Official Match Thread Southend United vs Peterborough United

[South Bank Hank]

Gutted. Great performance so far, just not able to unlock a resolute Posh defence.

Evans really is an odious ****.

Really fortunate goal for them too. Looked well covered by Stockdale before a slight deflection from Dieng’s? challenge.

 

[Floval Flyer]

Same old story, Peterborough look average and we get sucker punched again

Would like to see McClousky, Batlowka and Moore soon. For Cox, McLaughlin and Turner, but that ain’t gonna happen

 

[Dubai]

Typical Steve Evans team. Tall, strong, big, dirty, diving, cheating.
We started well, especially Bunn. But they're much the better team and we aren't playing as a unit.
Ref bottled giving us a clear penalty, massive shirt pull and should have been given.
I Don't usually get wound up with teams but these lots are horrible

Haven’t seen it like that myself. Our own fault for not taking chances and letting ourselves be bullied by a big strong team

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Our finishing is dire.

Yes.But we've had two decent free kicks which Posh (thanks to their giant keeper and defenders) defended well.

 

[Chris Powell's mate]

Is it me or does Turner worry anyone else when the ball comes near him?

 

[davewebbsbrain]

I’d rather Cox than Hopper.

You have to be trolling with that post

 

[davewebbsbrain]

Is it me or does Turner worry anyone else when the ball comes near him?

He doesn't worry their strikers, that's for sure

 

[Bearded Shrimper]

Haven’t seen it like that myself. Our own fault for not taking chances and letting ourselves be bullied by a big strong team

Fair enough mate. They're mainly in our half with a few breaks into our half. Would absolutely love it, love it, if we beat these

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Fair enough mate. They're mainly in our half with a few breaks into our half. Would absolutely love it, love it, if we beat these

Be quite happy with a draw personally.

 

[ms brush]

They look beatable, at some point soon we will start converting the chances, just hope that happens in the next 45minutes!!

 

[Floval Flyer]

Is it me or does Turner worry anyone else when the ball comes near him?

He seems to have got White’s goat, as JW had a right go at him in the latter part of the 1st half for another botched clearance

Is Turner the new Anton???

 

[Ricey]

Centre back is definietly an area I’d like to see us strengthen in January. I’m still not 100% sold on Turner and White as the CB’s to get us into the Championship. Maybe once Lennon is back Lennon and Moore would be a good partnership.

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Agreed Ricey - I was thinking exactly the same earlier. Moore and a fit Lennon with a few games under his belt would be a big improvement IMO. Turner may come into form, but sadly I’m not convinced. His past injuries combined with age may have caught up with him. I hope not - if he can get the form of last season back he’s more than good enough. White is a great option, but not a first XI one if we want promotion. Definitely on the bench though

 

[Ricey]

Cox sends a 20 hard free kick over the bar.

Who is our best free kick taker?

 

[Ricey]

Peterborough make a sub, something we should be doing!

 

[blues exile]

Again, Cox fails to anticipate a chance to score allowing the keeper to come out and claim. Get him off for goodness sake and get McCoulsky on.

 

[davewebbsbrain]

That free kick from Cox just about sums him up. He needs to be given a long rest

 

[Floval Flyer]

Their wall at that free kick just then looked like a rugby union line out. Their CBS are like a couple of prop forwards.

And 0-2 :-(

We need a miracle now

 

[WickfordShrimper]

crap 2.0 down now :-( going to be a long season

 

[Ricey]

**** sake, we are **** at defending set pieces!