Take a deep breath.

[shrimpled]

OK, i taken a long deep breath and thought of some possible reasons why we have lost so convincingly today,

First - Missing our most inspirational player. Maher controls the game when he plays. Any team missing such a vital figure will struggle.

Second - we played a decent team today who have been deducted 15 points and therefore it's fired them up and we couldn't cope.

Third - individual players' mistakes. Everyone makes them.

Fourth - we just had a bad day. Every team has one.

Fifth - we were unlucky.

I am however going to point out that none of these may have been the case.

Look people, as fans we are the most important people in a football club. if we are seen to be getting on the management and the players back its only going to be detrimental top our chances. we need to stay positive and the give everyone a bit of time and not be rash. I urge us all tonight, to go to the pub, get ****ed and then whilst nursing a hangover think whether sacking Tilson so early is such a wise idea.

 

[Kestrel]

Second - we played a decent team today who have been deducted 15 points and therefore it's fired them up and we couldn't cope.

they are not a decent side at all - a team that finished bottom of the CC last season, who's players don't know when they'll get their next pay packet, a side that has to win 5 matches before they even compete on a level footing, and not forgetting a relegated team who lost nearly all their first team players during the summer who fled like rats from a sinking ship

Al

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

they are not a decent side at all - a team that finished bottom of the CC last season, who's players don't know when they'll get their next pay packet, a side that has to win 5 matches before they even compete on a level footing, and not forgetting a relegated team who lost nearly all their first team players during the summer who fled like rats from a sinking ship

Al

Leeds were a club with a lot of infighting. I suspect the points deduction will create the siege mentality which will unite them.

 

[Beefy]

As soon as we conceeded the early goal we were up against it. It got the crowd right behind them and we had an uphill battle from there.
It's tempting to point the finger of blame at the keeper (although none of us have seen the goal). Chris Phillips said that Flavs had justified his selection with his performance.

 

[class]

Chris Phillips also knows nothing about football... :rolleyes:

 

[Beefy]

Chris Phillips also knows nothing about football... :rolleyes:

Well that's as maybe but he saw the game and you & I didn't.

 

[* ORM *]

Chris Phillips also knows nothing about football... :rolleyes:

Well that's as maybe but he saw the game and you & I didn't.

Yeah, but he didn't pay for it and either way he knows less about football than Nick Alliker. :finger:

 

[The General]

You forgot to mention ...

6. a new keeper is needed. no clean sheet's since March. That says it all. Time for Collis to be given a go!

 

[Beefy]

Alliker. I used to work with his sister.

 

[shrimpled]

You forgot to mention ...

6. a new keeper is needed. no clean sheet's since March. That says it all. Time for Collis to be given a go!

Completely agree sir.

 

[davewebbsbrain]

Completely agree sir.

Collis proved his worth on Wednesday and should have played today.

McDonald should have started, probably Black as well.

Why sign new players and not play them.

SOMETHING NOT QUITE RIGHT AT SOUTHEND UNITED!!!

 

[Alex]

You forgot to mention ...

6. a new keeper is needed. no clean sheet's since March. That says it all. Time for Collis to be given a go!

no clean sheets since march did actually include collis playing in goal aswell as flahavan, and collis let in a goal last tuesday. If our foward line pressured the opposition then maybe that would keep the opposition from attacking us, having so many shots and corners etc per game, they are bound to score some of them.