Current feeling toward the club.

[Ramsdenblue]

My View of The Club is

I love my SUFC, the club came into my life like a blind date, and has remained with me ever since.

As a SUFC supporter, you take the rough with the smooth, you go with the ups and with the downs, and you remember all the great memories of the good games, that’s what keeps you wanting, and coming back for more.

Chairman, Owners and Managers come and go, believing that it is their club, but they are wrong, it is our club, us supporters from boy to man, from girl to lady.

The club does become part of your life, and we are all like a family.

So with me and my SUFC, it is like, For Better or For Worse, Until death do we part. You are my Southend.

Snr.

 

[Silencer]

Anyone else not ****ed off that our club blatantly lied to us about 'paperwork' issues with Innis!!!! What else do they lie about :angry:

 

[Firestorm]

He was.



He did, he went native if I remember correctly.

Ron was pressured to sack John Main by Delancy (Jamie Ritblat and his sidekick Colin Wagman) because he was not keeping the costs down enough and was asking for more money to run the club. It was one of the Delaney duo who used the going native phrase iirc

 

[Ironshrimper]

I don't trust the club at all.....paperwork and all that bull....been going on for years...

 

[turkishm]

I have spoken with somebody who has connections to the club and there was an incident I alluded to on another thread which was taken down (I completely understand why as it is unsubstantiated and the site must be careful) if what I have heard is true there is a bit of a split in the club. I am happy to advise on PM

Intresting.

 

[Always a Shrimper]

Ron Martin read this please, with the state of the club, the style of play, the poor standard of new signings. Unless the manager is replacement me and two friends that I encouraged to support the Blues will not be attending from now on.
Do something or you will see the attendance drop like a stone.

 

[rararblue]

It's funny. I always thought that when your team struggles, you are most needed as a supporter.

 

[Ironshrimper]

We will swap places with Colechester again, and good luck to them to be honest..

 

[Bobby dazzler]

All this talk of not watching the Blues until a manager is sacked etc is your choice. Whilst I am of the opinion also that its finally time for Brown to go I need to say I have seen a lot worse in my time.
I think the young generation of Blues fans have been spoilt over the last decade or so with our clubs relative success.

Like many others I have suffered long non entertaining seasons of dross.
i was first taken as a three year old in 1969 by my father and do not remember much about many following seasons even the 72 promotion one.
76 was the start of a yoyo period where at the age of 10 Southend United was a huge part of my life.
Youngsters of today must realise we only had three or four channels of TV and the only football on TV were big European nights and Match of the Day. We didn't have mobile phones , computers, internet and buses were your main mode of getting around locally (and bike).
78 was immense in our battle against Watford with us even appearing on TV if I remember rightly.
80 down again followed by that fantastic year when Dave Smith (who I now base my hair style on) in 81
We had some fantastic players and it was one of the only seasons I cannot recall the Rubins out chant.
83 found us lumbered with Anton Johnson and most of our players and the christmas money were sold or went missing.
87 up 89 down then a golden era.
91 & 92 were successive promotions which found us in the then Holy Land of the hallowed second division. (now the Championship)
I look at the video of us on the fence after Benji scored and at the final whistle and smile.
My life from my early twenties to my late twenties were some of my best watching the Blues.
Seven years home and away not missing a game (a young Phil Cox was just starting)
Games against rival supporters before home and away games with success in winning the National football supporters trophy in Nottingham on two occassions.
Anglo Italian trips of which one was to see Batistuta destroy us away at Fiorintina. The Leaning Tower of Pisa and the culture of Florence were wasted on us to be honest.
Newcastle New Years Day 1992 say no more.
Double relegation followed
2003 and the Tilson/Brush show started
2004 first ever major final at Cardiff
2005 defeat again at Cardiff but then promotion via the play offs in Cardiff.
2006 League One champions and promotion to the Championship
Relegation followed by a defeat to Doncaster in the play offs.
2010 relegation and the end of the Tilson/Brush era
Wembley for Southend !!! Another 2-0 loss in that damn silly competition.
Wembley in the playoffs !!! Last minute, Last minute

And then here we are in Division One with life as it should be.
Success is followed by heartbreak and the cycle keeps going.

Looking back I have not mentioned games against Liverpool, Derby, Spurs, Man City, Sheff Wed, Everton, Chelsea etc and not forgetting Man Utd.

I have been to some of the worst grounds ever seen in the old days and some of the best. I have been there in the biggest ever crowds we have ever had and some of the smallest (grimsby away before xmas after two cancellations)

All in all I am very happy with my lot at Southend and if we go down it will mean we get the chance to come up again.

Will I ever see the stadium ? Probably not but thats life.

Come on you Blues !!

 

[AndyT]

Great post, that.

Especially remember the 'Rubins Out' chants :-

We had some fantastic players and it was one of the only seasons I cannot recall the Rubins out chant.

There was one fella, around that time, who used to go home and away and constantly sang it. We used to refer to him as 'Rubins Out' whenever he appeared!

 

[Medway Blue]

I've seen worse on the pitch even in my relatively short 21 years of support. We're a level above where we were when Brown took over so on a basic level, that's better than the previous 6 years of our existence. Only thing is, I see us going only one way with things as they are at the moment and that's back down to League 2. Relegation back down there will rank up there with some of the club's worst ever moments. Is that what it will take for those still shrugging their shoulders at what's going on the pitch to finally wake up and smell the coffee? That concerns me.

