Post-Match Thread and Ratings Chesterfield 2-2 Southend United

[Evening Echo]

CHESTERFIELD substitute Fraser Kerr scored an own goal with his first touch to secure Southend United a 2-2 draw at the Technique Stadium this afternoon.

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[Benfleet A1]

My lad is trying to hurry me up to play Mariocart while I'm basking in a 12 game unbeaten run.

Don't rush me son, dad doesn't get to bask in glory that often.

 

[RHB]

Our biggest danger now is losing the management team!

Not this season we're not. They are here for the long haul, and rightly so.

 

[Dutch Branch]

Great point against one of the top teams. We were on top for long periods of the game and missed several chances to win it.

Over the 90mins IMO we were by far the better team.

The run goes on. 12 unbeaten now.



Grimsby Tuesday night next,

Fantastic support again from the 800 travelling Blues fans.

Over to you guys,

On current form, we are one of the top teams ????

 

[Target man]

Harrison Neal BTW... his best game for us. He was excellent!!

 

[Tommy2holes]

Our biggest danger now is losing the management team!

No chance they are going anywhere. If we don't get promotion next season but miss out in the play offs one or two may be poached but they are committed to the club.

 

[Tommy2holes]

And @Tommy2holes wins this evening's award for the best original word in a post match thread. That is quite a superb word mate and I had to look it up to make sure it was legit.

You're welcome mate. Put it in the locker for another day.

 

[RHB]

You're welcome mate. Put it in the locker for another day.

Certainly will.

 

[Gt Yarmouth Shrimper]

The contrast between this game and Kings Lynn away (my last game) is staggering and a joy to watch.

 

[gpd]

Now for 3 home games on the trot. March could be another good month for us. COYB's!

 

[Dutch Branch]

Today, I think was a massive plus for the mind set of the team both on and off the pitch. Going by the comments it looks like we didn’t really set our stall out right at the start but at half time we dealt with the issues which was obviously noticeable second half.

Chesterfield will be gutted having scored late and then conceding at the death but I wouldn’t say that’s down to them but more about us not giving up and pressing to the final whistle.

Everything comes to those that wait.

Blue army ?????

 

[DirtyBeats]

Loved getting to a game today.

Definitely better team and fans for full 90 minutes today and more than deserved a point. Probably more.

The ref was infuriating in that he just allowed Dennis to be held every time we broke forward and he could be on the turn.

There is definitely a spirit in this team which is great to see.

 

[rlb999]

We‘re a different team to 3 months ago.

Arnold, 7
Hobson, 7
Lopata, 8
Kensdale, 6
Davies, 6
Neal, 7
Atkinson, 8
Ralph, 7
Dalby, 7
Dennis, 7

You could up all those scores by a point if you weren’t a stingy marker like me!

Jack Bridge looks like he’s worth more minutes. Dennis remains a key player for me - properly scares the opposition when we can get him in the game.

 

[Snowy]

A deserved point today. Shame we didn't get the win. But 3 draws on the bounce is 6 points dropped sadly.
Need to get back to winning ways.
Confidence must be high.

 

[Stan33]

No chance they are going anywhere. If we don't get promotion next season but miss out in the play offs one or two may be poached but they are committed to the club.

Money ??

 

[blueveined]

CP says Dennis left the ground on crutches - hopefully nothing too serious.

 

[Gridelet's contact lens]

Our biggest danger now is losing the management team!

Not going to loose all three anytime soon. KM is here until we are back in the EFL. Darren Currie may well get an offer to manage a club in the future, but not soon.

 

[RHB]

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Will we ever know mate?

 

[Pak Power]

Sorry can't seem to copy and put up our equalizing own goal video;

just go to facebook , and national league to view it

 

[crangoner]

Our biggest danger now is losing the management team!

Not sure why this is so bought into as our biggest worry.

Clearly it's the management team who are the package. You pick off Currie or Bentley, you're still missing the rest of the team. How many individuals in management teams have been successful without the rest? I can't think of many, if any.

If Currie, for example, gets a nice offer from a NLS/N, NL or even L2 team in the off season, good luck to him if he takes it. But the relative success we're seeing right is down to the collective of the management team. Clubs who can afford to bring in a team at our level or higher should see that and understand what it is for what it is and bring in the team as a whole, if they can.

I don't want to come across as too complacent, but if the management team are doing well as a unit here, it would have to take a very decent offer to tempt them away, otherwise.

Anyway, being at sixes and sevens in the first half was more than made up for in the second half. Both teams deserve a 6/10 overall today. Atkinson did very well for 60 minutes but Powell also did very well when he came on. If that's the last we see of Dennis for a while (or maybe, even, the whole season) that was a poor game to see him off from but good luck to him for his future endeavours.