DoDTS
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Getting to games at Christmas always was a problem especially as we played on Christmas Day itself but the Supporters club helped:
SUPPORTERS CLUB AND CONVEYANCES
As their will be no Trams running on Christmas morning which will prove inconvenient for supporters from the extreme west north and east of the Borough. but there are two suitable trains from Leigh and Westcliff which will no doubt be liberally patronised. The Supporters Club have arranged in conjunction with the Borough Services to run Pullman coaches direct to the ground for the match against Exeter City on Christmas morning. Five routes will be covered. “A” bus will leave Great Wakering Church at 10.45 a.m. “B” bus will leave Shoebury Hotel at 10.45 picking up passengers at the Cambridge at 10.50 a.m. “C” bus will leave the Old Ship Hotel Rochford at 10.45 a.m. “D” bus will leave the Crown Hotel Rayleigh at 10.45 a.m. picking up passengers at 10.50 a.m. at the Weir Hotel “E” bus will leave the Hoy Inn South Benfleet at 10.40 picking Thundersley passengers up at the top of Bread and Cheese Hill at 10.50. Supporters will only be carried on production of ticket, which can be obtained at the Kursaal ground on Saturday or from any of the committee. The return fare for each route is 1s 2d (3½p)
From the Southend Standard December 1929
For the players their Christmas 1929 was restricted with the following matches:
Saturday 21st December away to Watford - the reserves at home to Leicester
Wednesday 25th December home to Exeter - the reserves were at Crystal Palace
Thursday 26th December away to Exeter - the reserves at home to Crystal Palace
Saturday 28th December away to Newport - the reserves at home to Southampton
Our wives these days don't know how lucky they are
The Christmas fixtures had the Blues entrenched in the West, on their fixture list they were due at Exeter on Boxing Day and another at Newport on Saturday and to save expense and travelling it was decided to make one round trip of it. The players set off for their holiday journey therefore on Christmas Day entraining at Paddington for Bristol where “headquarters” were established at a hotel in the City. The Exeter team left by an earlier train reaching home the same day. The United returned to Bristol after the match and had Friday to themselves and suffice is to say that they had a merry time.
From the Southend Standard 2nd January 1930
and just to add salt to the wound;
Saturday 28th December 1929
Southend’s game at Somerton Park Newport was postponed due to the condition of the ground. The pitch was a quagmire and a couple of steps onto the pitch was enough to realize that play was impossible. With Billy Moore injured a telephone call had reserve goalkeeper McKenna travel up to make his first team debut but his was also a wasted journey.
“On arrival at Newport they found on emerging from that town’s busy station that the frost and clear air of Bristol had given way to gloom, mud and rain. They had not proceeded far in their dash for a tram when they were met by some of the County reserves with upturned collars. “Hope you can all swim” was the laconic observation of one “You’ll need to the pitch is ten feet underwater”.
From the Southend Standard 2nd January 1930
Happy New Year to all
DoDtS
SUPPORTERS CLUB AND CONVEYANCES
As their will be no Trams running on Christmas morning which will prove inconvenient for supporters from the extreme west north and east of the Borough. but there are two suitable trains from Leigh and Westcliff which will no doubt be liberally patronised. The Supporters Club have arranged in conjunction with the Borough Services to run Pullman coaches direct to the ground for the match against Exeter City on Christmas morning. Five routes will be covered. “A” bus will leave Great Wakering Church at 10.45 a.m. “B” bus will leave Shoebury Hotel at 10.45 picking up passengers at the Cambridge at 10.50 a.m. “C” bus will leave the Old Ship Hotel Rochford at 10.45 a.m. “D” bus will leave the Crown Hotel Rayleigh at 10.45 a.m. picking up passengers at 10.50 a.m. at the Weir Hotel “E” bus will leave the Hoy Inn South Benfleet at 10.40 picking Thundersley passengers up at the top of Bread and Cheese Hill at 10.50. Supporters will only be carried on production of ticket, which can be obtained at the Kursaal ground on Saturday or from any of the committee. The return fare for each route is 1s 2d (3½p)
From the Southend Standard December 1929
For the players their Christmas 1929 was restricted with the following matches:
Saturday 21st December away to Watford - the reserves at home to Leicester
Wednesday 25th December home to Exeter - the reserves were at Crystal Palace
Thursday 26th December away to Exeter - the reserves at home to Crystal Palace
Saturday 28th December away to Newport - the reserves at home to Southampton
Our wives these days don't know how lucky they are
The Christmas fixtures had the Blues entrenched in the West, on their fixture list they were due at Exeter on Boxing Day and another at Newport on Saturday and to save expense and travelling it was decided to make one round trip of it. The players set off for their holiday journey therefore on Christmas Day entraining at Paddington for Bristol where “headquarters” were established at a hotel in the City. The Exeter team left by an earlier train reaching home the same day. The United returned to Bristol after the match and had Friday to themselves and suffice is to say that they had a merry time.
From the Southend Standard 2nd January 1930
and just to add salt to the wound;
Saturday 28th December 1929
Southend’s game at Somerton Park Newport was postponed due to the condition of the ground. The pitch was a quagmire and a couple of steps onto the pitch was enough to realize that play was impossible. With Billy Moore injured a telephone call had reserve goalkeeper McKenna travel up to make his first team debut but his was also a wasted journey.
“On arrival at Newport they found on emerging from that town’s busy station that the frost and clear air of Bristol had given way to gloom, mud and rain. They had not proceeded far in their dash for a tram when they were met by some of the County reserves with upturned collars. “Hope you can all swim” was the laconic observation of one “You’ll need to the pitch is ten feet underwater”.
From the Southend Standard 2nd January 1930
Happy New Year to all
DoDtS
