Author Topic: Southend Football (Read 86430 times)

Wowbagger · « **Reply #575 on:** 01 March, 2023, 08:27:04 am »

I don’t think it is going to be a stupormarket now, but just home to rent.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #576 on:** 01 March, 2023, 11:38:44 am »

I seem to recall posting a link to a piece written about Grimsby by their new chairman, but I can't find it. Sort-of relevant to Southend simply because they and Grimsby were relegated at the same time and it's interesting to compare and contrast the two chairmen and their attitude - and the clubs' fortunes since.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/01/grimsby-fa-cup-run-epic-trip-southampton

Hair_Today_Gone_Tomorrow · « **Reply #577 on:** 01 March, 2023, 06:59:35 pm »

So Southend United survive to run up more debts

Wowbagger · « **Reply #578 on:** 01 March, 2023, 10:26:20 pm »

And Grimsby beat Southampton.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #579 on:** 14 March, 2023, 11:30:29 pm »

Southend back to their losing ways. That's 4 on the trot now.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #580 on:** 17 March, 2023, 08:14:55 pm »

Any bidders? We could be the first cycle forum to own a football club...

https://www.echo-news.co.uk/sport/23394635.southend-united-chairman-ron-martin-reveals-plan-sell-club/

Wowbagger · « **Reply #581 on:** 18 March, 2023, 10:39:03 pm »

And ... 5 losses on the trot for Southend after succumbing to the finely-honed footballing machine that is... Aldershot Town.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #582 on:** 25 March, 2023, 08:20:28 pm »

Six now. I knew they shouldn't have played with their best players on international duty.

Hair_Today_Gone_Tomorrow · « **Reply #583 on:** 26 March, 2023, 05:43:09 pm »

Quote from: Wowbagger on 25 March, 2023, 08:20:28 pm

Six now. I knew they shouldn't have played with their best players on international duty.

Southend and best

Two words rarely heard in the same sentence

Wowbagger · « **Reply #584 on:** 01 April, 2023, 08:24:11 pm »

Yeovil Town’s reputation for giant-killing came to nought against the might of Southend United, who enjoyed a 2-0 away win.

Basil · « **Reply #585 on:** 07 April, 2023, 07:59:40 pm »

Apologies to Wowbagger, but Hardlypoo Untied don't warrant a thread of their own.
They had a massive 1-4 away win today and finally no longer have the worst goal difference in the league.
Still in the relegation zone, mind, but survival no longer an impossible dream.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #586 on:** 07 April, 2023, 08:14:59 pm »

That's OK, Basil. This thread can act as a repository for all no-hoper football tales.

Southend beat Maidstone United 2 - 0 today.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #587 on:** 22 April, 2023, 11:34:40 pm »

Scunthorpe 1 - 3 Saarfend.

Coruscating.

Basil · « **Reply #588 on:** 22 April, 2023, 11:47:32 pm »

Me again, Wow.
Gosh. What an eventful day.
1. Wrecsam promoted to the football league.
2. Aberystwyth amazingly avoid relegation from the Cymru Premier.
3. And, sadly, Hardly Poo Untied demoted out of the football league.
(Assuming they don't win their last two games 4-nil

and the team above them don't manage a draw in either of their matches, )

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #589 on:** 23 April, 2023, 12:43:44 am »

And the O's won League Two

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #590 on:** 23 April, 2023, 05:14:49 pm »

And FGR will be recycled into League Two.

Peter · « **Reply #591 on:** 23 April, 2023, 09:24:13 pm »

The first relegation in their history, I think. And Rochdale's relegation drops them out of the Football League for the first time in 102 years. That's a pretty proud record for a town team submerged by local commercial giants City and United. They've outlasted Oldham, Bury, Accrington Stanley and Stockport, though the latter two do a bit of yo-yo-ing. I remember watching Oldham play Crystal Palace (including Ian Wright) at Boundary Park, when both were in the top division. Now Oldham may just survive a drip to Division 6 while Palace are halfway in the Premier Division.

Hair_Today_Gone_Tomorrow · « **Reply #592 on:** 26 April, 2023, 12:08:19 pm »

Quote from: Peter on 23 April, 2023, 09:24:13 pm

.... They've outlasted Oldham, Bury, Accrington Stanley and Stockport, though the latter two do a bit of yo-yo-ing. ....

not sure its fair to suggest Accrington Stanley have done a bit of yo-yoing. since they were formed in 1968, they have only been relegated once. That was back in 1998/9 when they were relegated from the NPL Premier division to Division 1, but were immediately promoted back to the NPL Premier Division

Their first ever season in the Football League was the 2006/07 season when they finished 20th

Bury are an interesting case as technically they were not relegated. They were just stopped continuing in the EFL. Not sure how history will record that

Wowbagger · « **Reply #593 on:** 26 April, 2023, 04:37:29 pm »

It has been reported that the Wrexham players, whilst celebrating promotion to the Football League after their 3 - 1 win against Boreham Wood, indulged in a small aria, the words to which were "Fuck the Tories!"

Wowbagger · « **Reply #594 on:** 29 April, 2023, 08:57:09 pm »

Final day of the season for Southend and their division. 2 - 1 to Southend, over Wealdstone. Southend 8th, so that won't get them into Europe.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #595 on:** 29 April, 2023, 09:04:47 pm »

A long way from relegation though.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #596 on:** 29 April, 2023, 09:09:24 pm »

https://www.google.com/search?gs_ssp=eJzj4tTP1TcwSjK0yDFg9OIvzi8tyUjNS1EozcssSU0BAHYqCRU&q=southend+united&oq=southend+&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j46i131i433i512j35i39i650j69i60l2j69i61j69i65j69i60.3811j1j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#sie=m;/g/11t5_zmfnl;2;/m/0339d5;dt;fp;1;;;

An awful lot of former Football League teams in the bottom quarter of that.

I don't know what time Southend kicked off, but I was cycling near the ground when I heard a roar, which I think means that they had scored. That must have been around 6.45pm. When I returned from my potter I heard the church clock strike 8 and the pavement outside the chip shop was thronged with erstwhile football crowd.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #597 on:** 29 April, 2023, 09:25:55 pm »

Meanwhile the Os celebrate winning League Two by going down 0-3 at home

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #598 on:** 29 April, 2023, 09:52:20 pm »

Quote from: Mr Larrington on 29 April, 2023, 09:25:55 pm

the Os

English football is such a sea of Uniteds and Cities that any vaguely unusual club name is always worthy of a little bit of support, however far away:
Leyton Orient
Preston North End
Tottenham Hotspur
Queens Park Rangers [is Queens Park an actual place? Aren't they Kings Park Rangers now?]
and various Albions, a few Rovers and a couple of Wanderers.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #599 on:** 29 April, 2023, 10:02:44 pm »

Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 29 April, 2023, 09:52:20 pm

Quote from: Mr Larrington on 29 April, 2023, 09:25:55 pm
the Os
English football is such a sea of Uniteds and Cities that any vaguely unusual club name is always worthy of a little bit of support, however far away:
Leyton Orient
Preston North End
Tottenham Hotspur
Queens Park Rangers [is Queens Park an actual place? Aren't they Kings Park Rangers now?]
and various Albions, a few Rovers and a couple of Wanderers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deportivo_Wanka

My younger son has one of their shirts. Younger daughter did the regulation Machu Picchu trip some time ago, combined with some volunteering in Huancayo. One of her colleagues at the orphanage had a brother who played for them, and he gave her a shirt to take away with her.