[Dougspireite78]

With the way we have played the last 2 games and how lucky we have been I would happily take a draw now. The home record will be seriously tested on Saturday

This post has been edited by Dougspireite78: 25 January 2024 - 09:18 AM

[Waller is my hero]

Walton Spireite, on 24 January 2024 - 08:54 PM, said:

Not sure. I have a feeling complacency setting in with the crowd. Gates starting to drop and atmosphere flat in recent games. I am going for 8k.

Jesus Christ you really do bring joy to the masses!!

Do you ever have any positive views….lighten up man jeez

[azul]

Walton Spireite, on 24 January 2024 - 08:54 PM, said:

Not sure. I have a feeling complacency setting in with the crowd. Gates starting to drop and atmosphere flat in recent games. I am going for 8k.

The atmosphere has been flat and probably an expectation that we will just turn up and win has a a lot to do with it. As far as the drop in attendances go, three midweek games out of five home games in January and no offers on - it shouldn’t take much explaining.

[DIFH]

Waller is my hero, on 25 January 2024 - 09:31 AM, said:

Jesus Christ you really do bring joy to the masses!!

Do you ever have any positive views….lighten up man jeez

Kin’ell he’s tightening the main spring and still you keep biting.

[essexspireman]

CFC91, on 24 January 2024 - 08:51 PM, said:

Gotta be pushing a sell out surely

Stills loads of tickets left

[CFC91]

essexspireman, on 25 January 2024 - 09:57 AM, said:

Stills loads of tickets left

Yeah had a look last night, thought with to being first Saturday home game in over a month, payday for a lot and a decent away following we’d be pushing capacity. Might be 8.5k ish

[Lincs Spireite]

So on to Southend then. Of all the home games this is the one I am not looking forward to.
They will know we can be beaten with their tactics. One thing I am certain of, is that they won't sit back and park the bus. They will be on the front foot closing us down not giving us any time on the ball, stopping our pass press game. In our faces and hitting us on the break.
I hope PC knows all of this and has some sort of plan to counter, whatever that may be.
Not being a doom monger just a realist of what's likely to happen, but hopefully if we wise up to their game plan we can come away with a win and retain our excellent record.

[JonB]

Lincs Spireite, on 25 January 2024 - 10:26 AM, said:

So on to Southend then. Of all the home games this is the one I am not looking forward to.
They will know we can be beaten with their tactics. One thing I am certain of, is that they won't sit back and park the bus. They will be on the front foot closing us down not giving us any time on the ball, stopping our pass press game. In our faces and hitting us on the break.
I hope PC knows all of this and has some sort of plan to counter, whatever that may be.
Not being a doom monger just a realist of what's likely to happen, but hopefully if we wise up to their game plan we can come away with a win and retain our excellent record.

Of everything you say i would be amazed if Cook and co are not aware of how they are likely to play....they arent just going to go in blindly! There will be an element of countering what they do through tactics and selection but at the same time we have to trust how we play to bring the result as we have done all season.

[StaffsSpireite]

Lincs Spireite, on 25 January 2024 - 10:26 AM, said:

So on to Southend then. Of all the home games this is the one I am not looking forward to.
They will know we can be beaten with their tactics. One thing I am certain of, is that they won't sit back and park the bus. They will be on the front foot closing us down not giving us any time on the ball, stopping our pass press game. In our faces and hitting us on the break.
I hope PC knows all of this and has some sort of plan to counter, whatever that may be.
Not being a doom monger just a realist of what's likely to happen, but hopefully if we wise up to their game plan we can come away with a win and retain our excellent record.

We have had approx 18 home games and all the teams have arrived here with various tactics and everyone bar one has been beaten so why should this be any different.............

[HoneyTrippa]

and we will definitey miss Coco for this one. Southend will be pleased he is not on the teamsheet.

[DIFH]

HoneyTrippa, on 25 January 2024 - 01:35 PM, said:

and we will definitey miss Coco for this one. Southend will be pleased he is not on the teamsheet.

Have we purposely held Quigley back for this one.

[Benno Spire]

Lincs Spireite, on 25 January 2024 - 10:26 AM, said:

So on to Southend then. Of all the home games this is the one I am not looking forward to.
They will know we can be beaten with their tactics. One thing I am certain of, is that they won't sit back and park the bus. They will be on the front foot closing us down not giving us any time on the ball, stopping our pass press game. In our faces and hitting us on the break.
I hope PC knows all of this and has some sort of plan to counter, whatever that may be.
Not being a doom monger just a realist of what's likely to happen, but hopefully if we wise up to their game plan we can come away with a win and retain our excellent record.

Altrincham and Solihull probably thought the same but we beat them both

[HoneyTrippa]

What part of the ground have they been given. Its a bit confusing when you go to buy a ticket. It is saying there are available tickets in the North Stand and East stand??

[JonB]

HoneyTrippa, on 25 January 2024 - 01:50 PM, said:

What part of the ground have they been given. Its a bit confusing when you go to buy a ticket. It is saying there are available tickets in the North Stand and East stand??

Seems pretty clear where they are to me on there....

[60s 70s Spireite]

Benno Spire, on 25 January 2024 - 01:42 PM, said:

Altrincham and Solihull probably thought the same but we beat them both

Southend will have to play a lot better than they did when they beat us down there- if they want to take something from the game. Or rely on gifts of a going nowhere daft foul for a penalty and/or one of the softest goals we’ve conceded all season. Again.

[HoneyTrippa]

JonB, on 25 January 2024 - 01:56 PM, said:

Seems pretty clear where they are to me on there....

Yep saw that. but when you click on E2 is allows you to buy a ticket in there. It doesnt state area blocked like it normally does?

[Search & Destroy]

DIFH, on 25 January 2024 - 01:42 PM, said:

Have we purposely held Quigley back for this one.

Jesus I hope not

HoneyTrippa, on 25 January 2024 - 01:50 PM, said:

What part of the ground have they been given. Its a bit confusing when you go to buy a ticket. It is saying there are available tickets in the North Stand and East stand??

E1 and W7

[FORZA AZZURRI]

Search & Destroy, on 25 January 2024 - 02:38 PM, said:

Jesus I hope not




E1 and W7

Southend are in E1 E2 only

[JonB]

DIFH, on 25 January 2024 - 01:42 PM, said:

Have we purposely held Quigley back for this one.

Wouldnt have thought so....Grigg has been preferred to Quigley for most of the season, i cant see us changing that this weekend.

[KevoBMMD]

Search & Destroy, on 25 January 2024 - 02:38 PM, said:

Jesus I hope not




E1 and W7

W7????? WHAT PLANET ARE YOU ON