After years of protests and misery, we now have a new look and fresh hope
By CHRIS DUNLAVY

THERE are new brooms and there are demolitions. At Southend United, Kevin Maher is wielding the dynamite.
This summer, 16 players have cleared out their lockers at Roots Hall, taking the total to 20 since the former Shrimpers midfielder replaced Phil Brown in October.
“It’s a totally different football club now,” says Maher, and it needed to be. The battle-shy shambles that he inherited upon his return to Essex made a mockery of the team he’d represented 454 times ...