A blow to Blues boss Paul Sturrock and the club in what has so far been a realtively good close season for the Shrimpers is that fitness coach Laurence Bloom is on the verge of joining League One side Charlton Athletic.
As ever nowadays it's a couple of tweets that have set the story up and ironic it involves one of the backroom staff that has actually survived the earlier culling due to the club's well documented financial problems.
It all started with top scorer Barry Corr, who doesn't seem to be afraid to speak his mind, tweeting last night that 'Snoz', along with 'Luggy' who else is out there, was off to the Smoke.
A couple of Corr tweets on the subject: 'All the best to Lawrence bloom, gutted he's leavin us but happy for him. I've just gone up a place on the biggest nose at the club top 10! & 'Apparently he stood out at his interview from all the other candidates, well his nose is #ginourmos'!!'