Pre-Match Thread Southend United v Gateshead, Saturday 28th September, 15:00 k.o., NL

[thenobster]

Will the rain save us this weekend and force a cancellation?

 

[teabee1]

Will the rain save us this weekend and force a cancellation?

Nope… not raining now and sunny tomorrow (apparently).

 

[Mad Cyril]

GATESHEAD midfielder Regan Booty is striving for more happy memories of Southend this weekend.

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I remember a fan who used to wear a privately made Martyn Booty sweatshirt to games.

 

[Holy Joe]

I remember a fan who used to wear a privately made Martyn Booty sweatshirt to games.

Wouldnt have been a 'mad' fan would it?

 

[Chris Powell's mate]

Kev's pre-match interview suggests he's trying to get a couple of bodies in, but 'not sure that will happen by the weekend.'
In manager-speak he all but confirmed Taylor's absence, and Walker being used as a sub to manage him back was also made clear.
Miley and Waldron's return is some time away, but Coker's done a little work on grass.

 

[thenobster]

Nope… not raining now and sunny tomorrow (apparently).

Bugger

 

[leeblue]

4 4 f$#$&ing 2

 

[Tommy2holes]

It seems tickets are quite slow for this one.

Only about 150 sold since yesterday afternoon

Still hoping for 6500 on the day with about 30-40 from Gateshead.

 

[Rattus Norvegicus]

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4 4 f$#$&ing 2

4 4 2 makes a lot of sense to me - for how many seasons (back all the way to Phil Brown & even under Tilly at times) we have put round players in square pegs rather than changing the way we play?

I know, I know - not a popular point of view - but there it is.

 

[leeblue]

4 4 2 makes a lot of sense to me - for how many seasons (back all the way to Phil Brown & even under Tilly at times) we have put round players in square pegs rather than changing the way we play?

I know, I know - not a popular point of view - but there it is.

Agree 100%

 

[leeblue]

For the record I think kev will either go gus at rcb or wind...stick with 3 at the back.

 

[kentblues]

4 4 2 makes a lot of sense to me - for how many seasons (back all the way to Phil Brown & even under Tilly at times) we have put round players in square pegs rather than changing the way we play?

I know, I know - not a popular point of view - but there it is.

Trouble is inconveniently most teams now play with three in CM. When we have tried it we usually get overrun.

Moot point as we work on and the whole team is set up to play 352- vanishingly small chance of us going 442. Gus or Wind will be RCB

 

[bluesfansince1952]

Trouble is inconveniently most teams now play with three in CM. When we have tried it we usually get overrun.

Moot point as we work on and the whole team is set up to play 352- vanishingly small chance of us going 442. Gus or Wind will be RCB

Just saved me from posting.

 

[Thundersley Blue]

For the record I think kev will either go gus at rcb or wind...stick with 3 at the back.

You could be right. I stand to be corrected but didn't Gus play a couple of games last year at Right Centre Back ? Would say Wind is almost certainly going to start and it has to be better that he plays in his natural position.

 

[Maroon Blue]

You could be right. I stand to be corrected but didn't Gus play a couple of games last year at Right Centre Back ? Would say Wind is almost certainly going to start and it has to be better that he plays in his natural position.

Jason Demetriou played RCB for a few games last season. Did very well.

 

[Clarky176]

4 4 2 makes a lot of sense to me - for how many seasons (back all the way to Phil Brown & even under Tilly at times) we have put round players in square pegs rather than changing the way we play?

I know, I know - not a popular point of view - but there it is.

You say round pegs for square holes but then refer to a post that has a CM at LB? Not sure there’s much more round peg square hole than that!

 

[WickfordShrimper]

Dagenham put 7 passed Gateshead a couple of weeks back

Surely we can get a couple tomorrow :-)

Refreshing to see gates are holding up ( looking like another 6500 home support for tomorrow match at the Hall ) and Southend Supporters are been Patient and giving the team time to get going this season.

 

[Hawkwell Blue]

Dagenham put 7 passed Gateshead a couple of weeks back

Surely we can get a couple tomorrow :-)

Refreshing to see gates are holding up ( looking like another 6500 home support for tomorrow match at the Hall ) and Southend Supporters are been Patient and giving the team time to get going this season.

It’s weird how almost all the pre match thread on here has been about our players missing, how weak we are going to be and how good the opposition are. I wonder if other message boards are the same.

Years ago we’d just go from one match to the next without all the noise (as it’s called these days) and just turn up expectantly.

 

[Evening Echo]

ECHOSPORT talks to Gateshead fan Luke Robinson ahead of Saturday's match with Southend United at Roots Hall.

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[Tommy2holes]

It’s weird how almost all the pre match thread on here has been about our players missing, how weak we are going to be and how good the opposition are. I wonder if other message boards are the same.

Years ago we’d just go from one match to the next without all the noise (as it’s called these days) and just turn up expectantly.

Except the last game when we faced a team with 1 win in 11 games......and yet!