THE WORLD CUP

Well, The World Cup has finally arrived. To be honest with you, we have not had a clue whether to show the games or not. We have had quite a few regulars asking if we are going too, but historically The Sunrooms has never shown football (or any sports for that matter). We did, however, want to be prepared and be able to show the games in case everybody started getting sucked into the excitement of it, or developing cases of football fever. We know that many people would rather watch the football here with us and escape the drones of scum and football boys that fill many venues around Southend Town Centre and Leigh-on-sea. So, for the first game, we decided that we would screen the football on both floors - upstairs with sound and a projector, and downstairs with just TV's and no sound. Now, we are going to basically do each game by ear. This Friday is the England vs Algeria game, and we have decided that we will definitely be showing it on both floors - possibly with no sound downstairs but it all depends on who turns up and what everybody wants. (The garden will stay completely football free - and just so you know the whole place will be flag free haa). If we get loads of regulars turning up and asking for the sound downstairs then we will, but if not, we will continue to provide music for people who are trying to escape the football atmosphere or whom are not that bothered by the commentary (the only commentary you will hear will be ratte's words of non-football wisdom). We are going to have door staff this Friday to ensure that we do not get a lot of louts wandering in and that the atmosphere in here caters for people whom may want to watch the game, but do not want to put up with being in a pub filled with hooligans. If England can get through their group and move on to the latter stages of the competition, i am sure many of you will appreciate the fact that you will be able to come down here and enjoy the match and the atmosphere instead of having to go deal with it in Leigh or other places like Varsity and Saks. Once the world cup is over, the TV's are being returned to our friends at Essex Sound & Light and, well, you definitely wont be seeing another football match here till the next world cup and who knows maybe even longer. xx.