Official Match Thread Southend United v Oldham Athletic

[LennySUFC]

I honestly hope we get wind up tomorrow and that's not a knee jerk reaction from another defeat where I'm upset. It's been 3 years or so in the making. I'd rather us fold, have a supporters fund start (we'd surely get a few hundred K) we're a well supported club, get rid of martin and erect a few temporary stands over at southchurch park. The support would still be there, we'd rise again but by the supporters who would run the club properly.

Will there be onions at the burger bar?

 

[Harry Bullocks]

Hopefully

 

[Billy Bests boot laces]

Film title to sum this rubbish up:-They shoot horses don't they?

And a song title, i give you Status Quo
'Down, down, deeper & down' ???.

 

[Danshrimper]

Not sure if I do. Should never have started with Acqua up front .Never looked like scoring in the first half. Better movement up front in the second half.If we had started with that formation we might have nicked a goal.Division 2 is truly dreadful.

Who would you start instead of Acquah? Sterling is even worse. At least Acquah makes some sort of effort to win the ball.

 

[Chris Powell's mate]

Demi you ****ing tosser

...but Egbri passes and stands like a statue, and the Oldham interceptor knows it.

 

[SeaSideDoughnut]

I remember listening to interviews with Barry Corr saying how he hates being a lone striker... I just don't see how you can expect a rookie [Acquah] to lead the line by himself...

 

[Chris Powell's mate]

Who would you start instead of Acquah? Sterling is even worse. At least Acquah makes some sort of effort to win the ball.

No, he doesn't.
He has that rolling lumber that makes him look like a stand-off rather than a striker.

 

[Chairman Trigg]

Without quality players in the core positions we will just splutter along .Add to that we haven't a forward that actually threatens or worries the opposition after selling the only 2 that did. Even if we were to scramble a win does anybody actually believe we could put a run together.
Ron has killed this club with wrong decision after wrong decision since Brown left.He is now killing the support big time if we exist after tomorrow that is.

 

[Tommy2holes]

I honestly hope we get wind up tomorrow and that's not a knee jerk reaction from another defeat where I'm upset. It's been 3 years or so in the making. I'd rather us fold, have a supporters fund start (we'd surely get a few hundred K) we're a well supported club, get rid of martin and erect a few temporary stands over at southchurch park. The support would still be there, we'd rise again but by the supporters who would run the club properly.

As painful as that is. I'm also at that point. This club needs to be back in the hands of real fans and more importantly away from the charlatan currently destroying our beloved club.

 

[Clinton Baptiste]

We'll be fine once Akinola is fit.

 

[1966 and all that]

OK it wasn’t great. But we got back into the game and were even pressing for the winner. Until (who was it who gave the ball away) we get caught in a breakaway and game over. Gutted.

 

[tallboyblue]

Who would you start instead of Acquah? Sterling is even worse. At least Acquah makes some sort of effort to win the ball.

Must have a missed that bit.

 

[fbm]

At the moment, without Acquah, every ball forwards comes straight back, which means we have to play out from the back and we aren't good enough for that.

With Acquah, he does win the odd ball and hold it up but isn't a goal threat. Going forward it's like playing with 10 men

I'm not sure Akinola will be any different when he is eventually fit because he isn't a target man. But maybe we will be able to play 4-4-2.

I can't write much more, it's just so depressing.

 

[davewebbsbrain]

Who would you start instead of Acquah? Sterling is even worse. At least Acquah makes some sort of effort to win the ball.

Not something I saw tonight

 

[Clinton Baptiste]

I'd have Barbie girl over Aquah at the moment.

 

[camden shrimper]

As painful as that is. I'm also at that point. This club needs to be back in the hands of real fans and more importantly away from the charlatan currently destroying our beloved club.

I want a club to support, our luck isn't that bad that Ron Martin is the first immortal man to exist so clearly I want to get through tomorrow. He's a custodian in all but name so let's get through tomorrow, I would take non league over no club. It's beyond frustrating though, I really thought the last two games would be the turning point.....

 

[RHB]

As painful as that is. I'm also at that point. This club needs to be back in the hands of real fans and more importantly away from the charlatan currently destroying our beloved club.

Nothing wrong with that scenario, but as for Southend fans running the club? You only have to look at the diversity of views on here to realise we couldn't organise the proverbial one in a brewery.

 

[SeaSideDoughnut]

I'm not even going to wait for MM's comments. I'm going to get an early night and quietly cry into my pillow. Night all...

 

[Jim Levenstein]

Can’t put into words how much hatred I have for the club right now

 

[Wickford Blue]

I want a club to support, our luck isn't that bad that Ron Martin is the first immortal man to exist so clearly I want to get through tomorrow. He's a custodian in all but name so let's get through tomorrow, I would take non league over no club. It's beyond frustrating though, I really thought the last two games would be the turning point.....

Do you really believe Ron cares? If he did he would get someone who knew about football in to run the club as he obviously does not after all these years of decline!