Southend

[Oxhead]

Big cost cutting measures on the
way at Southend,

[Auntie Merge]

Been happening for a while.

This just announced:

Southend United can confirm that Kevin Maher and members of his coaching staff, Darren Currie and Mark Bentley, will depart the Club following a review at the conclusion of the 2025/26 season.

[Dagger59]

"Thanks for winning us the FA Trophy. You're fired!!"

[McLeansvilleAppFan]

"Thanks for winning us the FA Trophy. You're fired!!"

The computer/tech company Cisco had a record quarter and on the same day last week laid off 10% of their workforce. The email was basically what you typed, with record quarter for FA Trophy."

[RampantDuke]

Imagine us firing the legendary Ted Hardy after the 1997 final - and we lost that one! I would love to see us have a proper tilt at the FA Trophy next season. A trip to Wembley would do wonders for the support and if Wealdstone can get there then surely we can.

[Oxhead]

What the owners have done to
Maher is disgraceful.
I’m told some of the players have been offered
new contracts with a 50 per cent wage cut
so could be a few looking for new clubs.
I’d take a couple but not sure they would
drop down to our level

[Diggerthedog]

Most will end up at Chelmsford, they like paying silly money to players on their way down just like us, but that is all changing for us now.

[len]

This seems to be a regular theme amongst owners, they start off with ambitious plans to get clubs promoted but then realise that it is far from easy and more expensive than they thought. It’s a tough job owning a football club and feel sorry for the Southend fans who thought they were the saviours when they first took over.Their a big club at that level with a large fan base and hope it doesn’t end in disaster.

[RampantDuke]

Same thing happened to us under Freund and Club Underdog. Both thought that taking a non-league club up to the Championship and beyond was a breeze until it isn't. I think that the whole Wrexham thing has made it attractive to anyone globally who has made a mint in other industries to step in and do the same. I hope that KSI, Carroll and Fernandes realise that this is a tough project and not necessarily destined for smooth success. Having said that I think they have already made some cracking decisions so far which gives me a lot of hope. Freund ultimately failed because he allowed Thompson to continue running the whole club when he should have appointed a new CEO and moved Thompson into an operational role which didn't involve the footballing side.