Official Match Thread Southend United v Tranmere Rovers

[Floval Flyer]

If that was us he’d have been off.

Indeed, he’s a total sh!thouse

 

[geoffmundo]

Are we only allowed to put on one sub...?

 

[Murkey_Mouse]

I just put £2 for an insurance bet at odds of 11-1 for a Tranmere win.

 

[geoffmundo]

Only second clean sheet of the season!

 

[WickfordShrimper]

FT 0.0 still unbeaten in 2020 :-)

 

[jarvisyeh]

A CLEAN SHEET!!!

 

[SUFCStu]

Double digits...!

 

[Mad Cyril]

40 points from safety.

 

[Strykr]

40 points from safety.

Cripes.

 

[Rob1920]

I’m not even going to look at the negatives, I’m just going to take some pleasure from a clean sheet, double digits, and still unbeaten in 2020..

 

[Jay_SUFC]

I'm sorry, but they were useless. Why do we persist we such a defensive formation against that crap, if we'd have actually been a bit more positive, we could have won that!!

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

I'm sorry, but they were useless. Why do we persist we such a defensive formation against that crap, if we'd have actually been a bit more positive, we could have won that!!

Perhaps because we don't have the players we need to defend or take control of games?

FWIW,I'd agree that Tranmere are a poor side but we'reeven worse

 

[Special Blue]

Absolute ****! That is all I can say

 

[yogi bear up the cagire]

Well, that was a really entertaining 'League Two' game, very little League One quality from either side. There was lots of effort and endeavour if not much skill but you can't say we weren't trying. We kept a clean sheet and they kept eleven players on the pitch..........just. Of course, a point in our nearly hopeless situation is as good as a hole in the head. The real frustration is that, if we could get a win, perhaps that would start us on some magical run but of course, it probably wouldn't work like that. Anyway, on to Accrington......another side not doing too well at the moment. A win...........just a win...........pleeeeeaaaase!

 

[Ricey]

Absolute ****! That is all I can say

I’d take that over losing 1-7 to Doncaster.

 

[GBJ]

I'm sorry, but they were useless. Why do we persist we such a defensive formation against that crap, if we'd have actually been a bit more positive, we could have won that!!

Let me guess... Sol out, right?

It wasn’t enough to want rid of Powell, Bond or Waddock, might aswell chalk up another one, eh?

Where does it stop? One more manager before the end of the season? Two? Three? Ten? How many managers “failing” will it take people to realise that it’s not a managerial shortcoming we have that’s lead us to this position, it’s a myriad of problems that have all occurred at the same time.

Nothing will change within this club, until the existing lot are gone, and new blood is brought in. It’s a bitter pill to swallow, I know, but swallow it, we must.

Perhaps because we don't have the players we need to defend or take control of games?

FWIW,I'd agree that Tranmere are a poor side but we'reeven worse

Incredible that this has to be pointed out, but there you go.

 

[Special Blue]

I’d take that over losing 1-7 to Doncaster.

Tranmere were not very good and we had 11 men so I'm not happy, guess I'm getting greedy looking for a win.

 

[Jay_SUFC]

Let me guess... Sol out, right?

It wasn’t enough to want rid of Powell, Bond or Waddock, might aswell chalk up another one, eh?

Where does it stop? One more manager before the end of the season? Two? Three? Ten? How many managers “failing” will it take people to realise that it’s not a managerial shortcoming we have that’s lead us to this position, it’s a myriad of problems that have all occurred at the same time.

Nothing will change within this club, until the existing lot are gone, and new blood is brought in. It’s a bitter pill to swallow, I know, but swallow it, we must.



Incredible that this has to be pointed out, but there you go.

No, I don't want Sol out, and I'm happy he's here. I just don't like that formation; it's never worked and is never going to. I'm hoping that it's just temporary until we get a left back, but we really need to beat teams like Tranmere, but we won't when we play 5 at the back

 

[GBJ]

Tranmere were not very good and we had 11 men so I'm not happy, guess I'm getting greedy looking for a win.

Eh?

 

[GBJ]

No, I don't want Sol out, and I'm happy he's here. I just don't like that formation; it's never worked and is never going to. I'm hoping that it's just temporary until we get a left back, but we really need to beat teams like Tranmere, but we won't when we play 5 at the back

Look, I agree wholeheartedly. I’ve never been, and never will be, an advocate of playing five at the back, certainly not against an equally **** side, and certainly not at home.

But with this lot, we know that if they concede first, there’s little chance of us getting anything from the game.

The season, sadly, is gone for us. It’s now all about trying to eradicate that losing mentality within the squad.

And so far, it’s working.

We lost our first four league games under Sol, which of course wasn’t very encouraging. But we’re now unbeaten in our last three. Slowly but surely, the tide will turn.

I can’t say whether Sol will be a success at Roots Hall - personally I don’t think he will - but let’s see what he can do, once he’s actually had a fair amount of time to get his own players in, & implement a mindset into them.

We didn’t win today. But we didn’t lose. And we didn’t ship four goals. Or seven. That has to be seen as a positive. A small, almost insignificant one, but a positive nonetheless.