Lee Sinnott Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 On 7/28/2023 at 11:18 PM, Lee Sinnott said: Pretty certain the game will go ahead and will go ahead at Roots Hall... And it is doing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diggleblue Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 2 minutes ago, Inspectormorose. said: It's on. National League Statement – Southend United v Oldham Athletic - The Vanarama National League (thenationalleague.org.uk) Alleluia. Now how difficult was that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Burns Posted July 31, 2023 Author Share Posted July 31, 2023 boxes ticked anddddd game on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlossopLatic Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 19 hours ago, GlossopLatic said: I'm going for a club statement from Southend tomorrow evening confirming its going ahead it's a shite state of affairs but I reckon you could get the pitch playable fairly quickly though. Just one big game of brinkmanship from the owner it's crap but their is nothing we could have done about it all off to Essex then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 (edited) Hope our players don't fall into the pitch foxholes. But wouldn't it be up to the referee to inspect the pitch and in theory if felt there was any danger to players call it off even on the day? Edited July 31, 2023 by BP1960 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O.A.F.C. Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 53 minutes ago, Lee Sinnott said: And it is doing... Get your head out of your own arse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Sinnott Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 27 minutes ago, O.A.F.C. said: Get your head out of your own arse Still not clicked the ignore button, I see... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfatjoe1 Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 1 hour ago, BP1960 said: Hope our players don't fall into the pitch foxholes. But wouldn't it be up to the referee to inspect the pitch and in theory if felt there was any danger to players call it off even on the day? You'd hope they'd also looked at the pitch before making the decision. The ground might be safe, but that pitch is a mess. Maybe they're patching it up in time for Saturday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St92 Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 It's a tough one this, really want to go down on the coach, but you're talking £40 plus £20 for ticket with serious risk of a ref taking one look at the pitch and saying no And there's potentially 4 more days of rain on it between now and then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc1955 Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 41 minutes ago, St92 said: It's a tough one this, really want to go down on the coach, but you're talking £40 plus £20 for ticket with serious risk of a ref taking one look at the pitch and saying no And there's potentially 4 more days of rain on it between now and then If it’s unsafe to play the match then it should be highlighted now! You would think an immediate pitch inspection by a competent league referee would be in everyone’s best interests….if it’s postponed the night before for anything other than a waterlogged pitch there will be pandemonium and rightly so! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glossop Shrimper Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 47 minutes ago, oafc1955 said: If it’s unsafe to play the match then it should be highlighted now! You would think an immediate pitch inspection by a competent league referee would be in everyone’s best interests….if it’s postponed the night before for anything other than a waterlogged pitch there will be pandemonium and rightly so! The effort the fans and staff have put in just to get this far has been more than achievement. Up until last week the staff hadn't been paid for between three to four months, before that wages were intermittent at best. Then they were thrown in at the deep end. Even Kevin Maher was at RH himself helping out at the weekend. If the game doesn't go ahead after that it won't be because of endeavour. In my view the NL have been just as accommodating in their patience to let the club maintain our registrstion and certificates for next season, even the local MPs have met with them and lobbied for the club. The problems we have is down to the owner. This is a well supported club. Win, lose, or draw Saturday, when our team walks out it will be a flippin' miracle, (and to me personally) worth more than the points on offer. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Burns Posted July 31, 2023 Author Share Posted July 31, 2023 18 minutes ago, Glossop Shrimper said: Win, lose, or draw Saturday, when our team walks out it will be a flippin' miracle, (and to me personally) worth more than the points on offer. we felt like that for about a week. twice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rootshallbloke Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 (edited) Assuming a pitch inspection makes the game playable, then we will see you all on Saturday. When all the staff got paid(at long last), they also paid the ground staff, so they will be working their nuts off to make the pitch respectable. We're just a bit happy we've got the game to this stage. Safe journey to those of you who decided to grace the North Stand, we've cleaned your seats ready for you, probably not the bogs though as you would need specialist body suits for that Edited August 1, 2023 by Rootshallbloke 11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Og Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 21 hours ago, oafc1955 said: And we’re 9/4!!! I've taken the coward's way out and just laid Southend at 2.4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philwhite Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 2 hours ago, Rootshallbloke said: Assuming a pitch inspection makes the game playable, then we will see you all on Saturday. When all the staff got paid(at long last), they also paid the ground staff, so they will be working their nuts off to make the pitch respectable. We're just a bit happy we've got the game to this stage. Safe journey to those of you who decided to grace the North Stand, we've cleaned your seats ready for you, probably not the bogs though as you would need specialist body suits for that Thanks for cleaning my seat Understand the problem with the toilets, should win the award for smelliest toilets in the league Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rootshallbloke Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 Our new super duper ticketing system should be up and running by 10am according to the Club web site. I presume you will be able to buy away tickets as well. Whether the turnstiles will work with electronic tickets is another matter entirely, but hey, we're Southend Utd, nobody expects anything to work at our ground. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rootshallbloke Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 9 minutes ago, philwhite said: Thanks for cleaning my seat Understand the problem with the toilets, should win the award for smelliest toilets in the league 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philwhite Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 19 minutes ago, Rootshallbloke said: I sat near were the first few people are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickjagger Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 14 hours ago, BP1960 said: Hope our players don't fall into the pitch foxholes. But wouldn't it be up to the referee to inspect the pitch and in theory if felt there was any danger to players call it off even on the day? If we had a fox in the box they would have a field day!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rootshallbloke Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 (edited) The ground has been neglected big time and as a result it needs a lot of TLC now. The pitch was scarified and completely reseeded a while back but then work stopped. Our ground crew are a good bunch and if they can get pitch up to scratch then it will be playable. As you say, though, the ref will decide. After all of the ball breaking work of the weekend I really hope it does, not for our shyster of an owner, but for the players and staff. Edited August 1, 2023 by Rootshallbloke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightDN123 Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 Has anyone been able to buy tickets yet ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemel latic Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 Just bought mine. Big thankyou to the Southend fans and staff for doing their best to get the game on. We know what you're going through. Hope you find your Frank and get your club back before too long. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Og Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 23 minutes ago, LightDN123 said: Has anyone been able to buy tickets yet ? Yes. Had to give up on what seemed like a good disabled offer - that site redefines an over-complicated process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rootshallbloke Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 https://southendunitedfc.ktckts.com/event/seu2324h01/southend-united-v-oldham-athletic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St92 Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 12 hours ago, Glossop Shrimper said: The effort the fans and staff have put in just to get this far has been more than achievement. Up until last week the staff hadn't been paid for between three to four months, before that wages were intermittent at best. Then they were thrown in at the deep end. Even Kevin Maher was at RH himself helping out at the weekend. If the game doesn't go ahead after that it won't be because of endeavour. In my view the NL have been just as accommodating in their patience to let the club maintain our registrstion and certificates for next season, even the local MPs have met with them and lobbied for the club. The problems we have is down to the owner. This is a well supported club. Win, lose, or draw Saturday, when our team walks out it will be a flippin' miracle, (and to me personally) worth more than the points on offer. Have you heard anything about repairs to fox holes etc on the pitch? Hoping a Southend fan might have more information than most of us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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