Post-Match Thread and Ratings Southend United 4-0 Oldham Athletic

[GBJ]

As far as opening days go, that’s was probably the best I’ve ever known.

Every single one of those boys in blue, plus the management & the staff, deserve every plaudit we can physically give them.

Absolutely outstanding. From start to finish we were the better team. When we inevitably ran out of steam, we still controlled and dictated the play.

Roll on the West Ham fans’ second team

Oh, and @Cricko, I told you we’d win 4-0

 

[old leigh shrimper]

On course for 184 league goals this season!

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

 

[ShrimperJim]

WOW just WOW. These players and management are something special.

 

[palexander]

For effort and commitment, 10s all round. Absolutely incredible performance by any standards, but in the circumstances, absolutely gobsmacked.

Ndi: 7
Ralph: 8
Kensdale: 7
Taylor: 7
GSM: 7
Husin: 9
Fonguck: 9 (MoM)
Miley: 8
Bridge: 8
Powell: 8
Cardwell: 9

Coker: 7
Mooney: 7
JD: 6

 

[Cricko]

Absolutely fantastic performance by all the players. From the off they wanted it more than Oldham and some of the football we played was superb. None of us expected us to dominate them after all that has gone on recently but we did from start to finish.

Well done all the boys and management.

Ralph my MOTM

 

[ColinMorrisWalksOnWater]

I am ssssoooooo effin happy as l post this. The whole football side of this club is just unbelievable. We are so lucky to have them and l include Mooney and Powell.

If the players want to give that every game and we can finally get out of this embargo we might have a season so much better than we have all anticipated.

Can't wait for the next game, and whoever pulls the shirt on obviously cares for it, well and truly demonstrated today.

So proud!

UTB

 

[Smiffy]

Get this club sold and this special management team, players and fans will get this club back to where it belongs. Stop ****ing around Ron and get it done.

#MartinOut

 

[Shrimper Brownie]

TO THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE WE’RE ON OUR WAYYYY

 

[Realist]

We are top of the league say we are top of the league.

 

[Maidstone Shrimper]

Let's not get carried away. I mean we've only beaten the bottom of the table team!!!!!!!!

 

[overseas shrimper]

Let's petition the NL to end the season now, if only for the exposure.

 

[rayleigh dan]

Fantastic result, I thought perhaps there was an outside chance we could pinch a win, but didn't see that coming! Just gutted I was working today and couldn't make it.

 

[overseas shrimper]

For effort and commitment, 10s all round. Absolutely incredible performance by any standards, but in the circumstances, absolutely gobsmacked.

Ndi: 7
Ralph: 8
Kensdale: 7
Taylor: 7
GSM: 7
Husin: 9
Fonguck: 9 (MoM)
Miley: 8
Powell: 8
Cardwell: 9

Coker: 7
Mooney: 7
JD: 6

Didn't rate Bridge I take it.

 

[Hazey]

Fair play to every single person involved in the club apart from one man. The pride and loyalty shown this close season has been second to none. To the players, what an incredible performance! We are traditionally slow starters and I can’t recall an opening day like this- certainly not in the last 20 years.

However, special plaudits have to go to our coaching team. To operate under the circumstances they have for over a year now, and to be faced with the pre-season situation that we’ve had would have had most management teams walking, or certainly being very disgruntled. We are so very lucky to have Kevin Maher, Darren Currie and Mark Bentley. For them to have quietly got on with their job this summer and then produce a 4-0 win on the opening day is a result that, contextually, won’t be bettered in any league in England on the opening day. What a monumental achievement! No, this doesn’t mean anything in the overarching season, and we are still very up against it, but how lucky we are to have such a resilient, calm, measured coaching team who always operate with the highest level of integrity. Players must love playing for them.

 

[JCB]

We should think ourselves very lucky we have a group of players who love our club just as much as we do! What a bloody performance!

 

[LeedsSUFC]

Is it raining or is it TNT's tears over not showing next Saturdays match live on the telly?

 

[BriggBlue]

Our first 11 is good enough to compete at the top of this league, we just need some depth.

Fonguck was excellent today

 

[JAL]

Who would’ve predicted that for the first game of the season in the position we’re in? ****ing hell.

 

[palexander]

Didn't rate Bridge I take it.

Dont know what you mean!