Best roots hall memory

[OldBlueLady]

- coming back from 2-0 down to QPR in a cup-tie to draw 2-2 at a time when QPR were one of the top sides in the country. Remember watching this game from right at top of old south bank.

Brilliant game! remember the deafening corus from within the north bank of 'Stannnnnley Bowels is a wan*er is a wan*er' as he lined up to take a free kick on the edge of our box. To his credit he had a genuine grin from ear to ear as the noise hit him. Top bloke.

I didn't remember the score line for this, but I do remember watching a cup game against QPR in the early 70s from the south bank in which Stan Bowles and Gerry Francis played, so I'm guessing this was it.

 

[Skyblue]

Our promotion year from the old 4th in the 70s and clambering over the north bank wall onto the edge of pitch before the end of the Gillingham game, massing behind the goal and the sprint onto the pitch at the end. Seemed as if every blade of grass was covered at the end with jubilant blues fans.

 

[sufcintheprem]

Surprised no-one's mentioned the evening game v Norwich last season. That was a really memorable night.

Beating Torquay in the FA cup replay was good times although it would have brought back bad memories for Mad Cyril

 

[Skyblue]

Us against Bristol for the league 1 title - Constant reminders that nobody was allowed to run on the pitch after the final whistle, and everyone did anyway!!

So many fantastic memories on here that I'm reading them with a real tear in my eye and an icy chill down my back. Not only for the ones I was lucky enough to have shared in but for the ones I missed either through other commitments or dare I say it a tempary lose of faith. So regrete though not draging my old dad down onto the pitch at the end of the Bristol game as we watched the celebrations from the top of the west. Being in his 80's he comes from a generation that does what it it told, and although that maybe a rare vurture nowadays..... it sometmes doesnt hurt to be a little rebelous.

 

[canveyshrimper]

I didn't remember the score line for this, but I do remember watching a cup game against QPR in the early 70s from the south bank in which Stan Bowles and Gerry Francis played, so I'm guessing this was it.

I think it was 1975, we lost the replay 2-0 at Loftus Road. QPR were a really good side back then, with players like Bowles, Francis, Givens etc.

 

[Up the Shrimpers]

Best memory.... not today's game that for sure.

Can the atmosphere get any worse at Roots Hall???? All this talk of lets raise the roof, lets get behind the team etc, and what did we have for most of the game today, total silence.

Even the Luton Town official match reports states "the atmosphere inside Roots Hall could be compared to a Sunday Church service" well they are wrong as there is much more singing and louder singing at a Sunday Church service than at Roots Hall!!!

 

[Csboy]

Best memory.... not today's game that for sure.

Can the atmosphere get any worse at Roots Hall???? All this talk of lets raise the roof, lets get behind the team etc, and what did we have for most of the game today, total silence.

Even the Luton Town official match reports states "the atmosphere inside Roots Hall could be compared to a Sunday Church service" well they are wrong as there is much more singing and louder singing at a Sunday Church service than at Roots Hall!!!

Shouldn't these comments be on another thread? This is about great Roots Hall memories not about your moans.

 

[Up the Shrimpers]

Shouldn't these comments be on another thread?

Probably:)
I'm just a bit angry as to why the Roots Hall atmosphere is getting worse.

 

[shrimpfan]

His first game was a bit special too as we were on such a low at the time.

MISSED IT WAS PROTESTING! ----JOBSON----GROUND MOVE----ALL THAT @HIT!

 

[TBV_Dan]

Man utd game

 

[SamuraiBlue]

Trying to add ones not already mentioned (but may fail):

My first game was pretty special. Andy Ansah overhead kick v Tranmere and Dave Martin somehow missed two pens in a row.

Loved some of the games under Fry. 6-1 v Oxford stands out.

Thought it was funny when George Graham was walking round the side of the pitch to do commentary in the west stand gantry and got a tonne of abuse.

5-2 v Padova was strange, especially when news filtered through that we were through.

The awesome combination of Jones, Battersby and Dublin was amazing to watch at the end of that season - how the hell were they so good?

That 4-3 v Derby at the end of one season was great and the goal celebrations were really funny.

Andy Sussex scoring from miles out in one game. Can't remeber who against but I thought it was amazing.

And finally, a very vivid memory. We beat Middlesboro and I was in the West Stand and some elderly guy was standing up and punching his fist in celebration and goading the away fans in the south. The look of shear joy on his face will stay with me forever and made me realise how amazing it can be to support a team like Southend and how much joy it brings to some people.

 

[HADLEIGH SHRIMPER]

Northampton 4-4 in the fa cup Cadette

 

[HADLEIGH SHRIMPER]

Northampton 4-4 fa cup Cadette hat trick
Bristol City to win the league
Man Utd obviousley
Col Ewe ldv area final 2nd leg

 

[SUFCLiam]

mine is being on the pitch after Maher had just lifted the league trophy.

also when i was mascot v Carlisle in 2000.