***Exeter City Official Machday Thread***

Morris, Young, Connolly, Vincelot, Maguire, Payne, Francomb, Morais, Gambin, Palmer & Camara



Subs. Mersin, McNerney, Poleon, Nathaniel-George, Bulman & Doherty




No changes, I believe, from saturday

Two team playing good std for league two cancelling each other out. We are just edging on top. No idea why one of their players is playing in goal for us but he hasnt had as much to do and concern himself with ss the Exeter keeper. Some poor calls by the ref. Payne immense.

Exeter equalise with one-on-one breakaway from our corner 😡😟

We Should’ve won that!

Good game of football, we dominated possession for long periods without creating many clear chances against a well organised Exeter side who were hard to break down.

The excellent again Morais scored a good goal on the break with a great shot from the edge of the box and instead of building on our lead or seeing the game out we concede a stupid goal on the break. Very frustrating.

I feel the team is playing well now and home matches are enjoyable, we’ve dominated the last few home games now, much more positive than under Kewell. I just don’t think we’re quite there to get in the play offs,we should see out games like this.

Onwards and upwards, hopefully we’ll make it by getting something at Tranmere.

A good summing up. For me Payne should've stayed on as Bullman added nothing and Payne was easily MOM and our creative engine in the middle. if it was awarded on points I think youd give Reds 2 and them 1; ive not checked the table but I doubt (on that performance) Exeter concede many goals. we are still in contention though we actually slipped a position in the table we are a point off the plays off. We need draw minimum but really to edge in there a win at Tranmere Rovers. Hopefully Ian Rush no longer plays for them and our defence can do a little better this - an awful balls up for their goal but I don't want this to take the gloss off a good battling performance and for the Young critics yes he failed on a cross in injury time but hey there were far far more excellent runs and penetrations into creative play from him. A close contender for MOM. I came away entertained even though disappointed we didn't hold the lead.

Yes, certainly came away frustrated after that - but Exeter are a good side and limited our chances, and I felt thoroughly entertained at the end (not something I've said many times over recent years until the last few games). I like this side - Camara's relentless harrying, Morais constantly encouraging on those around him, Ollie as the old school big dominant front man, flashes of real skill from Gambin, Payne excellent one minute, not so much the next. I'd need to watch their equaliser again - felt like such a daft way to undo all the hard work we'd put in....and then they nearly snatched it at the end. Good game though - keep it up Crawley.