Pre-Match Thread Southend United v Cambridge United, Tuesday 19th January, 19:00, FL2

[sufc4life21]

Stevenage v Crawley is postponed, so a win tonight would definitely take us out of the bottom two as Grimsby aren't playing either

MM team talk will be lot easier tonight!

 

[sufc4life21]

Stevenage won’t get any points - Crawley have called it off due to COVID.

I didn't think they would anyway

 

[Barry.C]

Be pleased to se Olly or Kyle able to play but looks very unlikely because of injury and Covid Complications sometimes take a while to overcome, so some time for Macca and the recently Tireless Demi? Maybe more changes than we would have anticipated given MMs comments. Possibly brief run out for Clifford>
Egbri hamstringed ,so likely Halford playing, maybe Acquah and Klass given the 3 games in quick order?

 

[Shrimpergonzo]

With 6.5 hours to go before kick off, the 11 most voted for players so far are (in order of preference):

Oxley
Hobson
Hackett-Fairchild
Bwomono
Dieng
White
Hart
Akinola
ANG
K Taylor
Macca

Which would, I think, see us line up as follows:

Oxley

Bwomono White Hobson Hart

McCormack

Dieng K Taylor

RH-F Akinola AN-G

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Not too shabby, but I'm not convinced Kyle Taylor or Macca will be deemed fit to start tonight. I think I'd rather have Macca come on to direct the last 30 minutes of proceedings than to have him for 60 minutes and be a bit more rudderless at the end of the game. Thoughts?

 

[dusterman]

After they way cambridge fans carried on, on social media, I really want us to win this one more than the other games.

Absolutely, saw you going to war with a few of them ?

 

[Blue Yonder]

Much much stronger lineup these days. Don’t have to worry about getting slaughtered anymore so I worry about where goals will come from instead now.

 

[Tommy2holes]

Absolutely, saw you going to war with a few of them ?

Honestly they just wanted the 3 points and felt we had deliberately got covid. I really hope we beat them tonight.

 

[jarvisyeh]

Honestly they just wanted the 3 points and felt we had deliberately got covid. I really hope we beat them tonight.

At the time they were on a roll and we were definitely there for the taking.

If the roles were reversed we would have been saying exactly the same things as they were. It's frustration.

We're in a better position (not in the table, obviously) now and they have stumbled a little but have picked up again. I still see them as favourites for this match but I've predicted a 3-0 loss for every game for a few months now, so that probably shows where I am with my confidence.

 

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[leeblue]

Still not the goal threat required for me.
I'd go for a 4 4 2.
.............ox
Elvis Hobson dieng Clifford
Ang macca Taylor Hart
Akinola RHF
Akinola playing that 2nd striker role..let's get those boys on the ball up the pitch in dangerous areas...
If Clifford not fit..Hart LB get egbri on

 

[Mad Cyril]

Flashback: Barrington Belgrave recalls the time he dimmed Rushden and Diamonds sparkle.

 

[flangejackrabbit]

We can probably deduce from Twitter that there is a signing incoming... contract renewal or new player?

 

[hlane17]

We can probably deduce from Twitter that there is a signing incoming... contract renewal or new player?

Indeed, can see it being a contract extension rather than new player, hopefully JW and Macca. Who knows though?

 

[HenrySUFC]

Maybe Joel Lynch?

 

[hlane17]

 

[hlane17]

Would it be rude to ask for some more announcements? Would be nice

 

[dusterman]

Would it be rude to ask for some more announcements? Would be nice

Tweet says announcements, so we can but hope ?

 

[Crowstone Crevette]

The floodlights have been on at the Hall since about 2.00pm today?

 

[amsemp]

Just popped on their forum and safe to say they’ve still got a bee in their bonnet about the COVID postponement earlier in the season.

 

[Paulie Walnuts]

The floodlights have been on at the Hall since about 2.00pm today?
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They’re filming essex boys/ rise of the foot soldier part 170,

Just popped on their forum and safe to say they’ve still got a bee in their bonnet about the COVID postponement earlier in the season.

I don't think they think much of us after the punch up outside the Railway a few years back, this has obviously ignited that hatred. If we get anything our of tonight then it will really p1ss them off because they would have easily got 3 points if the original game was played.