'Nobody gets promotion on our ground'

Last updated : 16 April 2009 By Shrimpers24

Leicester City visit Roots Hall on Saturday top of the table and knowing a win would clinch promotion and the League One championship.

However Macca, talking to the Echo, wants to make sure they wait another few days at least: "You don't want another team to be on your ground dancing around and celebrating success because it hurts. So we want to spoil their party this weekend and it's a really big game because they obviously have plenty to play for and I still think we do as well so it's going to be very exciting."

Southend, who have won 12 of their last 16 matches, remain five points outside the top six with just three games to go but Macca is refusing to give up on a play-off place just yet.

"It's still mathematically possibly so we have to keep on going. We seem to do better against the bigger teams and even though we lost to MK Dons it was a really good performance and we will need another one on Saturday. Leicester look like they will be going up so it could be the last time we play them for a while so we want to make the most of it."