Southend
United v Wrexham
Saturday 02 November 2002
Kick Off 3:00pm
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The Venue |
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Roots Hall Football Ground, Victoria Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 9NQ. |
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Telephone Number: 01702 30 40 50 |
Fax Number: 01702 30 41 24 |
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Internet Site: www.southendunited.co.uk |
E-mail Address: info@southendunited.co.uk |
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Unofficial Sites |
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| Artful Shrimper | Rootshall.net |
| Shrimper Zone | Southend Evening Echo |
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Travel Guide |
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| Directions from Wrexham: Head south on the A483, A5 and M54 to junction 10a of the M6 southbound. Continue on the M6 past Birmingham and join the M1 southbound at junction 19. At junction 6a of the M1 join the M25 clockwise leaving at junction 29 heading east on the A129 for approximately 20 miles. You will pass The Bell pub on your left and at the roundabout turn right onto Victoria Avenue (Sign Posted Town centre A127) and Roots Hall will be on your right hand side. Allow at least 4 hours for your journey. | |||||
| Car Parking: The car park at the ground is for permit holders only and you therefore have to revert to street parking. | |||||
| By Train: Nearest Train Station is Prittlewell on the Liverpool Street Line and is a five minute walk from the ground. It is not easy to get to Southend by train as it involves using the London Underground and you tend to go around the country to get there and back. To find the ground from the station bear right out of the station along East Street and turn right at the crossroads with Victoria Avenue and the floodlights will be in view. Click here for the Rail Track Online Timetable or call national enquiries on 08457 484950. | |||||
| Outbound Journey | Return Journey | ||||
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Wrexham General |
7:37 |
Pritwell |
17:12 |
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Shrewsbury |
8:14 |
8:24 |
London Liverpool Street |
18:05 |
Walk |
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Wolverhampton |
9:03 |
9:15 |
Liverpool Street Tube |
Walk |
18:20 |
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Oxford |
10:36 |
10:45 |
Hammersmith and City Line | ||
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London Paddington |
11:45 |
Walk |
Paddington Tube |
18:41 |
Walk |
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Paddington Tube |
Walk |
12:03 |
London Paddington |
Walk |
19:00 |
| Hammersmith and City Line | Newport (South Wales) | 20:44 | 20:59 | ||
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Liverpool Street Tube |
12:24 |
Walk |
Shrewsbury |
22:52 |
23:00 |
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London Liverpool Street |
Walk |
12:40 |
Wrexham General |
23:36 |
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Pritwell |
13:32 |
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Duration: 5:55 |
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Duration: 6:24 |
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| Bus Station: From the town centre Bus Numbers 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 20, 29B and the 251stop outside Roots Hall. Contact 01702 434444 for further details. | |||||
| Beer and Grub: The Golden Lion on Victoria Avenue is a particular haunt for away fans and is within staggering distance of Roots Hall. The Railway near Prittlewell station is predominantly for home supporters as is the Spread Eagle. Below the East Stand the Shrimpers Bar has a limited supply of ale and is mainly for home supporters but the friendly atmosphere welcome away fans. Food wise the best place is the Fish House on the corner of East Street and Victoria Avenue and although the queues can be lengthy the wait is worth it. Inside the ground the service has improved with bacon rolls the best bet but only go for the burgers if you are really hungry. | |||||
| Cash Machines: Royal Bank of Scotland at Safeways on West Street and a Lloyds TSB on London Road. | |||||
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Ground Information |
| General: Thankfully Southend have introduced concessions for visiting supporters since our last visit but the views from the North stand are not the best after the seats were simply bolted onto the old terraces with the first few rows virtually below pitch level. On the plus side the old toilets have now been replaced! |
| Ticket Office: 01702 304090 |
| Seats: North Stand - Adults £14.00, Concessions £10.00 |
| Disabled Supporters: There are 20 spaces at the back of the West Stand with toilets located next to the bar on this stand. There is match commentary available for blind supporters in the away stand. Admission is £7.00 for disabled supporters, free for blind supporters and helpers paying £13.00 and concessions £5.00. You are advised to book in advance and you can also arrange for parking spaces. |
