GREG 1
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Well as some of you know im a big Southend fan and on Sunday it was my Bday  Anyway Southend played in the final against a higher league team (blackpool) and it was Southends 1st major final in history so all the fans (10 thousand more than blackpool) which isnt bad for a div 3 team near the bottom went upto Wales for a day out (needless to say we lost)
Anyway i had a few surprises as we got a VIP box(shane richie was next door in his box  Anyway...... (see pics below) 
Day started off putting flags and scarves on our cars..
Then travelled over the Welsh bridge and i took a pic 
I took a pic of my little bro in the services 
Then got to the stadium and i took a few more 
The Southend fans arrived earlier and had over 2 hours to wait for the turnstiles to open and they were chanting..... I made loads of new mates as i was in the VIP boxes and walked straight in and up the stairs... I took a pic of them from inside 
When i got in look who was in our box with us (Bramble who plays for Southends older brother "Titus Bramble" from Newcastle !! so i had to get a pic 
Then a little while later 2 of his mates arrived  Keiron Dyer and Craig Bellamy (and some security guards) i was in shock !!  
My mum also wanted a pic 
The stadium got busy and Southend had thousand more check this !! (Southend end) -- >   Blackpool end -- > 
The plays come out 
Yes we lost but everyone had a great day i had a wicked Bday
Big shout out to the Southend fans who missed it cos the plane couldnt take off and also the 20,000 + Southend fans who made the trip, many more than Blackpool who are in a higher league... Not bad 4 a small club eh 
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CorsaLad16v
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i've been there... also to be disappointed in not getting in the premiership.. but gd day all round
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Demo
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looks like you had a sweet day mate
and the millenium staidum is the daddy is it not 
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GREG 1
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quote:
Originally posted by marshall
wehey Bellas and Dyer!!!
Bramble is a useless fool...whats he like in real life? comes across as a reet Nob
Bramble was a top man he really was, he had so much time for us all... We spoke for hours about music, his bro (plays 4 southend), football, cars the lot and he was brilliant
Bellamy was also a top guy, wished me happy bday and said he will never play at Southend again cos last time he got a bad cruciate injury
Dyer couldn't be bothered to even look at us, he had no time at all and just couldn't be assed... i thought he was a nice guy from on tv aswell...
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GREG 1
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Yeah serious, bellamy was a top man and bramble was also a nice guy but dyer just had no interest at all !
I know he plays 4 England and more than likely gets pissed off with the hassle (especially watching southend ) but even so !
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GREG 1
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he is very fast
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Rocky
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glad u liked our stadium Greg 1 amazing atmosphere in there espeically wen the welsh national anthem is on absoitely breath taking
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Nath
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Blackpool have been there 3 times in 4 years dont forget, its a pricey day out so they probably arent that bothered unless its the play off final or anything.
Fair play though Greg, i'd love to go there in the play offs this year
I love seeing other cars with my teams flags and scarves when i go to watch away matches Everyone acknowledges each other too which is cool.
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GREG 1
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Yeah Nath your right mate, every car on the road had something to do with Southend, i have supported them all my life and it wasn't long ago we was top of div 1 above Charlton !!
Just goes to show we have the support though, it made me cry
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Nath
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It chokes me up when everyone starts singing luton songs. Its fantastic! Football is amazing for passion
I really hope we get to Cardiff this year. If we get into the play offs i reckon we should at least make the final. We had the league leaders on the back foot for 93mins saturday, then they scored in the 94th 
Going to Loftus road on saturday, we have been allocated 3,000 tickets and i reckon they will sell out, have done for the last 2 seasons now Cant wait
Best game for atmosphere so far this season was the away FA cup tie at Bradford. Beat them 2-1 and we took 2,400 fans up there. That was superb.
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GREG 1
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wicked mate
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essexracer
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i went aswell
i went down to cardiff on friday with my family, and we stayed at the hilton hotel which is right by the millenium stadium (could see it from my room)
was also my dads b day on sunday...even tho we lost it was a great day.
i was in block m23 greg, great seats
il never forget that weekend!
james 
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DanielJ
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