SHRIMPERS
It was great to see Macca and the Moose back in midweek, they made a real difference, well in the second period anyway.
Laurent was Laurent, but at least got two goals, and we huffed and puffed and tried hard enough, but couldn't get the three points we desperatly needed.
I would be surprised though if Tilly changes the starting line-up now that Captain Adam has been confirmed as out until Oldham Saturday week.
It hard to believe anything other than start looking up any decent pubs in Morecambe, missing Ye Old Trip in Nottingham will be a real blow, but while the maths don't put us down just yet we'll hang on in there.
Once again, we've been asked to pay up front for our beer and bovril, an adult and a kid can get in for a tenner, (www.southendunited.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10444~2025329,00.html), and to sing our hearts out for the lads; and we will, as we did on Tuesday, but it's up to Tilly and the players to make us 'believe', from the start, not just the second half.
COME ON YOU BLUES!!!!!
Possible Southend United: Mildenhall, Francis, Baldwin, M'Voto, Herd, Grant, McCormack, Christophe, Vernon, Laurent, Moussa.
Subs: Jack, Sankofa, Malone, O'Keefe, Paterson, Crawford.
OPPOSITION
First choice keeper Michel Kuipers remains out with a broken finger.
Defender Colin Hawkins continues to struggle with a long-term heel problem.
Swansea loanee defender Marcos Painter will be in the squad though after recovering from a knee injury.
Striker Gary Hart has recovered from a bad back.
England one cap wonder Lee Hendrie, now 32, started in midfield against the Gills, but is under pressure for his place from Gary Dicker.
15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 29 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 30 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 52 | 59 | 49 | -7 | ||||
16 | Hartlepool United | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 54 | 62 | 48 | -8 | ||||
17 | Oldham Athletic | 41 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 49 | 47 | -14 | ||||
18 | Exeter City | 42 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 36 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 43 | 54 | 46 | -11 | ||||
19 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 35 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 48 | 60 | 45 | -12 | ||||
20 | Gillingham | 42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 44 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 43 | 56 | 44 | -13 | ||||
21 | Tranmere Rovers | 41 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 37 | 11 | 8 | 22 | 35 | 68 | 41 | -33 | ||||
22 | Southend United | 42 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 40 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 46 | 65 | 39 | -19 |
Last Time Out - Gillingham 1 Brighton & Hove Albion 1 (played Tuesday April 13th.)
Glenn Murray suffered spot kick despair as Albion were held to a 1-1 draw at Gillingham in a pulsating derby Tuesday evening.
Murray, having earlier missed two great chances on his return from a two-game ban, was hauled down by Josh Gowling after being sent clear by Elliott Bennett's precise pass.
The defender was sent off but Murray saw his 87th-minute penalty parried by Alan Julian diving to his left.
This point edges Albion closer to League One safety but they will be bitterly disappointed not to have won.
Adam El-Abd gave them a dream start with his first goal for more than two years.
The defender was left in space at a Bennett corner and headed home in only the fifth minute.
Bennett later saw a fierce 25-yarder well tipped away by keeper Julian.
Albion looked the classier side on the ball, notably through debutant Diego Arismendi and Lee Hendrie.
Hendrie saw a left-foot curler deflect narrowly over the top corner.
However Gills, battling against the drop, had a decent spell in the middle of the first half and Peter Brezovan had to make an instinctive save with his right foot to keep out a close range Dennis Oli drive.
The big Slovak was left helpless in the 49th minute when Adam Miller got behind the defence to go around him and finish coolly.
However he produced a good block from clean-through Simeon Jackson and was relieved to see Chris Dickson hit the post from close range.
Gillingham: Julian, Fuller, Nutter, Dennehy (Wynter 46mins), Gowling, Weston, Barcham, Miller (Jackson 60mins), Jackman, Howe (Dickson 72mins), Oli. Subs: Royce, Lewis, Maher, Bentley.
Brighton: Brezovan, ElAbd, Lua Lua (Barnes 59mins), Arismendi (Navarro 69mins), Murray, Calderon, Crofts, Virgo, Bennett, Hoyte, Hendrie (Dicker 79mins). Subs: Elphick, Walker, Carole, Holroyd.
