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C'mon you Shrimpers · Tuesday at 9:57 AM

I know several people are wracking their brains about a suitable tribute to Sid Brookfield. Just tossing out an idea here

Shrimp and two veg · Tuesday at 9:57 AM

Spectacular. Well done everybody. What i like about it, other than the obvious emotional attachment and imagery, was the fact that we showed ourselves to be top notch once again, to back up the 29k fans attending to support the team and club. Nothing tinpot going on here, nothing at all, quite the opposite. Another example of club and community getting together and winning.

Cockle43 · Tuesday at 10:34 AM

Was a fantastic memory to get pitch side at Wembley with my son on the tifo crew so really pleased to see the massively positive reaction.

Think a massive shout out needs to go to Liam Ager and Sam Duckworth on the day for getting a supporters crew together with about an hours notice on the day.
At 1410 I was in Block 111 when Liam came charging down the aisle gathering bodies, by 1440 with a dash through the concourse adding a few more bodies, security had been negotiated, not easily..., wristbands issued and we were pitch side behind the tifo and the slide out. By 1450 all briefed and ready to go. By 1502 back in our places, which had been taken and involved steward intervention to get back but that's another tale...

Hats off to those two guys who really pulled it together and to everyone who answered the call, not a single body said no when asked and became a team in a few moments.

We were comparing heart rates at the end on our watches, mine was about 105, several were in the 130+ area, talk about an adrenaline rush!

Pity about the result but not that long ago we were drafting press releases to mourn the death of our club and the launch of a phoenix, to get to a Wembley Play Off Final has to be seen as a remarkable achievement in the cold light of day.

londonblue · Tuesday at 10:38 AM

Holy Joe said:
Yeah - I think it's great for TV - but not so great for many in the stadium, including all those under the cards/banners!

I suppose it also depends on who it's aimed at. Given it was only up whilst the players came onto the pitch you can assume it was meant for them. It would have looked amazing from their perspective.

londonblue · Tuesday at 10:39 AM

C'mon you Shrimpers said:
I know several people are wracking their brains about a suitable tribute to Sid Brookfield. Just tossing out an idea here

Broomfield.

C'mon you Shrimpers · Tuesday at 10:54 AM

Get away

I am very old you know. I’ve got this weird auto correct on my phone so if you don’t notice it sends some really weird things

GBJ · Tuesday at 10:57 AM

Holy Joe said:
I thought that too - but don't we have advertising there? - so would reduce income.

Yeah this.

Rember years ago we used to have lots of flags draped over the South, but they had to remove them due to the advertisements being blocked.

OldBlueLady · Tuesday at 11:14 AM

Cockle43 said:
Was a fantastic memory to get pitch side at Wembley with my son on the tifo crew so really pleased to see the massively positive reaction.

Think a massive shout out needs to go to Liam Ager and Sam Duckworth on the day for getting a supporters crew together with about an hours notice on the day.
At 1410 I was in Block 111 when Liam came charging down the aisle gathering bodies, by 1440 with a dash through the concourse adding a few more bodies, security had been negotiated, not easily..., wristbands issued and we were pitch side behind the tifo and the slide out. By 1550 all briefed and ready to go. By 1502 back in our places, which had been taken and involved steward intervention to get back but that's another tale...

Hats off to those two guys who really pulled it together and to everyone who answered the call, not a single body said no when asked and became a team in a few moments.

We were comparing heart rates at the end on our watches, mine was about 105, several were in the 130+ area, talk about an adrenaline rush!

Pity about the result but not that long ago we were drafting press releases to mourn the death of our club and the launch of a phoenix, to get to a Wembley Play Off Final has to be seen as a remarkable achievement in the cold light of day.

@Liam AAS will let you snip it and share for Sam!!!

Liam AAS · Tuesday at 11:42 AM

Big up @TBV_Dan for pulling this together in a week. Bloke has gone above and beyond.

Sorry to those that couldn't see during the display, it literally couldn't be helped.

Dave Smiths Love Child · Tuesday at 12:05 PM

C'mon you Shrimpers said:
Get awayI am very old you know. I’ve got this weird auto correct on my phone so if you don’t notice it sends some really weird things

You Banker

samduckworth · Tuesday at 12:07 PM

Liam AAS said:
Big up @TBV_Dan for pulling this together in a week. Bloke has gone above and beyond.

Sorry to those that couldn't see during the display, it literally couldn't be helped.

Agree! Massive respect to @TBV_Dan and @Medway Blue especially, for how much prep and effort went on during the week - especially with navigating all of the challenges, at one point there was a rolling teams chat with solopress (who also deserve massive credit) that went on 7 hours. Truly a gigantic effort and shift that was well executed and poignant.

samduckworth · Tuesday at 12:12 PM

londonblue said:
I suppose it also depends on who it's aimed at. Given it was only up whilst the players came onto the pitch you can assume it was meant for them. It would have looked amazing from their perspective.

Pleased to share that this was the feedback from GSM. Also it has allowed an important part of history to be represented, shared and discovered by thousands outside of the Southend sphere, a proud moment for all and whilst frustrating to lose sightlines, it literally couldn’t have happened without all those fans with cards and behind the goal, which to me makes it even more special.

Fozzie · Tuesday at 3:48 PM

samduckworth said:
Pleased to share that this was the feedback from GSM. Also it has allowed an important part of history to be represented, shared and discovered by thousands outside of the Southend sphere, a proud moment for all and whilst frustrating to lose sightlines, it literally couldn’t have happened without all those fans with cards and behind the goal, which to me makes it even more special.

It really was a great effort. I think it meant a lot to the people of this club and town and hopefully all the players too.

Did anyone really see that this is where Southend would be 12 months ago? Was a great tifo to reflect that struggle. #NeverGiveUp

BEERMONSTER · Tuesday at 4:04 PM

https://twitter.com/x/status/1929916019729920057

Smiffy · Tuesday at 4:07 PM

I found it quite incredible the amount of people that were unable or refused to hold up a piece of card as well. After all the effort and money that went into it, some just couldn't be arsed.

C'mon you Shrimpers · Wednesday at 10:21 AM

My niece took a good photo from the top tier and most people seemed to have held up their cards. Unfortunately it’s too big to post here and I have no idea how to change it.

Microbe · Wednesday at 10:27 AM

C'mon you Shrimpers said:
My niece took a good photo from the top tier and most people seemed to have held up their cards. Unfortunately it’s too big to post here and I have no idea how to change it.

If you WhatsApp it to yourself the size will be reduced and you will be able to post here