League 2: Southend United vs Torquay United

[yellowmonkey]

Another humping 5-1 bring on the BSP more our level with the players, manager and budget. Putting us and Hereford on relegation fodder after Buckle managed to dismantle a good squad and Ling replacing them with useless fools!!! At least we should get a few quid for the few quality players we have but knowing the board we will just give them away :whip: </3 </3 :slap:

[Ludlow Gulled]

Will be there today with my dad and a couple friends from work. Other Southend-supporting friends will be in their end. I must say I don't hold out a lot of hope for a win but I'd feel pleased with a draw. Last year, we went to this fixture as div. 2 leaders and as the only team, other than Chelsea, with a 100% record in all leagues - and I reckon I'd bandied that about at work quite a lot. And I was duly made to eat humble pie after a pretty dismal performance. This year, it's the southend supporters who are crowing about their supremacy, while I've kept my head down. Maybe it's their turn for a slice of that pie? I can but hope! Fantasy prediction: Taiwo silences the critics with an imperious display and an unanswered hat-trick ; honest prediction: 3-1 them :P . Up the Gulls!

[bixieupnorth]

can only see a defeat, a heavy defeat probably, but you never know!! 3-0 southend

[bixieupnorth]

Robert Olejnik

Chris Robertson
Mark Ellis
Brian Saah
Kevin Nicholson

Joe Oastler
Lee Mansell
Eunan O'Kane
Danny Stevens

Billy Bodin
Rene Howe

subs
Martin Rice
Chris McPhee
Damon Lathrope
Daniel Leadbitter
Taiwo Atieno

so saah keeps his place, robbo to right back, ellis in, oastler to midfield, presumably 4-5-1 ish today?

[Jeff]

Looking at the players warming up, it looks like the only change is Atieno drops to the bench for Ellis to come in. So I reckon that means Robbo right back, Ellis centre back, and Oastler as the holding midfielder behind Stevens, Mansell, O'kane and Bodin (or Oastler in with Mansell and O'kane playing off Howe, you know what I mean anyway!)

[Trojan 67]

Olejnik

Robertson Ellis Saah Nicholson

O'Kane Oastler Mansell Stevens

Howe Bodin

I Think we will scrap a 1-1 draw (hopefully)

kbgull spot on with the starting eleven .

[eastyorksgull]

good afternoon all,well backs against the wall,nobody gives us a chance,as bixie said YOU NEVER KNOW,so am going for a bum squeaking 3 points for us,it has to be a marked improvement from last week,so lets enjoy a good afternoon

[bixieupnorth]

lets hope kb's right, or better, with his prediction too!!

[Gulliball]

I like the personal playing today, hopefully the formation works and we turn in a good performance.

[Trojan 67]

Oh ffs !

The ref is deadhead Deadman !

[Dave_Pougher]

Afternoon everyone. Is this the same place where we won promotion just a few years ago? Sounds dreadfull. No crowd noise, crap commo. On the plus side we are still level. Got to be honest i still don't like the look of our back four, don't know what the answer is but it looks vunerable to me.

[bixieupnorth]

only a matter of time before we fall behind by the sounds of it

[bixieupnorth]

on the plus side, ellis sounds like he's slipped straight back into his groove

[Colorado Gull]

Rovers 1 nil up :-|

[Dave_Pougher]

Rovers 1 nil up :-|

1-1 now