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Quote from: One Foot in the Grave on November 11, 2023, 07:22:33 PM

For me, the way we withstood the 10 minute spell of pressure around the 70 minute mark showed how much progress we've made. We'd have conceded a goal - or even two- in a similar sustained attacking spell last season. We've really grown as a team.

Yes, that was the main thing for me too today, although I thought it was a bit later, just after James Jones came on in a bid to form a more defensive formation. I am not sure whether I said or just thought that Southend can't keep up that pressure for too long, and that, provided we got through that spell, we would be okay.

 We did get through, and scored a second goal, and even could have scored a third, which Regan Linney probably would have got if he was at full match sharpness, if you know what I mean, but that margin would have been harsh on a very good Southend team; I do admire the togetherness of their players  management and supporters, who rightly applauded them for their efforts at the end, but not their departing ownership.

As for the minute's silence, people should really know, but maybe it needed an announcement to say that you should not applaud at the start of a minute's silence...

As for the minute silence. The referee blew the whistle at the end of the playing of the last post by the bugler.

What should have happened to avoid any confusion was that the ref should have waited until a minute after the bugler finishing, then blowing his whistle.

As an ex soldier of 24 years service I wish people could just stop and stand still rather than keep walking about whilst the silence is being observed.

I reckon that it will be very high on the to do plan once the wheels of stadium upgrades start to rumble

I would think that Ryan is pretty satisfied at Chesterfield, and realises that his time as being picked ahead of others will soon return.

Too good a player not to be selected in the starting lineup for any length of time.

Quote from: rorysgrandad on October 30, 2023, 11:45:11 AM

Quote from: distancetraveller on October 28, 2023, 12:44:06 PM

May struggle in midfield today if Isaac is suspended as reported.

A difficult task without him today

A draw will be a good result

How true this turned out to be. I don't think Lundstrum would have had the same influence had Isaac been present and it may well have tipped things our way.

Some of their fans don't seem that sold on Lundstram yet, in which case they don't deserve him.

The more level headed amongst them that got the best angle of the penalty decision seem to accept that you see them given (even though it was soft), TV angles still very inconclusive.

Most of them seem confident they'll make the playoffs on the basis we were rubbish - I'd be more worried they couldn't dispatch us when we were there for the taking.

That last paragraph of your post is typical of fans of a Billy big bollocks club, they should speak to the Wrexhams of the world and realise that getting out of this league isn’t easy,  unless it’s via the relegation path.

May struggle in midfield today if Isaac is suspended as reported.

A difficult task without him today

A draw will be a good result

Definite 2 pts dropped rather than 1 won.

Kiddy were poor, we should have beat them.

Eddie Jones is so frustrating, he always wants to pass back when he has better options to get the ball forward quicker. We are very very good when we attack at pace but for some reason we just pass the ball along the back line Yes there are times when that is all well and good but for Gods sake it’s becoming the Norm which doesn’t do us any good at all,  Kiddy we’re there for the taking tonight but we failed to execute the task.

One good thing about tonight was that Hogan (a very good defender), got himself sent off tonight playing for Oldham, so he will be missing on Saturday. We will need to be sharper when we go to Boundary park ….

Sensible decision PP..
with all the rain it’s the only outcome. No pitch can take that much rain.