Whilst I was in the queueue for covid and flu jabs this morning, I overheard a conversation between a couple of chaps, also old enough to be jabbed, who were clearly acquaintances rather than close friends, but who had one thing in common: they supported football and particularly Southend United. The older chap seemed very well-informed, although he persistently referred to the crook at the helm of SUFC as "Ron".
One thing he said that was of interest: quite apart from the club's debt to HMRC, apparently they also owe EON £600,000 in unpaid electricity bills. The same chap said that for their last match, the league's restrictions on the club meant that they only had 12 players available. There was talk of them having another 10 points deducted for some reason which I didn't pick up on.
Southend are playing tonight, away to Aldershot, on Saturday, away to Rochdale, and next Tuesday, at home to Oxford City - provided they've got a shilling to put into the meter to keep the floodlights on. Then, on Wednesday, they get wound up.