southend united v swindon town official matchday thread

[OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR]

Do we actually concede more goals in the last 5 mins than other team or is this kind of thing happen to most teams??

[Ardiles]

I think we should start the season on 138 points and simply drop either 2 or 3 points every time we fail to win.

[Reg Smeeton]

Utter wank result from 2-0 up. And I don't want any tree hugger to tell me its a point gained. No it fucking isn't

Yes it is....Roots Hall is a graveyard, given the euphoria after Tuesday, Sarfend's apparent disarray...it's a surprise we didn't lose.

[Langers]

Hahahahaha get a fucking grip

I meerly meant that we conceded another late goal. I'm not exactly saying we are going to lose every other game and get relegated. I meant that if we concede 2 late goals to mid table teams then we wont get automatic. I still firmly believe we have an extremley good chance of reaching the play offs and a point isnt a bad result, but the way we dropped 2 points, thats frustrating.

Prehaps i phrased it wrongly.

[Gnasher]

I'm more concerned that most of the chasing pack won. If the unthinkable happens against Charlton, we could be out of the play-off positions.

Not enough effort in that second half, but we can excuse them for the occasional bad game.

[Sippo]

Teams around us in the play-offs all got bad results bar Huddersfield.

all the more reason to be gutted then.

[Iffy's Onion Bhaji]

You have to remember that both Millwall and MK have played 2 more games than us. Our home form is the key factor in us being up there really. 2 home games coming up. I think we can win them both and then everyone is happy again. Really we're in the same position we were in before the Leeds game and another 2 games have passed so that can only be a good thing. I think it's between 8 teams now for the top 6 as Rovers seemed to have slipped out of the race in recent weeks.

[Bob's Orange]

all the more reason to be gutted then.

Well I am not gutted. In the past I might have been but i'm looking at things more positively this season. Of course, giving away a 2 goal lead in the last 5 minutes is frustrating, but I'm not going to slit my wrists over it. We are still in a good position for the play offs which is what I am hoping for. Auto promotion would be a bonus.

[Nomoreheroes]

Shades of Leicester City in the 80s - Threw away a 2-0 lead but then we lost 3-2. It still hurts!

[nochee]

Thats it, im not getting a season ticket now  

[Langers]

Well I am not gutted. In the past I might have been but i'm looking at things more positively this season. Of course, giving away a 2 goal lead in the last 5 minutes is frustrating, but I'm not going to slit my wrists over it. We are still in a good position for the play offs which is what I am hoping for. Auto promotion would be a bonus.

Puts it perfectly.

Thats what i was trying to get across, but i clearly dont have the same linguistic skills as you!

[Iffy's Onion Bhaji]

Thats it, im not getting a season ticket now  

Wilson out!

[Bob's Orange]

You have to remember that both Millwall and MK have played 2 more games than us. Our home form is the key factor in us being up there really. 2 home games coming up. I think we can win them both and then everyone is happy again. Really we're in the same position we were in before the Leeds game and another 2 games have passed so that can only be a good thing. I think it's between 8 teams now for the top 6 as Rovers seemed to have slipped out of the race in recent weeks.

Agreed. There is a little gap now opening up and we can really cement a top 6 place. Chartlon are on a poor run so lets give them a shoeing next week.

After the amazing Leeds game midweek there was always a niggling thought that today might be a little bit 'after the Lord Mayor's show'

[axs]

Disappointing, we switched off in the second half. We didn't really play that well all game, all the goals were down the other end so can't comment on them in any detail. Players were having a right go at the ref afterwards.

[Bob's Orange]

85 mins (GOAL 1-2 Spencer): Francis curls a 20-yard free-kick on target which is met by a stunning one-handed save by Smith.

The ball flies up in the air, however, and is bundled over the line by Spencer as a handful of players from either side fly in.

89 mins (GOAL 2-2 Baldwin): Scannell wrestles away from his marker before lofting a ball to the far post. Baldwin is there and leaps highest to head home from a couple of yards
85 mins (GOAL 1-2 Spencer): Francis curls a 20-yard free-kick on target which is met by a stunning one-handed save by Smith.

The ball flies up in the air, however, and is bundled over the line by Spencer as a handful of players from either side fly in.

89 mins (GOAL 2-2 Baldwin): Scannell wrestles away from his marker before lofting a ball to the far post. Baldwin is there and leaps highest to head home from a couple of yards


Thought the first goal was a Smith blunder?