Matchday Thread: Exeter City v Port Vale

[londonvale]

Can't decide to go in the seats or home end if the weather is bad don't fancy an open terrace.

 

There is no open terrace..only two sides of ground currently in use

[Santa]

I can see Harness maturing into a central midfielder when he gets a bit more experience under his belt.

[philpvfc]

There is no open terrace..only two sides of ground currently in use

 

Really? Does that mean there is seating only for away fans?

[TheSage]

Good team at our level and have been for a while under their astute manager. Losing at home last time out won't help our cause. I'd take a point now. Nothing to fear but we need to try and keep our tally ticking over.

[sheffield61]

As with the Morecambe game the odds on a Vale win now coming in with all the online bookies....Exeter out to 11/10 from 10/11, Vale into 12/5 from a general 3/1....

 

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[CAVALIER]

Harness was excellent at Morecambe, problem here is that we all like to moan at someone and he kops it quite often.

 

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[cheshirevaliant]

If we were going to drop Harness, we should have done it weeks ago, not just after he has played very well in the previous game. He, along with others, were very good at Morecambe and deserves to keep his place in my opinion.

[londonvale]

Really? Does that mean there is seating only for away fans?

 

We have 350 seats in their stand.Exeter have sold out their bit of the stand.their terrace is other option but they warn that could sell out as well.ground being redeveloped so limited capacity.

[TheSage]

As Aspin said last week it is very tough for the lads who are out of favour currently because they don't play many games and the standard of reserve matches is way below that of league two. Stobbs looked out of his depth in the one game he started and was taken off I think. But it happens with young lads. He can only do his best but playing well in front of ten men and two dogs isn't remotely like playing in league one with the men. I would not put him in but he might be worth a punt from the bench. But who then do we leave out? The squad is too big.

[robf]

why make changes to a team that’s just won its last two games reasonably comfortably?

 

Agree 100%

[The French Connection]

As Aspin said last week it is very tough for the lads who are out of favour currently because they don't play many games and the standard of reserve matches is way below that of league two. Stobbs looked out of his depth in the one game he started and was taken off I think. But it happens with young lads. He can only do his best but playing well in front of ten men and two dogs isn't remotely like playing in league one with the men. I would not put him in but he might be worth a punt from the bench. But who then do we leave out? The squad is too big.

 

I think I'd give Stobbs game time in a home game. In a game like Exeter away we really need a side that is playing well, where everyone knows what they're doing. Not the game to start tinkering, I think.

[Paul6754]

Probably because Harness has done naff all all season and Stobbs has done well in the last two reserve games.

 

He’s been playing in an attacking four but doesn’t score or assist and looks knackered after 60 minutes. All our threat is through Whitfield, Pope and Worrall.

 

I think Harness provided the cross for Turner to score Vale's 3rd goal at Crawley. Harness is a busy player with energy, fast feet, has some tricks and a killer pass in him, I think he's developing nicely, getting better each game.

[Tomo]

Probably because Harness has done naff all all season and Stobbs has done well in the last two reserve games.

 

He’s been playing in an attacking four but doesn’t score or assist and looks knackered after 60 minutes. All our threat is through Whitfield, Pope and Worrall.

 

Harness has had 2 assists this season so far, & played really well on Tuesday.

 

We've finally played with an unchanged side, won whilst scoring 3 goals for the second time in a row & kept a clean sheet, yet people are asking for changes! Why mess with the consistency we're trying to build on?

 

Dropping players after good performances just tells them they aren't valued, & was probably one of Brown's downfalls. Why bother playing well when you know you could be dropped regardless?

[valeblue]

I think this game maybe at risk with the weather tomorrow

[valefan16]

What we should see as Aspin gets a settled squad is further improvement as players get even more settled into the formation and begin to understand each other... starting to see the fruits with the balls into the 6-8 yard from goal area which if delivered right usually results in the Pontiff wining it.

 

Harness so far as been the player opposition fans on forums have raved about but I've always felt he looks good but bar Crawley hadn't really given an end product. If he can get that we will be flying.

 

I feel for the likes of Stobbs and Pyke as non of this is their fault, the 7 loan farce is Brown's and at the moment can you justify removing any of the other loans from the squad as it is (assume Pyke is injured mind as wasn't even in the reserves)