Striker Alex Revell writes exclusively every Wednesday in the Blues Insider e-newsletter. To make sure you receive his exclusive blog sign-up to Blues Insider by clicking here.
I'd like to start this week's column by talking about something I witnessed last week.
Picture this, you're new to the Club, you know only one person there and you're due to attend your first training session since joining. Banter is always rife at Clubs like Southend so you want to arrive quietly, get your head down and, overall, make a pretty uneventful entrance.
But not if your name is Adam Federici!
Imagine the lads' surprise (and joy) when he was introduced to the first team last Thursday wearing this (see picture)! What a way to introduce yourself to your team mates (although many couldn't actually recognise him due to the glare off the t-shirt). The only person who couldn't comment on A-Feds t-shirt was Kevin Betsy who was wearing and equally rascal v-neck. What Kevin doesn't know is that he is in prime position for Tommy Black's 'Worst Dressed Player' award this year, and I'm sure he'll be hoping Adam stays on a little longer when he hears the news!
Getting shirty - Adam Federici comes in for some stick
Speaking of Betsy, has anybody noticed the demise of the 'Betsy Blog' in recent weeks? The Revster welcomes all competition but I don't think three-blog-Betsy could handle it. Never mind, everyone knows that all he does in his spare time is read poetry and check the stock-market so it would hardly make for riveting reading!
In all seriousness Kevin (and Barney who I'm about to slate as well) is a great lad and loves the banter so I'm sure he'll accept the defeat graciously, and who knows, I might provide his material for a return of the blog!
On Barney-watch this week…..
You'll be pleased to hear that 'Bully Barnard' has rested up on new dad Lee Sawyer over the last few days, but this has only had a bad effect for new target Jamie Forshaw. Twice this week Jamie has had to take Lee's lunch to him and then clear it up after, who said YTS's have it easy in today's game!
On the field, the boys are buzzing after Friday's result and are confident that we've gotten over our 'blip' and can build on the last three results. You guys were great and created a terrific atmosphere which reached us down on the pitch and this is part of the reason we love Friday night football at Roots Hall. We're one of the few Clubs that do it, but with the great occasions it creates this can only be a benefit to us as a Club.
We know we're a match for anyone on our day in this division and with some big fixtures coming up throughout October it'll give us a chance to test this theory.
I heard that on the forum last week there was a proposed 'Rev's Cook Book' and I must say it's a top idea - you never know what the future holds but my agent is talking to Penguin Publishing as we speak!
Revs dish of the week:
'Chicken cacciatore' - as Easy Living Magazine would say 'a no-fuss Italian classic'!
Anyway, have a great end of week and hope to see you all soon
Up the Blues!
Revs
