Pre-Match Thread Oldham Athletic v Southend United, Saturday 6th March, 15:00, FL2

[Napster]

I think we can win this one!! If we play a 14312
Montgomery
Elvis hobson white clifford

Taylor Ferguson dieng

Akinola

Goodship holmes


No place for JD or Acquah!! Not been good enough!

What about Mellis? Our best player!

 

[Shrimpet steve]

What about Mellis? Our best player!

I'd replace him for taylor or dieng if I knew he was definitely playing or even had a chance to play.

 

[Chrisb]

Cant believe your still picking acquah?

Here you go again. No single player will be our saviour and not MM or any player in our squad is at fault for our current situation either. I assume you joined this forum as you consider yourself to be a SUFC supporter. Of course you are entitled to your opinion on team selection, as we all are, hence the pre-match thread and team votes but there are respectful ways of discussing your views. I have no idea if any players read this forum but, if they do, please know that all true fans are behind you right now to do your best to secure our league status. Steve, rather than reply to this post, please just take time to think about what you hope will be achieved by your continual abuse of Emile. We can all share our views in a respectful way, the way that makes this forum such a great place,

 

[mfurok]

I agree, we need to press them from the off! I feel akinola best position is on the left. We should atleast score against Oldham, everyone else has

Don’t bet on it.

 

[sufc4life21]

Don’t bet on it.

Haha true.

 

[dannypav]

I think we can win this one!! If we play a 14312
Montgomery
Elvis hobson white clifford

Taylor Ferguson dieng

Akinola

Goodship holmes


No place for JD or Acquah!! Not been good enough!

You should have mentioned this before now.

 

[Barling Magna]

Cant believe your still picking acquah?

Well you're in the minority Shrimpet. 52% of us are picking him and I'm sure we all wish Emile well.

 

[Evening Echo]

FORMER Southend United midfielder Jean Paul Kalala knows all about cutting things fine and is keen to see the Shrimpers do exactly that this season.

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[Harry Bullocks]

Early doors...

Come on you Shrimpers

 

[RHB]

Match day, iFollow ticket bought and done, all cookies, temp files and other rubbish cleaned away from the Browser, HDMI cable at the ready and a test period at 2:30pm to make sure the picture remains constant. Jeez, lockdown has done some wonderful things to watching a game of football!!

All that aside, it's an away game, our record away is rather decent these days and its now or never for our relegation escape route to get into full swing. I'll be glued to the screen and living every moment, trying to ignore some of the stupid bollocks that features in the official match thread and just pay attention to the overall game. I'll probably get told off by Mrs RHB when I check the Zone out on my phone, 'Why are you doing that when football's is on?', I love her dearly but sometimes essential football stuff just passes her by.

Anyway, enjoy the game as much as you can fellow Zoners, keep the faith and you never know, Emile may grab a couple today (please God).

All together now 'Everywhere we go............'

 

[Tommy2holes]

We need 3 points. How they come is irrelevant.

For the love of god. Please shoot. We saw against FGR what happens when you actually shoot.

 

[Tinks]

I echo the above and say I don’t care how we play today as long as we come away with the points.

Talking with MM last week despite the way things are there is buoyancy in the squad so fingers crossed for today

 

[Somerset Ex-TTB]

Well you're in the minority Shrimpet. 52% of us are picking him and I'm sure we all wish Emile well.

52% is not a majority. I demand a people’s vote to overturn this result as I don’t agree with it. I will be pushing this for the next 5 years, even after Aquah scores a hattrick in the Champions League final for Barcelona.

 

[in the know]

Give me the answer im expecting and for sure you are 110% Tom prodomo

I'm 111% not! Hahaha. And I don't like bobble hats!

 

[in the know]

Match day, iFollow ticket bought and done, all cookies, temp files and other rubbish cleaned away from the Browser, HDMI cable at the ready and a test period at 2:30pm to make sure the picture remains constant. Jeez, lockdown has done some wonderful things to watching a game of football!!

All that aside, it's an away game, our record away is rather decent these days and its now or never for our relegation escape route to get into full swing. I'll be glued to the screen and living every moment, trying to ignore some of the stupid bollocks that features in the official match thread and just pay attention to the overall game. I'll probably get told off by Mrs RHB when I check the Zone out on my phone, 'Why are you doing that when football's is on?', I love her dearly but sometimes essential football stuff just passes her by.

Anyway, enjoy the game as much as you can fellow Zoners, keep the faith and you never know, Emile may grab a couple today (please God).

All together now 'Everywhere we go............'

really made me grin rhb.! I check my tablet for other scores and zones comments during the game and get the same reaction! And also do the pre -game buffer check a long time before kick off!
fingers crossed we have a good day.

 

[Boreham Blue]

Too many unknowns about availability and fitness and am torn between

Monty
Elvis Hobson White Clifford
RHF Dieng Fergie ANG
Acquah Akinola

or

M
EHWC
Dieng Fergie Taylor
Holmes Akinola
Acquah

 

[geoffmundo]

I haven't chosen my starting line up as I can't make my mind up. The back 4 pick themselves, but as for the rest? I would definitely include Ferguson and Akinola, but I would also like to see Goodship have more game time. He is a goal scorer albeit unproven at this level and we need goals. Whatever team is selected it needs to be more attacking but at least even without the 4 or so injured players on their way back, we at least do have plenty of options.

 

[Massimo Giovanni]

It looks, from the pol, that the team picks itself in 9 or 10 of the positions with just the 3rd attacking option unclear and a less than overwhelming vote for the undervalued and over maligned Emile.

 

[Jacob Sladder]

Not fussed if Elvis not fit. He's not the player he was, preferring to check on the halfway line and play back, rather than go on a run (though his dribbling's always been suspect). Have no idea why he takes throw-ins...long are hopeful, short are balloons and difficult to control. However, his ability in sticking up his arm for any decision, whether he should stop playing or not, is head and shoulders above his teammates!!!! Right side full back is a difficult position for us to fill, though I'd rather see JD in the slot than EB or Hobbo.

 

[damien]

Monty Burns
EHWC
Dieng Ferguson Taylor
Holmes Acquah Akinola

a more traditional 4 3 3 as opposed to a fluid 451 / 433 is what I would like to see. Oldham score but they also concede lots so let's get our shooting boots on today and rattle a few in.

Oldham 2 - 4 Southend.

John White, Akinola, Taylor, and Acquah to bag for the blues