Official Match Thread Southend United vs Portsmouth FC

[Another Surrey Shrimper]

Lucky that the players know a game lasts 90 minutes not 30.

 

[FarmdogSUFC]

Turning point this. We were honestly dead and buried after 30 mins. Powell may have saved his job after that. Some good decisions from Powell and co in that second half. Season defining moment

 

[Jay_SUFC]

How much better did we look without Mantom

 

[Tony Allen]

Perhaps some of the comments on here were way over the top early doors.

 

[Harry Bullocks]

Dare I say ..................in CP we trust ...standing by for a torrent of abuse ...........

 

[Ricey]

Perhaps some of the comments on here were way over the top early doors.

What do you expect when you go down 3-0 after half an hour and look ****!

 

[Ex-Member1]

Greatest manager ever?

 

[Skyblue]

urrrrrr ...wait for the bids to come in for Cox now

 

[NZamba Legend]

Great to come back from 3-0 down, but we needed 3 points today.

 

[LBBlue]

Excellent points two Saturdays running against top 6 sides. Great effort maybe our luck is turning.

 

[NZamba Legend]

Excellent points two Saturdays running against top 6 sides. Great effort maybe our luck is turning.

Yes, that's probably the right way of looking at it. Trouble is, we needs wins rather than draws.

 

[MisterStubbs]

A point certainly well gained.

 

[Harry Bullocks]

Pulled the cat out of the bag there then...heavy sigh of relief

 

[WestStandBlue]

Perhaps some of the comments on here were way over the top early doors.

No not really, 3 - 0 down and playing absolutely terrible. What this really shows is that the team can play football and are not as bad as other think and therefore Powell has a job to keep them playing to that standard

 

[Flinty]

Not really the team shape at 442 was poor, players are still very lightweight in challenges ...the shape changed due to injury, credit to the manager for only going 1 up front, who knows...we may have won still playing 442 with klass and wabo on....big plus for me was Klass who was easily the pick of the midfield

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Great point.Well done Blues.Simon Cox was magnificent.

 

[LBBlue]

No not really, 3 - 0 down and playing absolutely terrible. What this really shows is that the team can play football and are not as bad as other think and therefore Powell has a job to keep them playing to that standard

It will be a lot easier now / they know they can do it.

 

[WestStandBlue]

It will be a lot easier now / they know they can do it.

And that's the issue. They should of known before that, and that is Powell job to make them believe!

 

[Grapevine]

Proof if ever that it’s not necessarily about having two up front more about ratio of attacking players to defenders and being a little more mobile.

Klass was excellent. Proof for me that he was much better suited deeper where he can pass the bloody ball!!!!

 

[geoffmundo]

Great character to come back from 3-0 down and losing your striker after 30 minutes! A bit of positivity would go along way. Chris Powell will still be Manager at the end of the season irrespective what happens from here to May.