Post-Match Thread and Ratings Gateshead 0-0 Southend United

[leeblue]

Anyone shed any light on the GUS and Noor bust up. Players having to hold Noor back. He looked like he was gonna chin Gus.

 

[Firestorm]

I'm quite happy to admit that back in November I got it wrong when I predicted that we wouldn't make the play offs :I'm also happy that you obviously have no riposte to Keynes' famous remark.

I too , said I could not see us making the playoffs , on several occasions , even last month (although I did caveat that one with the phrase "unless Tamworth slip up" )
Very pleased to be wrong !

 

[JCB]

Anyone shed any light on the GUS and Noor bust up. Players having to hold Noor back. He looked like he was gonna chin Gus.

When was this?

 

[Smiffy]

When was this?

2nd half.

Gus shielded a ball out for a goal kick, then appeared to have a pop at Noor for not doing something. They then squared up.

Happens all the time. Heat of the moment stuff. Sure they were friends again at FT.

 

[JCB]

2nd half.

Gus shielded a ball out for a goal kick, then appeared to have a pop at Noor for not doing something. They then squared up.

Happens all the time. Heat of the moment stuff. Sure they were friends again at FT.

Didn’t even notice, was probably too busy cacking myself. Certainly looked fine after full time

 

[* ORM *]

Bridge has looked more effective of late and that's a bonus at this stage of the season. I thought when Hopper returned he did little to warrant selection but he has contributed more and more with each game and is earning his dosh. I still think the extra busy of Bonne and Kendall together is my preferred pairing but it would be churlish to suggest Hopper should not play a part in each game. We need to concentrate more on the goals return with potentially three knockout games to come and, possibly misguidedly, I believe there are goals in our front line.

If this was the first game of the season I'd agree on Kendall and Bonne. Given the stakes I think Hopper is the better pick as the playoffs are away from home. Either way all three have something to offer

 

[Leigh_Seasider]

Anyone shed any light on the GUS and Noor bust up. Players having to hold Noor back. He looked like he was gonna chin Gus.

I never mind seeing this, shows passion and a will to win. We’ve been lacking that too often.

 

[Ayrshire Blue]

2nd half.

Gus shielded a ball out for a goal kick, then appeared to have a pop at Noor for not doing something. They then squared up.

Happens all the time. Heat of the moment stuff. Sure they were friends again at FT.

Yeah, I saw it. Think it was Taylor in the middle of them. Heat of the battle, I’m sure it’s not been taken home.

 

[Hooly]

Anyone shed any light on the GUS and Noor bust up. Players having to hold Noor back. He looked like he was gonna chin Gus.

When Glenn Pennyfather saw it in commentary he said he had no problem with that as it showed how much they cared.

 

[Shrimp and two veg]

We're all having a party
We're all having a party
We're all having a parrrrrty....

'Cos Gateshead ****ed it up

Nice little jaunt yesterday from us Wickford crew to the land of Ant and Dec. Not gonna lie, i wasnt looking forward to 5hrs in the motor with the poster Hlane coming home if the Heed had won. Thankfully our Italian-esque performance saved my earholes being burnt by SZ's manic depressive, glass half empty keyboard thudder

We rolled into town at half 11, found the Fog on the Tyne pub and stood there in amazement at the amount of fans in the boozer already, complete with singing and pyro. Ah, good old Blue Army.
The International stadium was impressive in size and stature, if you were running the 1500 or spear chucking. As a football venue, nah. It felt dated too, paint blistering, the old roof blown off was it? ..and not replaced. The seats were faded horribly and the plastic chair looked like it would crack under my weight. The wind had dropped thankfully, the sun appeared and i was all T shirt and moobs. The Shrimpers in the stands were quite subdued before ko as we listened to Gateshead's naughty 40 have a singsong under the eaves in the opposite stand, about 3/4 mile away. Shrimper fans included traffic cones in attendance, a kangaroo and a saxaphonist in english gentleman attire.

We were concerned for our drummer leading up to the game, didnt think he'd turn up, then glad he had, but down the front of the middle section we could barely hear him at the back.

Typical Southend game, defended like lions and missed all the chances. We only needed a point, who cares. Despite the forecast of cloudy and 11deg, i got a bit of sunburn on my face.

Playoffs and a tan. Perfect. Oh and chirpy Hlane back down the A1. Slept till 4am and how i dragged that derriere out of bed for work, i'll be ****ed if i know....

 

[yogi bear up the cagire]

Don't know whether it's been mentioned before but I was so absorbed in the game to notice. Suddenly, a couple of minutes before the end Parillon was brought on and my immediate thought was, why wasn't he on earlier. Has anyone any idea why one of our most talented players only made a very late show?

 

[Rob Noxious]

Don't know whether it's been mentioned before but I was so absorbed in the game to notice. Suddenly, a couple of minutes before the end Parillon was brought on and my immediate thought was, why wasn't he on earlier. Has anyone any idea why one of our most talented players only made a very late show?

He's been coming on for JB lately - so maybe because JB was doing well in the defensive work too yesterday?

 

[ChalkwellShrimper]

As JM Keynes said :-"If the facts change I change my mind .What do you do sir?

Ahh, the man giving rise to half of 'Milton Keynes'. However did you know that he pronounced his surname as 'Kaynes' like cane not key so everyone gets the second bit of MK wrong. Pedantic I am I know!

 

[Barling Magna]

I think that was us Southend fans in their main stand. Most of their fans had cleared off after booing their team off the pitch.

Yes, I wasn't alone as an undercover Shrimper in the home stand. I think the bottle blonde in white miniskirt and white high heels with the "Kiss Me Quick, F**k me Slowly" hat might have been one.......

Could have been Cricko I suppose.....

 

[Blues4LifeDan]

Don't know whether it's been mentioned before but I was so absorbed in the game to notice. Suddenly, a couple of minutes before the end Parillon was brought on and my immediate thought was, why wasn't he on earlier. Has anyone any idea why one of our most talented players only made a very late show?

If we needed to win, he would have come on earlier. The fact is, we didn't need to win and therefore, we didn't need to make an attacking substitution that may have opened gaps for them to exploit. We simply didn't need to take that gamble. The next game is a different kettle of fish though.

 

[Ipswhrimp]

Ahh, the man giving rise to half of 'Milton Keynes'. However did you know that he pronounced his surname as 'Kaynes' like cane not key so everyone gets the second bit of MK wrong. Pedantic I am I know!

Ah, the old economics urban myth that the city is named after economists Milton Friedman and John Maynard Keynes. Like many new towns, it's named after one of the pre-existing villages in the locality, founded by Norman nobility. If you go back 800 years, I make your pronunciation of the city correct.

 

[ChalkwellShrimper]

Ah, the old economics urban myth that the city is named after economists Milton Friedman and John Maynard Keynes. Like many new towns, it's named after one of the pre-existing villages in the locality, founded by Norman nobility. If you go back 800 years, I make your pronunciation of the city correct.

Yes, but you must know by now that us economists are really just story tellers. And some, just some, of it is true and accurate

 

[rlb999]

Ahh, the man giving rise to half of 'Milton Keynes'. However did you know that he pronounced his surname as 'Kaynes' like cane not key so everyone gets the second bit of MK wrong. Pedantic I am I know!

I wonder if we had the same history teacher?