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hearts’ shirt. I miss the old girl
Q8> Southend have just lost, as you leave the ground you can’t help but think...
A) Look, I don’t like to whinge about referees but he was awful today
B) We can’t win every game, that’s just how football goes sometimes
C) #BrownOut, sorry, what was the question? D) Our rst defeat in 6 years, I forgot what this feels like
Q9> Southend United are winning 2-1 with ten minutes remaining, what’s running through your head?
A) I hate football, I hate football, I hate football, I hate football, I hate football, I hate football, I hate football etc. B)AWAAAAAAY, GET IT OOOOUUUUUUUUUUUTTT!!!
C) I hope something happens, I don’t want to record the entire thing on my phone for no reason
D) Here I am, drinking a beer and standing in view of the pitch watching my team win, I’m in dreamland
Q10> Ron Martin has gone public with his intention to sell the club, what is your reaction?
A) Better the devil you know
B) We’ve had ups and downs but we fundamentally won’t improve as a club with Ron, this is a good thing
C) #BrownOut #MartinOut, sorry what was the question
D) Ron Martin is the reason the club is where it is today, this can only be considered a back step
Q11> The xture list is announced in mid-June, how do you celebrate this great day of optimism and hope?
A) I’m planning away days, I only need another seven grounds to have done the whole division
B) Away on Boxing Day AND New Year’s Day? The other half won’t be happy
C) Why haven’t we bought [insert unrealistic target here] yet? [Rival] have already signed [realistic target for a club of their stature]!!! D) I love xture list day, since the government nationalised the railways all train travel is incredibly cheap and I can nally a ord to attend all 46 games
Q12> Southend United’s best days are...
A) Potentially just around the corner B) A long time ago
C) #BrownOut
D) Breathe it in son, we’re living them
Answers:
Mostly As – You’re a balanced fan. Never too high when we win, never to low when we lose.
Mostly Bs – You’re living in the past, Grandad. Ask your nephew about Spotify so you can listen to The Pet Shop Boys to your heart’s content
Mostly Cs – You were born in this millennium and your prospects are bleak, Southend United is not to be considered a suitable emotional escape from the real world
Mostly Ds - You are from the future / a parallel universe
Liam Ager @realliamager
ALL AT SEA ISSUE 68 FEBRUARY 2018
Contributors: Steve Webb, Peter Searles, Ed Beavan, Piers Hewitt, Andy Kilgour, Iain Macintosh, Jordi Fens, Paul Marshall, Martin Cass, Andy Leeder, James Welham, plus the editorial team
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