Official Match Thread Southend United v Forest Green Rovers

[rhrussell]

worst player Goodship

 

[jimmy55]

Not sure why Rush was taken off!! Game was there to be played/ won. He impressed me with his play and hard work. Showed Goodship up with fitness. Fair game, 6th V's bottom ..

 

[southendkid]

We've got a lot more fight than we did a month ago but we still have no one that knows where the net is, if we could only find a striker we'd be competitive, Rush did impress me though and I hope he starts next match, he needs to work on his shooting but his off the ball movement was impressive.

 

[Leigh_Seasider]

We’ve conceded 1 goal in 180 minutes, with a depleted squad off the back of a 6-1 whooping from Col Ewe (who lost 6-1 themselves tonight, ha!) .. that’s got to be seen as a positive. Some things are starting to click. We need this embargo sorted yesterday. In the circumstances not a bad effort. Keep plugging away lads.
We badly need more experience and quality especially up front to put the ball away.

 

[hlane17]

Really? I thought we were very poor in the second half, we didn't even have a shot on target throughout the game.

We could have if our players could hit the target. Plenty of positions to test the keeper and one glaring chance to score...

 

[SeaSideDoughnut]

Does anyone remember when football was something you enjoyed?

 

[Holy Joe]

Considering FGR are now fourth in the table was expecting a drubbing, desperately need more quality in the final third

 

[Billy Bests boot laces]

, if we could only find a striker we'd be competitive,

If only we could get rid of the embargo?. Oh hang on, Ron has pledged it will be gone this week???.

 

[Clinton Baptiste]

How long before opposition's teams don't even bother playing a goalie.

 

[Danshrimper]

How the **** have we not scored in this game?

They've been ****. There for the taking! Table doesn't lie, we arent good enough!

We couldn’t even manage a shot on target. Every shot went about 10 miles over the bar apart from Rush’s miss.

 

[Chris Powell's mate]

OK, we battled, but even for Lge 2 there wasn't an ounce of class apart from White's calm and Olyayinka's battling.

I've read that Egbri wins us fouls.
Forgive me, but I think the idea is to win us football matches.
A side giving away a FK has time to reset. A player who gets past the defence or gets in telling crosses will see his side scoring.
Said all I'm going to say about Badship.

As for injuries, you couldn't make it up.
Covid Illness: crocked before the game: during the game; training: what's left?
Getting hit by lightning? I wouldn't rule it out!

 

[blueblueblue]

We could have if our players could hit the target. Plenty of positions to test the keeper and one glaring chance to score...

But that's my point, we didn't.

 

[kentblues]

Defensively we are looking much better. But attacking wise .,. Well....
as for iFollow I apologise for trying to defend it...I have sent them an email that ought to make their eyes water- we should however make sure the club is not penalised financially for their utter incompetence.
Not happy

 

[Billy Bests boot laces]

worst player Goodship

Must admit after being here for coming up to 18 months, i dont see any improvement in his all round game?.
Especially as his now been reunited with the manager who knows him better than others, & ought to play to his strengths ( if any? ).

 

[martinreed]

Defensively we are looking much better. But attacking wise .,. Well....
as for iFollow I apologise for trying to defend it...I have sent them an email that ought to make their eyes water- we should however make sure the club is not penalised financially for their utter incompetence.
Not happy

What's their email address? - couldn't find it on their site

 

[Cultist of Sooty]

What's their email address? - couldn't find it on their site

ifollow@efl.com

 

[Sunnyshrimper]

The facts don’t lie 0 shots on target at home against a supposedly average team. It is very simple, whether playing in the World Cup final or in the park with mates, if you do not in 90 mins of football hit the target you will not be winning many football matches. We are in a huge amount of trouble on and off the pitch and I’m past the angry stage at the sheer incompetence of Ron as the chairman of this club, it’s just a feeling of helplessness and disappointment. Let’s hope we bottom out in 2021, begin to stabilise and come back in the coming years

 

[Shrimpet steve]

We've got a lot more fight than we did a month ago but we still have no one that knows where the net is, if we could only find a striker we'd be competitive, Rush did impress me though and I hope he starts next match, he needs to work on his shooting but his off the ball movement was impressive.

Yes we do akinola and rons striker.Why cant they play ?

 

[Westcliff DGS]

Not too bad a performance but not overly a good one, should have been up at half time and got a point a i guess

Trying to find positives and for me at least we do look better than 4 weeks ago

 

[Colchester and proud!]

Ewes 6-1 down at Exeter....

Exeter played really really well..... we didn't! We rarely do well at Exeter and Trevor Kettle was the ref, I thought we would lose but not get slaughtered, we have the worst away record in the division!