Southend United away in the FA Cup

It is hardly a tie that strikes you as ‘magic of the FA Cup’. Infact most ignorant Football fans would think both teams still play at the same sort of level.

County have played Southend many times over the last few years, and it isn’t a tie that would be clashed as mouth watering.

230 miles from Stockport, £50 minimum on the train, £20 entrance fee (if it is league prices) – it would be a pricey day for anyone who wants to make the trip down to Southend.

The last time County visited Roots Hall we did get a 1-1 draw when Donnelly fired County into the lead in the first game of the season (we ended up being relegated) but Southend scored a late equaliser.

Most are expecting County to exit the cup here – but who knows where Southend’s priorities lie and if we could get a draw and get them back to Edgeley Park then you never know what would happen.

Come on County!