Eastleigh v Southend

[tenacres]

looks set to be our biggest league crowd of the season so far.

current highest is 3045 v Aldershot

[callumefc]

Peculiar game, no one else playing in the league so lose and don't move position, win 1-0 and don't move position

[rootshallbloke]

All our games are peculiar . This time it will be peculiar because we should have 5 on the bench for probably the first time this season. We'd also be very grateful if you coughed all 3 points to move us away from the relegation zone a bit more. Well done on the FA Cup run so far, by the way.

Chances are we should bring about 600/700 Shrimpers so it should be a buzzing game.

[tenacres]

I think Richard Hill will mainly be thinking about how he can get the players really focussed on this game, won't be easy with everything that's going on.

Will be rotate the team a little? Possibly, its a tricky call to make.

This is a really big game, 3 points would be massive.

[rocky]

yup. One game at a time and all that. Playoffs are still doable

[hantslondoner]

Yes, we need to take this very seriously. And the Oldham game the Saturday after (if we beat Newport this may be even harder to do!).

As I've said before, IMO Southend have been great to be where they are in the table this season despite the off-field problems, now these appear to be on the way to being resolved they should be pushing for a playoff place (only six points behind us, and we've both got games in hand on some of those above).

RH said before the Newport game he had virtually a full squad to pick from, so he should be able to get a strong team out there. Maybe some of them will be also fighting for an FA Cup starting place.

[newforestbob]

Referee for this game is James Westgate from Sunderland. I reckon this is over 600 miles round trip.
Hopefully, he will be a lot better than Ed Duckworth at Newport.

[hantslondoner]

We get some terrible refs in the National League too so we should be used to it (although i think we may have had fewer at the Silverlake this season?). Same as at Newport.

[hantslondoner]

So we've had a game stopped because of tennis balls twice this season, against different clubs - is this a record?
youtu.be/pPSFBs11Ngg

Fortunately the away fans won't need to do it this Saturday.

[usspitfire]

Jan 11, 2024 13:23:45 GMT hantslondoner said:

So we've had a game stopped because of tennis balls twice this season, against different clubs - is this a record?
youtu.be/pPSFBs11Ngg

Fortunately the away fans won't need to do it this Saturday.

I guess these  little teams know the Massive Spitfires will always attract attention so they choose us to do their protests against to maximize their exposure! 

[callumefc]

We know RHs A team now after last Saturday, they need to be rested including the subs that came on. The rest go for it

[tenacres]

The bookies don't fancy us much for this one. We are 100/30 and Southend 5/6.

Can't be often that the away team is lower down the table yet is odds on to win.

[unknownquantity]

It is perhaps be worth mentioning that if had not been for the 10 points deduction Southend would be in the playoff positions, and that things might be easier for then after resolution of their off the field issues.

[tenacres]

[rootshallbloke]

Good luck to you guys for Tuesday, I hope you do well. I have to say that I did not expect it to be such a straightforward game for us, but maybe some of yours had their minds on Tuesday. Truthfully if we had finished cleanly in the first half we would been home and dry long before the final whistle. I'm not sure I could cope with your match commentators on a regular basis, but it takes all sorts I guess, even them.