If you think that the situation at Boundary Park is miles removed from south-east Essex, then you are wrong. Like the Latics, Blues do not own their current ground. They may, depending on where your sources are, even be in a worse financial situation. At the moment, the Shrimpers continue to survive, thankfully. But choppy waters may be around the corner, with Fossetts Farm seemingly dead in the water and little alternative within the Borough for a new stadium. The clubs financers continue to allow the Seasiders to play at Roots Hall rent-free for the time being, but this could stop at any time.
Now it is even easier to help out our club. If you are a true supporter of Southend United, there is no reason why you should not be a member of the Shrimpers Trust. If you are not, a downloadable form is readily available at www.shrimperstrust.co.uk. But better still, if you are willing to help out the Trust so that come Judgement Day, we have the finances to help keep our club going for a few more vital days, you can now set up a Standing Order Donation online. The link is here:
Standing Order Donation Form
We have seen it before in Division Three. For the past two years the division has been frantically attempting to keep York City alive. That was achieved, just the day before United visiting Bootham Crescent in March, and their celebration (plus a 2-0 win over us) was to publicly give the club to the fans, via the York City Supporters Club, on the pitch at half-time. Let's hope it never gets that far with Southend. It's your chance to help.
Robert Craven
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