Post-Match Thread and Ratings Southend United 3-4 Charlton Athletic

[DCC]

For those who were unable to be there today, a brilliant summary.

As for half and half scalves, equally as sickly as the stupid term 'limbs' and digital football programmes. Today's game gave us our true football back, minus the extra time.

…apart from it should have been blues vs reds!!

 

[rigsby]

Great performance and hopefully that will be taken forward in out league fixtures.

We were beaten by quality in and around the box. I had a good view of that winner from the 1906 lounge and was great finish. Utter nonsense to point the finger at Colin. If your back peddling and struggling to maker a header then Taylor should have glanced it towards the West stand not across his own box.

What we should be focusing on is coming back from 2-0 down to create cracking cup tie. Shame I wont be heading to the Valley with about 2,000 other Shrimpers next week. Just like 10 subs in game we have been bullied into it by the PL.

We certainly had far more shots but as per normal so many of them miss by 2yds or more. Some claimed before the game that there is not much difference from NL to L1......Miles Leaburn ends that theory.

The 1906 is basically two boxes knocked into one. Good place for group up to 20. Some of you should get together and give it try. Having said that the D2 is slightly better.

 

[ace]

We played well, no mistake about that, and were more than a match for them.

However, at times, the difference between the two teams was really obvious. I know we are all bias towards our own team, and rightly so, but Charlton certainly had greater quality than us, but we had bigger hearts.

Quality maybe, heart never.

 

[SHRIMPERPETER]

Thought our defence looked better last week with Jeacock in goal but more panicky with Collin behind them yesterday

 

[Ipswhrimp]

He's had a far longer career than Steven, though.

(and you realise that all this will be completely lost on 99% of posters on here, don't you?)

Does he not enjoy Taylor Swiftesque popularity? By the way, the Zone is a hiding place for prog rock cognoscenti - there's a poster here who used to claim he lived in Le Mellotron.

 

[annie1954]

Thought our defence looked better last week with Jeacock in goal but more panicky with Collin behind them yesterday

You can’t really compare last weeks match against Tamworth with. Charlton they hardly had a shot on goal to test Jeacock

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

East reds. Doubt it's the same unless your knocking 100 and these kids have aged enough to collect their winter fuel payments. Their resemblance to Waldorf ans Statler is remarkable.

It's always just loud enough to be heard by a 5 seats radius from them but never loud enough to be heard by the players.

East Reds is my favorite place to sit too.Though it's going to be difficult (if not impossible) to get seats for 3 together now that 75% of the oldies there have bought season cards again.

 

[RHB]

Lincoln probably didn't want him cup-tied

 

[SHRIMPERPETER]

You can’t really compare last weeks match against Tamworth with. Charlton they hardly had a shot on goal to test Jeacock

All the long balls into the box though which Collin would flap at

 

[Richard Hearn]

there's a poster here who used to claim he lived in Le Mellotron.

He/she may well have done. But only for about 8 seconds at a time.

 

[Crowstone Crevette]

I haven't read the whole thread so apologies if this has already been covered, but why has someone got to be blamed for everything? There is a point where the opposition do something that is actually better than the best efforts of everyone to defend... that's no-ones fault, it just means they are better.

I'm talking about the first two goals here... great delivery for both, absolutely no criticism at all of Ralph for the first as the ball was well over him and it was a perfect header. It was also a great free kick for the second, pinpoint precision delivery and a late run into the box by the goalscorer. It was a great set piece, not a poorly defended one IMO.

For most of the game, Ralph outjumped Leaburn, who is a good 6 inches taller. Phenomenal effort. Taylor tidied up well but made 2 errors, one which they should have capitalised on just before half time and which would have made it 3-0, an extremely unfair scoreline at that point, and the tired header for their winner. That was absolutely NOT Collin's fault. If Taylor leaves it, Collin is on the way out to claim it and the danger is over. But I'm not going to criticise any of them, no-one played badly, they should be absolutely proud after that performance against a L1 team.

