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Shrimpers deja-vu

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
31 May 2026

AM I alone in being concerned about the latest situation at Southend United?
I mean it’s not as if we haven’t been down this road before!
Winning the FA Trophy at Wembley was one of the best days of my life, but then dispensing with popular boss Kevin
Maher and the management team, and allowing the contracts of a number of key players such as Gus Scott-Morriss to run out, is giving me a sense of deja-vu!
I only hope owner Justin Rees knows what he’s doing.
BARRY HIGGINS Southend-on-Sea

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