Post-Match Thread and Ratings Forest Green 2-2 Southend United..We win on Penalites 4-2

[loz]

Where we all drinking on 1st June?

Everywhere

 

[bazzashrimper]

We were the better team in the first half by a distance. Actually until we scored.

They maybe edged it after that to full time.

They were the better team in extra time. I felt our last extra time maybe caught up with us, and cards + odesebe were excellent.

I’d say over 90 mins we deserved to win. Over 120 maybe a draw was fair. That said - hayes had 2 shots on target, both straight at him and they somehow both went in. I’m just relieved that the local rugby club helped them with penalty practice.

But that goal by bridge. What a finish lad.

 

[SuperRonnieP]

Does anyone know how to get a cat out from behind a sofa as he hid there when I screamed as Gus scored & won't come out.

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Bonkers Purrpops mate, always works with Nala (although she's now renamed Keenan)

 

[Booma]

Also worth noting Oldham haven’t played at Wembley since 1990 so I’m sure every man, woman and child will be headed down for the day out!

spare a thought for those of us who’ll have to share a train down to London with them!

 

[Whispering Bob]

I am on holiday for the final.

You know what to do.

 

[ms brush]

Just wow! Can't believe what I have seen over the last 2 games. Amazing, so pleased for the whole club!!

 

[Bearded Shrimper]

Where we all drinking on 1st June?

Southend take over everywhere we go

 

[WickfordShrimper]

47,000 record attendance for a NL playoff final

Surely us an Oldham can beat this!

We take 30,000 I reckon

 

[Supershrimper]

Atmosphere at Roots Hall? I presume the same as at Forest Green

 

[londonblue]

I have to say that with 4 minutes of extra time left and 2-1 down I thought for the first time that we'd run our race.

However even after our first penalty had been saved I still felt we would do it. And when the BBC Radio commentator said Hayes was behind the goal supping on his water bottle memories tumbled back to Dan Bentley and his antics in the Wycombe Wanderers shoot out.

At that point in my mind it was never in doubt.

I had a friend over to watch with me and the family.

As one of their players ran up for his penalty my friend said, "go on, over the bar", and guess what?

Yeah, you all guessed!

 

[Hooly]

But that goal by bridge. What a finish lad.

Sublime touch though by Goodliffe after Bridge played it to him. Just a simple 1 touch ball rolled perfectly into his stride. Cull Ewe player or not he's always going to be a Southend folk hero.

 

[SuperRonnieP]

No ratings needed tonight, so proud of all of them. Bring on Oldham. to all who travelled.

 

[Target man]

Where we all drinking on 1st June?

Everywhere!!!

 

[ironfighter]

72 yrs of watching the ups and downs of the Blues, thought I was shockproof but this takes the biscuit. Hidden depths to this squad that is only just becoming apparent, unexpected and absolutely brilliant.
Funny old game.

 

[turkishm]

Quick word to the owners, who took this club on debts and all. They have given us a chance of a day like this, when we all thought we wouldn't even have a club at all.

 

[londonblue]

Sublime touch though by Goodliffe after Bridge played it to him. Just a simple 1 touch ball rolled perfectly into his stride. Cull Ewe player or not he's always going to be an Southend folk hero.

That goal was worked all the way from our penalty box with one touch football. It was brilliant.

Can that be made goal of the season?!!

 

[Crowstone Crevette]

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@CaptainSmudger I'd rather see his post match interview.

 

[rayleigh dan]

Wow! I thought it was over at 2-1 but we never give up and what a time for Bridge to score his first goal from open play this season. Another at Wembley would be great Jack

I always think taking the first pen is an advantage, and after Walkers poor miss everyone else stepped up with good efforts. Bonne was perhaps a little lucky, he looked like he thought it was going to bounce out rather than in. A word for Gubbins, I’ve been very critical of him and groaned when I saw he was taking a pen, but no one was saving that.

I’m really excited for another Wembley visit and fingers crossed we can overcome Oldham and get back to where we belong.

 

[dusterman]

I was at the Grimsby v Bristol Rovers play off final. 47,000 there. Will be amazing to beat that attendance. Get anywhere close to that and Wembley will be rocking

Was there too. Pen win for Brizzle?

 

[united we stand]

Hopefully we get the green man assigned

Agreed, brilliant past two times , especially when luggy joined us