Southend United FC

[Notts78]

Looks like another former long standing league club could be out of business very soon. Very sad times.
Have cancelled both of their opening PSF to date as don’t have enough players.
Seen a picture on social media of the ground which looks like it’s been abandoned.
Hopefully the club can be sold in the coming weeks or it looks to be curtains.
On a side note Chesterfield won’t have an easier chance of getting out of the NL.

[LaxtonLad]

Looks like another former long standing league club could be out of business very soon. Very sad times.
Have cancelled both of their opening PSF to date as don’t have enough players.
Seen a picture on social media of the ground which looks like it’s been abandoned.
Hopefully the club can be sold in the coming weeks or it looks to be curtains.
On a side note Chesterfield won’t have an easier chance of getting out of the NL.

Doesn't Southend's demise deny Chesterfield six points?

[Notts78]

Doesn't Southend's demise deny Chesterfield six points?

If Southend do survive I think it will deny most teams 6 points.

My point about Chesterfield is the investment they have made in players v the whole competition in the NL. It looks seriously weak this season coming. I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see Chesterfield promoted with a good number of games remaining.

[matt_magpie]

If Southend do survive I think it will deny most teams 6 points.

My point about Chesterfield is the investment they have made in players v the whole competition in the NL. It looks seriously weak this season coming. I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see Chesterfield promoted with a good number of games remaining.

Will be even more funny if they don’t make it. I think it’s my favourite promotion for us I’ve seen, getting to the top flight last time was amazing but the feeling this time was total relievement. I bet they’re feeling they’re never going to get out with how the last couple of seasons have gone.
Wish the best to Southend.

[countygump]

Will be even more funny if they don’t make it. I think it’s my favourite promotion for us I’ve seen, getting to the top flight last time was amazing but the feeling this time was total relievement. I bet they’re feeling they’re never going to get out with how the last couple of seasons have gone.
Wish the best to Southend.

There's always an unexpected dark horse or two in every season and it's a pig of a league to get out of. There always seems to be an elevated level of anxiety for any club that wants to get out of the NL and back to the League, more so than any other League, prob because it is so difficult.

Best of luck to Southend. As far as I recall, their ownership problems have been ongoing since @ 2019. They deserve a decent break or two.

[laddo]

Not football news I wanted to wake up to.

Never been to Roots Hall, only driven past it but when I think of Sarfend I think of early to mid 90s and watch Ricky Otto and Co against a Derby or similar on Central TVs chosen Sunday game from the Championship whilst slowly doing homework.

Been a little talk of Southend being a potential threat (dark horses) to the clear favourites (5/2) Chesterfield following last season's efforts but I note this morning the Es*** sides odds have dramatically dropped these past couple of days from 16/1 to 33/1. Information only.

If you aren't run well, have a dodgy owner, are a mess off the field with serious problems ultimately you've got no chance of success on it. From a distance Maher seemed to do a great job last season in incredibly difficult circumstances but after a while they got too much and they fell away.

Wish them well obviously.

[Davy500]

Not football news I wanted to wake up to.

Never been to Roots Hall, only driven past it but when I think of Sarfend I think of early to mid 90s and watch Ricky Otto and Co against a Derby or similar on Central TVs chosen Sunday game from the Championship whilst slowly doing homework.

Been a little talk of Southend being a potential threat (dark horses) to the clear favourites (5/2) Chesterfield following last season's efforts but I note this morning the Es*** sides odds have dramatically dropped these past couple of days from 16/1 to 33/1. Information only.

If you aren't run well, have a dodgy owner, are a mess off the field with serious problems ultimately you've got no chance of success on it. From a distance Maher seemed to do a great job last season in incredibly difficult circumstances but after a while they got too much and they fell away.

Wish them well obviously.

Well your answer did not surprise me Laddo
Always the same bad owners bad team which there is some justification to
But not in our case, you blame Hardy, yet Macclesfield were more of a basket case than us, starting at 7 points behind us, worse financial problems- when Campbell became their manager , and yet still finished above us, That was Ardley,s fault as a poor manager in L2

[matt_magpie]

Well your answer did not surprise me Laddo
Always the same bad owners bad team which there is some justification to
But not in our case, you blame Hardy, yet Macclesfield were more of a basket case than us, starting at 7 points behind us, worse financial problems- when Campbell became their manager , and yet still finished above us, That was Ardley,s fault as a poor manager in L2

I think Laddos still banned Davy.

[upthemaggies]

Incredible how Notts have managed to avoid being on that list, going through what we have over the past 20 odd years.
We would have been on it had the admin rule been brought in earlier.

Arsenal and Man United's points deductions in 1990 was over a mass brawl. Again, it's a wonder we didn't get one for "The battle of London Road" when Craig Short was in charge, described at the time as the most violent football match ever by one tabloid.

One team did once get points added rather than taken away - Scunny awarded 2 points on 25/Apr/1974 after Exeter failed to fulfil a fixture against them.

Deductions reinstated on appeal:
Notts County 04/Dec/1889-27/Dec/1889 deducted 1 point for fielding an ineligible player
Swansea City 25/Mar/1987-23/Apr/1987 deducted 3 pts for failing to fulfil an away fixture
Doncaster Rovers 22/Oct/1987-09/Dec/1987 deducted 2 pts for failing to fulfil an away fixture
Tottenham Hotspur 17/Oct/1988-30/Nov/1988 deducted 2 pts for the late postponement of their opening fixture
In June 1994 Tottenham were given a 12 points reduction to be imposed at the end of the 1994/95 season, reduced on appeal on 6th July 1994 - A six point reduction continued to hang over them until a further appeal quashed it altogether on 9th December 1994.

[nw6pie]

York City might be dark horses this season - seem to spending a bit. Hard to see beyond Oldham or Chesterfield, though.