It was a proper FA Cup tie and so good to see a proper crowd at the Hall again. All the bars on the East side were full with queues a good 50 mins before kick off and that is great to see (even if it meant I couldn't get in!). I'd love to hear a report from COSU on the match day takings from the bars and kiosks. I was trying to remember the last decent cup match we had at the Hall... probably the Chelsea replay in 2009. When I was growing up, we had a great FA Cup record, never got beat by non-league teams and usually made round 3. Oh for even a little of that again please... yesterday was a taster.

Well done lads. Fabulous effort.

For the same reason we no longer have Road Traffic Accidents, I believe they are now incidents. It must be someone's fault!!! With your professional background @fbm I'm surprised you even had to ask.

 

[SUFCGoals]

Spot on LS.

129 games 17 goals for us.

185 games 37 goals for them.

Probably couldn’t hear the announcement on the tannoy

 

[Massimo Giovanni]

All the long balls into the box though which Collin would flap at

Blimey, tough crowd to please.
Young keeper has 3 clean sheets while playing injured and while club works on getting another gk in.
Takes to the bench v Tamworth, while new keeper plays what has been easiest game of season at The Hall so far; AND while on the bench hypothetically "flaps"?
Comes back in (as new gk is cup tied) if he is fully rehabed fit or not he plays, and doesn't do much wrong.
Yet as the saying goes "no pleasing some people".

 

[Tommy2holes]

Blimey, tough crowd to please.
Young keeper has 3 clean sheets while playing injured and while club works on getting another gk in.
Takes to the bench v Tamworth, while new keeper plays what has been easiest game of season at The Hall so far; AND while on the bench hypothetically "flaps"?
Comes back in (as new gk is cup tied) if he is fully rehabed fit or not he plays, and doesn't do much wrong.
Yet as the saying goes "no pleasing some people".

Think its harsh to single out Colin but players progress and he is going backwards and seems to be steadily becoming worse.

Is it because he no longer has David Martin as a mentor?

He is fast becoming a calamity. Yesterday a ball was going harmlessly out for a goal kick and he for some reason decided to dive on it and it squirmed away.

He then came out again for no good reason and wiped out their forward on the edge of the box.

As for the final goal. His positioning or at least his anticipation wasn't the best. Taylor put him in a difficult position but he didn't cover himself in glory.

I see Steve Arnold is now second choice at his club. We could do a lot worse..

 

[Rattus Norvegicus]

The goalkeeper's name is ................. Collin.

Yesterday his name was Collin.

Today his name is Collin.

Tomorrow his name will be Collin.

[exasperated blowing out of air ............... and breathe .................]

 

[Rattus Norvegicus]

Enough of that ...... surely not 2 star entertainment again?

 

[Rattus Norvegicus]

........

 

[Ipswhrimp]

He/she may well have done. But only for about 8 seconds at a time.

And he may well have been banned from W Block for failing to stay in tune.

 

[ColinMorrisWalksOnWater]

I thought there were alot of positives yesterday:

1. Coming back from 2 down after a poor start defensively.
2. Finishing 90 mins all square.
3. Ollie Coker - as well as scoring, he showed he would be able to progress to higher levels, hopefully with us.
4. Cav getting more minutes
5. Waldo making his comeback from a long injury.
6. Bim, what a great presence he has up front. Pity Drysdale [ref] didn't give more of the free kicks he should have for the fouls Bim took.
7. Bridgy having his best game and a great penalty, He has become an assured penalty taker.
8. Showing we were Charlton's equals in many ways, throughout the 120 minutes.
9. A Rockin' Roots Hall, showing it's the right decision by COSU to stay here.
10. Gate and CUP income into the club, which can hopefully help on and off the field.

I am a lot more upbeat that if we can transfer this sort of performance to the league and tightening up at the back, we can easily finish top ten this season.

 

[Richard Hearn]

And he may well have been banned from W Block for failing to stay in tune.

Only if he got too hot...or cold.