Dear.
@RochfordDC
,
Please explain why you are charging grassroots football clubs to hire Ashingdon Recreation Ground when you are providing this unacceptable pitch maintenance? Disgraceful!
Is this goodnight old girl?
Pray for solace, Pray for resolve, pray for a saviour, pray for deliverance, some kind of purpose. A glimpse of a light in this void of existence.
Southend United Football Club 1906-2023?
#MartinOut
Classy 👏👏👏
@ChesterfieldFC
manager, Paul Cook, displays his appreciation to two ex-servicemen following the pre-match remembrance ceremony at Roots Hall this afternoon 🙏
Merry Christmas, Oliver Trigg 🎄
Landlord of the Blue Boar public house 🍻 and founder of Southend United FC ⚽️
You’ve got your football club back.
Up the Shrimpers 🦐
I’m afraid it was always going to come to this.
@SUFCRootsHall
fans have had enough. This isn’t just four years, it’s two decades - probably more! They don’t believe the chairman, they don’t trust the council. I genuinely fear for the future of my club ⚽️🦐
#SUFC
Loft clearance - No 342...
1983 - I'd been given a camera 📸 for Christmas🌲
My photography wasn't of the highest standard.
@leytonorientfc
v
@SUFCRootsHall
at Brisbane Road 🏟
Great to see a marching band 🎺 at the football ⚽️ A sight largely lost to the modern fan.
Naked floodlight protest…
That got your attention! Anyway, it’s raining so perhaps not.
I popped down to Roots Hall Stadium to have a look at the old girl. Admittedly, she has looked a little run down in recent years, but today the place appeared derelict. So sad
#MartinOut
We are all absolutely devastated to hear about the passing of our wonderful friend, Rowland Lyons. A hugely enthusiastic reporter with
@BasildonYA
.
@leytonorientfc
fan but also a very popular visitor to
@SUFCRootsHall
. I can't quite process this awful news. Heartbroken - Jeevesie
I must admit, I was quite emotional about this one.
Rowland, it should have been you covering Leyton Orient’s glorious campaign.
I think there are a number of other reporters who loved you and would similarly share that byline.
Always in our memory. This one’s for you x
Down the pan 🚽
It’s a really sad sight to see the old Southchurch Park cricket pavilion, utilised by the all-conquering Australian tourists of 1948, demolished, seemingly without any acknowledgment from the local authorities as to its historical status.
#Southend
#Cricket
🏏
Up the Shrimpers 🦐
Just done a short interview with Donovan Blake from
@itvanglia
📺 outside Roots Hall Stadium 🏟️ about the current plight of Southend United.
#MartinOut
Though it wasn't packed, it has to be said having
@SUFCRootsHall
fans in the North Bank made a significant difference to the atmosphere last night. Surely food for thought at a time when - once fans can return - the Blues desperately need a twelfth man
#SUFC
⚽️🦐
Nine years ago...
I needed a babysitter for Stanley and Oliver while I took in Southend's under 18's encounter with Colchester at Boots & Laces - What could possibly go wrong?
🦐 D-Day…
Do I see a clear pathway forward? No!
Do I believe Southend United will exist come August? I’m really not sure I see us coming through today!
Do I blame Ron Martin for this whole sorry situation? Absolutely, Yes!
#MartinOut
#SUFC
⚽️🦐
Southend United v Oxford City
It’s been a long time since a wave of positivity has washed over Roots Hall Stadium.
The Blues are expecting a sizeable crowd with many supporters returning after self-imposed exile.
A new chapter. Team news shortly…
#YellowSport
#SOUvOXC
⚽️📰🦐
One year on and I’m still struggling to get my head around Rowland’s passing.
Fondly remembered. Forever in our thoughts.
