Post-Match Thread and Ratings Southend United 0-2 Cheltenham Town

[Shrimp and two veg]

What does it matter what i think the team should be?....it's up to Mark M, he's got to rearrange the chairs on the Titanic.
Here's my take on who wouldn't be playing.....Ox, although what i have seen of Seaden he hasn't trained on to be good enough yet...loan keeper required!
Acquah would not be anywhere near the first team and nor would Egbri......as for Macca, first boat back to where he came from...what is the point of these old age cripples?

What a great phrase that is Wiggy !

 

[Leigh_Seasider]

What does it matter what i think the team should be?....it's up to Mark M, he's got to rearrange the chairs on the Titanic.
Here's my take on who wouldn't be playing.....Ox, although what i have seen of Seaden he hasn't trained on to be good enough yet...loan keeper required!
Acquah would not be anywhere near the first team and nor would Egbri......as for Macca, first boat back to where he came from...what is the point of these old age cripples?

Macca was always a long shot, but we get in who we can in our current position. He’s got a winning mentality so I just pray we can get him fit enough to make a difference. I’d take 5 Macca’s over 1 Kiernan.

 

[overseas shrimper]

SHAUN Hobson feels Southend United must stand up and be counted following Saturday’s 2-0 defeat against Cheltenham Town.

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Standing up is one thing we struggled with yesterday.

 

[dannypav]

Macca was always a long shot, but we get in who we can in our current position. He’s got a winning mentality so I just pray we can get him fit enough to make a difference. I’d take 5 Macca’s over 1 Kiernan.

Aren’t you supposed to say that the other way around ?

 

[Leigh_Seasider]

Aren’t you supposed to say that the other way around ?

You’re right, yes. 1 Macca over 5 Kiernans.

 

[RHB]

Macca was always a long shot, but we get in who we can in our current position. He’s got a winning mentality so I just pray we can get him fit enough to make a difference. I’d take 5 Macca’s over 1 Kiernan.

Aren’t you supposed to say that the other way around ?

No, I reckon that's right that way round. If we had five Maccas he would always be fit and available.

 

[overseas shrimper]

No, I reckon that's right that way round. If we had five Maccas he would always be fit and available.

Want a bet?

 

[Billy Bests boot laces]

Standing up is one thing we struggled with yesterday.

Paul Clarke made an interesting comment concerning the amount of times our players kept slipping over.
He said when he was playing, the players used to venture onto the pitch pre game, to access the pitch condition & determine what studs they should use on their boots?.

 

[Stan33]

Macca was always a long shot, but we get in who we can in our current position. He’s got a winning mentality so I just pray we can get him fit enough to make a difference. I’d take 5 Macca’s over 1 Kiernan.

Surely the other way round ?

 

[Kris]

Just say six crocks and be done with it.

 

[crangoner]

Paul Clarke made an interesting comment concerning the amount of times our players kept slipping over.
He said when he was playing, the players used to venture onto the pitch pre game, to access the pitch condition & determine what studs they should use on their boots?.

Paul Clark, who I think is a good summariser, mentions "the basics" all the time. Granted, they're a lot easier to point out in a team playing poorly, with a lot of inexperience, but "the basics" are a big part of his shtick.

 

[mfurok]

Paul Clark, who I think is a good summariser, mentions "the basics" all the time. Granted, they're a lot easier to point out in a team playing poorly, with a lot of inexperience, but "the basics" are a big part of his shtick.

....and they’re a huge part of a properly coached football team......

 

[Stuart W]

Paul Clark, who I think is a good summariser, mentions "the basics" all the time. Granted, they're a lot easier to point out in a team playing poorly, with a lot of inexperience, but "the basics" are a big part of his shtick.

I think his role is primarily to offer technical advice/criticism based upon his great experience. One person with a guaranteed job for the foreseeable......

 

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FOR Southend United Saturday’s disappointing 2-0 defeat to Cheltenham Town was very much a case of one step forwards two steps back.

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[Yorkshire Blue]

It was bad - and a whistle-happy ref made the opening 20 minutes virtually unwatchable - but the good news is that we probably won't face another team who presses us as well as Cheltenham.

That was the first time this season that I felt we'd taken a step backwards as we clamber out of a hole towards respectability. It was inevitable that we'd encounter setbacks along the way, it's now a case of do we see a reaction tomorrow at Salford? A better display then and this is a game we can forget. The worry will be if it's the same again.

 

[gazza]

I think we lost this game because I forgot to set my PC mouse back to glow dark blue setting. We drew the last two games whilst it was like this. Saturday it was purple.

So sorry it was my fault. I promise that tomorrow, during the Salford game, it will be sporting a nice dark blue hue.

 

[Mr Browns Ghost]

It was bad - and a whistle-happy ref made the opening 20 minutes virtually unwatchable - but the good news is that we probably won't face another team who presses us as well as Cheltenham.

That was the first time this season that I felt we'd taken a step backwards as we clamber out of a hole towards respectability. It was inevitable that we'd encounter setbacks along the way, it's now a case of do we see a reaction tomorrow at Salford? A better display then and this is a game we can forget. The worry will be if it's the same again.

really ? Every scout watching will make their team set up to do exactly what Cheltenham did ...

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

really ? Every scout watching will make their team set up to do exactly what Cheltenham did ...

Sure, but they won't execute it as well as Cheltenham did.

 

[mfurok]

Sure, but they won't execute it as well as Cheltenham did.

Sadly they won’t need to.

We executed it superbly at Swindon in the Prossergate match but the difference was that after 20 minutes Swindon completely changed their tactics. They stopped fannying around with it In their own half, pushed forward and turned 0-2 into 4-2.

Luke was Brown’s scapegoat and iirc he never played for us again.

 

[Rob Noxious]

I think we lost this game because I forgot to set my PC mouse back to glow dark blue setting. We drew the last two games whilst it was like this. Saturday it was purple.

So sorry it was my fault. I promise that tomorrow, during the Salford game, it will be sporting a nice dark blue hue.

Thanks for relieving me of my sole guilt for this one, Gazza. I can now 'fess up to not being able to find my lucky 'Southend blue' jocks which I'd worn during the games that we accrued points. Still haven't seen them in the washing runs lately, so I'm a bit worried for tonight too. Or should that be I'm even more worried for tonight too?