Source: FOOTYMAD
Shrimpers shoot down Robins thanks to Midson double
Cheltenham Town 0 Southend United 2: The all change Shrimpers grabed a surprise but very welcome victory at Whaddon Road thanks to a brace by loanee Jack Midson. Admit it, you didn't see that coming!Blues boss Paul Sturrock has not unsurprisingly made six change, though one does include the return of prodical son Johnny Herd at left back, blimey, he must be worried!Chris Barker slots in at centre back while Bilel Mohnsi and Anthony Grant are, of course, both back along with winger Ryan Hall, hurrah!Blair Sturrock joins Jack Midson as the two strikers meaning......Graham Coughlan, Luke Prosser, Louie Soares and Barry Corr, whose back is still playing him up, drop to the bench; Alex Woodyard and Antonio German are dropped from the squad. let's be honest, we didn't expect much from this after Saturday........well, what do we know!Eight minutes in that useless striker, hey, add up his markings since he joined, around 4.5, Jack Midson, we always fancied him really, heads home a cross from Ryan Hall, who we have always fancied above poor Louis.Five minutes late, Sean Clohessy joins the attack and finds our Jack again lurking around in the area, and Midson only finds the top left hand corner of the goal! 2-0 before the end of the first quarter! Now I am nervous!Yet it remains all the Shrimpers, where are Cheltenham? A win would take them into the play-off zone.Josh Simpson puts in a decent cross; Clohessy again, this time shooting and just wide of the left hand post; Hall, a dangerous corner, all in the first 20 minutes, and have I said we're two up!At last a Robins attack, Wesley Thomas puts in a decent effort. Now the home side put on some pressure, but the Southend defence, with Moshni back and Prosser gone, is coping well.Half time comes; the Whaddon Road support shocked, the Blues travelling faithful stunned, but rather happy, what can the second 45 bring?Well, Louie Soares coming on for, a probably injured, Josh Simpson for a start.Other than that, more of the same, Ryan Hall having the first decent effort of the new half just off target.Then some Cheltenham forays into the Essex boys half, a John Melligan shot, well taken by Blues keeper Glenn Morris.However, it doesn't last long and the rejuvinated Midson is at it again, now a hat-trick would make us look silly, with a strike that goes wide left.Hall grabs a corner which finds Mohsni and his shot ahs to be cleared by the Gloucestershire side.A close range header by son of Luggy just misses to the right.This game should be finished by now, but a close effort by Wesley Thomas from outside the box with 15 minutes left on the clock proves the game still has to be won.
