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  1. Murkey_Mouse

    Sheffield Utd court fight .....

    I really hope the Sheffield Utd chairman get his wish, if Sheffield Utd stay in the Premiership as extra 21st club, its mean there is space in Championship so 3rd from bottom in Championship will get a 2nd crack at playing this level - Iam just cluching straws right now, but this might give us...

  2. Car Tax Petition

    If you drive a car, please read - Sarah Kennedy was talking about this proposed car tax scheme on Radio 2. Apparently there is only one month left to register your objection to the 'Pay As You Go' road tax. The petition is on the 10 Downing St website but they didn't tell anybody about it...
    • Bucks_blue
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    • cos didn ell introduce petitions proposed prosecution register signatures tracked
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Homer's Bar
  3. The General

    Poker in the pub ... soon to become a reality!

    01 FEB The rules have been written, pub poker will take place next September The UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport has released new proposals to control gaming in alcohol-licensed premises (pubs), so gaming licenses from local authorities will no longer be needed when the Gaming Act...
    • The General
    • Thread
    • alcohol amounts bra consultation culture gaming industry legion minister money political premises proposals proposed protected published pubs vulnerable welfare
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Homer's Bar
  4. Reading Shrimper

    Report on Rochford Council meeting

    There is a very good report on the historic Rochford Council meeting at the Rochford Lib Dem web page (http://onlinefocus.org/): We knew it was going to be a pretty unusual evening when we heard that fans were hiring coaches to bring them from Southend to the match , er, committee meeting. Some...
    • Reading Shrimper
    • Thread
    • afterwards booing briefly district entered flooding floodlights foo fur historic infrastructure lived officer officers parts proposed publish rock schools significant sports strongly suppor support visual
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Shrimpers Chit-Chat
  5. Xàbia Shrimper

    Southend United - How far have we come? Part 4

    “It was only four years ago that this club was losing £2.3m a season,” Ron Martin enthused as he published the accounts for the financial year ending July 2002 which showed that Southend United has lost “just” £707,665, the fourth year in succession that the club had reduced its losses. It was a...
    • Xàbia Shrimper
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    • ant awareness brough caretaker claimed comfort continued deed developer didn entice fallen foo fortune hall homeless installed ive league ley liverpool muscle oxford patience properly proposals proposed published rate reaching retail roots rounds sharpe shire stalled town trophy tunnel twenty wish “we’re
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Shrimpers Chit-Chat
  6. Xàbia Shrimper

    Southend United - How far have we come? Part 3

    "There will be no stadium at Fossetts Farm and the future of the football club remains at Roots Hall." A year after being ousted from position of chairman at Southend United, John Main returned to warn fans that a new stadium was merely a pipe-dream. His words, posted on a Southend United...
    • Xàbia Shrimper
    • Thread
    • architects attract bankruptcy barren briefly brough budgets buyer claimed claiming collapse complex daw deed didn especially essex expired faced foo ford fur griffin hall homeless identified industry keynes league length milton misleading money owning posted prepared proposed publicly pulling qui roots shared suppor support temporary threaten town unfounded warn
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Shrimpers Chit-Chat
  7. KrustyTheKray

    The New Stadium

    I must admit to leave Roots Hall will be very sad indeed, i along with many others will shed a tear when we say our final farewell in the final game at the Hall. I was upset when we lost the North Bank, i have some special memories about watching the Shrimpers from that stand. I know times...
  8. Xàbia Shrimper

    Southend United - How far have we come? Part 2

    "This football club has lacked direction for a long time," Ron Martin told the Evening Echo's Bernie Friend in mid-September 2000. On the pitch Southend United were struggling at wrong end of the Third Division table, having notched up just one win from their opening seven games of the season...
    • Xàbia Shrimper
    • Thread
    • absorbed alternatives audi autumn ber cas ched cinema claimed claiming complex condition contributions daw discussed domain duplication economy foo fur gran hall homeless iii infrastructure itself joi leisure literally mix officers proposed pulled resources revealing roots shadow signatures spread stalled stated suppor surrounding threaten town
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: Shrimpers Chit-Chat
  9. Jam_Man

    Evening Echo...

