[Summer transfer rumours and speculation]

I can't understand the decision to enter into discussions with Uche about signing a new contract. To win football matches you need to put the ball in the opposition team's net. We already have one striker under contract, Loft, who has demonstrated that he has very limited ability to do that so why should we sign somebody who is equally, if not more so, inept at doing that. Assuming we end up with 4 strikers signed on why would you want half of them to be lacking in the fundamental skill needed to play in that position. We may be stuck with Loft due to him being signed and we also have the promising Dipepa. But surely it would be better to go after players that have demonstrated that they know how to score goals. We need two new players to play up front. Replacements for Uche and Wilson. 

[Exeter City (H) match thread - 13th April]

Just got back home after driving back to Somerset. Haven't read the thread but I will give my opinion of what I saw today. First half well worth the 2 goal lead without playing particularly well but didn't have to because Exeter were toothless in attack and Vale were on the front foot. Second half started and alarm bells started to ring straight away. In their first attack Exeter almost scored but were only denied a goal by Ripley pulling off a fine reflex save. From the on it was very much one way traffic towards the Vale goal. Vale seemed to sit back and try to protect their lead with the almost inevitable consequence of conceeeding goals. We got battered second half with weakness at full back being exploited ruthlessly. Their keeper had nothing to do second half, Vale's only shot hitting the Hamil Rd stand roof

And what genius tactical plan did the manager come up with. He took Uche off and replaced him with Jensen Weir. So up front we had no physical presence to occupy the Exeter central defenders. Today we witnessed the recruitment shortcomings of this season. Exeter playing poorly made substitutions that altered the course of the game and improved significantly. Vale had nobody on the bench that was capable of turning the game back in our favour. Relegation now beckons and it will be deserved on that performance and many others this season. 

[Dipepa to start]

You will win nothing with kids!