Barmy Army
Director
Well I arrived at the Hall for my 1st home game of the season due to being on holiday for the other ones. Sat in Row P of the East Greens for the first time, and my praise goes to everyone who sits on those wooden seats normally. No leg room, and very stiff backs!
Anyway on with the report. I missed the announcements by Geoff (Jeff) so had to look for the changes in the lineup. Che in for Nicky, Barrett remaining at CB, Tes replacing Drewe upfront. There was something in the atmosphere within the ground and I think many of us had good feelings about the game.
These good feelings continued with the Blues dominating the early stages of the game, until about 15minutes in when the Silkmen went on a counter attack and Jon Parkin found the ball at his feet. A little jinx past the defender and an 18-yard left-footed curling shot was unleashed. Luckily it hit the crossbar.
Macclesfield were without many other clear scoring oppurtunites in the first half, whereas the Blues had many. Bramble looked on fine form, good control, smart passes, high work effort earned him applause from the crowd. A couple of nice link-ups on either wing led to decent crosses into the box, and Lawrie Dudfield had the best chance but his header was saved at the near post by Fettis.
The half continued and many thought that we would have another game with many chances but no goals. Alas! Hero Adam Barrett rose like a salmon at a corner kick to head in our first goal at the Hall this season. The half ended on a high for the team and the supporters.
The second half started much like the first had ended. Southend continued to dominate but couldn't quite put a finishing touch on the ball that would lead to a comfortable 2-0 lead. This mood changed when a backpass to Bart was met with a scuffed clearance that fell to the feet of Danny Whitaker who hit a sweet shot into the bottom corner of the Southend net, with Griemink becoming merely a spectator as the ball trickled past him. I for one thought he could have done more.
Same old Southend I thought, dominate possession and yet throw away an easy goal. Alas! Hero Adam Barrett lept again at from a corner to nod in his 3rd goal of the season, and 2nd of the day. There were a few other oppurtunities for Southend to further extend their lead, but many of us were more interested in keeping the ball away from our goal. A couple of anxious moments were experienced from Macclesfield attacks, and a few near-jubilant moments were experienced from our own attacks.
Apart from a blatant picked-up back-pass being ignored by the poor referee and Dudfield forcing Fettis to leave the pitch on a stretcher, no real drama unfolded in the last half hour. Hunt came on for Gower who looked troubled at half-time, and Drewe replaced Bramble. A good win for Southend as we begin our ascent up the table.
Anyway on with the report. I missed the announcements by Geoff (Jeff) so had to look for the changes in the lineup. Che in for Nicky, Barrett remaining at CB, Tes replacing Drewe upfront. There was something in the atmosphere within the ground and I think many of us had good feelings about the game.
These good feelings continued with the Blues dominating the early stages of the game, until about 15minutes in when the Silkmen went on a counter attack and Jon Parkin found the ball at his feet. A little jinx past the defender and an 18-yard left-footed curling shot was unleashed. Luckily it hit the crossbar.
Macclesfield were without many other clear scoring oppurtunites in the first half, whereas the Blues had many. Bramble looked on fine form, good control, smart passes, high work effort earned him applause from the crowd. A couple of nice link-ups on either wing led to decent crosses into the box, and Lawrie Dudfield had the best chance but his header was saved at the near post by Fettis.
The half continued and many thought that we would have another game with many chances but no goals. Alas! Hero Adam Barrett rose like a salmon at a corner kick to head in our first goal at the Hall this season. The half ended on a high for the team and the supporters.
The second half started much like the first had ended. Southend continued to dominate but couldn't quite put a finishing touch on the ball that would lead to a comfortable 2-0 lead. This mood changed when a backpass to Bart was met with a scuffed clearance that fell to the feet of Danny Whitaker who hit a sweet shot into the bottom corner of the Southend net, with Griemink becoming merely a spectator as the ball trickled past him. I for one thought he could have done more.
Same old Southend I thought, dominate possession and yet throw away an easy goal. Alas! Hero Adam Barrett lept again at from a corner to nod in his 3rd goal of the season, and 2nd of the day. There were a few other oppurtunities for Southend to further extend their lead, but many of us were more interested in keeping the ball away from our goal. A couple of anxious moments were experienced from Macclesfield attacks, and a few near-jubilant moments were experienced from our own attacks.
Apart from a blatant picked-up back-pass being ignored by the poor referee and Dudfield forcing Fettis to leave the pitch on a stretcher, no real drama unfolded in the last half hour. Hunt came on for Gower who looked troubled at half-time, and Drewe replaced Bramble. A good win for Southend as we begin our ascent up the table.