At least new reserve ream coach Graham Coughlan has started with a positive result in the season opener, 1-1 away to Oxford, the Dover loanee Crawford equalising a Mitchell Cole penalty, and he even had a player that's cost over a million pounds worth of fees in Izal McLeod on trail, along with fellow striker Elvis Hammond.
Sadly, both flopped.
So will he have someone new to play with this time around?
Centre-back Mark Phillips and striker Barry Corr could be seen if recovered from injury.
If Barry plays, the side could be a very attacking one!
The game will take place at Roots Hall with a kick-off time of 14.00.
Possible Southend United: Evans; Osifuwa, Phillips, Gilbert, Herds, Bouzid, Zaaboub, Spencer, Paterson, Corr, Soares.
Subs: Bentley, James-Lewis, Ferdinand, Furlonge, Stevems, Okai, Smith.