Charlton captain Nicky Bailey has called his old Southend boss Steve Tilson "a total disgrace".
The Addicks triumphed 2-1 at Southend on Friday night with an injury-time winner to keep alive their automatic promotion hopes.
But the Shrimpers were reduced to 10 men when Jean Francois Christophe was sent off after Bailey went down clutching his head in the 25th minute after clashing with Christophe in the 22nd minute of the League One clash.
And midfielder Bailey, 25, who quit Southend for The Valley in August 2008, has been infuriated by claims by Tilson he feigned injury.
"I find Steve Tilson's comments quite laughable," slammed Bailey in a rant to the Southend Afternoon Echo Sportsdesk.
"Cheating is not a word that I have ever been associated with" said the Charlton man who was booked eleven times and sent off once during his 12 months at Roots Hall.
"Most managers go up to players after a game and say well done - even if they do not want to.
"But this is the same man who proposes new contracts by scribbling some figures on pieces of paper the size of a travel card or a post-it note when my salary demands would have filled a sheet of A4."
"To call me a cheat from 25 yards away at full-time is a total disgrace: that's closer to me than Jean Francois Christophe's fist ever got. Tilson should keep his distance, if ever gets that close to me again I shall have no alternative but to throw myself to the ground several minutes later, clutching my head and pretending I've been shot."
Sunday, 28 February 2010
Monday, 22 February 2010
Will selling star striker hurt Southend's chances of staying up?
Southend chairman Ron Martin is coming under increasing pressure not to sell the relegation-threatened side's want-away leading scorer.
A number of bigger clubs are thought to be sniffing around the 24 year old Essex based forward whose goals have made him one of the hottest properties in the January window. With the striker making his desire to move on from his local team known and with his valuation being only likely to drop before the summer chairman Ron Martin must be sorely tempted to sell high.
However whilst many fans concede that their top asset's value has never been higher, supporters argue that selling during the January window would condemn the club to relegation. Fans claim the highly sought-after hot-shot's goals will fire the Blues to safety and that those goals will be worth more than any transfer fee received.
Those protestations are likely to be all the louder if Southend were to cash in and that striker was to finally get off the mark for his new club in his sixth appearance.
Freddy Eastwood is currently Southend's leading goalscorer with 13 goals.
From our January 2007 archive.
Freddy Eastwood was not sold that transfer window, but he only managed a further three goals that season and Southend were relegated. Whilst Eastwood was sold that summer, it was for less than he was being valued at during January and the Essex side proceeded to struggle financially.
A number of bigger clubs are thought to be sniffing around the 24 year old Essex based forward whose goals have made him one of the hottest properties in the January window. With the striker making his desire to move on from his local team known and with his valuation being only likely to drop before the summer chairman Ron Martin must be sorely tempted to sell high.
However whilst many fans concede that their top asset's value has never been higher, supporters argue that selling during the January window would condemn the club to relegation. Fans claim the highly sought-after hot-shot's goals will fire the Blues to safety and that those goals will be worth more than any transfer fee received.
Those protestations are likely to be all the louder if Southend were to cash in and that striker was to finally get off the mark for his new club in his sixth appearance.
Freddy Eastwood is currently Southend's leading goalscorer with 13 goals.
From our January 2007 archive.
Freddy Eastwood was not sold that transfer window, but he only managed a further three goals that season and Southend were relegated. Whilst Eastwood was sold that summer, it was for less than he was being valued at during January and the Essex side proceeded to struggle financially.
Hiatus Appeal Latest
Most of you will already be aware of the news of the hiatus in wages in January that has shocked the world.
News spread quickly, much of it by modern social networking sites, such as Alan McCormack's facebook account, whilst others will have only found out later by more traditional means such as the Southend Afternoon Echo.
News of this has hit many hard, with many people's belief in Ron Martin in particular badly hit. Whilst people come to terms with the scale of this, we ask you to think of this hardest hit. If you could spare some loose change, you could make a difference in the lives of those less well off than yourself.
What your money could buy:
£7.99 - buys a KFC bargain bucket to feed the malnourished Anthony Grant as he recovers from injury
£1.99 - would get some Werther's Orginals for Dougie Freedman to suck on whilst on the bench (300g pack, so should last for multiple games)
£5 (and upwards)- a proper footballer's haircut for Scott Spencer
£3.50 (approx) - a pint for Alan McCormack at Varsity/Mayhem etc to help ease the pain
Undisclosed (but quite possibly free) - Matthew Paterson
£1 - a novelty comb for Adam Barrett to remind him of better times
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News spread quickly, much of it by modern social networking sites, such as Alan McCormack's facebook account, whilst others will have only found out later by more traditional means such as the Southend Afternoon Echo.
News of this has hit many hard, with many people's belief in Ron Martin in particular badly hit. Whilst people come to terms with the scale of this, we ask you to think of this hardest hit. If you could spare some loose change, you could make a difference in the lives of those less well off than yourself.
