The Richard Blight Southend Match thread

Chat in the chatbox with 'live text commentary' from Greenjock for them that's interested/can bare it.

Bang that drum.

Wave those flags harder and higher. Bang the drum louder.

2-nil

Trying to cook and follow the match, Only1Argo

Having a torrid time at he mo.

Well, just got back and surprise, surprise, we're losing at home - against the mighty Southend.

Never mind, I expect we were unlucky, it was all the referee's fault, and Southend have probably been cheating.

Flag was very good, and that's all that matters.

What about the drum? Has the drummer had the drumsticks shoved up his arse yet?

Sorry Ian I can't be there as a real person I live 160 miles away and am at work. #naaaatapraaaaaaaaaaaperfaaaaaaaan

I can't believe we got a point out that game, we where so crap for 86 minutes and then to score 2 goals, what is going on ffs

Well I never - 2 - 2. Good point in the end.

The comeback was down to the flag and those nice Forza chappies.

Fletcher is now even safer (if that's possible). The point does not disguise that fact that we are shite.

I was very surprised to find Chadders and Tsoumou starting up front today,it seemed to be two of a kind with no balance and certainly didn't look like working in the first half,although the new bloke showed the odd touch to suggest he could be useful.Shocking start,with Cole smashing an attempted clearance against the Sarfend bloke and seeing it rebound into the net.Sarfend always more dangerous,no surprise when they went 2 up.Second half was slightly better with a bit more pressure but it wasn't until the subs were brought on that anything looked likely-Lennox looks as though he could be a very good impact player.Chadders scored a beauty,then Lennox smacked one against the post,Macdonald pounced to earn an unlikely point.Two things which were obvious was that the two who started up front just didn't really work and Argyle's lack of pace and mobility in central midfield was disturbing.Maybe food for thought for the manager there.Good crowd in filthy conditions and very patient on the whole.

Yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyeeeessssssssssss ! In yer face Freathy ya surrender monkey !

greengenes wrote:

Yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyeeeessssssssssss ! In yer face Freathy ya surrender monkey !

Calm down gene - it was a draw. But a bloody good one, admittedly!

greengenes wrote:

Yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyeeeessssssssssss ! In yer face Freathy ya surrender monkey !

You really don't get it

We were poor for much of the game and Southend won 90% of the 50:50 challenges (although they are very good at the dark arts of diving, moving fk's/ throw ins forward and leaving the boot in). I thought the first goal was a poor back pass from Young (who was terrible today) which Bignot looked like he could clear,but dallied, leaving Cole with a hard clearance tomake (which unfortunately hit the player a couple of yards away). Southend were very direct and Dickinson and Moshni (in the Lee Hodges role) winning a lot of high balls. Tsoumou looked lively, but he and Chadwick look too similar (Chadders seemed to improve a lot when Tsoumou was substituted). As GS said our midfield was very slow (in the middle) and Walton had another off day. We improved after the double substitution brining on the lively dwarf combination of Lennox and Macdonald ('Big Mac').

Chadders equaliser was surprising as it looked like the keeper would make a simple catch but spilled it into the net. The equaliser came from a corner and Lennox cooly passed the ball (in the 18 yard box) to Macdonald to slot in froma couple of yards.

Didn't hear much of Salsa Verde and Southend won the battle of the drums (although I was in Block 14 so nearer to the Sarfend fans).

Good to meet a few REAL people at the Freak Meet before the game.

Not dismissing the collective nonsense going on in and around the club that I'm sure we all know about, but it was indeed a bloody good draw and I'm going for my first Saturday night out in... possibly forever but more like a year... a happier chap than I might have been.

Let's hope the players and management can be suitably inspired by the result - and the nature of the result - to put in a better performance next Saturday and bring 3 points home from the Macc Lads.

It's the hope that kills ya...

Edited to add: Hope the Freak Meeters had fun in the pub!

Freathy wrote:

greengenes wrote:

Yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyeeeessssssssssss ! In yer face Freathy ya surrender monkey !

You really don't get it

I get it . Go and hide.behind the settee ya surrender monkey .

Freak Meet was good, also good to meet Downy (who apparently was showing off his red pants on the train down!), Cerbs + Joe, Gob and the others. Don't think any pictures were taken for our Twitter fans

Apologies 'cos I'm very, very drunk.

Unless I was even more inebriated that I can possibly remember, then there was no drum today.

Can anyone confirm?

Zero atmospheric creation from the Salsa Verde Massiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiive! in the first half. Slightly better in the later part of the 2nd half.

All in all, a carbon copy of the Crawley match. We were f*cking shite all afternoon, and grabbed a point somehow at the death after threatening nothing.

Trific.

I wonder if any comment will be made on the anti-gypsy chanting coming from the salsa verde lot on several occasions.

I hope so it was on par to racism

A few interesting responses so far on the thread over there. It could run and run.

I think argyle highlights are on SSN in next few minutes.

Freathy wrote:

greengenes wrote:

Yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyeeeessssssssssss ! In yer face Freathy ya surrender monkey !

You really don't get it

Yes we are a poor side being led by a tactivly naive young manager but the fact is weve picked up 5 points at home against promotion contenders two of them being in the top three and a narrow 1-0 defeat against port vale which coiuld happen weather we were top or bottom, so not out of the mire by any means, this will go to the wire but we are improving, but you dont get that freathy. what was your prediction for Argyles last 4 games 0 points with probaby 16-20 goals conceded!. Unlucky

Just saw goals- Bignot definitely at fault for first. Second was poor marking, from a corner, in the box. Chadders hit a decent shot (for our first) which the keeper tried to save one handed but deflected into net. Second goal was a pass by Lennox to Chadwick who chipped against the post,Macdonald hit in the rebound.

greengenes wrote:

Yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyeeeessssssssssss ! In yer face Freathy ya surrender monkey !

Are you really 58 and a half