They won it for Whoosh🏆Up the O’s
#YellowSport
⚽️🏏📰
I'm struggling to get my head around this. I don't support
@leytonorientfc
but there are people in life you want to see succeed - Justin Edinburgh was one of those people. An absolute gentleman - Sleep tight, Justin - A huge loss to us all xxx
Arrived at the Estadio Metropolitano, home of Athletico Madrid, ahead of Tottenham Hotspur's UEFA Champions League final with Liverpool
#TOTLIV
#Madrid
#UCL
#YellowSport
🏐📰🏟🏆🎙
No doubt fans will turn out in great numbers
A pillar of honesty at Southend United during a period where honesty and the club didn’t go hand in hand.
When a footballer represents rival clubs during a career and remains respected by fans of both, he has done something right 🙏
The stuff dreams are made of…
Great Wakering Rovers v Romford at Wembley Stadium.
I started out reporting from the Burroughs Park press box. To cover Rovers at the Home of Football is something quite surreal.
Isuzu FA Vase final team news shortly
#GWRvROM
#YellowSport
⚽️📰
Whatever the outcome, the big story is that we have a game…
🏟️ Roots Hall Stadium
🏆 Vanarama National League
⚽️ Southend United v Oldham Athletic
📰 Yellow Sport
Up the Shrimpers 🦐
#MartinOut
And the U’s
@HospitalRadioCo
Player of the Year is…
🥁🥁🥁 Noah Chilvers 🏆 (Again!)
Congratulations, Noah 👏👏👏
Pictured alongside Colchester United boss, Ben Garner and the Hospital Radio team
Found this snap from
@WestHamUtd
's final season at the
#BoleynGround
. I always arrive early when reporting on a game. Take it all in, think about the great games and iconic players. In this case, my mind was on an inhabitant of the Chicken Run. I know you're out there dad x
I said it then, I’ll say it again. This man really doesn’t care about Southend United Football Club. He never has and never will.
His day of destiny is approaching. Sadly, we are likely to topple into the abyss with him.
#SUFC
🦐
#MartinOut
Oi,
@leytonorientfc
- We need to talk! I thought we agreed that you were winning this league for my mate Rowland?
Sort it out! Regards, Jeevesie
#YellowSport
I love this picture 💙
🌍 Sheffield
📆 February 2007
🏟 Hillsborough
🏆 Championship
⚽️ Sheffield Wednesday v Southend United
A desperate attempt to persuade Alfie, at a young age, to support
@SUFCRootsHall
🦐
He subsequently followed his Grandpa to
@WestHam
⚒️
#MartinOut
A nice moment at the end of the
@SpursOfficial
v
@ManCity
game. Managed to catch
@HKane
and show him the programme from the day Jimmy Greaves scored his 266th goal for the club. Harry thanked me and signed my team sheet. A wonderful souvenir of the day
#YellowSport
⚽️📰
When I started out as a sports reporter, very often I was the only person giving
@GWRovers
any coverage at all. On Saturday, just after 5 o’clock,
@luis_shamshoum
dived to his right and they entered centre of the universe. A quite incredible moment in time
#NonLeague
#Wembley
🏆 Fantastic Achievement...
A hugely proud moment for the Big Lad, who earlier today, picked up the prestigious 'Tom Gould Award' by Essex County Cricket Ability at the Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford (1/3)
#Essex
#Cricket
🏏
I’ve thoroughly enjoyed doing my bit for
@HospitalRadioCo
📻 this season, providing my thoughts on the U’s 🎙
Here we are, pictured with our Hospital Radio
@ColU_Official
Player of the Year, Noah Chilvers.
Well done, Noah. Richly deserved 👏👏👏
Southend United v Kidderminster Harriers…
Make no mistake, these are desperate times. In the great scheme of things, I’d swap all eight matches between now and Oct 4 to ensure we still have a club to support a day later.
Team news shortly
#SOUvKID
#YellowSport
⚽️📰
Tottenham Hotspur versus Nottingham Forest…
A smashing surprise to see 37601 resting at Liverpool Street.
My childhood dream was to drive one of these monsters during the week, just like my dad, then play for Southend at the weekend!