| Programme: £2.00 for 48 pages |
| Fanzines: What's The Story, Southend Glory £1.00; The Little Gazette £0.80 |
| Pre Match Analysis | |||||
| Current Form - The Last Five Games | |||||
| Southend United | Wrexham | ||||
| Southend | Competition | Score | Southend | Competition | Score |
| Leyton Orient (a) | Division 3 | 1-2 | York City (a) | Division 3 | 1-1 |
| Hartlepool (h) | Division 3 | 0-1 | Lincoln (h) | Division 3 | 0-2 |
| Swindon (a) | LDV Vans S1 | 1-6 | Huddersfield (h) | LDV Vans N1 | 2-1 |
| Swansea (a) | Division 3 | 0-1 | Hartlepool (a) | Division 3 | 3-4 |
| York (h) | Division 3 | 1-0 | Leyton Orient (h) | Division 3 | 0-0 |
| Overall | Overall | ||||||||||
| W | D | L | F | A | GD | W | D | L | F | A | GD |
| 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 |
| The Season So Far - League Record | |||||||||||||||||
| Southend United | Wrexham | ||||||||||||||||
| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Pos |
| 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 22 | 12 |
| The Danger Men - Top Goal Scorers | |||||||
| Southend United | Wrexham | ||||||
| Player | League | Cup | Total | Player | League | Cup | Total |
| Tes Bramble | 4 | 0 | 4 | Andy Morrell | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| Neil Jenkins | 4 | 0 | 4 | Hector Sam | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Graeme Jones | 2 | 1 | 3 | Carlos Edwards | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Mark Rawle | 2 | 1 | 3 | Lee Trundle | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Barrington Belgrave | 2 | 0 | 2 | Steve Thomas | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jay Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | Steve Roberts | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Broad | 1 | 0 | 1 | Craig Morgan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Leon Court | 1 | 0 | 1 | Lee Jones | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Darren Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
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The Hard Men - Worst Discipline |
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| Southend United | Wrexham | ||||
| Player | Yellow | Red | Player | Yellow | Red |
| Graeme Jones | 7 | 0 | Lee Trundle | 4 | 0 |
| Kevin Maher | 5 | 0 | Shaun Holmes | 4 | 0 |
| Phil Whelan | 5 | 0 | Carlos Edwards | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Broad | 4 | 0 | Darren Ferguson | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Beard | 3 | 0 | Paul Edwards | 2 | 0 |
| Leon Court | 3 | 0 | Andy Morrell | 1 | 0 |
| Neil Jenkins | 3 | 0 | Dan Bennett | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Clark | 3 | 0 | Dennis Lawrence | 1 | 0 |
| Jay Smith | 3 | 0 | Jim Whitley | 1 | 0 |
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Match Build Up |
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Team News |
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| Southend United | Wrexham |
| Injuries: Mark Rawle with a groin strain and Tes Bramble with back and hamstring trouble are expected to miss out. | Injuries: Steve Roberts has not recovered from the hamstring strain he picked up at York and Andy Dibble is again missing with ligament damage. |
| Suspensions: Phil Whelan. | Suspensions: None. |
| Squad (17): Flahavan, Beard, Cort, Broad, Searle, Scully, Maher, Smith, Jenkins, Belgrave, Jones, Clark, Gay, Thurgood, Selley, Jordan, Salter. | Squad (17): Whitfield, Rogers, Carey, Pejic, Bennett, Lawrence, C Edwards, P Edwards, Holmes, Ferguson, Whitley, Barrett, Thomas, Morrell, Trundle, Sam, Jones. |
| Other News: With Mark Rawle and Tes Bramble doubtful through injury Brendan Belgrave is set to partner Graeme Jones up front. The Shrimpers are expected to revert to a 4-4-2 formation following Phil Whelan's suspension and this will mean that Damon Searle is recalled at right back. Tony Scully is included in the squad after joining on a four week loan deal. | Other News: Dennis Lawrence has been recalled to the squad as cover for the injured Roberts and either him or Dan Bennett will start alongside Shaun Pejic and Brian Carey with Paul Whitfield continuing in goal. Carlos Edwards will be at right back and Denis Smith is likely to continue with Shaun Holmes on the left ahead of Paul Edwards. The midfield three of Darren Ferguson, Paul Barrett and Jim Whitley will continue with lee Trundle and Andy Morrell up front although Smith has options up front with Hector Sam and Lee Jones included in the squad. |
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The Latest Odds |
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Southend Win |
11/10 |
The Draw |
9/4 |
Wrexham Win |
2/1 |
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Southend 1-0 |
6/1 |
0-0 Draw |
8/1 |
Wrexham 1-0 |
15/2 |
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Southend 2-0 |
9/1 |
1-1 Draw |
11/2 |
Wrexham 2-0 |
12/1 |
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Southend 2-1 |
8/1 |
2-2 Draw |
14/1 |
Wrexham 2-1 |
10/1 |
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Southend 3-1 |
16/1 |
3-3 Draw |
50/1 |
Wrexham 3-2 |
25/1 |
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