Official Match Thread Southend United vs Harrogate Town

[camden shrimper]

Heads dropping has to be indicative of not having the confidence that comes with experience

 

[Austin the Shrimper]

I think everyone’s expectations have changed after this! Give me 22nd NOW!

We’ll be lucky

 

[MR G]

Very sad watching this today - 40+ years a supporter and a very low time ahead I fear

 

[SUFCStu]

Martin out.

 

[Strykr]

Short of signing 6 or 7 very good players i honestly dont see how we can avoid non league.

 

[overseas shrimper]

Well, that was a thing that happened.

 

[Jay_SUFC]

So there has to be a scapegoat and Oxley is in the cross hairs it seems- do we think he has continually given the ball to our defenders in the box throughout because he has unilaterally chosen to do it off his own back, or do we think that is the tactics and he has been asked to do it?

Oxley is not a scapegoat; we would have gone in at half time only 1-0 down of it wasn't for his pathetic attempt at a save

 

[mattitouk]

Oxley to be the next one to ask for a transfer.

Were not that lucky

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Heads dropping has to be indicative of not having the confidence that comes with experience

No, it's indicative of being use to losing.

The experienced players heads all dropped last year and the year before that.

 

[Mad Cyril]

If the league is cancelled to a second wave we will still go down.

 

[yogi bear up the cagire]

IMHO our future in League football depends on what happens between now and the closure of the transfer window.

 

[pete boss]

Very sad watching this today - 40+ years a supporter and a very low time ahead I fear

me and you both and its not an easy cog to fix..its many cogs !

 

[camden shrimper]

No, it's indicative of being use to losing.

The experienced players heads all dropped last year and the year before that.

Have they played enough to be used to losing? I get your point though

 

[geoffmundo]

Not chosen the best of days to have given up alcohol....

 

[Wickford Blue]

I think Ron needs to sell the club and walk away or employ a CEO to run the club - if we cannot sign anyone because of embargo if we settle our debts do we come out of embargo? If so why are we doing the usual brinkmanship game where we wait till the last day and pay - just pay now - I am probably missing something here!
Anyway just think Ron doesn't have the ideas and the drive anymore and if it is all about the new ground and how much he will make when it gets built - if that is the case then we are on the way to the National League

 

[Harry Bullocks]

Another beer please barman............................................it's going to be a loooooong season

 

[Fairport]

I have supported this club for sixty years and that fourth goal was the worst I have ever seen us concede!

 

[kentblues]

Shocking tactics, shocking decision making, shocking performance.

Everyone will have their own scapegoats, and they will all be partially right. If you think for example it all Ron’s fault you will be partially right- but then you are excusing that performance from that set of players and the management team when plainly they could all have done better.

Hopefully next week will be far better with White, Demetriou, Deing and maybe Lennon back in contention and at least Akinola incoming (assuming he has signed- hope has or he might change his mind).

I’m off down the pub

 

[Chris Powell's mate]

The passing was tentative and the urgency: non existent.
Whatever the game plan; Southend were naive, and this youngster thing is getting on my nerves.
Trapping, passing the ball and moving into space isn't an ageist thing.
The truth was the collective; young or old was pants.

 

[rhrussell]

BOYS BOYS manager trying tactics from the back DOSN'T WORK AT THIS LEVEL , but he will say
they will learn,, most played last year if they didnt learn then they B.... wont now. Well done chairman your stewardship of this club is for all to SEE