Prediction League Game 32; Southend (home)

[Div3North]

Accrington Stanley

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Southend United

Prediction League – Game 32; v Southend (home)

So; the run continues …….. How many times have we come back from 2 down in the last 3 minutes? Since New Year we’ve won 3, drawn 3 and lost just the one against Shrewsbury, scoring 11 and conceding 10

Coming to Fortress Crown for the very first time, Southend are also on a run, though; since we played them back in November at Roots Hall (for the first time ever) and came back with a decent 1-1 draw (Jimmy Ryan giving us a first half lead) they’ve played a 2nd Round FA Cup game (losing to Macc on penalties after a 2-2 draw) and 13 in the League, winning 6, drawing 3 and losing 4; perhaps more important, though, are their last 6 results – W4 D1 L1, winning 2-1 at Rotherham and 2-0 at Barnet, and at home beating Macclesfield 4-1 and Oxford 2-1, drawing 1-1 with Bury, and losing on Saturday to a decent Shrewsbury side 2-0; their away form is slightly better than their home form – away it’s W6 D3 L5 F18 A13 ……… Overall their League record is P28 W11 D6 L11 F37 A34 for 39 points and 10th place; we’re on 33 points fromn 26, F37 A 39, lying 16th; should be a decent game!

In the transfer window they let go Algerian midfielder Sofiene Zaaboub, who only played 6 games since joining, to allow him to join Entent Sportive de Setif (an Algerian "top flight team", apparently! ), and loaned Luke Prosser to Rushden; they signed 21 year old ex Chelsea midfielder Lee Sawyer from Woking (sounds like he might have been a bit of a bad boy, according to the BBC), who – so far – has only made 5 sub appearances, and also brought in ex Reims, Swindon and Cardiff (and Guadeloupe international!) Miguel Comminges, a 28 year old defender; he’s featured twice, once from the bench …………

48 goals in all competitions from 35 games; leading scorers are summer-signing 6’3” Irish striker Barry Corr from Exeter with 12, ex Chelsea midfielder Anthony Grant on 7, striker (and boss’s son) Blair Sturrock (another summer signing, this time from Mansfield) with 5, and Tunisian defender Bilel Mohsni (who got their equaliser against us) – signed after a trial, his last club being French League CFA-2 side Sainte Genevieve Sports – also with 5; given that he’s only played 20 games, 5 goals and 6 yellow cards is a fair return, you might think …….. They certainly do cosmopolitan, do Southend ........

The deadline for entries is, as ever, scheduled kick-off time, which is 3.00pm on Saturday 12th February. We’re playing well, by all accounts, and doing it unto others ()……. So; resounding triumph? Thumping victory? Moody point? Battering? Who knows? Who cares? (We do!)

Good luck to everyone ………… and thanks for playing!

[K.S.H]

1 - 0 for Stanley

[smudgie]

Accrington Stanley 2-1 Southend United

[Redash]

3-0 to The Stanley, please chaps

[cashman]

as there away forms pretty good sorry twill only be 2-0 to stanley.

[VALAIRIAN]

3-1 To Stanley!!!!

[DaveinGermany]

Stanley 3-2 Sarf'end please.

[Grimps]

4-2 accy

[Mysteron]

Every belief we will carry the never say die spirit through from last Saturdays great come back - so I have us down for a win. 2 -1 to the Stanley Boys

[DAV007]

accy 1- 4 s'end

[Wynonie Harris]

This is it...this is where we bag another hatful. I confidently predict 7-2 to the Stanley!

[cashman]

Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris

This is it...this is where we bag another hatful. I confidently predict 7-2 to the Stanley!

sorry mate we will keep a clean sheet.

[david1]

Accrington Stanley 3 - 0 Southend united please .

[Div3North]

Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris

This is it...this is where we bag another hatful. I confidently predict 7-2 to the Stanley!

I love it when you're conservative, rather than outrageous !

[dabeast]

accy 1-2 southend