We haven’t improved our centre forward position for a few years now. It’s the main area of the team that makes a huge difference, the lads we brought in last summer Arent anywhere near ready. I’m big on sticking up for the club but this is getting silly, I do 100% think we would pay the fee, it’s just blatant we won’t pay the wage. It bit us on the arse last year as well as the centre half’s, let’s hope it doesn’t cost us again.
Players stay for more than just money. Youngsters will stay if they can see a patheay into the 1st team, we have that (so do brighton tho)
Southend Utd have just been taken over. Went along with a mate to a 'meet the consortium' night last week. The main thing the consortium blokes wanted to talk about (other than getting back in the EFL)? Sustainability. They all know that's how successful clubs are going to have to be run in the future. We're being run properly. All this talk of not spending is nonsense. We'll spend when we've got the money.
Folk need to be patient. If we'd bought experience the likes of Neil, Ballard and Clarke wouldn't have got the game time or development and they are now worth a combined 50-60m which is incredible business by club. Think the summer we might invest a bit more heavily.
https://x.com/maxsafc__/status/1753171209397706899?s=46&t=XIg9Hh834PQk5XsiYvDETw More goings on at the AOL (probably nowt)
If we were clever about it they would. 5/6 young talented players and a few experienced outfielders to compliment them and make things tick.
