<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial"><table class="caption" cellspacing="0" width="305" align="center" border="0"><tbody><tr><td class="captionText"><table width="305" align="center" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 100%" align="center"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 300px"><font style="font-size: 8pt" face="Arial" color="#000000">Manager Steve Tilson had nothing but praise for the Southend faithful last night</font></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial"> </p> Southend boss Steve Tilson paid homage to the 300 Southend fans that made the long trip to Barnsley last night.</p></span> </p> <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial">United progressed to the fourth round of the FA Cup thanks to a 2-0 win at Oakwell on Tuesday.</span></p> </p> <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial">And with the Blues faithful in full voice, even leading a merry jig around the away end, Tilson considered joining in himself at one point.</span></p> </p> <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial">"It's a Tuesday night away to Barnsley and it has been a long trek but the fans were unbelievable," Steve told Blues TV</span></p>