Echo News Steven Reid is keen to be the next Southend United boss

rigsby · Jul 17, 2020

Ricey said:
I really think the time was right for Powell to go. He looked like a completely broken man at the end. The Kevin Bond appointment is up there with the worst in our history and we’ve had some ****e!

The way CP was treated by some fans was a disgrace but your right it was the right decision. Not just CP but the players had also given up.

Westcliff DGS · Jul 17, 2020

rigsby said:
The way CP was treated by some fans was a disgrace but your right it was the right decision. Not just CP but the players had also given up.

Apologies but what happened with the fans and CP

Murkey_Mouse · Jul 17, 2020

Westcliff DGS said:
Apologies but what happened with the fans and CP

It’s the manners of our home defeats that anger the fans, all they saw is us given up far too easily at home against 4 teams in bottom 8 in 2019.

londonblue · Jul 17, 2020

Westcliff DGS said:
He said it more recently than that from my memory

My point being he's been saying it for a very long time.

Bearded Shrimper · Aug 1, 2020

OllieSteph44 said:
Ron needs to get this right.

I’m still in the camp that of all his managerial decisions made over the last couple of years the worst one was still to sack Chris Powell.

very closely followed by employing Sol Campbell.

Then followed by not giving Gary waddock the job.

In fact this may come as a shock but I’d still put employing Kevin bond behind all three of those other decisions in terms of being bad decisions ?

I personally would have kept Powell even if we went down. And nothing that has happened since makes me think I was wrong about that.
But appointing Kevin Bond and backing him is as bad a decision as any football club has ever made.

Chrisb · Aug 1, 2020

Bearded Shrimper said:
I personally would have kept Powell even if we went down. And nothing that has happened since makes me think I was wrong about that.
But appointing Kevin Bond and backing him is as bad a decision as any football club has ever made.

I honestly don't think Chris Powell wanted to stay any longer, no doubt he loves the club but looked a broken man in the last few games, was sad to see.

Bearded Shrimper · Aug 3, 2020

Chrisb said:
I honestly don't think Chris Powell wanted to stay any longer, no doubt he loves the club but looked a broken man in the last few games, was sad to see.

I think that's a fair point. It really seemed to drain him, and I don't blame him. But I still think he's a decent coach, manager and we've done worse since he's left