Official Match Thread Grays Athletic 3-0 SUFC U21s - 125th Anniversary match

[chapperzUK]

Who said we ever committed to playing our first team?

 

[graysblues]

hi Grays supporter here. It is very disappointing that we will not face your first team. it is a little disrespectful, and is a bit of a kick in the nuts to our fantastic volunteers who have been working their socks off preparing for this celebratory match. I can understand that you are preparing for your first league game however it would have been good to see a few first team players involved.
Oh well its not to be. We will all have a good day regardless, we will celebrate our 125th Anniversary and enjoy whooping your young lambs!! lol. Seriously though it would be good to see a few of you tomorrow at the match. regards and best of luck for the season

 

[Fish]

Who said we ever committed to playing our first team?

Because the game has always been billed as being against Southend United, not a Southend United XI.

 

[manor15]

hi Grays supporter here. It is very disappointing that we will not face your first team. it is a little disrespectful, and is a bit of a kick in the nuts to our fantastic volunteers who have been working their socks off preparing for this celebratory match. I can understand that you are preparing for your first league game however it would have been good to see a few first team players involved.
Oh well its not to be. We will all have a good day regardless, we will celebrate our 125th Anniversary and enjoy whooping your young lambs!! lol. Seriously though it would be good to see a few of you tomorrow at the match. regards and best of luck for the season

This is the point I think, it's unlikely the whole squad will play against Orient so could have sent a couple down. Hopefully, they'll ask a few first team players to go along to watch (as they did against Wakering) to help boost the crowd a bit. Enjoy the day graysblues!

 

[mattitouk]

I couldnt agree more fish, and shoebury boy. You both got it spot on. Grays and Southend are entwined over history, be it players and fans. Respect for 125 years of footballing history, I would really like to see a good turn out for this game.

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

Blimey, never seen that before. Over an hour and a half after the game and not one comment during or after the game. I know it was only under 21s, but any Southend X1 would normally get updates and final score and comments about youngsters.

 

[usa_shrimper]

Blimey, never seen that before. Over an hour and a half after the game and not one comment during or after the game. I know it was only under 21s, but any Southend X1 would normally get updates and final score and comments about youngsters.

The games tomorrow mate...:dim:

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

The games tomorrow mate...:dim:

Doh, my bad. Someone mentioned it being tonight on another thread, sorry about that. Thanks usa _shrimper.

 

[stickyboy]

Havent seen any updates from anyone as doubt there is much interest. Previous years we have mixed the youngsters in with 1st teams and trialists so might have been worth going but now purely Under 21's. We did the Brentwood game and was only a handful of Southend there.

 

[fatgrandad]

Thought I would pop in en route to Southend. The boys 3 down at ht: a pen, a good goal on the break, and another one while I was staring at my phone and no replay available. Grays team also look very young, but that may be just be a function of my age.

 

[Murkey_Mouse]

What the score?

 

[fatgrandad]

Finished 3-0 to Grays, lively and open 2nd half but neither side able to take chances. Enough youth and pace on display to weaken Mrs Blue's knees, but nothing obvious to challenge Hunt and Mooney, who both sound like a step-up from last season to me, and last season didn't end too badly.

 

[Napster]

What the score?

Eight nil. Williams with five

 

[RHB]

Thanks for that Grandad. In the absence of any first teamers, did many Blues fans make the journey or were you Billy-no-mates?

 

[Shrimperforlife]

Thanks for that Grandad. In the absence of any first teamers, did many Blues fans make the journey or were you Billy-no-mates?

I went and I doubt that there was more than 125 all in for the crowd ....quite a few youngsters in as it was free

to be honest Grays looked good for three nil, we didn't offer much apart from the number 11 ....waste of a couple of hours to be honest

 

[Shrimperforlife]

Eight nil. Williams with five

Don't think we had eight chances did we?

 

[Shrimper]

Grays won 3-0. Carlos, Michael-Percil and Ferguson scoring.

 

[Firestorm]

Confirmed as Under 21 game.

Grays produced a few players over the years - Eastwood, Hooper, the late Mitchell Cole and the one that Tilson let go - Michael Kightly.
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and Mickey Welch......

 

[Leoblue]

Well done Grays on such a memorable day (125 years). I hope a good croud turned up for them.

 

[Norwichshrimper]

Grays won 3-0. Carlos, Michael-Percil and Ferguson scoring.

Didn't we have him on trial last pre-season?