To be honest, my issues with the club mostly are off the pitch. The ridiculous circus act over the new stadium for the past 10+ years; the shocking level of debt; that fact that the Chairman won't accept his inability to finance us to be competitive and his refusal to duck out and sell up to someone who CAN; the complete lack of respect for the fans who pay to watch the team in terms of communication (or total lack of) over on-and-off the pitch matters (especially the progress of the new stadium preparation and the sudden appearances out of nowhere of winding-up orders).

The club is run appallingly - there are no 2 ways about it.

 

[Smiffy]

I've seen worse on the pitch even in my relatively short 21 years of support. We're a level above where we were when Brown took over so on a basic level, that's better than the previous 6 years of our existence. Only thing is, I see us going only one way with things as they are at the moment and that's back down to League 2. Relegation back down there will rank up there with some of the club's worst ever moments. Is that what it will take for those still shrugging their shoulders at what's going on the pitch to finally wake up and smell the coffee? That concerns me.

To be honest, my issues with the club mostly are off the pitch. The ridiculous circus act over the new stadium for the past 10+ years; the shocking level of debt; that fact that the Chairman won't accept his inability to finance us to be competitive and his refusal to duck out and sell up to someone who CAN; the complete lack of respect for the fans who pay to watch the team in terms of communication (or total lack of) over on-and-off the pitch matters (especially the progress of the new stadium preparation and the sudden appearances out of nowhere of winding-up orders).

The club is run appallingly - there are no 2 ways about it.

Spot on and my feelings exactly. I pray for the day RM realises the game is up and he has to let go. Yes I realise the grass is not always greener, but at the moment the grass cannot get any browner (no pun intended) on this side of the fence. £14m+ in debt for goodness sake. That is not sustainable for a club like us. At some point it will go pop, but hopefully Ron will part ways before this happens.

 

[Swiss Tony]

It's funny. I always thought that when your team struggles, you are most needed as a supporter.

Must cost you a fortune from spain everyweek.

 

[Tommy2holes]

I think it's more a case of:

Dislikeable chairman. Complete liar with an ego the size of Essex. Needs to go and offer someone else the chance to at least try and move the club forward. Has allowed roots hall to rot.

Management are **** poor tactically and refuse to change tactics or style and have alienated themselves from the fans , but worse still from the players.

The team. Most of them are not league 1 standard and at the very least should give 110% in every game. Some appear to just be going through the motions for what is essentially a good wage.

Fans. Arguing amongst ourselves about most of the above , but southend are not cheap and rely on fans through the gate. Unless some of the above changes we will be back down to sub 5k gates.

 

[USAShrimper]

Exiled fans like myself have been much maligned lately by some on this forum. That our opinions and support are somehow, irrelevant and not valid. However, I'd suggest that we have to be more committed to watch games and support our club. I've supported SUFC for 45 years, always given my support what ever the current state of the club or current squad, always will. This does not entitle me to think I'm more of a fan than someone who's followed the team for just 5 years, and can go to all of the games. However, It allows me to realize that the "ups and downs" are part of the journey.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

It's been a very long time indeed that I have a vague interest in blues. Usually I'm buzzing home or way whether going or listening on the radio.

At the moment I'm just a bit meh.

The last time I felt like this was probably under Alvin Martins management.

I just find it hard to have any interest at the moment. The club is stagnating and the new ground is just as far away now as it was at the beginning. The difference now is that roots hall Is practically in a state of ruin. Not a penny being spent on any improvements.

On the pitch we are playing dull unimaginative football under a leadership that seem to have taken us as far as they can. They certainly don't seem capable of building a talented squad, even with the chairman's backing.

The players apart from the odd few don't appear to be happy at the club and there is little confidence in any attacking form.

I got a season card and will go , but it all seems a bit of a chore at the moment.

Anyone else feel the same? Or should I just get myself some meds.

You are definitely not alone.

I gave up my season ticket after promotion. Going to football had become a chore. And that was a season in which we were promoted. The football was just so insipid.

I've seen bad teams (Alvin Martin's, Peter Taylor's) but only Alan Little's compares to the poverty of ambition in our football. There's hardly any pace, excitement, creativity, artistry or hope.

 

[Ironshrimper]

You are definitely not alone.

I gave up my season ticket after promotion. Going to football had become a chore. And that was a season in which we were promoted. The football was just so insipid.

I've seen bad teams (Alvin Martin's, Peter Taylor's) but only Alan Little's compares to the poverty of ambition in our football. There's hardly any pace, excitement, creativity, artistry or hope.

Agree with this, I can't understand how people can still defend the football, and PB... It's dire.

Ps. I have been going over 30 years and I'm a season ticket holder, I can't defent this rubbish.

 

[McNasty]

I have lost the urge big-time.

A couple of games this season I have wanted to leave up to 30 minutes before the end as I couldn't stand the **** being offered. I did stay to the end but that depressed me even more.

Unlikely to attend Saturday as I am really struggling -- the first time I've felt like this in God-knows how many years.

Depressed of Shoeburyness.

 

[Barling Magna]

I have lost the urge big-time.

There are some little blue pills for that.....

 

[LCBB72]

I have lost the urge big-time.

A couple of games this season I have wanted to leave up to 30 minutes before the end as I couldn't stand the **** being offered. I did stay to the end but that depressed me even more.

Unlikely to attend Saturday as I am really struggling -- the first time I've felt like this in God-knows how many years.

Depressed of Shoeburyness.

A man speaking for many .