The nightmare begins at the end of the 90s… hope we get to wake up soon #Southend #Shrimpers #Blues #RootsHall Essex Echo

Whoever invented VAR better have somewhere lava-hot waiting for them!

Randomly playing every CD album on my shelf… Day 65 🐱🎸💿💿💿 #TheFamilyCat #FiveLivesLeft

A polarising figure for sure, but has to be the most successful chairman in the club’s history #Southend #Shrimpers #Blues #VicJobson Essex Echo

Man City got Stones, Ederson, Haaland and Pep, we got… #Southend #Shrimpers #ThirdDivision #ManCity Essex Echo

Randomly playing every CD album on my shelf… Day 64 🧪🧪🧪💿💿💿 #TheChemicalBrothers #WeAreTheNight

Easy to forget the club still has a WUP petition hanging over its head.

What a story it would be to compete in the play offs despite Ron&Jack Martin’s attempts to prioritise their personal wealth, no matter the damage it does to the team.
#MartinOut
#OneTeamInEsssx

I was told by the club I wasn’t allowed to attend the emergency meeting in 2000 where Blues chairman John Main was axed by the major shareholder, despite the fans voting overwhelmingly to keep him in post… but of course I did! #Southend #Shrimpers Essex Echo

Being a Pink Toothbrush icon, I was pleased to get an invite to the 40th anniversary party tonight from my good mate Russ, superstar DJ and promoter of so many great bands over the decades from Radiohead and Blur to Supergrass via Carter USM #PinkToothbrush #Rayleigh

Please be careful when requesting tickets for Saturday's game on social media. Quite a few scams floating about. There's a dedicated thread on Shrimperzone which is likely to be far less likely to result in your having your bank account emptied by some chancer from Alabama

Randomly playing every CD album on my shelf… Day 63 💿💿💿 #NewOrder #Republic

A chilly trip to Tumbleweed Central in 1998 for one of my favourite away wins… and a pre-match Mexican stand-off between a handful of opposing fans over a few slices of sausage roll on a table in the middle of the Wonky Donkey #Southend #Hartlepool #ThirdDivision Essex Echo

An FA snob told me England players don’t conduct interviews 24 hours before a game in 2001, so I left a message on Sir Chris’ old phone. He got straight back to me, then went on to nutmeg Pep Guardiola 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇪🇸⚽️ #Southend #Shrimpers #England #ThreeLions #WiggleIt Essex Echo

On this day in 2001, Roots Hall witnessed its saddest day. If the East Stand gets rebuilt, it would be a lovely tribute to see a new Mike North treatment room as part of the revamp. Thoughts & prayers with his family today 🙏🙏🙏 #Southend #Shrimpers #ThirdDivision Essex Echo

Randomly playing every CD album on my shelf… Day 62 💿💿💿 #U2 #RattleAndHum

Who else remembers that Sunny Sunday in 2000 when we took 2,000 fans to Blackpool to hail the return of ‘The Messiah’? #Southend #Shrimpers #ThirdDivision #DavidCrown #DavidWebb Essex Echo

Randomly playing every CD album on my shelf… Day 61 💿💿💿 #SaintEtienne #FoxBaseAlpha

Kevin Maher continues to do an unbelievable job… but things could have been very, very different 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️ #Southend #Shrimpers #Blues #ThirdDivision Essex Echo

Randomly playing every CD album on my shelf… Day 60 💿💿💿 #Supergrass #IShouldCoco

Joy in The Valley in 1995/96 #Southend #Shrimpers #Charlton #FirstDivision #Southend News