Town’s pre-season friendly at Southend on Friday has been cancelled and replaced with a game against Blue Square Premier side Histon at their Glassworld Stadium (KO 7.45pm).

Shrimpers boss Paul Sturrock, who was appointed yesterday, felt that he didn’t have sufficient players to fulfil the fixture with only nine senior professionals currently at Roots Hall.

Town club secretary Sally Webb told the official site: "Paul spoke to Roy [Keane] and told him that unfortunately he wasn't in a position to put out a competitive team.

"We've been in contact with Histon and they have kindly agreed to play us on Friday at short notice, which helps everyone out."

The Histon squad includes former Blue Antonio Murray, who recently returned to the Cambridgeshire club, and ex-academy players Erkan Okay and Callum Stewart.

The Stutes are managed by former Cambridge United boss John Beck. Entry costs £5 for adults and £1 for under-16s

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Redmond added 12:44 - Jul 6 Bloody southend was looking forward to going down there and what about people who have already booked train tickets
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Wallingford_Boy added 12:46 - Jul 6 Go there anyway and have a nice trip.
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Redmond added 13:00 - Jul 6 Only problem is there is no train station in histon so you have to go to cambridge and then go to the city centre get a bus and then go to the footie ground and i never been there so i have not got a clue
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agc232 added 13:01 - Jul 6 The footy stadium is just on the outside of histon :) Not far off the A14 so may wanna drive there.... Im going from Bedford so will be driving! Any news on ticket prices?
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svendust added 13:05 - Jul 6 Ha, Erkan Okay! I remember making several bad 'Okay' jokes about him when watching the ressies!
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yorksblue added 13:14 - Jul 6 It's in village of Impington. Come off J32 , A14, go towards Impington, cross bridge and ground is on right. See Histon FC website for parking near to ground. It's a nice club with nice people running it.
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Redmond added 13:27 - Jul 6 im taking the train only problem
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SouperJim added 13:30 - Jul 6 Blimey, two near home games for me in one week!
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yorksblue added 13:35 - Jul 6 Redmond Bus stop A outside station for Impington (service Citi 7). Apparently quite frequent. Sadly, I can't make it.
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Redmond added 13:43 - Jul 6 Cheers "yorksblue" If any one else is going to this game on the train please could you message me thanks
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Redmond added 13:45 - Jul 6 http://www.conferencegrounds.co.uk/histon.htm this website will help you out
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KungfuBlue added 13:55 - Jul 6 For any that don't fancy the bus a taxi from the train Station Cambridge to Histon is around £12/£14..
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SouperJim added 14:03 - Jul 6 agc232 - £5 http://www.histonfc.co.uk/news.php?id=678
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itfc1981 added 14:13 - Jul 6 the hoofers of histon!
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IpswichElvis added 14:30 - Jul 6 Amazing that Histon can put out a side but Southend cannot??
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Wallingford_Boy added 14:36 - Jul 6 Not really Elvis, Southend have a transfer embargo and are unable to replace players that have left. Histon do not have this issue. Pretty simple really, much like yourself.
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IpswichElvis added 15:03 - Jul 6 Wallingford_boy - that made me laugh actually :)
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brogansnose added 15:27 - Jul 6 For those going, it might be an idea to take a neck brace because the ball clearly wont be on the ground for long.
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MAVERICK added 15:27 - Jul 6 Perhaps Histon have players that Keane knows or ex Sunderland that he can temp !
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IpswichElvis added 15:36 - Jul 6 Histon could be Keano's next stop on the management merry go round. It's about his level !!!!
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yorksblue added 15:39 - Jul 6 Too late mate. They all went at the end of last season.
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Wallingford_Boy added 15:58 - Jul 6 Glad I made you laugh Elvis, no offence like.... (for the record I actually quite fancy you).
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IpswichElvis added 16:04 - Jul 6 Wallingford_boy - no offence was taken, that comment was funny. However, fancying me is not an option as I sound like I am on a different bus from you. Sorry mate !!
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dobbie73 added 16:06 - Jul 6 Wasn't it Histon that beat Leeds in the Cup a year or two ago?
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Wallingford_Boy added 16:12 - Jul 6 Fair enough, can't blame a girl for trying, xx.
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