    There were comments last week about how the Echo were negative towards the stadium. Well the monring before the vote they carried only positive stories and concentrated on the stadium from Southend Uniteds view. Today they have about 6 pages dedicated to it, although they have ruined most of...
    • Jam_Man
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    • commotion dedicated hall heres ive loud proposed roots signatures uniteds
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Shrimpers Chit-Chat
  10. Xàbia Shrimper

    Rochford: Be aware; it's not over yet.

    DEVELOPMENT CONTROL COMMITTEE 25 January 2007 Creation of three training pitches, one all-weather floodlit training pitch, a flood attenuation pond and surface car-park of 454 spaces. Land north of Smithers Chase Sutton Road Rochford Applicant: Southend United Football Club Zoning: Green Belt...
    • Xàbia Shrimper
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    • columns continued district essex flooding following foo fur pond proposed refuse suitable suppor support
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Shrimpers Chit-Chat

  11. dead already?

    Once again it seems that the Minority will outweigh the Majority. I have lived in Southend all my life and have supported our team for over 35 years but once again it seems the backward thinking of this council and a few select groups will stop any progress as far as our New Stadium and future...
    • Cricko2
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    • attract behave cos developer dose dosent failing growth hanks havent isnt jobs lived liverpool minority principle proposed qui retail shoppers sports stones suffering supermarket suppor tescos town towns
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Shrimpers Chit-Chat

  12. More Moans Re New Stadium

    Today’s Evening Echo has once again given prominence to a moan about the new stadium by highlighting exaggerated arguments ( A mini Lakeside indeed !) with a photo of the proposed development. So once gain we need to respond with letters supporting the stadium otherwise the Jan 24th decision...

  13. a modern day panto  part 2

    as mentioned there was big trouble in blue and white land, the small man, had decided that he needed more of his subjects groats, and so he decided that he needed a bigger castle, despite having no groats to build it, I know he thought to himself, why dont i knock the castle down that i live in...
    • TMWLT
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    • cas continued didn didnt folk followers hes proposed stepped suppor support town
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Shrimpers Chit-Chat
  14. Reading Shrimper

    Latest Letter from Uncle Ron

    Got the latest (3rd so far) letter from Uncle Ron this morning. He is 'pleased to let you know that the Club has recieved a positive reaction to its proposed new stadium plans'. He also encloses a fantastic new pic of one of the sides of the stadium. Most importantly, he encloses information...
  15. Shrimperstrust

    Fossetts Farm Web Page(s)

    The Shrimpers Trust have set up a designated section on it's website for the proposed new development at Fossetts Farm. We will also look back at Southend’s history and the role that the supporters played in the establishment of grounds at the Kursaal, Grainger Road and Roots Hall, and how we...
  16. Jonny_Stokes

    A bit of perspective

    Firstly: f%&k off Jonny, Orient scum, going down, East London is full of ethnic minorities. Right, now we've got that out of the way: I can't believe the negativity on this board. I really can't. I know football fans are fickle creatures, and I know as well as any of you how it feels to embark...
    • Jonny_Stokes
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    • amazed atmospheres attitudes capital crack cup ethnic exactly fa cup foo incredible ish ley lose mis mistakes proposed qui scum upside wes
    • Replies: 37
    • Forum: Shrimpers Chit-Chat
  17. DoDTS

    Ground Capacities

    In yesterdays Echo and the preview for the coming season it gave the capacties for Championship sides as follows : 48,300 SUNDERLAND 40,204 LEEDS 39,859 SHEFFIELD WED 33,597 DERBY 32,551 SOUTHAMPTON 32,500 COVENTRY 32,500 LEICESTER 30,300 IPSWICH 30.009 BIRMINGHAM 28,525 WOLVES 28,384...

  18. The Internet

    Some quality Stateside satire from The Daily Show, focusing on the proposed Net Neutrality Act. All will be explained... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v....search= And also the followup, which is funnier: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v....search=
  19. sufcintheprem

    Uh........ohhhhh

    Impending doom for Southend At first look on this story, I thought that they were actually going to create an absolutely massive wetland in Essex. I was wondering what local residents would think of this and then looking at the map realised that the whole of Southend is in the shaded area&#33...

  20. BERMUDA AWAY

    I assume that in common with lots of people on this board, that the majority will be going to bermuda for the away game, for those that know me, I shall be organising a trip similar to the england trips i organise if people wish to pm me, with their details, i shall send them our proposed trip...
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