Post-Match Thread and Ratings Southend United 0-0 Braintree Town

[Cricko]

Meh! that game was sooooo boring and 9600 there to see it who deserve so much better. The players just don't have the fight or style in them to win a game these days. We didn't deserve to be in the play-offs and that's how it's turned out to be. Braintree just wasted time from the very first minute and were as dirty as ****. Parillon the only player who showed anything today.

It's all about next season now but with so many of these players on contract you still do worry about that.

 

[hlane17]

Dog**** 0-0 against Braintree FFS

 

[duncan bulgaria]

Woke up with 10 minutes to play ……oh well there’s always next season we say yet again !

 

[Ingrave Shrimper]

There are a number of good players in there but it’s how they are used …..

 

[Smiffy]

Dog again. They are trying very hard not to attract the big crowds back again aren’t they.

Boo’s very audible at the end there. Season done. Very disappointing performance.

 

[Supa Shrimpa]

Drawing with Braintree, the little town down the road. Is that what we've come to ?

 

[mark387]

Boring. No attack, no fight and not a **** to give between them. Wouldn't have thought that was a team trying to make play offs. On to the next season, hopefully with a massive overhaul

 

[JB Shrimper]

Don't worry guys because Maher was loyal throughout the dark times he deserves to be in charge forever even when showing his inability to inspire. It can't be his fault, it must be the players, which he signed, and not his tactics or team talks.

 

[Roger The Alien]

Get rid them all, maybe apart from 4 players, if they cannot perform in front of 9k plus, maybe we can pick 3/4 players from Braintree, they would loved to be full time pro and play in front of big crowds weeks in and out.

 

[Chris Powell's mate]

There are a number of good players in there but it’s how they are used …..

OK, I'll bite. Ralph; Taylor; Parillon, GSM and.....?
All used in the right position?
After that, not an ounce of quality.

 

[dbailey3]

The amount of opportunities missed this season, both in-game and within the league, should demonstrate we need an aggressive recruitment strategy this summer.

 

[old leigh shrimper]

Bizarrely (sp) .....we still have a chance! Keep the faith....see you at the play-offs!

 

[Shrimper Brownie]

Spineless bunch of ****s

 

[in the know]

Seemed like we set up from the start not to be aggressively pressing with a strange starting 11 choice. Coker and walker not in form.
Topped off by ensuring the draw by bringing Miley on for morton.

 

[JCB]

Another year playing ****ing cloggers like these. And we’ll no doubt fail to beat them then, too!

As an aside, I know some get quite upset at the mention of the word entertainment, but how on earth do we hope to retain these young new fans whenever we’re serving up total dross like that? Two huge crowds utterly wasted on boring ‘crab’ football

 

[MisterStubbs]

I’m fuming, not going to lie. The playoffs were in our own hands before these last two home games.. two favourable home games and not only have we failed to win either of them, we’ve haven’t even ****ing scored a goal. We’ve completely **** the bed, in front of a big crowd.. again. We are limping to the end of the season.

A huge summer ahead with some big decisions needed by COSU regarding the management team. Performances and results like the last two years won’t do much to encourage people to come back next season to watch the same **** football against **** teams in this **** league. Change is needed, a fresh start with new faces and ideas is needed.

 

[SHRIMPERR]

Maher will be delighted with that as we got a clean sheet.

 

[Sherif H]

Maher out...although he'll be here next season and the season after

 

[Chris Powell's mate]

Poor; and the worse thing is there's nothing we can do about it.
The ability to play forward with speed and technique is beyond most.
They run for cover with the back pass, and as Paul Clark alluded to, the movement in and around the box is non existent.
Braintree could and should have nicked it, because after Kendall's distant drive; which produced a comfortable save in truth, and GSM's wayward shot, where was any threat in the second 45?

 

[ColinMorrisWalksOnWater]

Clueless performance, 70 minutes of no idea, 20 minutes of panic.

Hopper on an 18 month contract says everything about the judgement of the football side of the club.

Season done, and we've blown a good chance of having a surprise play off campaign, because we haven't got an effin clue when we get into the opponents half.