Pre-Match Thread Southend United v Woking, Saturday 13th November, 3.00pm, NL

[Userorange]

This should be a good measure of our progress under new management. A mid table side at home. Not ambitious confident high-flyers, but not a basket case like Dover either.

A half decent performance and the right result will go a long way to calming nerves and bringing back belief that we can compete at this level.

 

[Chris Powell's mate]

I know a fair bit about Woking, and not just because my best man is a Cards season ticket holder, lol!
Alan Dowson is a canny manager as they say around his hometown, Gateshead.
And like us, their ground development plans stretch back decades, and oft blamed for holding them back.
However, their real EFL challenge back in the day petered out when everyone else was going full-time and they couldn't.
Kingfield has one very good modern stand behind one goal, but the rest is a collection of bike sheds or open shallow terracing.
Have a guess which part is designated for away fans. Think February and pouring rain!
Their 2,000 diehards are pragmatists to a man and woman, and expect to struggle.
It's that lack of expectation that has kept them in the NL, unlike some clubs who claim they're going to smash this 'two-bob league'.

 

[WickfordShrimper]

Looking like a crowd of over 5,000 folks

5031 Sold*​

3102 seats available.

 

[Cultist of Sooty]

Looking like a crowd of over 5,000 folks

5031 Sold*​

3102 seats available.

Stick that in your pipe and smoke it, Peter Walker!

 

[Stan33]

Stick that in your pipe and smoke it, Peter Walker!

I deleted the app in error,can u remind me how to get it back please !????

 

[Eighties Blue]

I don't think we will see much change from last Saturday depending on late fitness tests.

Arnold
White Lopata Hobson
Howard Dunne Ferguson Bridge
Brunt
Murphy Dalby
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Subs: Arnold, Sayers, Ogogo, Walsh, Rush

Hopefully, from that lineup, Lopata will be ok to come straight in after his flight and Murphy will be 100% ready. I think Rush will come in for Murphy if he isn't ready.

I hope Ralph will be ready, but I doubt he will be 100% to start. Otherwise I'd have him LCB and Hobson RCB. Phillips could come in for Ferguson too if he has shaken his knock.

Demetriou and Ogogo also up for selection again, but I'm not convinced either would improve the starting line-up. Maybe Ogogo on the bench.

That still leaves out Egbri, Dennis, Kinali, and Atkinson (keep forgetting we have him).

@Chapperz - that Arnold certainly gets about. If he gets injured will he be subbed by himself?

 

[RHB]

I deleted the app in error,can u remind me how to get it back please !????

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[hlane17]

Having to miss this one due to a wicked bout of flu
Same team that beat Dover if possible, let's get 2 wins in a row in the league

 

[ColinMorrisWalksOnWater]

I am feeling optimistic about this one. I don't think we are going to lose tomorrow.

 

[NZamba Legend]

The one thing I associate with Woking is Paul Weller and I hope tomorrow afternoon ‘You’re the Best Thing’ is going to be Southend United. Cheers ?

 

[Userorange]

I’m not one for omens but watching the game tonight it could be a good weekend for the blues.

 

[* ORM *]

Must win for me...

That’s a bit selfish of you. Surely they must win for everyone’s sake?

I said for the Dover game there’s no such thing as a must win at this stage of the season.






We must win this game!

 

[Stan33]

The thread is a Sticky at the top of the ChitChat forum:

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THIS THREAD IS NOW THE SINGLE HOME FOR MATCH STATS FOLLOWING SUFC GAMES AND TICKET SALES FOR UPCOMING GAMES Plus any other statto delights that may be your heart’s desire. Tickets sales app link: http://southend.cstevens.me/ Updated for the 2016-17 season. Will have every home game...

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Thank u !????

 

[Strykr]

That’s a bit selfish of you. Surely they must win for everyone’s sake?

I said for the Dover game there’s no such thing as a must win at this stage of the season.






We must win this game!

MEEEEE!

 

[sadsy]

The one thing I associate with Woking is Paul Weller and I hope tomorrow afternoon ‘You’re the Best Thing’ is going to be Southend United. Cheers ?

If we don't win we'll certainly be in a bit of a "Jam" , we need to "preserve" our League status ?

 

[Barling Magna]

Saturday morning. Match day. I know we all need to be patient. The resurgence of our club under the Fab Four of Kevin, Darren, Mark and Stan will take time. I know that. So why is there a voice inside my head screaming "We must win today!" Deep breaths. More deep breaths. Be patient, be calm.......be happy with a draw.

Happy with a draw against Woking? Woking? Only a couple of years ago we were playing Sunderland, Coventry, Portsmouth......

Stop it! Be calm, be patient. We will play those teams again as we make our irresistible rise through the leagues. But it will take time. Be patient.....

Barling Magna
The patient.

 

[1966 and all that]

From the Woking fans forum. A bit cheeky......

Southend-on-Sea, is a large coastal town and unitary authority area with borough status in south eastern Essex. It lies on the north side of the Thames Estuary and smells like it. It is bordered to the north by Rochford and to the west by Castle Point. It has a one and a third mile pier so if you want to jump into the water at the end you will avoid the raw sewage. Southend also has a small funicular lift because residents are too lazy or too fat to walk up to the high street from the seafront. They were expected to be challengers for the National league this season, how’s that going?

Prediction: SOUTHEND 2 (Murphy, Dalby) WOKING 2 (Max Alexander Kretzschmar, Tahvon Ravell Campbell)
Ref 5/10
Attendance 5402
Weather Cloudy with small possibility of sunshine 10 degrees mostly dry wind 15mph nw.

At least he predicts a draw, even if he doesn't seem to realise that we're now a city.

Southend has 3 Blue Flag beaches. How many have Woking got? Just wondering.

 

[fbm]

If Ralph is back (he should be) then I'd be tempted to play 4-4-2 in this one.


Arnold

Demi Lopata Hobson Ralph

Walsh Dunne Brunt Bridge

Murphy Dalby

 

[Whispering Bob]

I’m visiting before the game. Anyone know if there is a cab rank at Rochford Airport station?

 

[Lincoln Shrimp]

If Ralph is back (he should be) then I'd be tempted to play 4-4-2 in this one.


Arnold

Demi Lopata Hobson Ralph

Walsh Dunne Brunt Bridge

Murphy Dalby

I think until we get someone with legs and energy in the middle of midfield to replace Dunne, I think the concern will be that a 442 will see us be overrun.