Pre-Match Thread Southend United v Bolton Wanderers, Saturday 20th February, 15:00, FL2

[hlane17]

 

[Boreham Blue]

Bit underwhelmed with lack of new signings featuring

 

[Worcester Shrimper64]

Does MM want to win this game???

 

[Ayrshire Blue]

It’s a strong bench. I can only assume McCormack isn’t quite right still. Makes no sense to start Demi ahead of him if both are 100% imo

 

[Leigh_Seasider]

I'm guessing the idea is to sub JD for Macca when we're 3-0 up, to see out the game. Holmes will have scored the 3rd already.

 

[Shrimpet steve]

Absolute shocking! This really is what makes me think mm hasnt got a clue!! Wheres mellis? Ranger? Holmes should start as hes declared himself fit and raring to go! Demitriou has been poor but still seems to merit starting! mm better get this right because ron has backed him now and there can be no excuses! The best players have to play it's not rocket science!!

 

[Maroon Blue]

Does MM want to win this game???

No he wants us to lose????

 

[Boreham Blue]

Absolute shocking! This really is what makes me think mm hasnt got a clue!! Wheres mellis? Ranger? Holmes should start as hes declared himself fit and raring to go! Demitriou has been poor but still seems to merit starting! mm better get this right because ron has backed him now and there can be no excuses! The best players have to play it's not rocket science!!

Maybe he knows a lot more about players fitness etc.

 

[Flinty]

It’s pretty much the same team that everyone has applauded the last 2 games ...why the negativity??

 

[MisterStubbs]

Absolute shocking! This really is what makes me think mm hasnt got a clue!! Wheres mellis? Ranger? Holmes should start as hes declared himself fit and raring to go! Demitriou has been poor but still seems to merit starting! mm better get this right because ron has backed him now and there can be no excuses! The best players have to play it's not rocket science!!

A notion that I’m sure plenty on here have about you as well.

Ranger isn’t ready, what part of that don’t you understand or expect? Mellis is also still recovering from illness. Do you even bother reading interviews with MM when the clubs puts them out? I’m guessing not otherwise you’d have known this to begin with.

 

[Special Blue]

And if I remember rightly, Bolton then went on to get promotion and then up into the top division ............. so perhaps a similar result today wouldn't be too bad for either team.

I thought they only lost 2 games and got promotion! The 2 games to the same team (us) who got relegated!
Got to look it up now as not sure.

 

[crangoner]

Maybe he knows a lot more about players fitness etc.

No, that's far too a sensible suggestion to make in reply to those questions

 

[Shrimpet steve]

A notion that I’m sure plenty on here have about you as well.

Ranger isn’t ready, what part of that don’t you understand or expect? Mellis is also still recovering from illness. Do you even bother reading interviews with MM when the clubs puts them out? I’m guessing not otherwise you’d have known this to begin with.

Mellis is fit and ready to play! Yes he was recovering from covid but even mm said he had recovered actually he didnt even have covid!!

 

[MisterStubbs]

Mellis is fit and ready to play! Yes he was recovering from covid but even mm said he had recovered actually he didnt even have covid!!

Maybe he hasn’t training enough to be considered, maybe MM doesn’t consider him ready to be thrown in to the deep end yet. This isn’t football manager.

 

[dannypav]

The longer a winning or losing run goes on the greater the chance of it coming to an end, why not today?

Absolute shocking! This really is what makes me think mm hasnt got a clue!! Wheres mellis? Ranger? Holmes should start as hes declared himself fit and raring to go! Demitriou has been poor but still seems to merit starting! mm better get this right because ron has backed him now and there can be no excuses! The best players have to play it's not rocket science!!

Steve , didn’t you also kick off about the starting line ups in the last two games ?
Those two away games against teams at the top.
Those ones where we picked up 4 points.
And didn’t concede

 

[Holy Joe]

It’s pretty much the same team that everyone has applauded the last 2 games ...why the negativity??

That team hasn't been able to score - or create much

 

[Shrimpet steve]

Steve , didn’t you also kick off about the starting line ups in the last two games ?
Those two away games against teams at the top.
Those ones where we picked up 4 points.
And didn’t concede

Yes wasnt happy with those lineups either!

 

[Flinty]

That team hasn't been able to score - or create much

But gained 4 points

 

[Holy Joe]

But gained 4 points

I think we'll need a goal to get any points this match

 

[mfurok]

The soundtrack can be adapted quite well from this >

Superb stuff.