Macca was out injured, thanks for warning us guys, Francis Laurent took his place, and Sankofa came in at right back, pushing Simon Francis into midfield.
Steve Mildenhall made some great saves, Granty worked bloody hard.
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Danny Jackman went close for the Gills with a 25 yard free-kick after only three minutes.
Simon Francis though nearly broke the deadlock when one of those throws by Johnny Herd found the right back now midfielder loitering with intent, but he found the home shot stopper Alan Julien equal to his effort.
The ball then went up and down with little of great effect happening, both sides now in the bottom four and obviously lacking in confidence.
Though Steve Mildenhall made a blinding save from from the busy Renee Howe when it looked as if he must score.
The bets at half-time were on a goalless draw al la Yeovil Saturday.
However, returned from suspension top scorer Dennis Oli had other ideas and put the Kent based side ahead only two minutes into the second period.
Jean-Francois Christophe lost possession in his own penalty area to Howe, who forced a good save from Mildy but Oli drilled the rebound home.
And that was that, resistance was futile.
There was one comical moment when on the hour former Canvey Island midfielder Adam Miller hit the side netting when it was easier to score, and most of the mome crowd, and some in the open away end, thought he had!
Sadly the laughs didn't last for long.
Howe himself grabbed the second in the 74th minute when Simeon Jackman ran on to a long ball over the top of a defence that had gone AWOL after going up front for a Johnny throw, he squared the ball perfectly for the oncoming Howe who finished it off well.
Andy Barcham wrapped the whole sorry show up for the Shrimpers when he shot home from 10 yards to hand the Essex boys their eighth straight away defeat and leave them facing relegation, Easter is over lads.
Southend player markings: Mildenhall - 7, Sankofa - 6, Baldwin - 6, Barrett - 6, Herd - 6, Grant - 7, Christophe - 5 (O'Keefe 74 - 6), Laurent - 5 (Crawford 77 - 6), Spencer - 6 (Paterson 65 - 6), Vernon - 5.
Referee - Mr. G. Scott - 6.