SHRIMPERS
Which Southend will turn up? Let's hope it's the one against Torquay, minus the last 20-minute wobble.
Up front I'll take a chance on the old man dropping son Blair and giving Scott Spencer a chance, or even Matt Paterson for that matter, they deserve a go.
However, new loan signing Nathaniel Jarvis from Championship Cardiff will go straight into the squad and will probably jump ahead of all of them.
For all the errors against Morecambe I believe the starting back four is the best we have at the moment with Michael Phillips still out and I would give them another chance, there was no Prosser like game al la Port Vale.
Captain Craig Easton, centre-back Mark Phillips and winger Sofiene Zaaboub remaijn out of contention.
Possible Southend United: Morris, Clohessy, Barker, Mohsni, Gilbert, Grant, Simpson, Timlin, Hall, Corr, Jarvis.
Subs: Evans, Prosser, Bouzid, Soares, Sturrock, Paterson, Spencer.
COME ON YOU BLUES!!!!!
OPPOSITION
Bulls boss Simon Davey is confident that new striking signing Guillem Bauza will prove a great boost to his team.
Davey told www.herefordtimes.com: "Their confidence was getting a bit low. They live and die by the goals they score. Bauza's confidence and belief in his own ability will, perhaps, take a bit of pressure off the rest of them and we can see a more free-flowing strike force."
Defender Michael Townsend is a doubt with knee problems while midfielder Kenny Lunt is definitely out after receiving two yellow cards at Bury last weekned and immediatly gets a one match ban.
In fact the Bulls have League Two's worst disipline record and Davey is obviously concerned.
He continued: "I am certain that had we had 11 men on the pitch to finish the game we would have won. We have to make sure that we are a bit more sensible and professional."
20 | Gillingham | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | -1 | ||||
21 | Morecambe | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 6 | -6 | ||||
22 | Macclesfield Town | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 5 | -8 | ||||
23 | Hereford United | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 5 | -9 | ||||
24 | Barnet | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 5 | -10 |
:ast Time Out: Bury Town 1 Hereford United 1 (played on Saturday, September 18th, 2010.)
Full report here:
www.herefordtimes.com/sport/thebulls/league_two/read_article/8400740.
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PREVIOUSLY
If your in an historical mood DoDtS goes back in time to our promotion winning season of 1989/90 where we did the double over Hereford: www.southendunited-mad.co.uk/feat/edy3/its_all_bullocks__cider_437329/index.shtml
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GROUND
The home end, the Merton Meadow Terrace, is a classic looking, partly covered (to the rear) stand. This stand is semi circular in shape, going out around the back of the goal and has a number of supporting pillars. Opposite is the Blackfriars end, which is another partly covered terrace. This end is normally only used for larger games, where it can house both home and away fans. The ground also has some large, unusual looking floodlights.
The pitch is the largest in the top-five divisions and only the former Wembley had a larger playing area.
There are plans to relocate in the future as the club are in negotiations about a move with the local council and developers. Fans will find it hard to leave Edgar Street as it has been the ground which has seen many a cup upset, most famously Newcastle who lost 2-1 here in 1972. It is intended to have Edgar Street redeveloped as part of a regeneration of the area, including the cattle market and Merton Meadow car park area. The football ground will be part of a new leisure, administration and retail centre in the city.
Away fans are housed on one side (towards the Blackfriars End) of the Floors 2 Go (Edgar Street) Stand at one side of the pitch. This stand has an upper tier of seating that overhangs a lower tier of terracing.
(Ground information supplied by www.footballgroundguide.com)
WEATHER
Heavy cloud, but hopefully keeping dry dry and 13c's.
REF
In his fourth year as a ref, he has a booking average of less than three players per game and this season has improved that to players in his five matches so far.
FIXTURES
League Two
BET
Hereford United (to win) - , Draw - , Southend (to win) - .
For all the footy odds go here: www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-two/
By Car go here: www.southendunited-mad.co.uk/feat/edw7/hereford_united_560692/index.shtml
By Coach go here: www.southendunited-mad.co.uk/feat/edw3/hereford_united_560691/index.shtml
PUB AND PIES
For the best drinking around the ground, and the S24 will be heading for St. Owens Street, go here:
www.southendunited-mad.co.uk/feat/edw8/roll_out_the_barrels_pub_crawl_in_hereford_
560442/index.shtml
Hereford United Football Club was founded in 1924 with the merger of two local clubs St Martins and RAOC (Rotherwas), with the intention of sustaining a higher class of football in the city of Hereford. Hereford joined the Birmingham Combination and lost its first match 2-3 to Atherstone United. The club's second ever match was an FA Cup Preliminary Round tie against future rivals Kidderminster Harriers which they lost 2-7.
In 2007/08 the club were never out of the top five from November onwards and consistently placed in the automatic promotion places. Despite being pushed all the way by Stockport County, Hereford secured third place and promotion with a match to spare by defeating Brentford 3-0 at Griffin Park. This was greatly helped due to goals scored by the Blues connection of loanees Gary Hooper and Theo Robinson.
Sadly for them they struggled from the start back in the third tier with just 17 points on the board at the halfway point of the season. They rarely placed outside the relegation zone throughout the season with the highest position being 18th after the first match of the season. Hereford's relegation was confirmed on 18 April 2009, after they recorded 1 win and 11 defeats in a 12 match spell.
Last season they finished 16th in League Two.
16 | Hereford United | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 40 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 54 | 65 | 59 | -11 |
For a far more comprehensive history of the club, go here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hereford_United)