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Is it narcissistic to hope that a goalkeeper might claim a cross floated 60 yards onto the edge of his 6 yard box? I don’t think that’s asking too much of our leading appearance holder in goal?

Obviously I don’t know much about keeping goal in professional football, so certainly don’t want to seen as a nut case. Please advise.

Quoted from ska face

Is it narcissistic to hope that a goalkeeper might claim a cross floated 60 yards onto the edge of his 6 yard box? I don’t think that’s asking too much of our leading appearance holder in goal?

Obviously I don’t know much about keeping goal in professional football, so certainly don’t want to seen as a nut case. Please advise.

I get your point, I guess the pointI was trying h to make though it didn’t come across is as a back 5 they don’t know there left hand from their right hand and that’s not all down to Macca, Hurst will sort that though for sure.

I watched an interview with Gordon Banks a few years ago about the 66 World Cup final where he referenced that he hated defenders going into the 6 yard box in front of him, then again he always had better players in front of him than Macca.

Again my comments about nut jobs and narcissists was a generalisation about the fact that if someone does something well lots of posters focus on the glass half full bit, not aimed at you and I apologise if it seemed that way.

Macca did his job yesterday maybe this shouldn’t have happened or that shouldn’t have happened but for once he stopped the ball going into the net. Many of the players in from if him had/have difficulty passing the ball to a player in the same colour shirt .

Quoted from Croxton

My very point is that this incident exemplified the lack of composure in all areas of the pitch. In saving the shot, Macca rescued every player who failed to compete for second balls, took an extra touch, failed to pull the trigger or find a man from a throw in. I plead guilty, however, to 'nut job' in the face of overwhelming evidence!

Oh I still think I’d be in the dock alongside you especially after watching Town in the last few years.

One things for sure, those 2 goals in 2 games from Jackson certainly flatter him in terms of his ability as a footballer. To be worse than Matt Green is one hell of an achievement.

I think the only good thing that came from a poor game was that we are starting to at least look organised in defence.  Southend were a terrible footballing side for just banging it long ball. Last week we got caught out with that by Cambridge but yesterday we were much better at coping.  I think Southends biggest threat was from the short corners.  We are still very lacking in that final ball into the box and desperately need someone to stick a toe on the ball when a cross, like Max's yesterday comes in.

Quoted from barrattstandman

Does anybody else think that Macca has slowly gone backwards since Steve Croudson left us for Hull and now is at Lincoln.  I believe those were his best at the club

When Macca was at his physical peak you mean ?

Quoted from paramariner

I think the only good thing that came from a poor game was that we are starting to at least look organised in defence.  Southend were a terrible footballing side for just banging it long ball. Last week we got caught out with that by Cambridge but yesterday we were much better at coping.  I think Southends biggest threat was from the short corners.  We are still very lacking in that final ball into the box and desperately need someone to stick a toe on the ball when a cross, like Max's yesterday comes in.

I must have watched a different game to you, I thought at times Southend played the ball about better than us, they forced far more corners than us and McKeown had to make 2 very good saves whereas their keeper could have stayed at home.

As for not conceding they were nearly as poor as us up front and it probably was no surprise that two of the lowest scoring teams in League 2 played out a 0-0 draw.

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    Quoted from barrattstandman
    Does anybody else think that Macca has slowly gone backwards since Steve Croudson left us for Hull and now is at Lincoln.  I believe those were his best at the club

When Croudson left Mackeown said he didn't need any coachng. Even at the top of your game you need coaching but not him - he was that good!

Quoted from arryarryarry

I must have watched a different game to you, I thought at times Southend played the ball about better than us, they forced far more corners than us and McKeown had to make 2 very good saves whereas their keeper could have stayed at home.

As for not conceding they were nearly as poor as us up front and it probably was no surprise that two of the lowest scoring teams in League 2 played out a 0-0 draw.

Fair play to posters who do find a positive to come out of it, but I thought performance-wise yesterday was the worst yet. It was like a Sunday league game and even Hurst said he felt sorry for the ball as it was belted aimlessly up the field. What a bloody mess.

I was pleased to see our better players return from injury but we create absolutely nothing, so for Hurst to keep us up would rank as an absolutely brilliant achievement.

Hurst also alluded to the amount of unnecessary and sometimes stupid fouls we give away. At least that can be eradicated surely?

As great as it was to see Hanson coming on it was alarming that  we couldn’t provide any good balls from the back or midfield to him.