Post-Match Thread and Ratings Southend United 0-1 Sittingbourne Town

[Uncle_Rons_Teapot]

You just know the excuse will be on the sickness bug running through the club

 

[Dave Smiths Love Child]

Can we post in shrimpermosn section and keep comments to game , rather than clog up with Bonne out etc x

 

[AlfaShrimper]

Can we post in shrimpermosn section and keep comments to game , rather than clog up with Bonne out etc x

**** that. BONNE OUT MASSUVE ****

 

[mark387]

How long are you going to smugly accept getting embarrassed in the cup Mark?

As long as cups exist and wins and losses happen I guess. Literally happens in all cups every year at all levels.

 

[Bolton Shrimper]

Is this our worst ever defeat ?
Listened to the radio commentary. Shameful, disgraceful performance.

 

[Sunnyshrimper]

Fair play to Sittingbourne, all the best to them and their fans in the next game.
The most embarrassing result in our entire history I’d have thought, certainty last 30 years. Managers have been fired for less …

 

[Barling Magna]

Can we sign James Steventon and Liam Smith? Both were excellent today.

 

[MisterStubbs]

We played **** against a much lower club and lost. Not a new thing even during good seasons. The overreaction by some is inevitable but is still giving me a chuckle.

Except, this hasn't been a good season and now we've been dumped out of a very winnable cup by a team what, 2/3 leagues below us. Paint it however you want but that performance/result is embarrassing.

 

[Somerset Ex-TTB]

Possibly the most embarrassing result in the last 50 years. Even been in the FA trophy is embarrassing enough.

 

[Hadleigh-shrimper]

Gutted depressed always backed Maher . So low awful

 

[Shrimperborn1957]

Absolutely, totally and comprehensively EMBARRASING

 

[Boreham Blue]

Bonne was at fault for the goal as he knows but it was something of a freak ricochet because he didn’t just put his foot through the ball as soon as he could. They should’ve never been in that position in the first place as we were far too soft in midfield and wasteful upfront and for all the talk of sittingbourne being an excellent team and unbeaten in forever, I actually thought they offered very little which is even more shaming on us not being able to put them to the sword.

 

[MisterStubbs]

After back to back wins coupled with good performances, I allowed myself to be fooled in to thinking things could be heading back in the direction. Then, this bunch of dislikable mob go and put in a performance like that and get dumped out of a cup we are more than capable of winning. It's just yet another reminder as to why I will never fully be behind this group of players or manager. I'm embarrassed to be a blue today.

 

[ColinMorrisWalksOnWater]

Thing's go right, it's all Kev's fault. Thing's go embarrassingly wrong.. none of it's Kev's fault. Right?

Not at all, I was in the Kev out a few weeks ago playing 5-3-2 and accruing 1 maybe two shots on target during a game.

But today, the players he put out, should have had enough in the tank to put us through in this tie. We had enough pressure and corners to have forced a result.

On days like this when the players don't perform it's them I hold accountable.

If I was Maher, I'd have the whole sorry bunch of them on the beach on a Phil Brown run tomorrow morning.

I can only remember their keeper making one save of any meaning.

On a day when they can't score, you have to make sure you don't concede and in the last minute Bonne puts his foot through the ball, or should have done. I hope he goes in the summer.

Gubbins just lives up to his name and is really disappointing.

I hope GUS isn't out for too long, but at least we'll see what Wind has to offer.

Disappointing all round and one the players should not be allowed to forget for a very long time!

 

[GBJ]

What a disgrace. From the minute our club decided to open our unopenable West Stand to away fans, this game had farce written all over it. And so it came to pass.

Horrible performances from pretty much every player in blue. KAF as MOM? Please. Gubbins wouldn’t get in the Sittingbourne lineup. Gus turned up and thought that was enough. Goodliffe was beaten in the air again and again. Morton couldn’t pass water. Kendall/Hopper guilty of missing gilt edged chances.

Bonne will get the pelters - and I can’t blame people for that - but we failed long before that moment.

Maher should hang his head in shame after that too. I thought the lineup was wrong, the formation was wrong & the subs were wrong.

Have we ever, ever lost a competitive game to a team this low before? Take nothing away from Sittingbourne. The team of butchers, bakers and candlestick makers deserve their celebrations tonight. Go well lads.

As for Southend, you have been embarrassed today, which of course is bad enough, but you have embarrassed us too. We won’t stand for it.

Shape the **** up, or ship the **** out.

 

[Jay_SUFC]

Can't blame Maher for that, the team he put out should have won that with a bit to spare.

The players should hang their head in shame for that performance.

Can't blame Maher - are you joking!!

Takes a forward off for a midfielder just shows his defensive mindset. Why not take a defender off, and bring Coker on

 

[Yer Blues]

Yet another heroic performance from the blues. A real credit to the badge, the shirt and our club.

Maher has got to go.

 

[manor15]

As long as the club think it’s acceptable to have a retired goalkeeper coach and a Wealdstone reject as a short-term loan as goalkeepers while putting away fans in the west stand, we can’t expect much more. Says it all about COSU’s priorities this season.

 

[Jay_SUFC]

It's ok everyone, because we still have a club!

 

[Cricko]

That was absolute rubbish no excuses , we played well for 2 games and then sink back to even worse football than before. Sideways, backwards, slow the game down blah blah blah.