Attendance: 7,977
(Report suppled by Brian Owen on www.theargus.co.uk)
PREVIOUSLY At Southend Utd. (48) At Brighton & HA (49) Results Total % Results Total % Southend Utd. 27 56.25 Brighton & HA 32 65.31 Brighton & HA 9 18.75 Southend Utd. 11 22.45 Draws 12 25.00 Draws 6 12.24 Goals Total Av.pg Goals Total Av.pg Southend Utd. 73 1.52 Brighton & HA 89 1.82 Brighton & HA 38 0.79 Southend Utd. 51 1.04 On Neutral Ground (0) Overall (97 matches) Results Total % Results Total % Southend Utd. 0 0.00 Southend Utd. 38 39.18 Brighton & HA 0 0.00 Brighton & HA 41 42.27 Draws 0 0.00 Draws 18 18.56 Goals Total Av.pg Goals Total Av.pg Southend Utd. 0 0.00 Southend Utd. 124 1.28 Brighton & HA 0 0.00 Brighton & HA 127 1.31 Records Highest Aggregate 10 Brighton & HA 9 - 1 Southend Utd. 1965/1966 Highest Southend Utd. score: 4 Southend Utd. 4 - 0 Brighton & HA 1975/1976 Highest Brighton & HA score: 9 Brighton & HA 9 - 1 Southend Utd. 1965/1966 Season Date Home Score Away Competition 2009/2010 Sat 19 Sep Brighton & HA 2 - 3 Southend Utd. League One 2008/2009 Tue 10 Mar Brighton & HA 1 - 3 Southend Utd. League One Fri 22 Aug Southend Utd. 0 - 2 Brighton & HA League One 2007/2008 Tue 08 Apr Southend Utd. 2 - 0 Brighton & HA League One Sat 01 Sep Brighton & HA 3 - 2 Southend Utd. League One 2006/2007 Tue 19 Sep Southend Utd. 3 - 2 Brighton & HA League Cup 2000/2001 Mon 01 Jan Brighton & HA 0 - 2 Southend Utd. League Division Three Sat 12 Aug Southend Utd. 2 - 0 Brighton & HA League Division Three 1999/2000 Sat 11 Mar Brighton & HA 1 - 0 Southend Utd. League Division Three Tue 02 Nov Southend Utd. 2 - 1 Brighton & HA League Division Three 1998/1999 Sat 20 Feb Southend Utd. 3 - 0 Brighton & HA League Division Three Sat 12 Sep Brighton & HA 0 - 2 Southend Utd. League Division Three 1991/1992 Sat 29 Feb Brighton & HA 3 - 2 Southend Utd. Second Division Sat 07 Dec Southend Utd. 2 - 1 Brighton & HA Second Division 1988/1989 Wed 07 Sep Brighton & HA 0 - 1 Southend Utd. League Cup Southend United won 3-0 on aggregate Tue 30 Aug Southend Utd. 2 - 0 Brighton & HA League Cup 1987/1988 Wed 20 Jan Brighton & HA 4 - 2 Southend Utd. (Associate Members) Sat 26 Dec Brighton & HA 0 - 0 Southend Utd. Third Division Wed 25 Nov Brighton & HA 3 - 2 Southend Utd. (Associate Members) Sat 26 Sep Southend Utd. 2 - 1 Brighton & HA Third Division 1976/1977 Tue 17 Aug Brighton & HA 2 - 1 Southend Utd. League Cup Brighton & Hove Albion won 3-2 on aggregate Sat 14 Aug Southend Utd. 1 - 1 Brighton & HA League Cup 1975/1976 Tue 17 Feb Southend Utd. 4 - 0 Brighton & HA Third Division Sat 03 Jan Southend Utd. 2 - 1 Brighton & HA F.A. Cup Sat 08 Nov Brighton & HA 2 - 0 Southend Utd. Third Division 1974/1975 Sat 11 Jan Southend Utd. 1 - 0 Brighton & HA Third Division Sat 07 Dec Brighton & HA 2 - 0 Southend Utd. Third Division 1973/1974 Mon 15 Apr Brighton & HA 0 - 2 Southend Utd. Third Division Fri 12 Apr Southend Utd. 0 - 2 Brighton & HA Third Division 1967/1968 Wed 13 Dec Brighton & HA 1 - 0 Southend