What your money could buy:
£7.99 - buys a KFC bargain bucket to feed the malnourished Anthony Grant as he recovers from injury
£1.99 - would get some Werther's Orginals for Dougie Freedman to suck on whilst on the bench (300g pack, so should last for multiple games)
£5 (and upwards)- a proper footballer's haircut for Scott Spencer
£3.50 (approx) - a pint for Alan McCormack at Varsity/Mayhem etc to help ease the pain
Undisclosed (but quite possibly free) - Matthew Paterson
£1 - a novelty comb for Adam Barrett to remind him of better times
Please give generously.
Donate now by clicking here
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Green light for Blue Flag?
The Third Division side's pitch was last night unveiled in front of the national TV cameras as amongst the finalists for this year's Blue Flag awards. The Blue Flag awards are handed out yearly to beaches that meet a strict quality control criteria.
As usual Colchester is lagging behind it's more illustrious neighbour in the south of the county, as a number of Southend beaches have already been awarded this honour, including the Three Shells beach, East Beach and Shoebury Common Beach.
It is hoped that the awarding of the internationally recognised honour will boost tourism in the north of the county, which has yet again seen disappointingly few people turn up this year to the newly opened beach. Even the addition of perennial seaside favourites, the donkeys - Clive Platt and Kayode Odejayi foremost amongst them - have failed to boost visitor numbers, with attendances in North Essex remaining embarrassingly low.
The sight of a blue flag fluttering above the stands would provide a big boost for Colchester fans deprived of entertainment and who, because of manager Aidy Boothroyd's hoof-ball tactics, already spend an inordinate amount of time starting up in the air.
The move is however not without controversy, as debate has ensued over whether the Care in the Community pitch is a beach, or as some critics claim a ploughed field. Others have claimed that the presence of so much rubbish in Tesco's carrier bags on the Weston Care in the Community pitch also make it unworthy of such an award.
Friday, 5 February 2010
Another day, another job: Tilson linked with move
The internet went into overdrive, again, today as Southend supremo Steve "Tilly" Tilson and assistant manager Paul Brush found themselves again being strongly linked with yet another vacant position in the latest in a long-running saga of unfounded speculation.
Tilson was strongly linked to another job back in November, as first reported by the Southend Afternoon Echo Sportsdesk.
Blues chiefs are yet to deny that they have received an official approach, but the Southend Afternoon Echo Sportsdesk understands that this could change if someone was to get in touch for talks, although the club would resist any such approach and Tilson himself might be reluctant to give up his job security at Roots Hall.
The speculation comes just hours after Lord Hanningfield quit as leader of Essex County Council after being charged with dishonestly submitting expenses claims. Tilson, with his outstanding managerial record, his strong Essex roots and as a life-long Blue could be a tempting choice as Essex County Council seek a new leader. Speculation is therefore mounting that Tilson could be tempted away from Roots Hall.
Said a source who has not spoken to either man about it: “Southend may have paid off the £2.1million to the tax man to avoid administration but their position is still precarious,” back in November, when he had not heard anything about the job speculation until we telephoned him. Another source stated: "He could be tempted, this makes more sense that half of the jobs he is linked with".
Appointing Tilson would however still be seen as controversial in parts of the county. Tilson led the chants of "One Team In Essex" when Southend United pipped their inbred neighbours to the League One title in 2005/06, a move that is unlikely to go down well with either Col Ewe fan. He and assistant manager Paul Brush, were also both members of the squad in 1989/90 that sent Col Ewe down to the Conference, a level Southend have never stooped as low as - a fact both Col Ewe fans should remember especially on Monday as the mighty Shrimpers visit the Care in the Community Stadium for the Essex derby.
Tilson was strongly linked to another job back in November, as first reported by the Southend Afternoon Echo Sportsdesk.
Blues chiefs are yet to deny that they have received an official approach, but the Southend Afternoon Echo Sportsdesk understands that this could change if someone was to get in touch for talks, although the club would resist any such approach and Tilson himself might be reluctant to give up his job security at Roots Hall.
The speculation comes just hours after Lord Hanningfield quit as leader of Essex County Council after being charged with dishonestly submitting expenses claims. Tilson, with his outstanding managerial record, his strong Essex roots and as a life-long Blue could be a tempting choice as Essex County Council seek a new leader. Speculation is therefore mounting that Tilson could be tempted away from Roots Hall.
Said a source who has not spoken to either man about it: “Southend may have paid off the £2.1million to the tax man to avoid administration but their position is still precarious,” back in November, when he had not heard anything about the job speculation until we telephoned him. Another source stated: "He could be tempted, this makes more sense that half of the jobs he is linked with".
