Phil Brown's Message To Supporters v Oldham.

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

SOUTHEND UNITED manager, Phil Brown, has urged the Blues faithful to get behind his side as they look to cement a Sky Bet League One play-off berth when struggling Oldham Athletic are the visitors to Roots Hall Stadium on Saturday.
Speaking ahead of what is a massive week for the Blues, with promotion-chasing Bolton Wanderers also coming to south-east Essex, Brown said: “I want to get that message out to the supporters that it might have to be a patient game, I want to get it out to the supporters that we need you on Saturday. I think that’s the most important message I can get to anybody that’s coming to the game on Saturday. You need to get behind these players, get behind the team because it’s probably the most important three points of the season.
Brown was aware of Oldham’s recent improvement, despite their lowly position in the table, adding: “You say battling against relegation, and I know that I’ve made that comment in my programme notes. But it’s a little bit harsh on John Sheridan more than anything else, not Oldham itself.
“He’s gone back there for the third time and since his appointment, they have certainly had an upward trend in results, in fate and form. He’s doing a great job there. He needs probable that magical fifty (points) that everyone talks about and he’s only five points away from it. But he’s run-in is quite harsh, he’s coming up against teams at higher levels of the division. He’ll be looking to get a point or points any way he can get them.
“I think he’s got a run of us, Fleetwood and Bolton Wanderers as his next three. With that in mind, I think John and Oldham will be coming to Roots Hall to frustrate.”
The Blues chief continued: “We need the ball boys to be bang at it need our players to be bang at it, we need the supporters to be bang at it. They are going to come and frustrate us, there’s no doubt about it in my mind. We’ve got to make sure as a team we motivate the supporters and the supporters motivate us. It’s going to be a combined effort, there’s no doubt about it and we are going to need everybody to come to the party to win the game.”

 

[Barling Magna]

We need the ball boys to be bang at it need our players to be bang at it, we need the supporters to be bang at it.

That's a lot of bleedin' banging Phil!

 

[Leoblue]

Massive game. A win could quite honestly see us be in the play offs come the end of the season.

 

[RHB]

Tell you what Phil, here's the deal, I'll be behind the team all the way because I always am, your part of the deal is to not dick around with the set up .Go for the win and don't overthink the tactics.

 

[Zeuss]

Pleased to see he mentioned the ballboys.This isn't meant to be a criticism of the youngsters,but when we re chasing the game it often seems to take an age to get the ball back from the crowd and the ballboys.Is there a good reason I wonder,why we can't do like other clubs and have extra balls at the side of the pitch,which would enable play to continue almost instantaneously?

 

[Fitz]

Hope there is no booing at half time as per Walsall....hope everyone is behind the team for the full 90....

We can do this!!!!

 

[Blues4LifeDan]

Let's hope Oldham don't come flying out of the blocks then. Brown doesn't sound like he's contemplating that. No one can say for definite that Oldham will just sit back from the outset. We need to be at te races from the first whistle, not just think they'll sit back and we will have the possession front the start. The worst thing to happen, is they go at us straight away and get a goal. Sitting back will definitely be the order of the day then.

 

[Shrimperforlife]

Hope there is no booing at half time as per Walsall....hope everyone is behind the team for the full 90....

We can do this!!!!

Give me a performance to cheer about then....!! high temp game with plenty of effort, and you will get my wholehearted support .....that's a given

 

[londonblue]

SOUTHEND UNITED manager, Phil Brown, has urged the Blues faithful to get behind his side as they look to cement a Sky Bet League One play-off berth when struggling Oldham Athletic are the visitors to Roots Hall Stadium on Saturday.
Speaking ahead of what is a massive week for the Blues, with promotion-chasing Bolton Wanderers also coming to south-east Essex, Brown said: “I want to get that message out to the supporters that it might have to be a patient game, I want to get it out to the supporters that we need you on Saturday. I think that’s the most important message I can get to anybody that’s coming to the game on Saturday. You need to get behind these players, get behind the team because it’s probably the most important three points of the season.
Brown was aware of Oldham’s recent improvement, despite their lowly position in the table, adding: “You say battling against relegation, and I know that I’ve made that comment in my programme notes. But it’s a little bit harsh on John Sheridan more than anything else, not Oldham itself.
“He’s gone back there for the third time and since his appointment, they have certainly had an upward trend in results, in fate and form. He’s doing a great job there. He needs probable that magical fifty (points) that everyone talks about and he’s only five points away from it. But he’s run-in is quite harsh, he’s coming up against teams at higher levels of the division. He’ll be looking to get a point or points any way he can get them.
“I think he’s got a run of us, Fleetwood and Bolton Wanderers as his next three. With that in mind, I think John and Oldham will be coming to Roots Hall to frustrate.”
The Blues chief continued: “We need the ball boys to be bang at it need our players to be bang at it, we need the supporters to be bang at it. They are going to come and frustrate us, there’s no doubt about it in my mind. We’ve got to make sure as a team we motivate the supporters and the supporters motivate us. It’s going to be a combined effort, there’s no doubt about it and we are going to need everybody to come to the party to win the game.”

Where did that come from?

 

[rigsby]

Rather than shoot the messenger why think about who he's asking you to support......The players.

The fact is we have had many players over the years who have not enjoyed playing at RH. If you don't like the team that has been picked fine but don't take it out on the players like happened v first half v Walsall.

They have done more than their bit to go from 23rd to the brink of the play-offs, so why not show then some real support over the next 2 games. You never know they might raise their game just like they did when we upped the atmosphere in the second half v Walsall.

 

[Ramsdenblue]

Must say, that when the supporters are vocal pushing the players on, the players do seem to react and play a stronger type of football, the 12th man IMO, really does make a difference, and the difference being that winning goal.

Southend United Players - NO FEAR. as the kids would say.

Snr.

 

[AndyT]

Isn't it more a case, these days, of fans reacting to events on the pitch.

All-seater stadiums, pricing and so on, make it feel like an entertainment package and, as such, you react as things unfold.

Some areas, TBV for example, will try to get things going, but more often than not a refereeing decision or a goalscoring chance will get the crowd up for it.

It's difficult to see that changing much.

 

[Mr Browns Ghost]

lets be perfectly honest, Roots Hall was like a wake before JD's shot against Walsall, once that flew just wide the whole place irrupted and look what happened

 

[united we stand]

More often than not if we can sing " blue and white army " for a solid 5 mins plus we score.

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

Where did that come from?

That version came from the Yellow Advertiser.

 

[Mad Cyril]

If Phil Brown means business he could send a few fringe players to make offensive hand gestures to Oldham fans at Cuckoo Corner as well.

At this level it's all about marginal gains.