Official Match Thread Southend v Portsmouth (EFL Trophy)

[amsemp]

He is outside the ground. He got there at half time.

Just seen him. What a legend ?

 

[dannypav]

He is outside the ground. He got there at half time.

I’m loving him in the South / East corner - top fan

 

[SeaSideDoughnut]

Praise from Paul Clark 'I wouldn't criticise any of these young players. Their attitude has been exemplary'.

 

[Leigh_Seasider]

Exeter put 4 past Swindon. They’ll be a big test on Sat.

 

[Barling Magna]

Exeter put 4 past Swindon. They’ll be a big test on Sat.

Yes, Exeter are a quality side. We will need a lot of luck........

 

[RHB]

0-3

 

[Paulie Walnuts]

Some of you need to get a grip. We’ve got a 2nd team out of mainly kids in a nothing game against a team who are a league above with a strong side out.

By far the worst thing that’s come out of tonight is the injury to Gard. Apart from that I couldn’t give a **** and see it as a work out,

 

[Austin the Shrimper]

Questioning why am I still watching this

 

[Chris Powell's mate]

I agree it's a nothing game.
But will the players dismiss a trouncing so easily?
The mental thing of losing heavily after a decent draw is the worry.
Kids, and all that...

 

[southendkid]

Every week fresh excuse after excuse .... we are hopeless absolutely woeful, we are weeks/ months away from playing like a team with a game plan a plan A or B, another loss another useless performance and another week of knowing that it wouldn’t matter what league we are in, we would be at the bottom of it ... and yet more injuries .... more manipulation of the squad of 23 more compete and utter bollox and embarrassment of watching this **** ... amen and goodnight

Even by our standards this is a very inexperienced side, that's not an excuse it's a fact, we've got 2 players out there who can't even buy alcohol! The Crawley match is a much better indicator of where we are at the moment.

 

[happydays]

This is a training game, give kids a bit of respect.

 

[Mr Browns Ghost]

Just seen him. What a Smelly **** ?

sorted it for you mate

 

[mfurok]

He didn’t. Hobson threw it square in their half and someone else didn’t secure the ball

We have all night.

Has your ifollow packed up?

 

[Mr Browns Ghost]

This is a training game, give kids a bit of respect.

That is ...

stop making excuses

 

[happydays]

Not excuses its fact this is mainly our u23s

 

[Andy_S]

I'm watching, unfortunately with the Portsmouth commentary, and their commentator appears to be trying to embarrass us at all opportunity with his little comments. He just randomly came out with that he thinks we have a National South side and that Havant would beat us.

 

[Austin the Shrimper]

Oh dear Richard Taylor.. needs to work on his first touch

 

[Sufc.2008]

Even in a nothing game, Richard Taylor manages to look bloody awful.

 

[Chris Powell's mate]

Oh dear Richard Taylor.. needs to work on his first touch

You think?

 

[OllieSteph44]

We have all night.

Has your ifollow packed up?

you quoted my post so I assumed you were talking specifically about the goal.

it’s very difficult to do a lot else when your under this amount of pressure for 90 mins. To pass forwards you do need people to be ahead of the ball or running forwards