Author Topic: Southend Football (Read 83586 times)

Jaded · « **Reply #600 on:** 03 May, 2023, 07:55:47 am »

Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 23 April, 2023, 05:14:49 pm

And FGR will be recycled into League Two.

We got a record, the First EFL team to be relegated this year!

We have another record, the Greatest Goal Difference in the EFL!

Apparently it is the 2nd time we have been relegated, the first being in 1955.

Nuncio · « **Reply #601 on:** 03 May, 2023, 01:30:45 pm »

Pah! Gainsborough Trinity went 145 years without being relegated¹ or promoted.

¹ excludes 'failing to be re-elected'.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #602 on:** 13 May, 2023, 06:08:48 pm »

Not Southend at all, but the play-off final from the National League. A hum-dinger, it seems.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2023/may/13/chesterfield-v-notts-county-national-league-playoff-final-live-score-updates

Jaded · « **Reply #603 on:** 13 May, 2023, 06:11:43 pm »

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Wowbagger · « **Reply #604 on:** 16 May, 2023, 10:10:34 pm »

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/may/16/hearts-and-minds-campaign-looking-to-usher-new-era-to-southend-united

Southend's plight examined in the Graun.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #605 on:** 19 May, 2023, 11:35:03 am »

https://www.echo-news.co.uk/sport/23531799.for-seconds-thought-southend-united-no-more/

And the winding-up petition adjourned.

Jaded · « **Reply #606 on:** 04 July, 2023, 11:30:58 pm »

FGR need another manager.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #607 on:** 04 July, 2023, 11:33:14 pm »

Bumping this thread again: Southend United are in court again on 12th of this month to face another winding-up petition.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #608 on:** 05 July, 2023, 09:39:25 am »

Quote from: Jaded on 04 July, 2023, 11:30:58 pm

FGR need another manager.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/jul/04/duncan-ferguson-leaves-forest-green-coach

And they've got one! Well done them!

Jaded · « **Reply #609 on:** 09 July, 2023, 12:21:08 pm »

We shall see about the permanent appointment.

Would be great if she dun good.

Hair_Today_Gone_Tomorrow · « **Reply #610 on:** 10 July, 2023, 02:11:52 pm »

Quote from: Wowbagger on 04 July, 2023, 11:33:14 pm

Bumping this thread again: Southend United are in court again on 12th of this month to face another winding-up petition.

Its a worrying week for any Southend Fans.

The charade has gone on too many times

Hair_Today_Gone_Tomorrow · « **Reply #611 on:** 18 July, 2023, 01:03:26 pm »

Starting to think this thread may no longer exist.

Southend United seem to be in real danger of ceasing to be

Wowbagger · « **Reply #612 on:** 27 July, 2023, 05:53:43 pm »

https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/southend-united-what-look-like-football-club-dies-2488925

My Mate Terry Who Art In Sibton sent me that as a printed article. Depressing. And I'm not really interested in football, other than that it is an important part of community life - which is the purpose of the existence of this thread.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #613 on:** 27 July, 2023, 06:51:01 pm »

Many football clubs have died, and many have been reborn.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #614 on:** 05 August, 2023, 02:32:30 pm »

The peace has just been disturbed by oikish shouting. There are people walking past our house towards Roots Hall. There must be a football match on!

Edit: Oldham Athletic!

Wowbagger · « **Reply #615 on:** 05 August, 2023, 03:19:38 pm »

Saarfend go top... (only 20 minutes in. Southend 1 - 0 Oldham)

Wowbagger · « **Reply #616 on:** 05 August, 2023, 05:09:16 pm »

4-0! All downhill from here…

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #617 on:** 05 August, 2023, 05:38:01 pm »

By curious coincidence, I noticed an 'Oldham Athletic on tour' sticker in a Bristol park last weekend. It wasn't even anywhere near either of the two possible grounds and I have no idea when OA might last have met either of them – presumably it would have been a cup match of something or other – but the sticker looked quite new.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #618 on:** 05 August, 2023, 06:25:21 pm »

Thanks to Oxford United scoring a late goal (90' + 8' allegedly) against Aldershot, thus making the final score 5 - 2 in Aldershot's favour, Southend are Top of the League (Ma!) after just one game. Southend were still only 1 - 0 up after 80 minutes, but an Oldham player was given his marching orders quite early in the game.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #619 on:** 05 August, 2023, 11:26:31 pm »

5,881 people went to Roots hall today.

DuncanM · « **Reply #620 on:** 11 August, 2023, 01:32:23 pm »

I think you mean Oxford City?
I'd never heard of them before I started getting into footsal a few years ago and they were the only game in town, but I didn't think they were all that at 11 a side - I was surprised to see them in the Conference this year.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #621 on:** 11 August, 2023, 03:58:26 pm »

So I do. Hadn't spotted that.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #622 on:** 12 August, 2023, 06:22:55 pm »

Crikey! 2 - 0 away at Dagenham & Redbridge! Still on top. How long can this last?

According to https://www.southendunited.co.uk/news/2023/august/report-dagenham-vs-southend/

1,198 Southend supporters travelled to Dagenham, according to the above.

It can't last. Not that I know a lot about these things, but I think I read somewhere that because of their dire financial straits, Southend are restricted to only 15 available players, so as soon as someone is injured, they will be struggling for replacements. If they ask me, I shall politely decline.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #623 on:** 19 August, 2023, 03:39:47 pm »

Southend lost to Dorking during the week. Currently entertaining Hardlypoo. 1 - 1 at present.

Basil · « **Reply #624 on:** 19 August, 2023, 04:17:58 pm »

Quote from: Wowbagger on 19 August, 2023, 03:39:47 pm

Southend lost to Dorking during the week. Currently entertaining Hardlypoo. 1 - 1 at present.

Gosh I'd forgotten about this. Due to doing Guinness atm over the Irish Sea.

Oh. 2 - 1 to Southend.