Jean Francois Christophe has returned to Portsmouth before completing his loan spell at Southend United after succumbing to a hamstring injury in our F.A.Cup Round 2 match against Luton Town on Saturday afternoon, which will have kept him on the sidelines for two-four weeks anyway. He was due to complete his loan on Saturday at the Walkers Stadium where we are due to face Leicester City, League 1 leaders...

Steve Tilson recalls one of his biggest disappointments in 5 years of management... A missed opportunity to play one of the biggest clubs in English football very early in his football management career when both he and Paul Brush were caretakers for Southend United. They hadn't even been in charge 12 games when they faced a Scarborough side in round 3 that would lead to a lucrative round 4 tie against Chelsea...

Well, we’re through then! A little wobbly at times but in the end the ability to put the ball in the net three times paid off. Simple really…

Femi Orenuja wrote his name into the 102 year old history books of Southend United yesterday with his three minute appearance at the end of our match against Luton Town. He came on to replace Junior Stanislas whose debut for Southend United saw the West Ham United youngster help himself to a brace of goals courtesy of a contentious free kick in the 1st half & a header with less that 10 minutes remaining...