Source: FOOTYMAD
Southend United's Paul Sturrock after Northampton Town before Morecambe
Southend United manager Paul Sturrock has already spoken of his concern the sheer volume of matches have had on his side, but has sympathy for Northampton Town as well as the Roots Hall clash finished 1-1. Sturrock: 'Hopefully we can come out on top again' Both goals in the 1-1 draw at Roots Hall between Shrimpers and Cobblers came in the first half; John Johnson's strike being cancelled out only seven minutes later by Southend's 15-goal man Barry Corr and the points were shared leaving the Essex boys only one place outside the play-off positions.However, Blues boss Paul Sturrock was worried about the effect of so many matches for both sides in such a short space of time, and thankful that his tired Shrimpers have a week off before they take the long trip to the Shrimps of Morecambe. Sturrock told the Press Association: "We looked tired again and you say to yourself we have played nine or 10 games in the last 36 days and no football team should go through that. It showed with both sets of players and it spoilt the game. We have had a sickness bug going round the camp this week and Blair Sturrock has got out of his sick bed to play, and that shows you the problem. But we don't have a midweek game on Tuesday, so we can have a rest and then concentrate on the remainder of the season."
