Current feeling toward the club.

[Jai]

The club reminds me of 2010 at the moment. Clearly there have been lower points in our history but something seems very wrong with the club at the moment, there seems to be little hope that things will get better. The deadline day farce, Kavanagh's departure, the performances since the turn of the year, the lack of progress with the stadium and the unbelievable situation with Inniss. Not to mention the awful style of football which we have endured for a long time now. Sturrock may have not been for the purists but at least we scored some goals.

Seems there's nothing to be cheerful about but of course we can only keep turning up and hope things change.

 

[ooh-andy-ansah]

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.

Same here and for me it's £75 a pop for home games with travelling, let's be honest if this was a product you had bought in a store you would be returning it for a refund due to being unfit for purpose.

 

[RobM]

Same here and for me it's £75 a pop for home games with travelling, let's be honest if this was a product you had bought in a store you would be returning it for a refund due to being unfit for purpose.

Exactly. You could rent a DVD, buy a take-away and 4 Stellas, have guaranteed entertainment and be over £50 better off.

 

[AndyT]

Football's never been a product that guarantees entertainment. It's not a product at all.

It's chaotic, frustrating, demoralizing and any other verb you want to choose, but we are drawn to it because It's a drug that we almost can't control.

Like many drugs it gives us some form of pleasure, but has some serious side-effects of anger and despair, to name but two.

 

[RobM]

Football's never been a product that guarantees entertainment. It's not a product at all.

It's chaotic, frustrating, demoralizing and any other verb you want to choose, but we are drawn to it because It's a drug that we almost can't control.

Like many drugs it gives us some form of pleasure, but has some serious side-effects of anger and despair, to name but two.

...and cost! As mentioned above, £75 to be bored stiff just isn't value for money.
Football fans are like obedient, loyal dogs. Mistreat them but they stay loyal.
Give a cat the wrong flavour of Whiskas....

If your best mate was in a really rubbish band, would you pay £20 a time to sit and think "That really is rubbish!""?

 

[AndyT]

Spot on 'Rob'.

We all know we are being sold a pup, but we are "welded to the pipe" as a well known broadcaster often used to say.

 

[Mad Cyril]

Quite honest I couldn't be more disgusted with the club if the first team broke into my house, ate all my biscuits and daubed insults on my walls in human waste.

 

[AndyT]

if the first team broke into my house, ate all my biscuits

What sort of biscuits, exactly?

 

[RobM]

What sort of biscuits, exactly?

Ginger "nuts" and we must be!

 

[AndyT]

If they are those horrible 'Nice' biscuits that no-one likes and are all broken in the bottom of the biscuit barrel, then I'd not be too concerned. Maybe Rich Tea Fingers at a push, but if I was Mad Cyril, I'd definitely be drawing the line at Ginger Nuts, Garibaldis and Custard Creams.

Digestives and it would have to become a Police matter!

You simply can't have the likes of Mark Oxley chomping on your favourites and getting crumbs all down your sofa. It's just not on!

 

[Mad Cyril]

What sort of biscuits, exactly?

Luxury biscuits.

Let's say M&S chocolate Assortment in a nice tin.

 

[sufcnum1]

I think one aspect of the club that has been ignored so far that is working ok-ish to well is the youth aspect, players that we may not have seen pull on a 1st team shirt some that have. It's there and it's coming. UTB #SOUTHENDTILLIDIE

 

[AndyT]

Luxury biscuits.

Let's say M&S chocolate Assortment in a nice tin.

:smile::omg:

No wonder they've been round. Very risky strategy with the likes of McLaughlin, Coker and Cox, who openly admit to liking the finer things from the shelves of the posher stores.

Next time they appear, I'd strategically place Malted Milks and Lincolns around the lounge to put them off the scent.

Or leave out the nice tin, but fill it with old pens, screwdrivers and fuses.

 

[Uncle Leo]

Southend United are still my favourite football team.

 

[stickyboy]

...and cost! As mentioned above, £75 to be bored stiff just isn't value for money.
Football fans are like obedient, loyal dogs. Mistreat them but they stay loyal.
Give a cat the wrong flavour of Whiskas....

If your best mate was in a really rubbish band, would you pay £20 a time to sit and think "That really is rubbish!""?

this is exactly right, hate it even more when they have been utter dog ***** and people clap them off as well, its a bit like going for a meal , food all wrong, cold and tasted **** then you tipping them, footballs total bollox!

 

[mrsblue]

We are swerving the club !

The product is frankly embarrassing on and off the pitch,we suffered 3 games at the Hall this season spending around £230 ,in return we witnessed dross of the highest order.

The signings thus far have been uninspiring,the style of play has become worse and results are now a total joke.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Only club I give (and will ever give unless MK Jnr takes it up) a hoot about. Still, I have no desire to travel down at the moment and roll my eyes when the goals against start going up. I'd be mad to not go to the Donkeys in October, but I can't say I'm enthralled to watch us get turned over. Maybe we'll confound everyone and beat them.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Football's never been a product that guarantees entertainment. It's not a product at all.

It's chaotic, frustrating, demoralizing and any other verb you want to choose, but we are drawn to it because It's a drug that we almost can't control.

Like many drugs it gives us some form of pleasure, but has some serious side-effects of anger and despair, to name but two.

The product it offers is hope.

But I can't see the light at the end of the tunnel so long as it's Brown driving.

 

[Silencer]

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

I too have heard about this incident which for me is worse than anything else that has happened in our circus of a club this calendar year. Proves what a lack of control our management and hierarchy have!!!

 

[AndyT]

The product it offers is hope.

But I can't see the light at the end of the tunnel so long as it's Brown driving.

Yep, that's it in a nutshell.

"How much are these tickets of hope?"
"Well, £20.00 a time or you can have a full season of hope for just £300.00"
"What's the success rate for this?"
"About Nil"
"OK, I'll take it!"