So @SamuraiBlue comes to the Hall today with his wife and family after 14 years away. Well mate, if you bring that sort of good luck with you then please come back again. Really pleased it was a good performance for your return.
It was a challenge and the first goal scared the life out of him, but after that he was fine and celebrated all the goals!How did that go? I’ve got a 3 year old and wasn’t thinking of dragging him along until he was at least 6 tbh. What a first game for the lad!
That was quite simply one of the most complete performances I have seen from a Southend team for years.
Yes Oldham were poor, but we made them look far inferior by the way we played. Controlled possession... incisive passing all afternoon. We were on a different planet today and I was so pleased that in the end we got the goals to match the performance.
Nathan Ralph....take a bow sir. That was your best performance in a Southend shirt. He was incredible and didn't put a foot wrong during the entire match.
Harry Taylor and Ollie Kensdale were at it all afternoon. Confidently stepping out with the ball and starting our attacks.
Husin and Miley were sublime all afternoon and controlled the midfield, never giving the ball away. Some of the interplay between Wes, Bridge and Ralph in that first half was just too much for Oldham to cope with.
Just as Wes began to tire, to my surprise up stepped Ollie Coker. I had assumed (wrongly) that Jack Wood would the first change, but wow....what an impression Coker made after coming on. Shooting on sight for his brilliant goal, before a delightfully floated ball with his left foot for Cardwell to power home with his head for our much deserved 4th goal. His play in that final 15 minutes was eye catching. He looked confident, has clearly been working on building up his physique over the summer and displayed some fantastic touches as we played our way both around, and through Oldham.
Also I was so pleased to see Powell get our opener. He gets a lot of stick, but today he was everywhere and deserved his brilliantly taken goal with a instinctive finish.
Dan Mooney....what a goal....picking the ball up 20 yards inside his own half before moving forward with purpose and curling the ball around the Oldham keeper's outstretched right hand. That's what he has in his locker and we need him to empty it more often.
Final word has to go to Kev.....we are so lucky to have him as our manager. He must have had a lump in his throat at full time. He, along with all our supporters will be rightly proud of our team tonight. That performance and atmosphere will live long in the memory.
Could be another to add to the s**t rumour pile from "ITKs" in the summer.The Mooney I saw today isn't a player that looks like he wants to leave. He looked like the player we signed and took his goal really well....
Overweight and uninterested.
He's unsworth it.That's true. He must also have wondered what he was coming into. Not the start from his teammates that he would have anticipated. £8,000 per week according to the Oldham Fans Forum; sounds unlikely it's that high but Unsworth must have wondered if he has spent his money wisely....
Oldham could be us under Brown. Completely misjudging what is required in the NL.That's true. He must also have wondered what he was coming into. Not the start from his teammates that he would have anticipated. £8,000 per week according to the Oldham Fans Forum; sounds unlikely it's that high but Unsworth must have wondered if he has spent his money wisely....
That was quite simply one of the most complete performances I have seen from a Southend team for years.
Yes Oldham were poor, but we made them look far inferior by the way we played. Controlled possession... incisive passing all afternoon. We were on a different planet today and I was so pleased that in the end we got the goals to match the performance.
Nathan Ralph....take a bow sir. That was your best performance in a Southend shirt. He was incredible and didn't put a foot wrong during the entire match.
Harry Taylor and Ollie Kensdale were at it all afternoon. Confidently stepping out with the ball and starting our attacks.
Husin and Miley were sublime all afternoon and controlled the midfield, never giving the ball away. Some of the interplay between Wes, Bridge and Ralph in that first half was just too much for Oldham to cope with.
Just as Wes began to tire, to my surprise up stepped Ollie Coker. I had assumed (wrongly) that Jack Wood would the first change, but wow....what an impression Coker made after coming on. Shooting on sight for his brilliant goal, before a delightfully floated ball with his left foot for Cardwell to power home with his head for our much deserved 4th goal. His play in that final 15 minutes was eye catching. He looked confident, has clearly been working on building up his physique over the summer and displayed some fantastic touches as we played our way both around, and through Oldham.
Also I was so pleased to see Powell get our opener. He gets a lot of stick, but today he was everywhere and deserved his brilliantly taken goal with a instinctive finish.
Dan Mooney....what a goal....picking the ball up 20 yards inside his own half before moving forward with purpose and curling the ball around the Oldham keeper's outstretched right hand. That's what he has in his locker and we need him to empty it more often.
Final word has to go to Kev.....we are so lucky to have him as our manager. He must have had a lump in his throat at full time. He, along with all our supporters will be rightly proud of our team tonight. That performance and atmosphere will live long in the memory.
Spoke to Oldham fan on train on way to game - he reckoned £4k a week was the rumour - which is crazy money - £8k would be ridiculousThat's true. He must also have wondered what he was coming into. Not the start from his teammates that he would have anticipated. £8,000 per week according to the Oldham Fans Forum; sounds unlikely it's that high but Unsworth must have wondered if he has spent his money wisely....