Question Unused Substitutes Who Never Made a 1st Team Appearance For Southend

[Big Bad Barry Corr]

Was just sitting down in the middle of my night shift trying to recall some of the players who have been named as sub for Southend that have never gone on to make a first team appearance for the club.

Zoltan Liptak, George Smith, Clark Masters and the bloke who came on a season loan from Palace and was shipped back pdq after a training ground bust up spring to mind. Can't remember the latter's name now though I must admit.

Can anybody think of any others?

 

[Slippery]

I seem to recall Tony Currie being signed up whilst in the twilight of his career. He warmed up beside the pitch and pulled a muscle, and never played.

 

[TrueBlue]

Can we have Gareth Risbridger?

 

[Tommy Dunc's Warren]

Was it that big bloke A.N'dayie or something like that ??

 

[Romford Shrimper]

Alassane N'Daiye I think his name was

 

[Firestorm]

Can we have Gareth Risbridger?

He came on , albeit for about 5 minutes

 

[Firestorm]

I am sure all three of the players we have had with N' surnames have made appearances
Roger N'zamba got injured pretty quickly
Sada N'daiye made a couple and the midfielder we had last season

I think the majority which will fit the question by the op will be kids

 

[palexander]

He came on , albeit for about 5 minutes

What a 5 mins though! Ran around like an absolute lunatic.

 

[LCBB72]

How about Alan Glover from Q P R he came on against Hereford in 76 and lasted 3 mins I think

 

[Big Bad Barry Corr]

Adam Bouzid played for 45 minutes in the League Cup v Bristol City, was substituted and despite being named as sub in a number of games thereafter, never came on to make an appearance in the league.

 

[leeblue]

That mark wright from Towie got to the bench but not the pitch I think

 

[OldBlueLady]

Terry Alderton?

 

[Earls Hall Blue]

Anto flood got 1 minute I think

 

[CyrilSneer]

I am sure all three of the players we have had with N' surnames have made appearances
Roger N'zamba got injured pretty quickly
Sada N'daiye made a couple and the midfielder we had last season

I think the majority which will fit the question by the op will be kids

You definitely cant include Sada 'pepe' N'Daiye. He played a few games. One especially sticks in the memory. I didnt miss an away game for the best part of 18 months during which was an awful time, i'm pretty sure we hadnt won away for a year (Stoke away 2-1), when at Plymouth after throwing away a 2 goal lead, Pepe popped up with the winner right near the end, I have a hazy memory that it was Martin Allen who played him through as well. A few days later we were at Wrexham, and i managed to miss our only goal in a 3-1 defeat. i think he even scored at the Hall as well

 

[Rattus Norvegicus]

Anto flood got 1 minute I think

I was there! Thought he (Flood) did well ...........:unsure:

 

[Mad Cyril]

Marek Szmid?

 

[Big Bad Barry Corr]

I remember Justin Hazell coming on in the 90th minute in an FA Cup replay against AFC Telford a good few years ago. I heard good things about that lad at the time but it turned out to be his one and only game in the 1st team for Southend. I think he left the club to take up a day job in the city if I remember rightly. Think Marcus Milner only played a minute for the first team too after coming on as sub..

 

[Jai]

You definitely cant include Sada 'pepe' N'Daiye. He played a few games. One especially sticks in the memory. I didnt miss an away game for the best part of 18 months during which was an awful time, i'm pretty sure we hadnt won away for a year (Stoke away 2-1), when at Plymouth after throwing away a 2 goal lead, Pepe popped up with the winner right near the end, I have a hazy memory that it was Martin Allen who played him through as well. A few days later we were at Wrexham, and i managed to miss our only goal in a 3-1 defeat. i think he even scored at the Hall as well

Yeah he did, against Bristol Rovers IIRC. He was utter toilet though, and how can anyone forget his madcap challenge at Brentford that earned him a red card in what I think was Neville Southall's debut. Wikipedia has him as playing 18 league games for us. We had some **** that season.

 

[C C Csiders]

Phil Cavener in a League Cup tie in the 80's. Was a decent midfielder for Northampton but was on his way after about 2 weeks here.

 

[Napster]

Peter Durson. Made one sub appearance, then got arrested and charged for an incident outside Churchills and fled back to Denmark