Southend football team, March 1979

[Ninja Mania]

No,Dunc, thats definately 4th Gen.

He owned the team so he always got a game, and was always in the photo's.

[Dunc]

Ok thanks ..my memory must be getting bad ..thought it was Jimmy who worked with me and died in S.A. Think ann is still out there thou..

Cheers

Dunc

[4th gen Suthen']

Jimmy McGuffie is well remembered in Southend. He drove past here every day on his way to work at the Radar Station. We were all sad when he left the are, and country, suddenly! and even sadder still when word reached here he was dead.

He was playing in the Southend team when I started out around 1976, he seemed old to me but was likely only around 30, if that.

He had to be kind of coaxed into playing but when he did he was a whippet like centre forward, lightning fast over 5 or 10 yards, far too fast for any of the defenders we played against. He scored lots of goals for us. It was obvious he had played at a much higher level.

Manager, Alex Ronald forbad him from doing anything other than poach or mooch inside or just outside the penalty box...no chasing back, no wing play, he was to save his energy for the chances that came his way. He did not need much persuading on that one!
He wore white boots which made him seem faster and even more of the star he was.

He ran the Southend boys team as well, he started lots of us off playing......the main core of the team that were still playing together in the big team 25 years later.

He had a son Stephen but nobody has heard anything from him since they went away.

Jimmy McGuffie..........a real blast from the past.......

[Dunc]

Jimmy died of skin cancer in Springs SA. Stephen I last heard of was in the Army (SA)
Cant remember what happened to Kelly or Kerry.

Yes fond times.

Dunc

[TYM]

Not sure who the young person in the background is but a have a distant recollection that it could have been Andy Thomson - probably wrong though

[TYM]

Second thoughts - Kevin McCallum as the youngster in the background possibly

[DOUBLE A]

4th gen Suthen'/ninja mania, needing some help wae the first picture got them all bar 2 and thats including the ones wae nae strips, can one of youse put up a team list

Got them all in the 2nd one though

[Ninja Mania]

Double A tell me what 2 you have not got and I will tell you who they are.

Ok here is the names of the criminals in photo 1.
B/R L/R
Manager Alec Ronald. Archie Ronald. John Cameron. John Galbraith. Sandy Ronald (Goalie). Roderick Angus. Malcolm Bannantine. Ian MacIntyre. and James McShannon.
F/R L/R.
Donald McSporran. Hamish Paterson. Bruce McConnachie. Paul Izzett. John McCormick. Allan Glendining. Peter Paterson. and Kevin McMillan.

I hope I have spelt all your names correctly lads, if not, TUFF im as old as you lot remember.

[DOUBLE A]

Double A tell me what 2 you have not got and I will tell you who they are.

Back row to the right of Sandy
Front row to the right of Bruce

[Ninja Mania]

Paul Izzet lived at the Base, and I played along side him with Southend and also with the R A F team along with Willie and Sean Ross all from RAF families, wonder where these boys are now ? anyone know ?

[DOUBLE A]

Cheers, ninja mania, do'nt feel so bad now, dont know the 2 of them

[Mary G]

Ian MacIntyre in the back row. Common mistake though, since his nickname was "Tosh" (as in Toshack, I recall).

[4th gen Suthen']

NINJA MANIA!!! you should have known the young fla keeking over Bruce's shoulder.....TYM, you were right the first time.......I have it on good authority that it is Andy T the person that told me can even mind the claes he's on!!

Andy Thompson, the man you work wae and said hello to on this forum just a few days ago!
Of course, he could come on here and confirm or refute this.....

Mary, you are right about the Toshak thing....not a lot of people know that!

[Ninja Mania]

Tosh, sorry I should have known that, how stupid of me.

Well 4th I spoke to Andy today and he says he thinks that wee boy is Gus Graham.
But if you look closely between the first 2 guys to the left in the back row, you will see a wee face keekin between them, now he says that may be him or buzz.
If only he would come on and confirm or deny it so we could know for sure.

[gers#1fan]

Aye and ive still got my hair, more than can be said of back row 4th gen from the left.

Perhaps when I get home from work I will name and shame them all...

aye still got that heed o' hair ninja, even enough that you can afford to shave some of it off today lol