FA Cup Final

[Xàbia Shrimper]

The derby?! The teams have only played each TWICE in the league! Hardly the basis for a classic derby spectacular!

 

[andrew_sthnd]

i felt very sorry for west ham! they put in a superb performance and some would say that they didnt deserve to lose.

 

[Grayson]

Am delighted to be honest. XS, this is a Southend board as you know, no need to lecture us about slagging off a side many people dislike.

 

[Guest]

As with SITP, I didn't really have a preference for this game, and I just wanted to watch a cracking game of footy. It didn't disappoint. Commiserations to the Hammers, who I thought deserved the win, but also kudos to both teams for their never say die attitude.

As for the hatred of Spammers, I can well undersdtand it - they have a LOT of very arrogant fans. I have encountered many who, on overhearing a conversation about Southend, butt in telling me how we are small fry and irrelevant because they are in the Premier$hite.

 

[Spikey Shrimper]

just got back from the pub. quality game, I found myself singing bubbles at the end and teddy teddy in the shootout. When i said i was a Southend Fan to a Wet Wham het said He he upm0orst respect.

Very pised night nithg.

xxxx

 

[Guest]

Quote[/b] (Xàbia Shrimper @ May 13 2006,19:06)]Remember the 20,000 plus who travelled to Cardiff for the first LDV Vans Trophy Final? Where did THEY come from?

Spain?

 

[Xàbia Shrimper]

Quote[/b] (Guest @ May 13 2006,23:19)]

Quote[/b] (Xàbia Shrimper @ May 13 2006,19:06)]Remember the 20,000 plus who travelled to Cardiff for the first LDV Vans Trophy Final? Where did THEY come from?

Spain?

So where did the other 19,998 come from then?

 

[Xàbia Shrimper]

Quote[/b] (Museshrimper @ May 13 2006,21:25)]XS, this is a Southend board as you know, no need to lecture us about slagging off a side many people dislike.

I appreciate that. But as I come from three generations of West Ham United fans (stretching way back to Thames Ironworks) and having been christened with a West Ham rosette on my bib back in the 60s, I have a strong affinity to the Hammers and I can't see the where this perceieved rivalry comes from. It's mostly one-way from Southend anyway, the vast majority of West Ham couldn't give a monkey's about the Shrimpers as they couldn't about someone like, say, Cambridge United. Demographics had played a large role in developing such a perception but, in my experience, all of my family and just about every West Ham fan I know have the utmost respect for Southend United and what they have achieved in the past couple of years. Rivalry has to be two-way or it simply doesn't work ...

 

[MightyShrimper]

Quote[/b] (Xàbia Shrimper @ May 14 2006,09:45)]

Quote[/b] (Museshrimper @ May 13 2006,21:25)]XS, this is a Southend board as you know, no need to lecture us about slagging off a side many people dislike.

I appreciate that. But as I come from three generations of West Ham United fans (stretching way back to Thames Ironworks) and having been christened with a West Ham rosette on my bib back in the 60s, I have a strong affinity to the Hammers

All this crap you post and negativity about Southend finaly makes sense.

 

[Xàbia Shrimper]

Quote[/b] (Mighty Shrimper @ May 14 2006,12:40)]All this crap you post and negativity about Southend finaly makes sense.

OK, little fella. OK. You can let go of the bait now ...

 

[C C Csiders]

Favourite bit for me was Sacaloni putting the ball out of play in the last minute because of yet another case of cramp for a Liverpool player. Scaloni knew full-well that Liverpool would have to throw the ball back to West Ham, and there he is thinking "that will waste a bit more time". So what happend Liverpool throw the ball back to Scaloni, who completely cocks-up his clearance straight to a Liverpool player, and three seconds later Gerrard "THUMP" 3-3. Get in.

 

[sufcintheprem]

Quote[/b] (Xàbia Shrimper @ May 14 2006,11:59)]

Quote[/b] (Mighty Shrimper @ May 14 2006,12:40)]All this crap you post and negativity about Southend finaly makes sense.

OK, little fella. OK. You can let go of the bait now ...

Have you considered upgrading Mike?

 

[SUFCEssex]

With family that is West Ham I was delighted they lost. I watched the Hearts v Gretna game until about 10 minutes from the end and then flicked back to watch the penalties from Hampden.

I was over Priory Park at 3pm and there was a bloke over there in his West Ham shirt which I found strange as its their biggest game for donkeys years and he goes out for a walk.