Off to Irthlingborough, that's in Northants folks, for a midweek friendly
The club have released a batch of pre-season friendlies to add to the earlier announcement of Championship Derby County visiting Roots Hall on July 19th.
At least the boundries have extended beyond the Essex border with an interesting game against former left back Justin Edinburgh's Rushden & Diamonds Blue Square Premier side om Wednesday, July 28th.
With a 19.45 kick-off good luck to any Shrimpers who make that one.
Will be a good test against a team that missed out on playing Southend for real when they lost to eventual winners Oxford United in the play-off semi-finals, shame it's a midweek game, some good drinking in the village near the ground.
For the rest the usual trip to Canvey, when's Billericay going to show up, but never been to the Rymans Isthmian Premier Champions Dartford, and we might try and get a report from old contributor Thurrock Blue for the first game at the Blue Square South side on July 10th.
Updated Pre-Season Fixtures
Saturday, July 10th - Thurrock (away); kick-off 15.00.
Monday, July 12th - Canvey Island (away); kick-off 19.00.
Friday, July 16th - Dartford (away); kick-off 19.45.
Monday, July 19th - DERBY COUNTY (home); kick-off 19.45.
Wednesday, July 28th - Rushden & Diamonds (away); kick-off 19.30.
Blue Square Premier Final Top Five 2009/10
| 1 | [P] Stevenage Borough | 44 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 44 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 13 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 79 | 24 | 99 | +55 | ||||
| 2 | Luton Town | 44 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 54 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 84 | 40 | 88 | +44 | ||||
| 3 | [P] Oxford United | 44 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 64 | 31 | 86 | +33 | ||||
| 4 | Rushden & Diamonds | 44 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 18 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 77 | 39 | 79 | +38 | ||||
| 5 | York City | 44 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 62 | 35 | 78 | +27 | ||||
The Edinburgh Files
Justin Edinburgh: Former Blue, now manager at Rushden & Diamonds
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Justin Charles Edinburgh | ||
| Date of birth | 18 December 1969 (1969-12-18) | ||
| Place of birth | Basildon, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender (retired) | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Rushden & Diamonds (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1988-1990 | Southend United | 37 | (0) |
| 1990 | →Tottenham Hotspur (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1990-2000 | Tottenham Hotspur | 213 | (1) |
| 2000 | →Portsmouth (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2000-2002 | Portsmouth | 34 | (1) |
| 2003-2006 | Billericay Town | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 286 | (2) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2003-2006 | Billericay Town (player-manager) | ||
| 2006 | Fisher Athletic | ||
| 2007-2008 | Grays Athletic | ||
| 2009- | Rushden & Diamonds | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:55, 16 June 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
(Player information supplied by Wikipedia, for the full article go here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Edinburgh)