Utd. F.A. Cup 1965/1966 Fri 22 Apr Southend Utd. 0 - 0 Brighton & HA Third Division Sat 27 Nov Brighton & HA 9 - 1 Southend Utd. Third Division 1962/1963 Sat 23 Mar Southend Utd. 1 - 1 Brighton & HA Third Division Sat 26 Jan Brighton & HA 0 - 0 Southend Utd. Third Division Sat 03 Nov Southend Utd. 2 - 1 Brighton & HA F.A. Cup 1957/1958 Sat 18 Jan Southend Utd. 0 - 2 Brighton & HA Third Division (South) Sat 14 Sep Brighton & HA 3 - 1 Southend Utd. Third Division (South) 1956/1957 Sat 09 Feb Brighton & HA 1 - 1 Southend Utd. Third Division (South) Sat 29 Sep Southend Utd. 3 - 1 Brighton & HA Third Division (South) 1955/1956 Sat 17 Mar Southend Utd. 1 - 2 Brighton & HA Third Division (South) Sat 05 Nov Brighton & HA 4 - 0 Southend Utd. Third Division (South) 1954/1955 Sat 12 Mar Brighton & HA 2 - 1 Southend Utd. Third Division (South) Sat 23 Oct Southend Utd. 4 - 0 Brighton & HA Third Division (South) 1953/1954 Tue 15 Sep Southend Utd. 2 - 0 Brighton & HA Third Division (South) Wed 09 Sep Brighton & HA 3 - 2 Southend Utd. Third Division (South) 1952/1953 Wed 17 Sep Brighton & HA 2 - 2 Southend Utd. Third Division (South) Tue 09 Sep Southend Utd. 1 - 2 Brighton & HA Third Division (South) 1951/1952 Sat 05 Jan Brighton & HA 5 - 0 Southend Utd. Third Division (South) Sat 08 Sep Southend Utd. 2 - 0 Brighton & HA Third Division (South) 1950/1951 Sat 24 Mar Southend Utd. 3 - 1 Brighton & HA Third Division (South) Sat 04 Nov Brighton & HA 2 - 1 Southend Utd. Third Division (South) 1949/1950 Sat 04 Mar Brighton & HA 2 - 1 Southend Utd. Third Division (South) Sat 15 Oct Southend Utd. 3 - 2 Brighton & HA Third Division (South) 1948/1949 Sat 26 Feb Brighton & HA 1 - 0 Southend Utd. Third Division (South) Sat 02 Oct Southend Utd. 0 - 0 Brighton & HA Third Division (South) 1947/1948 Sat 17 Apr Southend Utd. 2 - 2 Brighton & HA Third Division (South) Wed 07 Apr Brighton & HA 1 - 0 Southend Utd. Third Division (South) 1946/1947 Sat 05 Apr Southend Utd. 0 - 0 Brighton & HA Third Division (South) Wed 15 Jan Brighton & HA 2 - 1 Southend Utd. Third Division (South) 1938/1939 Wed 08 Feb Brighton & HA 3 - 0 Southend Utd. Third Division (South) Sat 17 Sep Southend Utd. 1 - 1 Brighton & HA Third Division (South) 1937/1938 Wed 08 Sep Southend Utd. 2 - 1 Brighton & HA Third Division (South) Wed 01 Sep Brighton & HA 3 - 1 Southend Utd. Third Division (South) 1936/1937 Mon 29 Mar Southend Utd. 2 - 1 Brighton & HA Third Division (South) Fri 26 Mar Brighton & HA 1 - 0 Southend Utd. Third Division (South) 1935/1936 Sat 21 Mar Brighton & HA 1 - 3 Southend Utd. Third Division (South) Sat 16 Nov Southend Utd. 0 - 0 Brighton & HA Third Division (South) 1934/1935 Mon 22 Apr Southend Utd. 3 - 2 Brighton & HA Third Division (South) Fri 19 Apr Brighton & HA 2 - 2 Southend Utd. Third Division (South) 1933/1934 Sat 10 Mar Brighton & HA 1 - 0 Southend Utd. Third Division (South) Sat 28 Oct Southend Utd. 0 - 0 Brighton & HA Third Division (South) 1932/1933 Mon 17 Apr Southend Utd. 2 - 1 Brighton & HA Third Division (South) Fri 14 Apr Brighton & HA 1 - 2 Southend Utd. Third Division (South) 1931/1932 Sat 12 Mar Brighton & HA 1 - 2 Southend Utd. Third Division (South) Sat 31 Oct Southend Utd. 2 - 0 Brighton & HA Third Division (South) 1930/1931 Sat 02 May Southend Utd. 0 - 2 Brighton & HA Third Division (South) Wed 03 Sep Brighton & HA 1 - 2 Southend Utd. Third Division (South) 1929/1930 Sat 22 Mar Brighton & HA 1 - 0 Southend Utd. Third Division (South) Sat 16 Nov Southend Utd. 0 - 0 Brighton & HA Third Division (South) 1928/1929 Sat 23 Feb Brighton & HA 2 - 1 Southend Utd. Third Division (South) Sat 13 Oct Southend Utd. 1 - 1 Brighton & HA Third Division (South) 1927/1928 Mon 09 Apr Southend Utd. 0 - 1 Brighton & HA Third Division (South) Fri 06 Apr Brighton & HA 1 - 0 Southend Utd. Third Division (South) 1926/1927 Sat 26 Feb Brighton & HA 2 - 1 Southend Utd. Third Division (South) Sat 09 Oct Southend Utd. 0 - 1 Brighton & HA Third Division (South) 1925/1926 Wed 21 Apr Brighton & HA 3 - 2 Southend Utd. Third Division (South) Sat 10 Oct Southend Utd. 4 - 0 Brighton & HA Third Division (South) 1924/1925 Sat 28 Feb Brighton & HA 2 - 1 Southend Utd. Third Division (South) Sat 25 Oct Southend Utd. 2 - 0 Brighton & HA Third Division (South) 1923/1924 Mon 21 Apr Southend Utd. 1 - 0 Brighton & HA Third Division (South) Fri 18 Apr Brighton & HA 2 - 0 Southend Utd. Third Division (South) 1922/1923 Sat 21 Apr Brighton & HA 0 - 1 Southend Utd. Third Division (South) Sat 14 Apr Southend Utd. 0 - 0 Brighton & HA Third Division (South) 1921/1922 Sat 03 Sep Southend Utd. 1 - 2 Brighton & HA Third Division (South) Sat 27 Aug Brighton & HA 0 - 0 Southend Utd. Third Division (South) 1920/1921 Sat 04 Sep Brighton & HA 1 - 0 Southend Utd. Third Division Sat 28 Aug Southend Utd. 2 - 0 Brighton & HA Third Division
REF
He gives an interview here: www.refworld.com/referee/185/1/simon-hooper
FIXTURES
Friday, 16 April 2010: Huddersfield v Millwall, 19:45.
BET
To Win:
Southend (to win) - 6/4, Draw - 5/2, Brighton (to win) - 2.
For all the footy odds go here: www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-one
HISTORY
he team are nicknamed 'Seagulls', partly due to the city's seaside location and partly as a response to the similar sounding nickname 'Eagles' of their main rivals Crystal Palace. Prior to this nickname they were known as 'the Dolphins' or 'the Shrimps'.
The team have historically played in blue and white stripes, though this changed to all white briefly in the 1970s (in the Freddie Goodwin era) and again to plain blue during the club's most successful spell in the 1980s.
Founded in 1901, Brighton played their early professional football in the Southern League. They were elected to the Football League in 1920.
Between 1979 and 1983 they were in the old First Division. In 1983 they reached the final of the FA Cup, which they drew 2-2, but lost 4-0 in a replay to Manchester United. They were relegated from the First Division in the same season.
