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🕹️Retro gamer 🎮 Lifelong Shrimper 🦐 Introverted would be trawlerman. Pro Diversity of thought. Far left is indistinguishable from Far right.

Southend-on-Sea, Essex
Joined January 2010
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30,000 Shrimpers at Wembley 💙
Replying to @SUFCRootsHall
Our highlight of 2025 has to be seeing our first ever fan-led tifo come to life at Wembley 🔵⚽️
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Wasn't able to do it on a cold Tuesday night at Roots Hall 🦐
🚨HISTORICAL🚨 Cristiano Ronaldo becomes the first player to OFFICIALLY REACH 950 career goals ! 🐐🥇 Let the countdown to the 1000 continue ! 🤯
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4️⃣ home matches 4️⃣ crowds of over 8,000 Unbelievable support, Shrimpers 🦐
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Roots Hall was opened on this day 70 years ago. Sid Broomfield we salute you! When was your first game at the Hall?
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Smart thinking by the club. Anyone ticking these boxes, having given their name, can be banned for life. Southend first. Southend last. Southend forever. 🦐💙💛
📋 We've released an online survey to gauge supporters' views on the redevelopment of Roots Hall. The survey takes between 7-10 minutes to complete and is available below 👇

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A shirt that celebrates 70 years at Roots Hall 🏟️💙 👕 Our 2025/26 Home Kit is here!
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🖋️ "We’ve gone from fighting to keep the club alive, to daring to dream again." A message to supporters from club chairman, Justin Rees ⤵️

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Proud of where we've come from, but we're ready to go again, together 💙
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🎨 The story behind our tifo...
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We’ve come a long way in a short space of time to experience days like yesterday. While it hurts now, we’ll rest, regroup and then build on the foundations that have been laid this season. This club has fought through so much adversity and always comes back stronger. 🦐💙
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Maxwell Watson retweeted
Back in August 2023, our fans spent hours cleaning Roots Hall, not knowing if we would have a club to watch that season… 672 days later, we fought for promotion in a NL play-off final. It may not have gone our way, but today we can all be immensely proud to be a Shrimper 🔵⚽️
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Ready for one last push 👊
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Once a Shrimper, always a Shrimper 💙
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Maxwell Watson retweeted
Got to love ChatGPT @fan_southend1 one for you 😉
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Why can't one of the @TheVanaramaNL goons just come out & apologise for the Southend v Oldham ticketing fiasco? What will it cost at this stage? I mean really? Why can no one take responsibility anymore? @CJPhillips1982 @SUFCRootsHall @OfficialOAFC @StanCollymore @CllrCowan
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The SUFC ticket situation for the National League Play Off Final is absurd. @BayoAlaba @DavidBSampson and I are speaking to everyone we can to try to remedy this for the fans.
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Dear @SadiqKhan @TheVanaramaNL @TfL Oldham play Southend on June 1st at Wembley for a place back in the Football League. Both clubs have huge numbers who want to attend and support their team, just like Palace, City, Forest, Villa and Liverpool fans have this season without issue. Because of engineering works the suggestion is a restriction on numbers as Wembley Park station will be closed. This is neither the fault of either club and the proposed cap on supporters, many of whom will be visiting Wembley for the first and maybe last time are being unfairly punished. The record for a NL playoff final is 47,000. It's safe to say that without restrictions this record would be broken, but any cap would not only be unfair to supporters who don't often get the opportunity for a Wembley day out but would probably not be implemented would this be a Premier League or England national team game. Clubs in the pyramid need every opportunity they can get to shine, compete and grow their supporter base and Wembley is always an opportunity to do so, along with stimulating support in the communities of Oldham and Southend respectively. Mr Mayor, as we have followed each other for some time on here, I'd be more than happy to set out a thousand reasons why it is important for both clubs to be fully represented at Wembley, and should only be afforded the same privilege as any club, namely to "fill the damn place". National League and EFL clubs are hamstrung enough in this day and age where the top of the pyramid rules, I hope between you you could find a sensible solution to allow Oldham Athletic and Southend United supporters their day too. Stan Collymore.
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We did say so...
Never question our belief 🦐💙
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