SOUTHEND United fans have their say on Saturday 1-0 defeat to Gateshead at Roots Hall.

Need to get out the habit of trying to walk the ball in and actually test opposition goalkeepers.

@ShrimpersTalk

90 minutes of my life I'll never get back. We were very poor today, and Gateshead deserved the points.

@SenseiPhil2

Forget talk of the play-offs. That was a poor performance today and maybe the first time you could say that this season. Two points off relegation, we should not get complacent.

@BlackshawPaul

Poor all game. Took us 80 minutes to wake up and play.

@MitchJesse

Off day. Not convinced Cardwell & Dackers work together. Crowther, Waldron & Morton all looked good when they came on - should all start next week. Ref was dreadful & their keeper was an embarrassment. Couple of important games against York & Oxford, to avoid a relegation scrap.

@FlashDarbs

Off of our normal levels. Lacked cohesion. Waldron and Morton made a difference when they came on but we didn’t get going until far too late. May be a reality check to some fans who expect us to walk the league next year.

@Jones616Kevin

Disappointing result. We had a few chances but wasn’t our day. Subs came on and did well. Onwards to York game.

@AndrewHackling

Look its only a couple of weeks ago we were on track for a good finish to the season and we have been celebrating that the bulk of the squad have signed new contracts. Today we were second best and lessons will be learnt so keep the faith with these players.

@phillsilver9

Beaten by the better team today. Ref was shocking but we weren’t any better. Too many misplaced passes and wasn’t sticking up top. Need a plan B for when it isn’t working. Morton played well when he came on and I’d start Waldron next week.

@MarkCorney

Rubbish. We need to wise up and get tough. We respected them too much, sometimes you need to get nasty to win and we can’t do that, played into their hands, fair play to Gateshead came here with a game plan and won

@nikitheshrimper

Gateshead presented an awkward challenge but -inexplicably- we weren’t at the races for 75 minutes. There were gaps in midfield. Thought Morton did well when he came on. Our forwards and midfield need to link better.

@Raycrud

Extremely frustrating. Looked disjointed. Too many stray balls and too many players having an off day with Dackers and Fonguk the main culprits. Only really got going in injury time. Just a bad day at the office but hopefully just a blip.

@Smudgedann

Very frustrating game against an opposition who weren’t at their best, but still managed to better us. Waldron or Sandat need to take Dackers’ spot, and the whole team needs to work on quicker build-up play, too many times we become stuck moving upfield. Ref didn’t help either.

@lwwheatley17