Match Thread Most liked posts in thread: Away to Southend Tuesday 26th January at 7.00pm

Now that's exactly what I thought but the commentators said Southend hadn't had back to back home wins v us since something like 1980. My perception was that we usually lost there, but looking back over the last 11 years we have actually won 4 and lost 3 of 9.

 

I think we have a reasonable assessment of our form
against Southend away. Our home form against them
is pretty good.

Up to 87/88 season we had played them 20 times.

Home W9 D1 L0
Away W0 D4 L6

Away games since 1980

80 Lost
82 Lost
84 Lost
2011 Lost
2016 Lost
2018 Lost
2019 Lost

Not surprising we have a memory of being
an unhappy place to go. They are right about
back to back wins but we have missed seasons
when they got promoted. We had a big gap when
we were playing higher.

 

Rowe is superb from what I have seen

 

I'm thinking that if Cooke can keep up with this form, then Watt becomes the weakest link in midfield. For a ball winning player, I think he disappears from games a lot. We need someone in his position that can take the game by the scruff of the neck when needed, and that's not him. I believe he's a great prospect, but at twenty years old, he's not quite been round the block enough to know the true ins and outs of that position. Of course, there's exceptions in the forms of Gerrard and Lampard, but they were not run of the mill young midfielders. I'd like us to get an experienced anchor man in, who can free up Cooke and Sutton to drive forward a bit more - like we know they can do. Watt is one for the future for sure. Has an excellent range of passing, but his positioning is a bit off sometimes.

 

Was that Elvis ?? He left the building after that glaring miss.

 

ok, well he's not doing that either!

 

Really. Wow. I'm genuinely shocked.

 

No not him U. This lad played as an attacking midfielder. I noticed him when they played at VP earlier. He looked fast, very tricky and had a good shot in him, glad we kept an eye on him last night!

 

These away games with iFollow attracting these numbers must be a great cash earner for the club, how many would we have taken to Cambridge or Southend on a Tuesday normally?

 

But I don't think he will Bronco. Obviously at a lower level, but what T and S are showing is that tactical and coaching thoughts and ideas have moved on big time, and I think Big Sam is yet another yesterday's man alongside the likes of Pullis. They're trying to apply what used to work for them in a different world of new ideas. Sadly, that was Stuart and Kenny too.

 

I like Jamie Raynor it’s Handy Andy who is the problem. You would think the station would have rumbled him by now

overall I think has done very well

 

Maybe if they had invested and not sold their better players they would have a better chance than a one season wonder

 

Does one of the "c" s in your handle stand for Capp?

 

If only it was and I'd had loads more beer bought over the years....