Team news shortly
#TOTvNMF
#YellowSport
📰
Delighted to hear that
@OSFC_FND
will open their new 3G ground on Saturday for the
@eofl
Premier Division clash with Kelvedon Hatch. Kick-off at Garon Park is 2pm 🏐
You meet some incredible people doing this job. Introducing Leon Turmaine -
@KNCBcricket
International cricketer and rocket scientist - Imagine using that as a chat-up line ice-breaker! 🏏🚀
Back where it all began
@GWRovers
are expecting a bumper crowd at Burroughs Park this afternoon for undoubtedly the biggest game in their 105-year history.
Rovers take on Falmouth Town at the quarter-final stage of the Isuzu FA Vase.
Team news from 2pm
#GWRvFAL
#YellowSport
⚽️
A breathtaking view around the old Shoebury Garrison coastline on my daily exercise. I heard a kid tell his mum 'This is the best day, ever!' - Food for thought. Even in tough times, it is what you make of it. Stay safe, everyone x
A sad day, but perhaps time for a new adventure. I covered my first football match for the YA at
@GWRovers
- My last, the UEFA Champions League final in
#Madrid
. So many wonderful memories and opportunities I could only have dreamt of. Thank-you
#YellowSport
🏐🏏🏉🏑🥊🏀
An incredible performance…
Okay, it might appear odd to award PotM to a goalie that has just shipped seventeen goals. But the performance of
@SouthendUtdLFC
’s Claudia Zajac during the Blues
@VitalityWFACup
match with
@hashtagutdwomen
was quite exceptional
#SUFC
#WFACup
(1/2)
A sign that football will return to the
#OldSpottedDogGround
Stopped off at Dads old stomping ground on the way to
#WHUFC
. Staging a
@ClaptonCFC
game is a way off, but the dedicated volunteers have made great strides in a short time. Thanks to Annu for taking the time to chat ⚽️
One year ago…
Leyton Orient beat Crewe Alexandra by two goals to nil and clinched the Sky Bet League Two title for our wonderful friend and
#YellowSport
colleague, Rowland Lyons.
They won it for Whoosh 🏆 Always in our thoughts 🙏
Popped in to see
@NickyHayesPhoto
@BTFC
to see how work on the new artificial pitch is shaping up. This will be a huge plus for the club and local community once completed
#BTFC
#NonLeague
Southend United versus Crystal Palace...
In honour of our wonderful friend, Rowland, we have replicated his Southend, Orient, Leeds scarf.
Sleep tight, buddy. Much missed. Fondly remembered xxx
Well, I think it's fair to say that this hasn't been particularly well received by the supporters. The truth is that next to nobody believes anything that comes out of the club anymore. At the end of the day, can you blame them? Why should they?
#SUFC
#MartinOut
🦐
ProKit UK Essex Olympian League side, Old Southendian, are already preparing for next season...
#YellowSport
Old Southendian look to bolster their backroom staff
#EOFL
#NonLeague
#Southend
⚽️📰Link:
@TheBarmyArmy
@SomersetCCC
@petersiddle403
I took my autistic son on day one. An Essex supporter and leg spinner for the Essex CCC Abilities team. Sids was happy to pose for a picture and sign an autograph. Absolute gentleman ✅
@Lord_Football
In my opinion, there’s absolutely no way that pitch will be ready to stage a professional football match on August 5. The signs are all there. Gross neglect. Gross mismanagement.
Absolutely buzzing...
Thanks to
@FcFairfax
for making me welcome.
I hadn't played competitive 11-a-side football in 10 years. But in true
@royoftherovers
fashion, I managed to score with my first touch. That feeling when the ball hits the back of the net? Still untouchable! ⚽️
We have footballing royalty in the London Stadium media room this afternoon.
Former Colombian international goalkeeper, René Higuita, famous for the scorpion-kick save against England at Wembley in September 1995, is here for West Ham’s Premier League clash with Aston Villa 🦂