Shrimpers]

I totally agree with Yogi on this. I doubt if one person has the money or inclination to buy the club outright even after FF is completed. Even after the completion Ron is not going to give it away. So the likely outcome is a consortium. I'd be happy for Stan to be part of that.

 

[Sussexshrimper]

Ron has been approached before regards to investment help and sale of the club. He rejected those conversations. I know this for a fact.

Because he is a total ****

 

[Mad Cyril]

I wonder if Frank Van Wezel would buy out the Chairman and take over the club.

I would love to see the Silver Shadow make a move.

 

[Chris Powell's mate]

I got to know Stan well after he left Southend, starting when he was on loan at Fulham.
Agreed, it's unlikely to happen, but it says loads about the bloke's love for the club: he really does care.
He once said, that although short was his stay it was the happiest he'd ever been in football - even playing for England!
My mate too has special affection for the club, and it's some kind of solace two of its biggest supporters are recent internationals.
They certainly gave a lot more, and I'm not talking just talent, than some of the spineless bunch that's turned up in recent seasons.