Pre-Match Thread Burton Albion vs Southend Utd Tues 3rd December 2019. 19:45 ko.

[RHB]

No game this Saturday, instead we are away at the Pirelli Stadium and Burton Albion next Tuesday. It will be interesting to see whether the team react positively to an away game rather than playing in front of the Roots Hall crowd.

Although it's a mid week game for some reason that escapes me the game is not being streamed live on iFollow for UK viewers (at the moment anyway). That statement does not include Blues overseas supporters who should get the stream as normal. So unless you're making the journey up there it's the agony of BBC Essex radio or nothing at all!

Normal stuff for the pre-match thread, team selection, result prediction and anything else which has a bearing on the game.

 

[RobB11]

Prediction - 5-1 loss

 

[AndyT]

I like the idea of Mr X in the line-up!

 

[Massimo Giovanni]

Burton had good away win at Sunderland last night. Ominous.

 

[AndyT]

It's sad to see Phil Parkinson struggling, I have to say!

 

[RHB]

It's sad to see Phil Parkinson struggling, I have to say!

Yeah, he could have taken our job and struggled with us instead.

 

[kentblues]

Yeah, he could have taken our job and struggled with us instead.

Although take over at Sunderland with their players and budget and don't deliver then it does way more damage to your reputation than taking over here and not delivering- after all the only way is up!!

 

[kentblues]

Bishop
Elvis Dieng Kiernan Ralph
Demi Hutchinson Milligan McLaughlin
Hopper Cox

We haven't got three CBs for different reasons that would give me enough confidence at the mo. Taylor needs a bit more time, Lennon dog house, White would be in there but injured (actually left of back 3 would suit Kyps too- but of course injured)

Milligan sitting- Hutchinson more of a free reign- McL being given a bit of free reign to get forward.

 

[Rayleigh boy]

looking forward to this game ..

I am loving the intensity of our situation

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

No game this Saturday, instead we are away at the Pirelli Stadium and Burton Albion next Tuesday. It will be interesting to see whether the team react positively to an away game rather than playing in front of the Roots Hall crowd.

Although it's a mid week game for some reason that escapes me the game is not being streamed live on iFollow (at the moment anyway). So unless you're making the journey up there it's the agony of BBC Essex radio or nothing at all!

Normal stuff for the pre-match thread, team selection, result prediction and anything else which has a bearing on the game.

Surely it was re-arranged from the Saturday during the recent Internationals a couple of weeks back? Im sure we'll be able to watch it on iFollow when they wake up to the fixture change a bit later this week!

 

[AndyT]

He's talking about not being sure why it's not on ifollow, I think.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

He's talking about not being sure why it's not on ifollow, I think.

Edit.Andy it's up on iFollow for all overseas subscribers (like me) and I imagine it'll be available for you guys in the UK a bit later in the week (as I said).

 

[AndyT]

Thanks @Tangled up in Blue

I'll probably subscribe.

 

[Leigh_Seasider]

Burton had good away win at Sunderland last night. Ominous.

That will probably mean more chance we will win, such is the weird way football works. Sunderland only beat our lot 1-0 ..

 

[tottenham541]

Was thinking of going to this one as no work the next day, not sure many will travel for this one, maybe 200ish ?

 

[AndyT]

Of course, we beat Burton twice last season!

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Thanks @Tangled up in Blue

I'll probably subscribe.

Think you'll have to get in touch with Tombstone and/or Somerset (maybe others?) to find out how they can still access iFollow in the UK (presumably via a VPN ) when most others can't since the beginning of this season.

 

[AndyT]

Tuesday night games are OK, though still, I think?

 

[RHB]

Surely it was re-arranged from the Saturday during the recent Internationals a couple of weeks back? Im sure we'll be able to watch it on iFollow when they wake up to the fixture change a bit later this week!

In an attempt to clarify my earlier post, previously mid week games have normally been available on iFollow for UK based subscribers, in other words you can buy a video match pass for a midweek game. Currently the live match centre is showing that a subscriber can buy an audio pass only for the game. I have no doubt that overseas Blues fans will be able to see the game on iFollow.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

In an attempt to clarify my earlier post, previously mid week games have normally been available on iFollow for UK based subscribers, in other words you can buy a video match pass for a midweek game. Currently the live match centre is showing that a subscriber can buy an audio pass only for the game. I have no doubt that overseas Blues fans will be able to see the game on iFollow.

Yeah I got that.As I said, I'm sure a UK pass will be available when iFollow realise their mistake.

Edit.You could always let them know i suppose.That might speed things up a bit.