SUFC: The Future SUFC up for sale

[Yorkshire Blue]

The real place to build a stadium is at the end of the pier. Loads of space if we’re willing to put some more posts down.

Sure, we’d lose a few balls into the sea but forget Boris’ airport in the estuary, Southend’s stadium in the sea would be epic.

You’d need to run a few more trains though.

 

[Callum]

To all the shrimpers family Southend will be taking over the national league watch our away attendance rise

 

[Jack_23]

To all the shrimpers family Southend will be taking over the national league watch our away attendance rise

What makes you think that? Haha

 

[overseas shrimper]

The real place to build a stadium is at the end of the pier. Loads of space if we’re willing to put some more posts down.

Sure, we’d lose a few balls into the sea but forget Boris’ airport in the estuary, Southend’s stadium in the sea would be epic.

You’d need to run a few more trains though.

I actually thought about this earlier ( not seriously, of course) and how games could be timed to the tides so shuttle ferry services could take supporters back and forth.

 

[GBJ]

The real place to build a stadium is at the end of the pier. Loads of space if we’re willing to put some more posts down.

Sure, we’d lose a few balls into the sea but forget Boris’ airport in the estuary, Southend’s stadium in the sea would be epic.

You’d need to run a few more trains though.

This is the dream.

 

[rigsby]

Still only about 150m wide across the site from road border to road border even doing those things, very very tight

I would say slightly wider but at the moment the distance from back of the west stand to back of the east is less than 150m.

If I had my way then everything between the high street and the A1160 from the Range to Marine parade would go. That would be the opportunity to make Southend a top place to visit from London. Including river cruise/small ferry terminal.

 

[Westcliff DGS]

I’m not denying that at all, I’m just telling what I’ve been told … do I think it will happen ? Probably not

I wasn’t having a pop just stating they have been told before, apologies if it seemed a pop at you

 

[Jack_23]

Floodlights are on at roots hall. Guessing there’s nothing more to it than just making sure they work

 

[Holy Joe]

Still only about 150m wide across the site from road border to road border even doing those things, very very tight

Could you have stands cantilevered over the roads? So the road doesn't have to be your boundary

Bit like,is it Fulham, that's over the Thames path?

 

[Farmer Fossett]

We could move to Basildon.....

 

[rigsby]

The real place to build a stadium is at the end of the pier. Loads of space if we’re willing to put some more posts down.

Sure, we’d lose a few balls into the sea but forget Boris’ airport in the estuary, Southend’s stadium in the sea would be epic.

You’d need to run a few more trains though.

When Maplin airport was being considered there were two motorways on the cards. One would be going just south of Hullbridge sports. The other out in the sea just past the end of the pier. Your idea would have got support in the early 70's

 

[gpd]

I freely admit it's off post (as much being posted is) but we could start a new thread called "Spot the Stadium" Identifying new locations within the city (or outside) for a new home for SUFC. It can be realistic or "If I had my way" and "In a perfect world..." It's a cheery/amusing/optimistic alternative to what is dragging on atm.

 

[GSW Shrimper]

Floodlights are on at roots hall. Guessing there’s nothing more to it than just making sure they work

Or official pictures of the new owners in the stadium are being taken… A man can hope (not ITK)

 

[Jack_23]

Or official pictures of the new owners in the stadium are being taken… A man can hope (not ITK)

Wouldn’t need to turn the lights on for that surely?

 

[flangejackrabbit]

I would say slightly wider but at the moment the distance from back of the west stand to back of the east is less than 150m.

If I had my way then everything between the high street and the A1160 from the Range to Marine parade would go. That would be the opportunity to make Southend a top place to visit from London. Including river cruise/small ferry terminal.

You'd need to allow space for ingress/egress, a perimeter, etc, etc, etc, would be extremely limiting and not very future-proof. A wider-scale redevelopment would make it a great site for us yes (but very expensive!)

 

[Chrisb]

Floodlights are on at roots hall. Guessing there’s nothing more to it than just making sure they work

Perhaps they are taking photos of our new kit.

 

[Sparte]

Floodlights are on at roots hall. Guessing there’s nothing more to it than just making sure they work

Turn them off! We can’t afford to just turn them on willy-nilly!

 

[BriggBlue]

If I had a totally free choice of available ground this would make sense, either that or the Kursal

 

[Jay_SUFC]

We could move to Basildon.....

My picture was in the Echo, holding a Southend flag with the backdrop to that 'Basildon' graffiti in the high street

 

[tommy tucker]

Maybe they have to do tests to help get the cafety certificate Just a thought