Pre-Match Thread Southend United v Braintree Town, Friday 18th April, 15:00 k.o., NL

[Tommy2holes]

The ticket counter has now ticked over the 8000 mark, with another day of sales, hospitality and walk ups I think we may even surpass the Charlton attendance tomorrow. Would be great to get over 9,000.

Let's hope the team turn up too!


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It's already closer to 8700 as that counter is at least 500 short.

I'd expect over 9k for sure tomorrow

 

[graingerroad54]

I'm not a 'Billy Big Spuds' with my attitude to the clubs we face in this league, but reality really hits home when I look forward to a game, in hope more than expectation, that we will have 3 more points at 5pm tomorrow.

Watching the highlights weekly, Im nervous about what the big beast Akinde will do to our defence!

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

It's already closer to 8700 as that counter is at least 500 short.

I'd expect over 9k for sure tomorrow

It’s tended to be about 700 short under the new regime recently, so by my calculations we are now very much on the cusp of 9,000 if not already there. Ticket sales showing over 8,250 already.

 

[Shrimper83]

Anyone know what time players arrive? My boy wants to meet Gus and do they all arrive together or in dribs and drabs

 

[Pak Power]

for those who cant be bothered with the echo ads

 

[Pak Power]

 

[Barling Magna]

Watching the highlights weekly, Im nervous about what the big beast Akinde will do to our defence!

Yes, he'll certainly be a problem for our defence - maybe we'll double mark him like our opponents do with Jack Bridge.

 

[Ingrave Shrimper]

Anyone know what time players arrive? My boy wants to meet Gus and do they all arrive together or in dribs and drabs

I get to the car park around 1 o’clock and they are arriving in dribs and drabs so would arrive a little earlier to make sure

 

[Harry Bullocks]

Super early doors,

Come on you Shrimpers

 

[leeblue]

I'd rather go back to a 3 5 2 and drop hopper tbh. But our lack of LWB is crippling. Bridge has fallen off a cliff.

 

[It'sGrimUpNorth]

Super early doors,

Come on you Shrimpers

Don’t you ever sleep before match day?

 

[Roger The Alien]

John Still said once, after Luton draw 1-1 at home to Haye & Yeading, “The reason why opposition team raise their game against us, because they wanted to impress and to play for Luton”

That is something Maher should be talking to John Still about why our players have to give everything from the kick off against bottom 8 side.

 

[lreed567]

These games always give me slight concern, Braintree are going to up there game massively and try and silence the crowd and after last week's performance we need a fast start otherwise the longer it goes on the more frustrations kick in. Gus has said that they've been practicing more attacking play this week on training so be interesting to see what's happened there this week

 

[Farmer Fossett]

Looks like this could be our first "sell out" in years with under 350 home seats available.

 

[annie1954]

With just four games left to play Gus tells us they are Practicing more Attacking play . So I’m thinking maybe we should have been doing this about forty games ago

 

[Callum]

Come on guys more then 8,000 in attendance today let’s roar the boys onto victory all we can do now is hope Halifax lose

 

[Barling Magna]

Come on guys more then 8,000 in attendance today let’s roar the boys onto victory all we can do now is hope Halifax lose

After seven straight defeats I can't see Fylde suddenly winning, but Halifax are in almost as bad a run so perhaps we can hope for a draw in their match....

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Come on guys more then 9,000 in attendance today let’s roar the boys onto victory all we can do now is hope Halifax lose

Correction

 

[Callum]

Correction

Oh dear

 

[Callum]

After seven straight defeats I can't see Fylde suddenly winning, but Halifax are in almost as bad a run so perhaps we can hope for a draw in their match....

Let’s hope Halifax have an off day there not on a decent run either