Pre-Match Thread Southend v Shrewsbury

[Kris]

From memory the last time we had the scenario of potentially going top overnight with a win was late on during our previous promotion from this division. We managed it with a 2-0 victory over Bristol Rovers; it was after that we blew it (albeit until the play-off final of course).

 

[leeblue]

Massive game, would prefer to see Hall and Grant start but thats just my view.

2-0 win, Harris and Hall.

In my opinion Grant has needed dropping for a while, been pretty poor since last christmas. Hall maybe ya right but it would be harsh to change a team that just won four nil

 

[Onion_Bag_Dave]

MATCH DAY BUZZ at 8:15am

Cannot wait, not many things would take over the place of FIFA 12 being released!

But SUFC smashes it!

COME ON SOUTHEND!

 

[Bromley Blue]

MATCH DAY BUZZ at 8:15am

Cannot wait, not many things would take over the place of FIFA 12 being released!

But SUFC smashes it!

COME ON SOUTHEND!

Play Southend Vs Shrewsbury as your first game and tick both boxes.

 

[Onion_Bag_Dave]

Play Southend Vs Shrewsbury as your first game and tick both boxes.

Ha!

Have to do it on Amateur difficulty on 20 minutes halves, prediction 58 - 0 !

Must be done before I get down for pound a pint!

 

[Bromley Blue]

Ha!

Have to do it on Amateur difficulty on 20 minutes halves, prediction 58 - 0 !

Must be done before I get down for pound a pint!

Lucky swine. Some of us have to work and have an hour of commuting to see the mighty Blues tonight.

 

[Sandbach Shrimper]

I didn't go to Rotherham and I wouldn't normally change a winning line-up but tonight I'd bring back Hall, drop Ferdinand and put Timlin in the middle where he's best. Ferdinand's been anonymous every time I've seen him this season and I just think we can't leave our best player out. Ferdinand and Kalala is too defensive a midfield partnership at home, Kalala and Timlin seems much better. That'd be me only change to the starting XI, then a subs bench of Bentley, Prosser, Grant, Ferdinand and Sturrock. Looks like a strong team to me on paper. I'm going to say a 2-0 win for the Shrimpers.

 

[Onion_Bag_Dave]

Lucky swine. Some of us have to work and have an hour of commuting to see the mighty Blues tonight.

The beauty of working in Shoebury aye??!!!!!

 

[ian_the_girth]

Southend 1-0 Shrewsbury
The Fonz (Moshni) to score the winner in the 94th minute :loyalsupporter:

 

[southendkid]

Southend 1-0 Shrewsbury The Fonz (Moshni) to score the winner in the 94th minute :loyalsupporter:

I hope mohsni gets nowhere near the team tonight, how can our players focus on the match when he'll be diving around and moaning every 5 seconds? I can't see his antics are too good for team morale while he's playing, I'd say he needs at least a month more out of the game to clear his head

 

[ian_the_girth]

I hope mohsni gets nowhere near the team tonight, how can our players focus on the match when he'll be diving around and moaning every 5 seconds? I can't see his antics are too good for team morale while he's playing, I'd say he needs at least a month more out of the game to clear his head

He is a 93rd minute sub

 

[ShrimplyTheBest]

Not sure if anyone has read the back of the Sun yet today... but the Doughnut bet of the day is apparently Southend to beat Shrewsbury. Quote 'Southend have no chance!'

Pin that on the wall Mr Sturrock!!!

COYB

 

[MrB]

Key match of the weekend no less! And goal of the week to boot.

Football League Blog

 

[southendkid]

He is a 93rd minute sub

Still plenty of time for him to get sent off! :D(sorry for smiley, iPod doesn't let me use the emoticons provided)

 

[ESG]

Lucky swine. Some of us have to work and have an hour of commuting to see the mighty Blues tonight.

Very lucky, i've got 3 hours of commuting to get to The Hall.

 

[ian_the_girth]

Not sure if anyone has read the back of the Sun yet today... but the Doughnut bet of the day is apparently Southend to beat Shrewsbury. Quote 'Southend have no chance!'

Pin that on the wall Mr Sturrock!!!

COYB

What price are we?

 

[ShrimplyTheBest]

We are generally 6/4 to win... seems fairly decent price to me!!!

 

[Firestorm]

The hype surrounding this game has been building all week and my worries about the result have been increasing proportionately.

I have a horrible feeling my son will be able to hear the bubble burst in Manchester as we get spanked 0-3

That said, I am really looking forward to going to the hall tonight and the thought of winning and going top is great, its just this very familar feeling of impending doom, deep in the pit of my stomach, keeps reminding me that I have 44 years of following the Blues and I really shouldn't get too excited.:sad:

 

[Bromley Blue]

The hype surrounding this game has been building all week and my worries about the result have been increasing proportionately.

I have a horrible feeling my son will be able to hear the bubble burst in Manchester as we get spanked 0-3

That said, I am really looking forward to going to the hall tonight and the thought of winning and going top is great, its just this very familar feeling of impending doom, deep in the pit of my stomach, keeps reminding me that I have 44 years of following the Blues and I really shouldn't get too excited.:sad:

Yeah I have the same feeling to be honest. But one game doesn't make a season and if we don't go top tonight who's to say we might not in a couple of weeks.

What I think is encouraging is we're up there with a chance of going top having had a very tough spell of fixtures. After the Morecombe game in a couple of weeks the fixtures start to get a bit kinda IMO. I think we'd have a great chance of going on a run of 5 or 6 games so defeat tonight whilst disappointing wouldn't be the end.

 

[Tilly N Brush]

gutted to be missing out on this game, first one i will have missed this season i think. Wish it was easier to get back from uni