Revell-ed: the reason behind striker's return

Striker Alex Revell's Roots Hall return, has raised more than a few eye-brows, however the Southend Afternoon Echo can exclusively reveal the reasoning behind the home-coming of the man footballing super-pundit, Geoff King branded as having "failed to live up to expectations".

Whilst critics point to the fact that Revell's loan spell was up anyway and Swindon did not want to extend the loan of a player who had been an unused sub for their previous five matches, the Southend Afternoon Echo has learnt that the real reason was as part of an on-going dirty tricks battle.

Recent weeks have seen the escalation of the pizza war as Southend United supremo Ron Martin has sought to force out Super Pizza from their Victoria Avenue premises. The pizzeria is said to be the only thing standing between Southend United's way and Championship football in a state of the art stadium, and Ron Martin has appeared to be ever more desperate to force the issue.

This has necessitated the return of blogging striker Alex Revell, whose trademark finish involved culinary tips rather than a bulging net. Revell's recipes are now seen as a key ingredient in this on-going battle. By encouraging fans to cook for themselves instead of ordering take-away pizza it is hoped that Martin can drive the local business out of business, allowing Sainsburys to build a new supermarket on the Roots Hall site, which will in turn fund that tax bill just paid.

However Roots Hall insiders say the real test of the pudding for the Southend hierarchy's resolve will be whether onions are restored to the burgers in Roots Hall.