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Rootshallbloke

You never know, we might just have a new owner shortly after the next High Court appearance, which in turn could well mean that our current o/s liabilities are cleared and we carry on in the NL. Always worth offering up all the possibilities.

Rootshallbloke

Brewers boy wrote: ↑25 Feb 2023, 08:25 It will be a long day for their players. Probably no overnight hotel, team bus will want cash up front before moving, not much motivation for the players if they're not being paid.
While they live in hope, the reality is that every week they are in existence the debts increase and for every fan that says the premier league, the EFL and the FA should do more for grassroots football, you can't spend more than your income or this is the result.
Southend are currently in the playoffs and gambling that promotion will ease their debts. In essence they sre being funded by the taxpayer to the tune of about 5 million. This is not fair on all the other well run clubs in the league (not many of them though). As fans we moan about players leaving us to go to clubs for more money, but if we can't pay big wages then we can't have these players without ending up like Southend.
Put simply, If you want the club to do better, then you have to go through the turnstile every week, encourage your mates to go, go a bit earlier and have an extra beer or coffee, buy a programme or chips etc,
Sorry for the ramble.

The team travelled down yesterday and stayed at the Hilton Hotel last night. Yes, we are back in High Court next week and we may, or may not, still exist after that. The current feeling is we will survive, again. As for the taxpayer funding us, the debt is actually £1.5 million to HMRC and it's not clear to me how the Taxpayer is funding us. I can't say with total certainty that we don't pay high wages for our current squad, given most of them came from lower leagues I would be amazed if we do. Our coaching team has put together a great squad and play-offs are still there for the taking

Turning to the game, I think you saw a Southend team that doesn't know when it's beaten and nearly 500 Southend supporters travelled down with the benefits to your coffers that they bring. Good luck for the rest of the season and I hope you remain in the NL as your ground is a good day/weekend out.

Rootshallbloke

I've just got in and even though I got the raging hump, you guys deserved your victory as you defended as if your lives depended on it. The fact that we conceded the first goal after 3 minutes totally threw our rhythm and from then on it was catch up. Based on that performance I'm surprised that you have copped a few losses. If we ever get our goal scoring forwards fit it may be a different result at your place. Good luck from now on.

Rootshallbloke

Thanks for that. I'll let those know that were asking.

Rootshallbloke

a couple of posters on our board have asked what has happened with Klaidi Lolos, they thought he was highly rated and would start this season.

Rootshallbloke

happytorq wrote: ↑16 Sep 2021, 21:04 Phil Brown really seems like a manager from another era entirely. One of those who thinks that shouting at people and making them do long runs will somehow motivate. Heck, maybe he's right and the Shrimpers will play like a team possessed this weekend, but it's hard not to think that some of the players will say 'yeah, you can screw yourself' and they'll be in even more strife.

I, for one, hope his team have a shocker on Saturday

It's not impossible! Against Wrexham we looked like world beaters and followed that up with a performance that we want to forget against Aldershot. Naturally, I hope we give you a good thrashing but the truth will probably be somewhere in between.

Rootshallbloke

So unless we are both royally conning each other (unlikely), then we should be in for a riveting game of football. The tanned God that is Phil Brown took the lads on a 10k run on Wednesday morning, and he told the press all about it (not much on publicity is Phil). The majority view is that Josh Coulson, our recent recruit at CB, had to take a torch with him and may still not having finished it yet. Cruel, but he is not all that quick is our Josh.

Rootshallbloke

Saturday sees the Shrimpers visit Plainoor after a diabolical performance against Aldershot where we kindly donated all 3 points to them. So we approach this game with trepidation as to which Southend United will turn up.

Whatever happens there will be a fair few Shrimpers making this a long weekend after many years of the two teams being divisions apart. You guys were incredibly unlucky not to triumph against the Monkey Hangers so we do not expect an easy game. Whatever the result I really do hope the meeting of two sides by the seaside will be a game worth watching. And we may even get a referee and linos that have a clue about the rules of football (I can only hope)

So, how have you been doing this season, and do you fancy it on Saturday?

In peace,

Rootshallbloke

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