SZ's Southend United Hall of Fame - David Webb

[hindle_666]

Jobbo didn't do petty rows. Heard DW being interviewed on 5 live after his caretaker spell at Chelsea (when they really, really should have given him the job full time - morons!) and he was asked if he had found it hard working for Bates:

"Hell no, you should try working with Vic Jobson!"

Absolute legend.

take it he's not nominated?

 

[A Century United]

take it he's not nominated?

The "legend" comment was for DW, but not as ridiculous as all that to think about Jobbo in the Hall of Fame. He wasn't all bad!



:whistling:

 

[Rayleigh Weir]

I prefer to think he walked out on Jobson rather than us...

Should definitely be in the hall of Fame...

 

[fredheim_holm]

Being a new glory boy fan, I haven't seen much of Webb's Southend. Glad he's voted in, but didn't feel I should vote simply because I don't know enough. Great write up though.

 

[Kent Shrimper]

Nope, he left us too many times after petty rows with Jobbo!;)

And you were doing so well collecting some green, for one moment i was worried you would get a + account :clap:

No Chance ;)

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

Absolutely in the HoF for me - a superb write up, YB. I'm amazed that even Webb III - where he had only one brief, which was to slash the wage bill - produced more wins than defeats. That tells you all you need to know about the man's greatness.

I particularly liked his decisiveness. He only needed to watch Gordon Connelly for one half of football before despatching him to the Scottish lower leagues.

He was the man who first brought me to Roots Hall, the man whose football got me hooked, the man who first took us to the promised land, and the man who took us to our highest ever league position. And, even if Barry Fry's side played - arguably - better football, it was Webby who signed the players who even now continue to set the benchmark:

Sammy/Roycey

Austin........Prior......Scully.......Powell

Ansah........Butler....K. Jones.....Tilson

............Angell.......Benjamin

That is one hell of a side, and Webby was one hell of a manager.

:clap:

 

[Rusty Shackleford]

Absolutely in the HoF for me - a superb write up, YB. I'm amazed that even Webb III - where he had only one brief, which was to slash the wage bill - produced more wins than defeats. That tells you all you need to know about the man's greatness.

I particularly liked his decisiveness. He only needed to watch Gordon Connelly for one half of football before despatching him to the Scottish lower leagues.

He was the man who first brought me to Roots Hall, the man whose football got me hooked, the man who first took us to the promised land, and the man who took us to our highest ever league position. And, even if Barry Fry's side played - arguably - better football, it was Webby who signed the players who even now continue to set the benchmark:

Sammy/Roycey

Austin........Prior......Scully.......Powell

Ansah........Butler....K. Jones.....Tilson

............Angell.......Benjamin

That is one hell of a side, and Webby was one hell of a manager.

:clap:

Good shout MtS, but I like Johnny Cornwell playing alongside Jonesy in midfield. Butler's defection to the Sham puts him way down in my estimation.

 

[maninasuitcase]

I said yes for one reason and one reason alone. Whilst me and a few mates were in the bar after watching the reserves during the 91/92 season, Webby gave us a plate of sarnies that hadn't been eaten in the board meeting that had just finished.

No other manager has brought me sandwiches and therefore his place in history must be confirmed.

 

[canveyshrimper]

Being a new glory boy fan, I haven't seen much of Webb's Southend. Glad he's voted in, but didn't feel I should vote simply because I don't know enough. Great write up though.

Apart from Cricko I doubt if anyone was around when Oliver Trigg formed the club, but I would still vote for him. I'm not telling you to vote but the preamble by YB should be enough for anyone to decide.

 

[canveyshrimper]

And you were doing so well collecting some green, for one moment i was worried you would get a + account :clap:

No Chance ;)

He didn't vote for Billy Best either. :stunned:

 

[Hooly]

I remember going to The Supporters Club, before all these Trusty things started, end of season do when we got promoted to the 2nd tier of English Football for the 1st time. Having got pretty pished I headed for the toilets where I met Webby. I my best drunken slur as we passed I thanked him for achieving something I never thought I'd see. He replied that we weren't going up just to make up the numbers & we'd frighten the life out of them.

True to his word, as we all know, for a few hours on New Years Day we sat atop of the pile & had he not resigned shortly after or even perhaps had we replaced him there & then who knows what we would've ultimately achieved that season.

But he got us there & that makes him a true legend. :cool:

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

You know when you write something and it comes back to prove you wrong.....

But Webby was still not done. He returned for one brief - and dare one say final - hurrah when the passionless Steve Wignall was sacked. He stepped in and steadied the ship. His first game back was a LDV 1st round game against Swansea, which we won, to set us on our way to our first ever cup final. He took charge of just three more games, just enough to avoid a potentially huge banana skin against Canvey in the cup and his final moment as manager was watching Jay Smith's last minute winner in the Canvey replay in front of the TV cameras, just the finale that his efforts deserved.

The man he handed over to, fittingly, was a man signed by Webby and who played his best football under Webby. He won his first game 4-0 and the rest is as they say, history.

Webb I - PL 37 - W 20, L 10, D 7
Webb II - Pl 181 - W 79, L 63, D 39
Webb III - Pl 59 - W 21, L 20, D 18
Webb IV - Pl 4 - W 2, L 1, D 1

Promotions: 1986/87 (most of), 1989/90, 1990/91
Relegations: 1988/89 (part)

With basically three promotions to be weighed against half a relegation, the only manager who could challenge Webb's record is his protege, Steve Tilson. About the only thing we could hold against Webb was that he walked out on us so often, but with each of his four spells at the club producing a winning record and his signings making the club over £2m profit in the transfer market, for arguably Southend's greatest ever season(s) and for finally bringing second division football to Roots Hall surely Dave Webb belongs in the Southend hall of fame.

LOL, what a legend Webby is.

ps Feel free to neg rep fatso for voting against him

 

[peterpan]

Is David Webb one of the greatest 12 figures in SUFC history?

12? lol bit of a random number