Sign up to the Blue army with skipper Craig: 'It was a real inspiration as to leadership & teamwork'

03 September 2010 10:24
It's Camouflage Day Saturday September 4th with events in and around Roots Hall as they take on league leaders Torquay United, and the squad have been receiving their own orders! Shrimpers fans will just be following orders if they turn up for the match with the Gulls on the 4th of September at Roots Hall in camouflage uniforms to show their support for serving personnel and get behind the themed event. Blues boss Paul Sturrock told www.echo-news.co.uk: "We all applaud the work that the armed services are doing at home and abroad. It is not just about them but also about the families and the communities they live in who are all affected. This is an opportunity for the football club and its fans to show its support. We hope that the people of Southend will turn-out on mass to support Camouflage Day and get right behind the team." The day will host a number of military-themed activities including a combat display on the hallowed turf, a special Blue Belles army dance, face painting, and specially themed matchday music. Outside Roots Hall before the game they'll be a collection by the Help for Heroes charity.Meanwhile, the Shrimpers first team squad will get a chance to meet Corporal Robert Moore, from the First Battalion Royal Anglian Regiment, who will be discussing his experiences while serving in Afghanistan. There will also be a special ticket promotion where a family of four, (two adults and two children), will be allowed in the family enclosure for only £20, and if you want to take advantage of this special promotion the queues on the day can be avoided by having the match tickets sent as tickets-by-text direct to their mobile phones. Call the club on 08444 77 00 77 for full details.SERGEANT Robert "Billy" Moore has fired up Southend United's squad ahead of tomorrow's showdown with Torquay United.Moore, from Westcliff, is part of the First Battalion Royal Anglian Regiment and was awarded the Military Cross — Britain's third highest military honour — for his heroics in Afghanistan. Shrimpers skipper Craig Easton told www.southendunited.co.uk: "Billy explained how he had the backs of his pals and they had his back also. It was a real inspiration as to leadership and teamwork and I am in complete admiration for him. What we do each day is nothing in comparison to the work the Armed Forces perform around the world, but you can relate to that team mentality. Billy spoke about his experiences in Afghanistan and the injuries he sustained in combat and it's unbelievable what these guys do." Have a listen, and you can't miss it, to what fellow soldier Warrant Officer Class 2 Robert Bell has to say about Camouflage Day on a Freeview video, here:www.southendunited.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10444~2143132,00.html

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