ARTICLE: Kightly goes home to Southend in massive signing

[ClaretTony]

Michael Kightly signs 3 year deal at Southend

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[Sidney1st]

Good luck to him, I'm sure we will all be cheering him on in their first match.

[MACCA]

Good luck kights, especially in the first game

You gave us everything you had, always ready when called upon and played a massive part in our first promotion.

I wish him the very best of luck down there!

[Quicknick]

Very good player. At that level, an outstanding player. I'm sure he'll stick one in against Bburn. At least.

[ElectroClaret]

Hat trick against Venkys.

It's nailed on.
It's in the stars, dude.

[jdrobbo]

Was a big fan of Kightly. Hope he does well.

[Winstonswhite]

So I guess the people that said he should be nowhere near a premier league side were right after all.

[Guitargeorge]

He was always the player that I willed to do well whenever he came off the bench. A genuine guy.

[ElectroClaret]

Great goal against Lashers that time.

[Vegas Claret]

Agent Kightly continuing his good work of last season

[Buxtonclaret]

Always thought he offered us a decent option off the bench, going forward.

Wishing him the best and, a leading role in stuffing Wrovers.

[ClaretLoup]

Second goal vs Wigan was pretty good too and crucial as well. Wholehearted player let's hope that he maintains it vs Rovers Aug 5th.

[FulledgeClaret]

Very good player for L1. Hattrick in the first game please Kights.

[Cubanclaret]

Good luck Kights. Hope you get on alright working for football's greatest cliche master.
Could he say 'this football club' any more times in one interview!

[jlup1980]

That's a proper signing for Southend. Surely he's turned down Championship level offers? A goal on his debut is nailed on surely!!!

[ClaretMoffitt]

Insanely good signing for that level, top 6 championship player in my opinion.

[JohnMac]

I wish him the best of luck with his move. Another of those players who you wonder how his career would have panned out if he hadn't been plagued by injury.

[Braindead]

Love this picture of Kightly

[Guich]

Big fan of Kights and he's a far better player than any of the sorry eleven he'll face on his debut. That could be absolutely brilliant!

[ClaretTony]

I was a Kightly fan - a player who always got us up the pitch. Outstanding in our first promotion and I'll always remember his performance at Old Trafford in 2015, possibly his best in Burnley colours.

Wish him the very best with Tango Man at Southend and hope he kicks off the season with a goal scoring debut.

[elwaclaret]

Shocked he's dropped to League One. Hope it works out for him and he's soon back in the Championship. Had he arrived here any other time in the last 30 years he'd have had a great impact. Just shows how the club has moved forward so far, so fast that his departure has hardly caused a ripple. We used to lose players to Southend as a step up not to long ago. Incredible

Good luck Michael Knightley I wish you all the very best.

[Guller Bull]

Aye whatever elmaclaret!

[HiroshimaClaret]

Was a big fan of Kightly. Hope he does well.

ditto

[Quicknick]

Shocked he's dropped to League One. Hope it works out for him and he's soon back in the Championship. Had he arrived here any other time in the last 30 years he'd have had a great impact. Just shows how the club has moved forward so far, so fast that his departure has hardly caused a ripple. We used to lose players to Southend as a step up not to long ago. Incredible

Good luck Michael Knightley I wish you all the very best.

Someone of his calibre would hardly have moved to us 30 years ago. Or even 20.