OGG (The Extra G is for Grant)

How unfortunate for Anthony Grant. It’s a record no one wants to hold. The most own goals scored by any Southend United player ever. Not only that but he’s scored them all in one season, a relegation season. He now has 4 to his name, the latest coming in the dying minutes against Bristol City. I know how he feels though. In my brief amateur career as a footballer I’ve managed to notch up 3 own goals at under-11 level (playing for New Park Rangers; below), and 3 in my stint as a six-a-side player. I’ve only managed to score 1 ‘proper goal’ at either level.

You can’t blame him though we just seem to be having an unlucky season. I know you can’t blame a whole season on luck, but I am. If you look at the amount of times we have lost a game when we could have drawn or even won the game. When it’s not been our fault either. Bristol Rovers was a prime example of us. A game we were looking to draw, 3-3 until 90 + 4 minutes, when bam! A cross comes in and Grant just pushes it into the back of the net with his thigh. We did nothing wrong defensively, it was an amazing cross and it was just unlucky it went in.

All I can say is luck better even her good self out and deal us a good hand in the future.