Reserves v Luton this afternoon

[Beefy]

In all seriousness, Fantasy Football did establish that Pele was *****.

He was worse than Jason Lee.

 

[Pubey]

Mates just txted me hes at the game and says Matt Lockwood, Neil Harris and Freddy Eastwood are at the game, sharing a family pack of Revels. Im not one to put 2 and 2 together but...

That's nice of Alex Revel to share

 

[C C Csiders]

Last 5 mins....

Just about I think, but you better ask the wife. She's the one with the stopwatch.

 

[Beefy]

That's nice of Alex Revel to share

I'm glad that someone gave into temptation and made that gag.

 

[top shirmper]

Final Score anyone?

What subs were made?

 

[Onion_Bag_Dave]

Final Score anyone?

What subs were made?

Blood stone out of getting a!

 

[DTS]

0-0 Ref chalked off Asante's first half opener with 2 mins to go as in retrospect it might have been offside.

 

[top shirmper]

0-0 Ref chalked off Asantes open with 2 mins to go as in retrospect it might have been offside.

Full time score?

Can you tell me what subs were made?

 

[shallowshrimper]

pleeeeeeeeeeeeze whats the score, I dont know why Im suddenly so concerened but I am

 

[Pubey]

4-0
Asante 3, Crawford

Stevens for Bouzid, Furlonge for Osiwufa, Soares for Woodyard

 

[Jay_Shrimper]

"Kyle Asante hits a hattrick in a 4-0 win for Southend's reserves against Luton Town this afternoon at Roots Hall."

http://twitter.com/SUFCRootsHall

 

[EastStandBlue]

Pleased for Asante... appears to have had no problems at all in hitting the ground running after a particularly nasty injury.

 

[Maidstone Shrimper]

http://www.southendunited.co.uk/page/ReserveNewsDetail/0,,10444~2288561,00.html

Good to see Mark Phillips is still alive and able to walk. Clean sheet for Morris, surely he'll be back in the first team.

 

[top shirmper]

4-0
Asante 3, Crawford

Stevens for Bouzid, Furlonge for Osiwufa, Soares for Woodyard[/QU

Great result. Cheers :thumbsup:

 

[C C Csiders]

4-0
Asante 3, Crawford

Stevens for Bouzid, Furlonge for Osiwufa, Soares for Woodyard

Great result; and fantastic to see that six of our reserves/youth's are loved up with one another.

 

[shallowshrimper]

4-0
Asante 3, Crawford

Stevens for Bouzid, Furlonge for Osiwufa, Soares for Woodyard[/QU

Great result. Cheers :thumbsup:

What he said

 

[Clinton Baptiste]

Asante for England.

 

[top shirmper]

Asante is a decent player.

James-Lewis was poor once again. Lutons best player. He is garbage. I want him out the door.

 

[C C Csiders]

Asante is a decent player.

James-Lewis was poor once again. Lutons best player. He is garbage. I want him out the door.

Eh? You kept asking the score, so how do you know John Merrick James-Lewis was poor, and the Luton star man?

 

[Exiled Shrimper]

Thoroughly good performance I thought today. The highlight was obviously Kyle Asante's hat-trick; that's the first time he's completed 90 minutes in over a year, and he still looked fresh as he was warming down at the end. With about ten minutes to go, Graham Coughlan asked him if he was alright to continue; Asante gave him the thumbs up, so Coughlan brought on Anthony Furlonge for Ade Osifuwa. Five minutes later, Asante smashed in his third from Mark Phillips' knockdown and as he wandered back to the halfway line, Coughlan asked if he was alright with a massive grin on his face!

Asante's second goal in particular was an absolute cracker, picking the ball up 12 yards out and crashing it in ferociously to leave the Luton 'keeper with no chance. He now scored four goals in one start and three short sub appearances since returning from his injury, and he hasn't lost his pace or finishing ability, so hopefully he can push on now up to the end of the season. He and Crawford scored about 35 goals for the youth team and reserves between August and February last year, so it was no surprise to see the pair on the scoresheet again.

I thought after an initial 20/25 minutes where they didn't quite get going, Merrick James-Lewis and Alex Woodyard were excellent in the centre of midfield, helping to speed up the tempo of the passing which was something that Coughlan obviously wanted them to do. Sawyer was predictably energetic, but I felt that he faded slightly at the end and some of his passes didn't quite come off. Nonetheless it's useful that he's getting game-time under his belt for when he is inevitably required in midfield at some stage between now and May.

Phillips and David Obaze were commanding in the air, but neither of them were convincing when the ball was on the ground, and Phillips in particular just doesn't look comfortable on the ball. It will be an interesting call for Paul Sturrock to make if Coughlan and Bilel Mohsni (who watched the second half after arriving on crutches) are unavailable on Saturday whether he goes with Kane Ferdinand - who is a ball-playing centre-half - or the more typically lower league Phillips alongside Barker.

Glenn Morris was excellent, dominant in his area with his calling and made a couple of good saves. The one time he was beaten late on, substitute Ryan Dasilva was denied by the woodwork. Miguel Comminges had probably his best game since signing and Osifuwa was pacy at right-back. Which leaves Adam Bouzid who, I'm afraid, was pretty anonymous again!