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

[Chris Powell's mate]

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

I'm sure there is.
But it's a 20-minute walk if you're ambling; and only a 14% chance of rain!

 

[Chris Powell's mate]

In case I've missed it, how is Mrs Murphy's little lad?
Has he recovered from last week?

 

[Stan33]

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

Possibly not ,airport closed till March for passenger traffic

 

[Fairport]

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

Just 2 minutes walk from the airport you can get a number 7, 8 or 9 bus that goes to Roots Hall, every ten minutes.

 

[Whispering Bob]

Thanks all but visiting relatives other direction. Good point about airport being closed!

 

[harveyoe]

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

I bet they haven't got much of a pier either.

 

[SeldomSeenShrimper]

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.

I assume he hasn't been to Woking ?

 

[Barling Magna]

I bet they haven't got much of a pier either.

Great, we're two-nil up before we've even kicked off.

 

[Whispering Bob]

Some Woking fans at Stratford - they’re quite posh aren’t they?

 

[Cultist of Sooty]

Radio commentary should be here this afternoon:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/59102552

I'll likely be en route to Roots Hall by the time the match thread goes live. If I'm not online to post the link in that, it would be good if someone else can add it.

Up the Shrimpers!

 

[Shepshead]

Some Woking fans at Stratford - they’re quite posh aren’t they?

Maybe, they’ve got some brilliant players in their side. Watched them play Bromley last time out, their players to look out for ima are Ince, Campbell and Effiong. Just don’t give them the ball and don’t let them run at you. Let’s hope the coaches have done their homework, I doubt that they’ve seen Woking play, unless they had them watched against Bromley.

 

[Supershrimper]

Gutted will be missing the game as I'm in Weymouth at the in-laws. Was hoping Weymouth was playing at home to see a bit of national league action but they are away to Chesterfield. Will be a run for me I stead.

Hope we get continue the improvement under the new stewardship and win at home. Would be nice to keep a clean sheet for confidence levels

 

[Zeuss]

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

Yes—that looks good.
I do think Ferguson potentially adds more than Dunne and maybe stiffen the midfield further by playing Phillips wide right and bringing on Walsh later.

 

[WickfordShrimper]

Blimey

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2968 seats available.

 

[stewart]

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
​

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).

ARNOLD BOTH GK AND SUB MMMM INTERESTING

 

[Massimo Giovanni]

ARNOLD BOTH GK AND SUB MMMM INTERESTING

It has been remarked on previously my loud friend, a silly error.
Aside from that who would you select today? imo, we have a stronger available squad than anytime this season if Murph and Ralph are ready to start?

 

[BlueBore]

ARNOLD BOTH GK AND SUB MMMM INTERESTING

Cloning Arnold might be the way forward

 

[stewart]

It has been remarked on previously my loud friend, a silly error.
Aside from that who would you select today? imo, we have a stronger available squad than anytime this season if Murph and Ralph are ready to start?

Sorry i remarked upon it before i got as far as Chapperz comment..

 

[Bromley Blue]

Gutted will be missing the game as I'm in Weymouth at the in-laws. Was hoping Weymouth was playing at home to see a bit of national league action but they are away to Chesterfield. Will be a run for me I stead.

Hope we get continue the improvement under the new stewardship and win at home. Would be nice to keep a clean sheet for confidence levels

Ha ha like the way you’re trying to find anything to avoid spending time with the in-laws!

 

[Evening Echo]

LEGENDARY Sky Sports commentator Martin Tyler will be reminded of the best game he has ever seen when he heads to Roots Hall this afternoon.

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