Southend manager’s London Marathon mission

By John Lyons

GOOD EFFORT: Chris Powell gets in some training at Southend’s Roots Hall

YOU can expect to see Chris Powell pounding the streets of England’s towns and cities over the next month, but probably not Russian ones this summer.
When Powell was appointed manager at Southend – a club where he was a highly popular player in the early to mid 90s – a couple of months ago, life began to get extremely busy.
For the 48-year-old was already training to run the London Marathon on behalf of the EFL’s official ch...