Nick Robins paints a lively account of the heyday ... By 1966, rowdy day-trippers from Southend caused such trouble in the Channel ports the problem gained the status of diplomatic incident ...

The former Southend United player is leading a line ... his partner Tracy Reschwamm and a team of friends friends Nick and Alison Robins, aged 44 and 48, Neil Robins, 50, Dan Garside, 34, Andy ...