Collymore has a long standing grudge against Notts because he never got over being turned down by us when he had a trial here when Mick Walker was youth/reserves coach, Walker described Collymore's conduct as a disgrace. He was a guest on Radio Nottingham once whilst we were playing a match and he said he hoped we'd lose in a manner that was quite nasty and bitter, not jokey or in a rival-banter way. I'm sure a lot of us here remember him making a point of celebrating in front of us in the away end over the river.

That said, I hope Southend pull through. Decent crowds down there with a FL history going back to 1920. most of it as a 3rd tier outfit but they had 7 seasons in tier 2.