Appointing Tilson would however still be seen as controversial in parts of the county. Tilson led the chants of "One Team In Essex" when Southend United pipped their inbred neighbours to the League One title in 2005/06, a move that is unlikely to go down well with either Col Ewe fan. He and assistant manager Paul Brush, were also both members of the squad in 1989/90 that sent Col Ewe down to the Conference, a level Southend have never stooped as low as - a fact both Col Ewe fans should remember especially on Monday as the mighty Shrimpers visit the Care in the Community Stadium for the Essex derby.
Tuesday, 2 February 2010
Watt a signing: have Southend signed Benjani?
Southend United appear to have pulled off a stunning transfer coup with the loan signing of Man City's £7.6m Zimbabwean striker Benjani.
The club are refusing to name the player involved and are only stating that they are awaiting official confirmation that the transfer was lodged before the 5pm deadline and that the player would boost their striking options.
Sources are speculating that the FA employee with responsibility for looking after the fax machine nipped off home five minutes early on Monday night, leaving the fax machine to go into overdrive as the 5pm transfer deadline approached.
It is believed FA officials then had to spend all of Tuesday trying to sort through the paperwork which had by then spilled onto the floor leading to the pages of the faxed documents getting mixed up. The Southend Afternoon Echo Sportsdesk can exclusively reveal that it is believed that lowly League One Southend have signed Man City's multi-million pound international striker, whilst Premier League Sunderland had signed some 18 year old kid that no-one had heard of and is probably paid peanuts.
The move represents a real coup for the Essex side, although Sunderland must also be pretty chuffed to have got in Sanchez Watt a footballer with the most exotic name since Rio Alderton.
A product of the famed Arsenal English youth academy - and therefore following in the foot-steps of such legends as Kerrea Gilbert; Peggy Lokando; and the Black brothers, Michael and Tommy - Sunderland will be optimistic that Sanchez Watt can replicate Alderton's samba skills and maybe even rival Barrington Belgrave in the name stakes.
The club are refusing to name the player involved and are only stating that they are awaiting official confirmation that the transfer was lodged before the 5pm deadline and that the player would boost their striking options.
Sources are speculating that the FA employee with responsibility for looking after the fax machine nipped off home five minutes early on Monday night, leaving the fax machine to go into overdrive as the 5pm transfer deadline approached.
It is believed FA officials then had to spend all of Tuesday trying to sort through the paperwork which had by then spilled onto the floor leading to the pages of the faxed documents getting mixed up. The Southend Afternoon Echo Sportsdesk can exclusively reveal that it is believed that lowly League One Southend have signed Man City's multi-million pound international striker, whilst Premier League Sunderland had signed some 18 year old kid that no-one had heard of and is probably paid peanuts.
The move represents a real coup for the Essex side, although Sunderland must also be pretty chuffed to have got in Sanchez Watt a footballer with the most exotic name since Rio Alderton.
A product of the famed Arsenal English youth academy - and therefore following in the foot-steps of such legends as Kerrea Gilbert; Peggy Lokando; and the Black brothers, Michael and Tommy - Sunderland will be optimistic that Sanchez Watt can replicate Alderton's samba skills and maybe even rival Barrington Belgrave in the name stakes.
Police close case on missing man James Walker
A year on from the last positive sighting of missing man James Walker, police yesterday announced they were closing the case.The Eddie Murphy look-a-like had been missing since January 2009, when he scored a stunning equaliser against rivals Leyton Orient.
Police however have now concluded that he'll wash up at Gillingham because all ex-Southend players seem to end up there or Wycombe - and Wycombe is further inland and they already have Harrold and Revell up front, with Betsy on the wing.
Police are however still looking for missing Essex business-man Geoff King, who was expected to deliver the eulogy, although no-one seems to be in a particular rush to find him.
Monday, 1 February 2010
January sales - end today!
The January sales are now in full flow and it is no different at Roots Hall when it comes to seasonal bargains for the New Year.
Our core of the side is up for sale, which includes Barnard, Francis and McCormack all with 50% of the RRP. That means you can buy our only source of goals, assists and bookings respectively.
If you need a goalscoring centre-forward then we have one available at the bargain basement price of £175,000- PLEASE NOTE THIS ITEM IS NOW SOLD OUT; a right-back/centre-half available to any interested Championship clubs (subject to personal terms) and if Millwall haven't finalised a deal already (although we'll deny that they've made a bid, despite previously having claimed otherwise), a fiery midfielder who finally looks as if he's interested again.
Don't forget, if you still have not had a chance to pick up the new Blues 2010 Calendar then do so today for an incredible £4!
With the winter weather causing havoc on the roads and last weekend's game which was nearly postponed, then why not take advantage of our online shop and let us deliver Dougie Freedman to your door.
The sale is available online, so why not check it out before all the bargains go to other League One clubs.
And remember with our special Ron Martin payment plan, you can buy today and only have to pay when the bailiffs come knocking!
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