my Southend united retained list

Steve Arnold (2023) – Keep – When fit has looked great between the sticks. Rob Howard (2022) – Let go – Can’t even get into the matchday squad for a team two leagues below. Has looked poor when playing for us. Nathan Ralph (2022, club option 2023) – Keep – has looked very comfortable playing […]

Southend United for 2021/22

I am writing this with a heavy heart but this blog will be my opinions of who should be kept for a season in the National League. Goalkeepers Mark Oxley – Contract Expires 2021 I would personally keep Oxley. He would probably be the best keeper in the league but his heart isn’t in it […]

Forgotten Faces #3

I haven’t done a blog in god knows how long but there’s no better way to bring it back then profiling four former Blues players that you may have forgotten about. Jean-Paul Kalala Also known simply as JP Kalala signed for the Blues in the summer of 2011 which would be his only season at […]

Interview: Lawrie Dudfield

I am delighted to bring to you an interview with former Southend striker Lawrie Dudfield who helped the Blues gain promotion from League 2 to League 1 in 2004/05. Lawrie scored 14 league goals in 49 league games in a year and a half at Roots Hall. This is a feature I’d love to be […]

Player Profile: Mark Milligan

On Monday, we made our second signing. I think it’s fair to say ‘out of the blue’ too. The Australia captain turns 34 a day after the season opener against Coventry City. He signs a one-year deal with the option of a second. After that, the club has an option of offering Milligan a two-year […]

Player Profile: Brandon Goodship

So, here it is. The first blog of the 19/20 season and this piece is my thoughts on our first summer signing. We managed to land former Bournemouth striker Brandon Goodship from Evo-Stick side Weymouth. Not sure yet if there was a fee involved but very happy to have signed him. Obviously, it is slightly […]

Thoughts for next season (19/20)

So, yes I am writing this on the back of our televised 0-3 home loss to Barnsley and after the 3pm games, we sit in 13th place but are only four points above the drop zone. In this article, I am going to break down the squad by position and tell you MY thoughts on […]

5 Top Future Stars at Roots Hall

Welcome back to the blog and welcome to a piece I am really excited to be writing about. This article is going to state the top five players for the future at Southend United. This is testament to Ricky Duncan and all the youth coaches and scouts who are doing an excellent job at the […]

Player Profiles: Shawn McCoulsky

Last Friday Southend United confirmed the loan signing of 6ft striker Shawn McCoulsky for a season from Bristol City. The Lewisham born striker joined the club with not the best goal to game ratio in lower leagues and many fans thought it was a typical Phil Brown ‘he’ll do’ signing. But McCoulsky played 90 minutes […]

Our Transfer Business

So with the window slamming shut late Thursday afternoon, it wasn’t until Friday evening we added the long awaited striker. The loan window closes on the eve of September but the permanent transfer window ended on the day prior to the new Premier League season. As what can obviously be seen we have been short […]