Echo News Venue for Southend United's opening day clash is decided on Monday

[Cricko]

Any update on the dodgy wall and roof in the West Stand from those at the ground today?

Blimey i must of posted this in 4 threads today.. It is not the main roof it is the bar above the family enclosure roof and the toilets above block W that have not been repaired and will not be open if the game goes ahead next week.

Why this has not been sorted during close season is madness.

 

[RHB]

I think option (c) is favourite, RHB. Asking Oldham to stage a game that would get close to a five figure gate at such short notice would be quite a task. You could be right though, I just have my doubts.

I wouldn't want to start the season with a run of away games either, tbh.

If it did go ahead at Oldham this Saturday at least we wouldn't be freezing our bollocks off, unlike a winter fixture! Grateful for small mercies at the moment. Christ I hate Ron Martin with a vengeance that an old chap like me shouldn't have.

 

[RHB]

Blimey i must of posted this in 4 threads today.. It is not the main roof it is the bar above the family enclosure roof and the toilets above block W that have not been repaired and will not be open if the game goes ahead next week.

Why this has not been sorted during close season is madness.

Now, you see @Cricko, if you had posted this earlier, poor old Garry wouldn't have had to ask.

 

[basilrobbie]

If it did go ahead at Oldham this Saturday at least we wouldn't be freezing our bollocks off, unlike a winter fixture! Grateful for small mercies at the moment. Christ I hate Ron Martin with a vengeance that an old chap like me shouldn't have.

My first trip to ISZ was in about 1976, to stand on the old open end. On New Year's Day.

We lost 2-1, I couldn't feel my feet by quarter past three and spent the whole of the following week convinced I had got frostbite.

The view out over Saddleworth Moor was nice though.

 

[leeblue]

Any update on the dodgy wall and roof in the West Stand from those at the ground today?

We were not allowed down the back of the west stand, cordoned off.

 

[Shrimper]

We were not allowed down the back of the west stand, cordoned off.

If you can't even go down the back then I don't see fans being let into that stand

 

[Alexshrimper]

Blimey i must of posted this in 4 threads today.. It is not the main roof it is the bar above the family enclosure roof and the toilets above block W that have not been repaired and will not be open if the game goes ahead next week.

Why this has not been sorted during close season is madness.

I’m sure this was covered by the @Shrimperstrust with the ceo and he agreed to do a walk around at the end of the season.

 

[Booma]

IF we don't get the Safety Certificate renewed tomorrow, then I would imagine option D is most likely - Away to Oldham. If that is the case it will be garbage for our travelling support.

Would do me a massive favour as I live 15 minutes from Oldham and I don’t fancy boundary park in the winter

 

[cerbera45]

Of course it will be played at the hall

Oh yes, if you wish hard enough for something to happen it simply becomes a fact.