Official Match Thread Southend United v Barrow AFC

[SUFCStu]

Very close for Elvis. Good ball from Dieng.

 

[Tony Allen]

Had a pukka pie at lunchtime - £1 from Morrisons

 

[Austin the Shrimper]

Oxley
Elvis White Hobson Hart
Demi Dieng MACCA Fairchild
Olyinka
Akinola

Off Halford for Macca atHalf time

ANG on for Demi on 60

 

[Bobby dazzler]

Unlucky elvis

 

[MisterStubbs]

Anyone other than Elvis there and it’s 2-0.

 

[crangoner]

Good save from their keeper

 

[ec2shrimper]

Great goal. But sorry 5 at the back not working for me. Take Halford off. ANG left wing ahead of Hart. Barrow don’t look great at the back we need to get at them a bit more.

 

[superblue24]

Why do we still make such awful decisions. Shooting from god knows how far out when we have players swarming into the box?!?!

 

[Cricko]

We look so disjointed, I agree 5 at the back is not working.

 

[Boreham Blue]

Great to see H-F attacking the 6 yard box there

 

[Barling Magna]

Great shot by Demi.

 

[crangoner]

Bit of impetus right when the minutes become fleeting, let's pick that up for the second half

 

[SUFCStu]

Good chances going forward, could've had more! At the back looks suspect but nowhere compared to the hell earlier this season.

 

[The Big Dady]

Looking good so far.

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[yogi bear up the cagire]

Brilliant start but what have we been trying to do since that first five minutes? Trying to hold onto a one goal advantage for 95 minutes is not usually the best policy. Lucky to still be leading at half-time..... Elvis has a good chance and another couple in added time. First and last five minutes of the half GREAT.......the rest, best forgotten

 

[GBJ]

Has anyone else just put a sausage roll in the oven so they can enjoy an authentic half time experience?

No, but I’ve watered down my can of lager & im planning on ****ing all over my bathroom floor... when the queue goes down, of course.

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

No, but I’ve watered down my can of lager & im planning on ****ing all over my bathroom floor... when the queue goes down, of course.

I bet there's no hand wash, and the dryer is broke?

 

[MisterStubbs]

Happy with the lead at half time but in my opinion, we were second best for much of that half. I’m not entirely sure why we are giving this lot so much respect by playing 5 at the back. They clearly favour playing out from the back and because we have so many defensive players, it’s allowing them to play through us far to easily without anyone really pressing. For me we have to go back to the formation and the press we used against Colchester. Do that and there are more goals in this for us because defensively they look really shaky. A much improved second half performance is needed if we are to keep hold of all three points.

 

[Leicester Shrimper]

They ain’t as bad as their position in the league.


Far better footballing team than the teams we’ve recently played at home.

Rode our luck for most of the half.

Had some decent chances to make it 2-0.

The good news is that we are now well and truly a competitive team.

 

[Holy Joe]

Barrow have had more of the ball and look threatening, but they havent created a clear cut chance. Weve had a few half chances and look like we could get more chances when we pressure their defence. Pretty even for me