How things change...

[BaileytheQuitter]

"SOUTHEND UNITED
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Nickname: The Shrimpers
Ground: Roots Hall
Capacity: 12,392
Last season: 1st League One (Promoted)
Manager: Steve Tilson (November 2003)

In: Michael Ricketts (Leeds), Simon Francis (Sheffield United), Steve Collis (Yeovil), Steven Hammell (Motherwell)
Out: Duncan Jupp (Gillingham), Wayne Gray (Yeovil), Carl Petterfer (Oxford), Mark Bentley (Gillingham), Shaun Goater, Bart Griemink, Andy Edwards
BBC Sport verdict: After two successive promotions, survival is surely the objective for Southend boss Steve Tilson.
Striker Freddy Eastwood will be keen to prove he can score at this level as well as in the lower leagues.
If he and new signing Michael Ricketts gel, then the Blues can stay up - otherwise they are in trouble. Key man: Freddy Eastwood. Can he keep up his phenomenal scoring form?"

F*cking Ricketts! I blame him for relegation.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

F*cking Ricketts! I blame him for relegation.

Yes, if only he'd got himself into a bigger shape we could have stuck him in goal and we might not have conceded the three goals every home game that condemned us to relegation.

 

[toellandback]

Yes, if only he'd got himself into a bigger shape we could have stuck him in goal and we might not have conceded the three goals every home game that condemned us to relegation.

I warned my shrimper friend about him. He failed a trial at one of the worst MLS teams last i heard

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