Over the next decade or so, financial problems dragged the Seagulls down the league and in 1997 they narrowly avoided relegation to the Conference.
A boardroom takeover saved Brighton from going out of business, and by 2001 they reached The Championship. A second successive promotion was achieved, but they were relegated after one season. Promotion was gained at the first attempt, but the Seagulls went down again two years later.
For many years Brighton and Hove Albion were based at the Goldstone Ground in Hove, until the board of directors decided to sell the stadium.
For two years, from 1997-99, the club shared the ground of Gillingham, but have since returned to Brighton, where they now play at Withdean Stadium. This is not predominantly a football ground, having been used for athletics most of its history, and previously as a zoo!
The sale of the Goldstone Ground, implemented by majority shareholder Bill Archer and his chief executive David Bellotti, proved controversial, and the move provoked widespread protests against the board. The club received little if any money from this sale.
In their last season at the Goldstone, 1996-97, the Seagulls were in danger of relegation from the Football League. They won their final game at the Goldstone against Doncaster Rovers, setting up a winner-takes-all relegation game at Hereford United, who were level on points with the Seagulls. The Seagulls drew 1-1, and Hereford were relegated to the Football Conference on goals scored.
Because of the cost of the public enquiry, rent on Withdean Stadium, fees paid to use Gillingham's Priestfield Stadium, and a general running deficit due to the low ticket sales inherent with a small ground, the club had an accumulated deficit of £9.5 million in 2004. The board of directors paid £7 million of this; the other £2.5 million had to be raised from the operations of the club.
In an effort to achieve this, a fundraising appeal known as the Alive and Kicking Fund was started, with everything from nude Christmas Cards featuring the players to a CD single being released to raise cash. On 9 January 2005 this fundraising single 'Tom Hark (We Want Falmer)' went straight in at number 17 in the UK chart, gaining it national airplay on Radio 1.
Unlike most clubs carrying a large debt, the club has never considered entering administration, as it was a previous period of administration that led to Archer gaining control of the club.
On 28 October 2005, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister announced that the application for Falmer had been successful, much to the joy and relief of all the fans. However, Lewes District Council contested John Prescott's decision to approve planning permission for Falmer forcing a judicial review.
This was based on a minor error in Prescott's original approval which neglected to state that some car parking for the stadium is in the Lewes district as opposed to the Brighton & Hove unitary authority. This caused further delay. Once the judicial review ruled in favour of the stadium, Lewes District Council said that they would not launch further appeals.
The football club's board said in 2008 that although the stadium will be ready in 2010, it will not be ready for the start of the 2010-11 season. As such, the target date for opening is August 2011.
Building of the Falmer Stadium started in December 2008.
After what many fans and pundits deemed a very good 2007-08 season for Brighton and Dean Wilkins, it was announced on the 8 May 2008 that Wilkins had been sacked from his position of manager and offered the role of first-team coach at the club, which he subsequently declined.
It was then revealed that Micky Adams would be returning to the club to take over the duties of being manager and that reserve team coach Ian Chapman had left the club.
The 2008-09 season began strongly, albeit with poor home form. An early highlight was a penalty win against the pompous Manchester City in the second round of the Football League Cup which shocked the city fans and their new owner, the royalty of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
After being defeated by Luton on penalties in the Football League Trophy, Adams left the club by mutual consent.
After 3 weeks of managerless football, Brighton appointed ex Yeovil Manager Russell Slade as their manager, until the end of the season. But the start of his stint wasn't as successful as he hoped, losing his 1st two games against Leyton Orient and Southend, until thrashing his old club Yeovil 5-0.
As normal the relegation dogfight came down to the last game of the season, and Slade pulled off what the fans believed to be a miracle, by winning 5 of their last 7 games, keeping the Seagulls in League One by 3 points, eventually finishing 16th place.
After 12 years in the seat, Dick Knight made way for Brighton fan and professional poker player Tony Bloom to take over the club, Bloom also invested £93m towards building of the new stadium.