OI - Both Winfield and Reeves are doing well for the team. They are both good players.

That's bordering on neutral from Papers.

Excellent defensive performance against a very strong Southend side - hopefully we can grind out another point on Saturday

Shea's kicks are inch perfect to bayos chest so that will be missed in the next few weeks seeing as we rely so much on that.

Isn't right-back Smith's preferred position?

Waggy, I know you miss him, you'll have to get over it. What a shame Swindon lost as well, really not helping the Scum situation

How the hell are that shower in a play off place? Rubbish league 2 cloggers. Ref was awful. Bully and the CB were very good. We could have lost that game so I'm grateful for a point. Bring on the Yorkies...

Great Winfield interception after an Oshi mistake and a great Reeves tackle after Bulman gave the ball away. But those two are hopeless whilst Oshi and Bulman can do no wrong.

If you think our current makeshift centre backs are a far cry better than centre backs and centre back combos that we've actually played in this division.

Hard game.thought big dave did well.midfield not too clever.well done Joe do

Also, Smith on the RB position? I'd rather have Hylton there.

My gut feeling was that part but not all was over the line so correctly not a goal. Could someone teach McDonnell how to kick please?

Well that wasn't great. In the grand scheme of things a point against Southend probably isn't that bad but we are like a train running out of steam. Only 3000 fans today, no urgency, no endeavour to go for the three points. No goals for three games. First half was decent. But second half we didn't look bothered. Beere isn't a winger. Reeves is still no improvement on Moore. Yet to see Reves show me anything spectacular. Impressed by our defence today. Oshilaja was solid. Akinfenwa was quiet. And McDonnells kicking needs some looking at otherwise a very safe pair of hands. Southend weren't anything special. Defensively solid but didn't have that many chances. We hit the bar twice but lack a goalscorer. We also miss Francomb!

BTW, Southend are still dross.

combinations of smith and Beere and Kennedy and potter are new ... I liked smith and Rigg early in the season and fuller and Francomb .. both these partnerships gel very well and I would like to see this again with potter as an impact sub

Mascots now get a run out in the second half do they? ;)

It wasn't over the line by 2 ft

I thought their shot did look over the line - but the ref missed an obvious foul on one of ours just before it.

Didn't Tanner's dad also say that he'd be wasted in a 4-4-2? We want him to be Tubbs, or a better version of Azeez, and he just isn't. Needs to play deeper.

Decent point against a very direct side. Shows how useful having someone who can take a throw in is too as they create something from nothing! Think it was a fair result 10000000000% certain their shot was nowhere near crossing the line btw

That is an evening of my life I'll never get back. Still another point towards mid-table mediocrity.

my boys are mascots on Saturday so a few goals for us would be nice

The way tanner started his first game when his shot led to a goal, I thought he would be really good but although he has had a few good moments he has largely been disappointing considering his job is to stick it in the net

In 5 of our last 6 games we have not scored a goal. I have not seen us play since luton and I have not missed a dons goal. Why? Missing Francomb's service ? Bayo off the boil? No more tubby funster?

No point judging any team on one performance but anyway... If Southend can be genuine playoff contenders then so can we. but tonight was 80% hard work and 20% football - arguably above our average in L2 so far but it's be nice to punch through this level even if it means punching.