Pre-Match Thread Southend United v Maidenhead, Tuesday 19th September, 19:45ko, NL

[ChalkwellShrimper]

Kev (and team) has one arm tied behind his back and the other one chopped off. Keep going guys.

 

[Jai]

sadly I cant be at the game tomorrow but I really hope the fans manage to do something more effective than sending emails and text messages...

I have a good friend who was a bank manager - and an Orient supporter.

He was on the pitch with the rest of the Os support when the time came to throw out their resident crook ..

IIRC that was the last game of the season, in injury time, when they had already been relegated wasn't it?

Assume you were on the pitch vs Chesterfield with many others when the time came to throw out our resident rat?

Sick of all this 'I can't be there but those who can should do this/that/the other'.

 

[Jai]

If the National League don't allow us to sign a goalkeeper at the very least, I suggest we turn on them as well.

 

[Harry Bullocks]

Disgraceful!!!! Doesn't help our financial situation and must make they're players feel like lepers.
No point opening up the North for them. They can have our dugout (we've no one to go in it) and sufc can fill the North instead and give grief to their keeper and support ours

Now that would boost ticket sales if they announced that!

 

[Billy Bests boot laces]

Disgraceful!!!! Doesn't help our financial situation and must make they're players feel like lepers.
No point opening up the North for them. They can have our dugout (we've no one to go in it) and sufc can fill the North instead and give grief to their keeper and support ours

Probably be the same on Saturday v Flyde?.

 

[Billy Bests boot laces]

If the National League don't allow us to sign a goalkeeper at the very least, I suggest we turn on them as well.

I fail to see how they'd expect us to play without a registered goalkeeper?. Whether we're 'flavour of the month' with them is irrelevant?.
BUT if they ignore our predicament, then many will rightly feel they have washed their grubby hands of us?.

 

[Holy Joe]

I fail to see how they'd expect us to play without a registered goalkeeper?. Whether we're 'flavour of the month' with them is irrelevant?.
BUT if they ignore our predicament, then many will rightly feel they have washed their grubby hands of us?.

They don't, rules allow replacement players, subject to conditions

 

[Billy Bests boot laces]

They don't, rules allow replacement players, subject to conditions

So on that basis, they'd be ok with us playing an outfield player in goal?.

 

[Mick]

Surely you have to have a certain amount of players in order to start a match.

Starting a match without a substitute is beyond ridiculous.

It was okay for 77 years !

 

[Morty01]

4-0 Maidenhead, match called off early, pitch invasion after 4th goal

 

[Holy Joe]

So on that basis, they'd be ok with us playing an outfield player in goal?.

Err I'm saying they will allow us a replacement keeper - subject to abiding to the rules on replacements. Equally I suspect they'll be fine if we elect to start with an outfield player in goal.

 

[Shrimp and two veg]

Kev (and team) has one arm tied behind his back and the other one chopped off. Keep going guys.

That attitude "we will get a team out tomorrow night"
I mean total respect to you Kev.
If we beat relegation by the end of the year this man and his management staff should be carried aloft along the seafront, if we are relegated.. same !

If we are still trading.

 

[shrimperjon]

Believe it or not, we still have more fit players than Maidenhead have sold tickets. 7 at present

 

[stewart]

I truly hope we can get players in even on short term to cover for injuries and suspensions, I think it would be a blight on the NL should we not be allowed to do this. Get along show the players and Maher and Co your love and pride in each and everyone of them. The club should open the North bank to you as well , im sure they can put the 7 visitors elsewhere ,allow them to sit in one of the private boxes ,just to show them out thanks for coming.

 

[Realist]

Are we not allowed to play any youth players ?

 

[* ORM *]

I wonder what the lowest ever away support at roots hall has been for a league game. Obviously zero for the COVID games but surely this could be it.

Unless I’m very much mistaken the Stockport supporters coach was turned away donkeys years ago on a Friday night game and there were very few, if any, away fans

 

[Thundersley Blue]

Unless I’m very much mistaken the Stockport supporters coach was turned away donkeys years ago on a Friday night game and there were very few, if any, away fans

I seem to recall that Macclesfield had around 14 and were singing "We're going home in a Taxi" In fairness we played them twice in a very short space of time. An FA Cup replay as well as the League Match.

 

[Cricko]

Southend Fan Protest Group​

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Protest tonight, 25th minute, join us!
The club is in turmoil, the team in crisis, the fans at their wits end.
25 years of mortgaging the club’s future against a property fortune.
Enough is enough, the Rat needs to go!
#MartinOut

 

[Shrimpergonzo]

Are we not allowed to play any youth players ?

Been covered quite a few times elsewhere, we’re only allowed to register a certain number of players - age is irrelevant (so registering coaching staff comes under this too).

 

[LBBlue]

Been covered quite a few times elsewhere, we’re only allowed to register a certain number of players - age is irrelevant (so registering coaching staff comes under this too).

So Bentley, Maher and Currie are playing tonight?