Funniest thing seen at a Southend game

[Banksy]

I doubt they do but that shouldn't be a reason not to protest. We should all be trying to stick together here and actively encourage protesting (while maybe not wanted to actually do it ourselves!). It not like they are protesting for no reason - it's not been going well lately. I actually found it made the atmosphere better and maybe that fed the players

I agree with the Right to Protest but what is the alternative to Ron Martin ?

 

[GDM]

I agree with the Right to Protest but what is the alternative to Ron Martin ?

I not sure there is one if you don't count a phoenix club....but there are lots of scenarios that could come of the back of this...Stan is back for a reason - maybe the rumbling of protests was the catalyst for this - or maybe something else comes out of the protest. A protest rarely gets everything it wants but that doesn't mean something positive can't happen as a result

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

FFS let’s keep this thread lighthearted and a refuge from all the heavy stuff. Plenty of other threads to talk about regime change and demonstrations.

 

[GDM]

FFS let’s keep this thread lighthearted and a refuge from all the heavy stuff. Plenty of other threads to talk about regime change and demonstrations.

Ok fair do's! Funniest moment for me was when I was around 10 years old in the West Stand and Steve Phillips was running down the wing and his **** was hanging out the side of his shorts - would have been mid 80s I guess.
Not so funniest moment, the first 9 games my Dad took me too I didn't see us score a goal!

 

[Angell Delight]

Phil Whelan’s Birdbrain Road own goal

Bit discriminatory that Jonny. What was unfunny about Tes Bramble and Drewe Broughton’s own goals at Birdbrain Road? ?

 

[Billy Bests boot laces]

Steve Phillips was running down the wing and his **** was hanging out the side of his shorts - would have been mid 80s I guess.

Blimey, he should have been a porn star?.

 

[LCBB72]

Blimey, he should have been a porn star?.

They did not call him 'Inchie' for nothing .

 

[Ozzer]

Alan ( the larger one of the 2 ) collapsed & died of a heart attack living in Scotland some years ago ( i read about it, possibly in the Echo ).
I last saw Peter at a home game about 10 years ago. No idea if his still alive?.

They were very keen supporters as all us older fans will know. Apart from running the coaches, one of them came to our house every week selling instant win tickets.

 

[JD]

Before I get caned….. back then it seemed funny…… nowadays you would have to worry about their mental health…

away at gillingham back in the late 90’s I think…….can’t remember his name….. but the fella wearing a Tesco’s bag for earrings and then making a burger out of himself by putting the bap on his head and chin…

 

[Jonny_Stokes]

Bit discriminatory that Jonny. What was unfunny about Tes Bramble and Drewe Broughton’s own goals at Birdbrain Road? ?

Bramble’s one was also hilarious; Broughton’s more funny because he was wandering off to be substituted but your bench sent him all the way back from the touch line to defend the corner he scored from. You lot have been very generous with those instances over the years.

 

[JD]

Bramble’s one was also hilarious; Broughton’s more funny because he was wandering off to be substituted but your bench sent him all the way back from the touch line to defend the corner he scored from. You lot have been very generous with those instances over the years.

Pretty sure Phil Whelan scored an OG with his bonce one year?

 

[Bernie44]

Steve Tilson and Phil Gridelet lining up a free-kick on the edge of the box against West Brom at Roots Hall, before both players ran over the ball and stared at each other blankly. Training-ground masterclass!

And, same game, starting the second half with only nine players, as Grids' superstition was to always come out of the tunnel last, and one of the other players was having trouble with his contact lenses in the changing room. Shambles!

 

[Bernie44]

That said if I had soiled myself at a game I would make my excuses and leave rather than try and borrow some tracksuit bottoms.

The fact that the bloke in question was so desperate to watch a reserve game makes it even more bizarre.

I covered that reserve match, and the guy actually sat through the whole 90 minutes in the East Stand, clutching a carrier-bag full of s***-covered clothes. Now that's dedication!

 

[Shrimpet steve]

That ron out banner moving around and not being able to see every letter lol

 

[Shrimp and two veg]

If away games count, one of our first encounters at the scum's new ground. Is it really 11yrs ago ? Elvis the Eel and Sammy the Shrimp "taking out" the Colchester mascot. Savage.

 

[danbowen]

If away games count, one of our first encounters at the scum's new ground. Is it really 11yrs ago ? Elvis the Eel and Sammy the Shrimp "taking out" the Colchester mascot. Savage.

This still makes me laugh now

 

[TrueBlue]

So many to choose from, one time years back Barnet away their defender scored a diving header own goal for us only for Martin Carruthers to tap the player on the head in thanks then all hell broke lose.

 

[LCBB72]

If we are talking away games , will always remember AP Leamington in the FA Cup 1974 when Southend players Dave Worthington and Chris Guthrie started to throw punches at each other .

 

[Jonny_Stokes]

Pretty sure Phil Whelan scored an OG with his bonce one year?

Indeed, from outside the area. Kevin Nugent could have tapped it in but he thought it was funnier as an own goal. True story.


David McSweeney also scored with a header from outside the 18 yard box (at the Hole, I think) but it wasn’t as funny because it wasn’t Phil Whelan.

 

[JD]

Indeed, from outside the area. Kevin Nugent could have tapped it in but he thought it was funnier as an own goal. True story.


David McSweeney also scored with a header from outside the 18 yard box (at the Hole, I think) but it wasn’t as funny because it wasn’t Phil Whelan.

Oh jeeees. I remember that now, Nugent ****ing himself laughing, sure there’s a photo of that somewhere….