Rayleigh boy
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No-one wants to knock Steve Tilson and the great job he has done, or knock the players who have got the club into the Championship so its not criticism to try make suggestions or point out things out.
And Southend have got where they are trying to play the game the right way and theres a lot of credit for that.
Chance and chaos play a large part in football (look how Michael Owen's injury changed Englands world cup) and you have to take chances on players (Ricketts) and risk backing your judgement (Francis, Clarke, Paynter) and then not everything is going to go to plan - ever.
BUT - watching the Blues you know its out of kilter and
all a bit wrong when the guy you bought as right back is playing right midfield (or upfront) and the midfield utility
player (Hunt) is at right back and the centre back (Clarke)
is playing midfield. STEVE TILSON needs to sort this out.
And you have built the team on a good passing game and suddenly you lose confidence and try to start hitting the front guys early and long. I would rather go down watching us play decent stuff.
It might be a weakness that so far Tilson hasn't got
players in on loan but it might be a strength to keep
together a tight knit and committed squad of players
and grafting in the right players - whatever way you look at it the alternatives are only uncertain.
Given that it can't get any worse why not at least play to our
strengths - the passing game and with players in roles they
are accustomed to - Clarke and Francis can play and bit but they are defenders.
It can get better before January - I think I can see what
Tilson saw in Paynter and his other signings and I think there are a lot of emergency half measures that have not worked
altho' they were understandable and now the nightmare scenario is here so we might as well rock and roll with it.
There is a certain magic about Roots Hall and the old time ideal of a club progressing with a good group of players and manager all in it together with supporters who love the game.
The millenium stadium against Blackpool was a big day - but
only a start of this and its terrific to see the Shrimpers having come on so far. Its a shame they all still freeze (as does the crowd) on the big occasions BUT I would rather be in Freddy Eastwoods shoes against the Reds than the fancy dan premiership defender who may just get done by a bit of Freddy magic - yeah really.
And come the day why not turn up thinking we can get some of the luck thats gone against us and turn them over - it can be done.
And come the seasons end why not think we can do the decent thing and end up just outside the play-offs.
And dreams cost nothing.
Come on you blues .....
Freddy is a better player than Billy Best, Bill Garner, SpudTaylor -
(apologies for getting carried away)
And Southend have got where they are trying to play the game the right way and theres a lot of credit for that.
Chance and chaos play a large part in football (look how Michael Owen's injury changed Englands world cup) and you have to take chances on players (Ricketts) and risk backing your judgement (Francis, Clarke, Paynter) and then not everything is going to go to plan - ever.
BUT - watching the Blues you know its out of kilter and
all a bit wrong when the guy you bought as right back is playing right midfield (or upfront) and the midfield utility
player (Hunt) is at right back and the centre back (Clarke)
is playing midfield. STEVE TILSON needs to sort this out.
And you have built the team on a good passing game and suddenly you lose confidence and try to start hitting the front guys early and long. I would rather go down watching us play decent stuff.
It might be a weakness that so far Tilson hasn't got
players in on loan but it might be a strength to keep
together a tight knit and committed squad of players
and grafting in the right players - whatever way you look at it the alternatives are only uncertain.
Given that it can't get any worse why not at least play to our
strengths - the passing game and with players in roles they
are accustomed to - Clarke and Francis can play and bit but they are defenders.
It can get better before January - I think I can see what
Tilson saw in Paynter and his other signings and I think there are a lot of emergency half measures that have not worked
altho' they were understandable and now the nightmare scenario is here so we might as well rock and roll with it.
There is a certain magic about Roots Hall and the old time ideal of a club progressing with a good group of players and manager all in it together with supporters who love the game.
The millenium stadium against Blackpool was a big day - but
only a start of this and its terrific to see the Shrimpers having come on so far. Its a shame they all still freeze (as does the crowd) on the big occasions BUT I would rather be in Freddy Eastwoods shoes against the Reds than the fancy dan premiership defender who may just get done by a bit of Freddy magic - yeah really.
And come the day why not turn up thinking we can get some of the luck thats gone against us and turn them over - it can be done.
And come the seasons end why not think we can do the decent thing and end up just outside the play-offs.
And dreams cost nothing.
Come on you blues .....
Freddy is a better player than Billy Best, Bill Garner, SpudTaylor -
(apologies for getting carried away)
