Question Would you support a Phoenix Club?

[Tommy2holes]

Is it time to seriously look again at this thread. I truly hope not.

I did think about successful reincarnations of other clubs.

Rangers probably being the most famous as they are widely accepted as the same club despite going bust and dropping 3 divisions.

Wimbledon, Accrington Stanley and Newport county have reformed and come back.

Bury and Macclesfield are slowly making that long journey back.

Fingers crossed it won't come to this

 

[SeldomSeenShrimper]

I see this thread has opened up again ... And my stance has actually changed

From a professional stand point, I'll be offering my design services to the phoenix club as I would want them to get the best start possible in terms of branding etc

But as a fan, if Southend folded, I'd be done with football (I'm 30 btw) when people ask "who do you support" my answer will be "I used to support Southend"

I'll just become a nomad and go to watch teams that my friends support (West Ham and Newcastle most likely) but I'll never support another team.

Yes, I'd watch the phoenix club, and if I were to do the branding I could possibly fall in love with them ... But it's not my plan

 

[Rob1920]

To me the club is the fans. Players & staff (and owners) come and go. The fans are the constant. So if the Phoenix club was formed by the fans as a continuation of Southend United, I’d support it.

 

[dbailey3]

If the unthinkable happens and we die, I would 1000% support a phoenix club as I cant imagine my life without a Southend Utd. My main problem would be supporting a team with a different name.

 

[Tampa Blue]

Sorry, my opinion is unchanged. Our club dies, so does my interest in football sadly.

 

[Sudbury_Shrimpers]

I am edging to support a Phoenix club, long as we can keep our name, identity and badge. National League will throw us out, it’s depend on Isthmian League place us in their league.

 

[Ramsdenblue]

I would support a Phoenix club, so long as we came back wearing blue and calling ourselves THE SOUTHEND UNITED just like Rangers did in the past. Keeping ourselves as close to the original SUFC as possible.
If that didn't work, well then, funnily enough I was utube ing up Canvey Island FC last night as a club. Not a bad club actually.
Just love watching footy,

 

[yogi bear up the cagire]

Sorry, for the moment, I can't bear thinking or talking about it.

 

[stewart]

The City of Southend United FC.

 

[SUFCGoals]

Said yes months ago, but would say no now. There would be no harmony in the running of the club. Not sure it's something I'd invest my time into. Would mean I'd be done with football barring internationals.

 

[NZamba Legend]

The City of Southend United FC.

AFC The City of Southend United FC of Southend

 

[Dave Smiths Love Child]

The City of Southend United FC.

Nickname "The Martins" Ill get my flak jacket Lol

 

[Sudbury_Shrimpers]

AFC The City of Southend United FC of Southend

That would be an awful name

 

[Jai]

Why would we need to change the name? I understand there may be a technicality saying we can't be Southend United Football Club Ltd again, but we could reform as, say, Southend United Football Club (1906) Ltd, and simply be referred to as Southend United across all communications.

The sticking point for any phoenix club would be where it plays. There's precious little available land in the city for a new stadium, except Fossetts Farm where the local plan actually allocates the land for that purpose. Raising the millions needed to build a stadium might be an issue though...

 

[thenobster]

Shrimpers United FC. Keeps the same letters

 

[Napster]

Why would we need to change the name? I understand there may be a technicality saying we can't be Southend United Football Club Ltd again, but we could reform as, say, Southend United Football Club (1906) Ltd, and simply be referred to as Southend United across all communications.

The sticking point for any phoenix club would be where it plays. There's precious little available land in the city for a new stadium, except Fossetts Farm where the local plan actually allocates the land for that purpose. Raising the millions needed to build a stadium might be an issue though...

Can’t we move to Milton Keynes

 

[ColinMorrisWalksOnWater]

Do what Charlton did with their name, just change the year.

Southend United FC (2023) Ltd

 

[Tommy2holes]

I would support a Phoenix club, so long as we came back wearing blue and calling ourselves THE SOUTHEND UNITED just like Rangers did in the past. Keeping ourselves as close to the original SUFC as possible.
If that didn't work, well then, funnily enough I was utube ing up Canvey Island FC last night as a club. Not a bad club actually.
Just love watching footy,

Aren't we technically called "the" Southend united football club. I'm sure I'd seen us described that way in court paperwork.

Either way. It is possible to make a very slight change and keep the same name, colours, history etc.

 

[Tommy2holes]

Do what Charlton did with their name, just change the year.

Southend United FC (2023) Ltd

Interesting. I wasn't aware charlton went bust.

If so, how did they avoid league expulsion.

 

[ColinMorrisWalksOnWater]

Not sure, but if you look up info on the net. It was in the Lennie Lawrence era and it was the new company that got them back to the valley.