If we ever needed a rallying cry, it is now—today!
Get Up Early And Make Some Noise
No messing about, practice at home, then get down early,
So Make Some Sounds Around The Ground.
No Messing about, go for a knockout,
Let’s give Southend some Dale Blue Clout
Let’s Show Them What We’re About!
Okay, that’s the Poetry over. Now, let’s deliver the backing, the noise, and the colour and show what over 4000 Daleys plus can bring to the COA. It’s match day. There have been some games hyped up this season, but this has to be “The One.” Let’s be honest, it’s been a great season so far. Let’s give an extra nudge now, turn up the wick, and show Big Jim and the lads that we are with them
Tickets are still available HERE.
Oh, and if you haven’t read the advance information, take a look below; it’s useful information!
Regarding the turnstiles.
Our security and stewarding teams will be holding their briefing at an earlier time of 6 pm.
This earlier time is to ensure the stewards are able to open all turnstiles at the published time of 6:45pm, but we expect them to be able to open them earlier to minimise queues. This will help reduce the queuing issues that we saw at the Spennymoor game.
We will have more scanners running for this game than for the FA Trophy game.
Some of you may be aware that the scanners failed in the Wilbutts Stand. This was due to the area being an O2 blackspot. We have replaced these scanners, moved them onto the 3 networks, and tested them all, and they are all now in working order.
The exit gate to access the Smith Metals Stand will be open alongside the turnstiles with two staff members. This will help speed up access if the automated turnstiles start to run slow. In addition, we will also have some entrance lane barriers in place to help people flow into the stadium.
Ticket Sales.
The portacabin will be used for ticket collections (e.g. media passes) to remove queues from the Ticket Office sales area.
On the day, any away tickets that need to be collected can be collected from the Academy Office.
As requested by supporters, we have allocated the Study Centre as a Prayer Room.
For Members and fans, the trust’s matchday liaison team (Kieron and Dave) are here to help. fanliasion@daletrust.co.uk
The Trust welcomes feedback from fans and members regarding the operational aspects at the COA