Exeter C (A) Match thread 9th Dec

[Warren]

53 minutes ago, barny61 said:

It's very difficult to pick any positives when you look at the form guide for the last 10 games. Could somebody show me one just to raise my morale a bit.

 

There aren't any. The only glimmer of hope I can dream up is that mistakes, which we make a-plenty, can be cut out. But transforming to being a good enough team will require a change in manager it seems. 

[Bycarsbill]

32 minutes ago, darren1810 said:

Any defeat is justified. 1-0 or 4-0. 

Exeter are tripe. We are marginally less tripe ( at the moment). 

Agreed--so a 1-0 victory for us then? UTV!

[Rodge]

Fair enough, l couldn't find a league table with the full home and away data. I'll never let facts get in my way though

Currently 14th in the away league table.

[Guest]

2 hours ago, osprey said:

Crosby says they are working on scoring goals on the training pitch and in the classroom.

can’t imagine what works in the classroom for this. Maybe subutteo, pictures of goals on blackboard, blow football- god knows 🙃

The classroom I've heard it all now .

But that's definitely what he said .

I think he is one of those managers like the Stoke one who worries about the opposition and analysises them to death .

How about getting the best out of your own players and thinking how can we win games of football .

Start by extra training ,more running up hills ,more aggression in the way we play ,more risk taking and entertaining the very few fans who you have left if this nonsense continues .

We been working in the classroom ,wtf what table football .

The object of the game is finishing .

Ben Garrity excluded that lads superb the rest well I suggest they work 9 till 5 till they get it right after all if they were only getting paid 3k a week its ridiculous compared to what most  folks wages who are watching you weekly  get remember than when you are in your recovery runs running slower as a snail .

UTV 

 

[valiant_593]

1 hour ago, smithie said:

I'm seeing poor results but not always poor football.   

Football has been dire 

[smithie]

1 hour ago, valiant_593 said:

Football has been dire 

Dire football doesn't get you through 7 Cup games and a on average a point a game away from home in the league.

[Brian Johnson]

1 hour ago, smithie said:

Dire football doesn't get you through 7 Cup games and a on average a point a game away from home in the league.

We have been very very lucky in the cup this year with how the draws favoured us.

We have not won an away game for over 3 months.

We have scored only 2 goals in the last 5 away games in the league.

Keep pedalling that stat at the end of the season when we are relegated

And what is your take on losing out last 5 league games at home? That screams relegation battle does it not?

 

[CambridgeDon]

4 hours ago, osprey said:

Crosby says they are working on scoring goals on the training pitch and in the classroom.

can’t imagine what works in the classroom for this. Maybe subutteo, pictures of goals on blackboard, blow football- god knows 🙃

Goal-centic yoga where they sit in the lotus position and visualise the ball going into the net. Pity is no one can remember what it looks like it's been so few and far between. You heard it here first 😀

[Brian]

2 hours ago, valiant_593 said:

Football has been dire 

Passing the ball around in areas of the pitch from where we cannot hurt the opposition is bad football.

Passing for the sake of passing is poor football.

We have quite a few players who can beat a man, either with skill or occasionally pace. Devine, Arblaster, Garrity, Chislett, Ojo, Sang, even Uche.

Bythe way, Walters may be the best of the lot at that.

Get those guys playing with a bit more pride and confidence, and games are winnable. But we need to do it in the right parts of the pitch.

The Derby goal was the result of over playing in the wrong part of the pitch. Get the ball and the attackers forward quicker, and see what happens.

[CambridgeDon]

5 hours ago, bycars rob said:

Fancy us for a win on Saturday and a turning point in our season. I remember Rudge going about 20 games without a win a couple of times in his time as manager and we were better for sticking with him. We can`t keep sacking manager`s at the first bad run. 

Well, Watford are notorious for sacking managers on a bad run and despite everything are in the Championship. In fact in 2014-15, they had four managers and still managed to finish second, gaining promotion to the Premiership. I wouldn't want that sort of turbulence but there comes a point where you have to act.

And that's where we are now. 

[smada]

Arblaster and Devine both still out for this game!

[Jesse James]

Source?

[Packmoor_vale]

7 minutes ago, Jesse James said:

Source?

 

[smada]

Read the post again, thanks for the article.

[valiant_593]

1 hour ago, smithie said:

Dire football doesn't get you through 7 Cup games and a on average a point a game away from home in the league.

Love how you’ve chosen those two stats. What about our league position? What about our home form? Goals scored? The list could go on. Football has been rubbish that is why the majority want the manager gone and we are statistically the worst side in league 1 this calendar year. Amazing football. We should be so lucky

Have we played a decent side in the cup yet? We did Tuesday - very lucky draws, still have to win but beating league 2 sides when your in league 1 isn’t particularly special.