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'They were lucky to get into the play offs, fortunate to draw at Gateshead.'
An interesting assessment of our performances towards the end of this season. Our form has been such that we gathered sufficient points and consistency to grab 7th place before the Gateshead game. As for that game itself, we were the dominant team and had we taken our chances we would have been easy winners. The proof of that is in the Gateshead Forum's review of the game. We are facing you on Thursday on merit, and looking forward to it, with around 1100 Shrimpers in the stand backing the team. You may well win, but you're going to need to be very good to do so. I apologise for sounding off in your Forum, but I feel quite strongly about it.
There's another 4 days left yet including match day for your folk to buy. By the looks of things we will bring around 1100+, maybe more, so it's going to be noisy. It's our manager's testimonial match on the Friday so we're due football overload I reckon. I seriously don't have a clue who is going to edge this. You finished higher, but we've found our form at just the right time. It may come down to who copes with the long break between games better.
Certainly a long old haul, but, whatever the result Southend are not an away following that looks for trouble, in fact we earned plaudits from the Fog on the Tyne pub when the lads helped them clear up the beer garden after the horde drank them dry! I would imagine the Old Bill will be prepared for any daftness.
If it helps at all, we'll be bringing anything from 500-800 by the looks of things and we haven't been invited to a party in ages. Would be more but it's an evening ko, and it's the best part of 250 miles each way to get to you. Undoubtedly, we will do our part on the atmosphere front.
You looked a very organised team and in the first half we were lucky to hang in there. Second half we got at you more and bit be bit we were competing on equal terms. Although Macauley Bonne (our No 9) didn't score when he came on, he did worry the blazes out of your defence to the point that he forced the OG. We are a team still in progress so a point today was welcome. Roots Hall will take a fair bit more work before it is great again, but the Consortium are ploughing a fair amount of dosh in to making it fit for purpose. Good luck for the remainder of the season and many thanks for the 4 points overall from our 2 games.
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