AndyT
Lord of the Reedy River
As Earlfootball alluded to earlier, things were much different back in the day, as this conversation proves from 1982 :-
Southend High Street - Saturday morning : March 1982
"Alright mate"
"Yep, not too bad mate"
"Were you at the game last night?"
"No mate, was seeing the Thompson Twins and Kissing The Pink at the Ilford Palais. Were you?"
"Yes mate. Bad result. We need some new players or Smith will have to go. The Rubins can eff off too!"
"Be careful what you wish for, mate. We'll probably end up with some crook of a chairman who steals all our money and appoints some clown manager who'll take us to the bottom of Division Four!"
"Can't see that happening"
"Any new players likely to come our way in the transfer door?"
"Dunno, but some bloke came on for us at the end. No-one knew who he was. Little bloke. Played upfront"
"Nothing in the Evening Echo last night about it?"
"Nah, mate. Howard Southwood was just talking about the match. No rumours or speculation"
"Journalists, eh. Dealing with the match itself. About time they moved on to more juicy stuff"
"Yep, it's a shame players don't have their names on their shirts. We'd know who they are"
"Maybe one day, mate"
"Anyway, if the club have spent £1,000 on him, I'd be amazed. Might not even throw my cushion on in protest next time!"
"You'll never stop doing that, mate. It's in yer blood to show how you feel"
"Too right mate. Tell you something, we'll never get out of this division and start playing big clubs like Leeds United and Nottingham Forest. Those are just dreams!"
"Still, even if we are losing to Hereford United, you'll still be down there"
"Tell me about it"
"Anyway, better go as I promised the other half I'd take her to see ET at The Classic"
"ET, what's that about then?"
"Some Alien landing from outer Space, I think"
"Sounds a bit far fetched, but it's more chance of happening than Smith getting sacked!"
Southend High Street - Saturday morning : March 1982
"Alright mate"
"Yep, not too bad mate"
"Were you at the game last night?"
"No mate, was seeing the Thompson Twins and Kissing The Pink at the Ilford Palais. Were you?"
"Yes mate. Bad result. We need some new players or Smith will have to go. The Rubins can eff off too!"
"Be careful what you wish for, mate. We'll probably end up with some crook of a chairman who steals all our money and appoints some clown manager who'll take us to the bottom of Division Four!"
"Can't see that happening"
"Any new players likely to come our way in the transfer door?"
"Dunno, but some bloke came on for us at the end. No-one knew who he was. Little bloke. Played upfront"
"Nothing in the Evening Echo last night about it?"
"Nah, mate. Howard Southwood was just talking about the match. No rumours or speculation"
"Journalists, eh. Dealing with the match itself. About time they moved on to more juicy stuff"
"Yep, it's a shame players don't have their names on their shirts. We'd know who they are"
"Maybe one day, mate"
"Anyway, if the club have spent £1,000 on him, I'd be amazed. Might not even throw my cushion on in protest next time!"
"You'll never stop doing that, mate. It's in yer blood to show how you feel"
"Too right mate. Tell you something, we'll never get out of this division and start playing big clubs like Leeds United and Nottingham Forest. Those are just dreams!"
"Still, even if we are losing to Hereford United, you'll still be down there"
"Tell me about it"
"Anyway, better go as I promised the other half I'd take her to see ET at The Classic"
"ET, what's that about then?"
"Some Alien landing from outer Space, I think"
"Sounds a bit far fetched, but it's more chance of happening than Smith getting sacked!"
