MATCHWATCH : Exeter City (a)

[Fox Talbot]

Looks like a single goal between us and the relegation zone. It's getting tense! I still believe we're turning the corner though. That's a decent point.

Win our easy home game in hand and we’re virtually half way up the division! !

[South Coast Royal]

As mentioned early on in this topic where is the pace?
Not a great game to watch.

Is Ritchie with bookings (3/3?) trying to match Marriott's goals ratio (6/6) ?
Has Lane won a 50/50 since he came here?
Does Ritchie point even more than Gunter did?
Will Ben Elliott ever play for us again (while Hunt is manager) ?
Did we need 3 right-backs in the matchday squad?

I thought Ahmed did well (apart from throw-ins) against a tricky winger.
Will Hunt still be in charge at Cardiff now that we are in the relegation zone?

[Royal Monkey]

Was feeling confident with Ritchie and OConnor starting but we still drag out another lame ineffective performance.
Jacob was poor but OConnor as much at fault for their goal, twice had a chance to put a challenge in and didn’t bother also looks well slow so will fit right in !
With these players we should be so much better than these turgid performances. Passing was shocking at times and 2 foul throws is just completely amateur.
1 shot on target in 100 mins which was our goal that they completely gifted us, it’s absolutely unacceptable!
For me Hunt has to go we need someone with a lot more tactical nous to get this lot playing, leave things as they are and we ain’t too good to get relegated!

[Orion1871]

What’re the odds the discriminatory chanting was from our y26 knuckle dragging contingent? Wnkers

Good odds as the ref was pointing at the away fans and there has been anti Starmer and pro Robinson chants in here.

Must have been something else....the Starmer and Robinson songs have been doing the rounds everywhere (including Wembley the other night) and not seen any ref call it out.

It was something else. Just saying the sort of people chanting those things are the same sort who would sing discriminatory chants.

[Sutekh]

So then, can the supporters of Hunt give some idea into his logic behind the Abrefa as a right winger idea?

Cardiff away next week.

[windermereROYAL]

Was feeling confident with Ritchie and OConnor starting but we still drag out another lame ineffective performance.
Jacob was poor but OConnor as much at fault for their goal, twice had a chance to put a challenge in and didn’t bother also looks well slow so will fit right in !

You are a serious embarrassment, first game of the damn season for him, he`s not going to be up to speed yet is he?

[Ascotexgunner]

Another sh*tty away performance.... No doubt gonna get a beating next week in Cardiff...... Everytime we go away now my expectation and belief is non existent now...and now the home form is dodgy it's no wonder we are where we are..... We are regressing, How anyone thinks we are showing "signs" of progressing is dilussional. The shots on target today was just pathetic. And why 3 full backs in the squad?

[Snowflake Royal]

Missed the first 18 minutes, asleep, so both goals.

Thought we struggled to get anywhere, with not a lot of out passing options into the forward line.

Ritchie had some good touches, but felt he constantly left Ahmed exposed, Andrew and Higgins getting a lot of joy down that flank and putting in dangerous balls. I would say he didn't do a lot to ease my concerns about his fit as a starter in the side. Ahmed was quite a mixed bag, some great some really poor. He's been asking for trouble on his throw ins all season and got caught twice today, including once that basically set up an attack for them. Just. Do. The. Basics. Right. There's really no real advantage to taking a throw with one or both feet on the pitch, don't do it.

Lane was disappointing again, didn't create a lot. Thought Kyerewaa should have come on much earlier, and didn't really get why Abrefa came on to play RW.

Second half was much improved until the game disruption, and we had the chances to win. Wing also should have had a penalty... blatant two handed shove in the back... something the ref was happy to penalise when Savage did it in the middle of the park.

Was good to see O'Connor back, though it did bring a return of the ball straight through the middle causing us issues.

Decent point away, but another case of a slightly disappointing result. Need to start converting some of these draws into wins. But I think it'll come.

[Snowflake Royal]

Also, it seems our fans continue to do their best to increase my contempt for them, assuming it was them singing discriminatory chants.

[Snowflake Royal]

Masterstroke of a double substitution in the 98th minute from Hunt!

Clearly a deliberate tactic to buy another minute or two. Earlier, particularly for Kyerewaa would have been nice though.

[windermereROYAL]

Jack Marriot dropped to the turf at the final whistle, probably thinking back to the easy chance he had to win it for us.

[oldebiscuit]

What’re the odds the discriminatory chanting was from our y26 knuckle dragging contingent? Wnkers

Good odds as the ref was pointing at the away fans and there has been anti Starmer and pro Robinson chants in here.

FFS what a bunch of childish flids we have as fans

Ironic statement. Incidentally, would you like to explain exactly what a ‘flid’ is?

[MR. CYNICAL]

Was feeling confident with Ritchie and OConnor starting but we still drag out another lame ineffective performance.
Jacob was poor but OConnor as much at fault for their goal, twice had a chance to put a challenge in and didn’t bother also looks well slow so will fit right in !

You are a serious embarrassment, first game of the damn season for him, he`s not going to be up to speed yet is he?

FFS, if he's not up to speed, he shouldn't be starting,
We're not good enough to be playing players not fully fit

[Uke]

What’re the odds the discriminatory chanting was from our y26 knuckle dragging contingent? Wnkers

Good odds as the ref was pointing at the away fans and there has been anti Starmer and pro Robinson chants in here.

Must have been something else....the Starmer and Robinson songs have been doing the rounds everywhere (including Wembley the other night) and not seen any ref call it out.

That’s because referees are blackshirts

[andrew1957]

Masterstroke of a double substitution in the 98th minute from Hunt!

Much as I still Hunt in I have to say that was one of the daftest substitutions I have ever seen. Felt that we lost what little momentum we had as a result and assume he was doing it to settle for a point.

[windermereROYAL]

Was feeling confident with Ritchie and OConnor starting but we still drag out another lame ineffective performance.
Jacob was poor but OConnor as much at fault for their goal, twice had a chance to put a challenge in and didn’t bother also looks well slow so will fit right in !

You are a serious embarrassment, first game of the damn season for him, he`s not going to be up to speed yet is he?

FFS, if he's not up to speed, he shouldn't be starting,
We're not good enough to be playing players not fully fit

Then how do you get match fitness without playing? Fucking hell.

[Hound]

Jack Marriot dropped to the turf at the final whistle, probably thinking back to the easy chance he had to win it for us.

Goal aside he was awful today. This is the dilemma that he keeps scoring but he’s offers absolutely nothing else

[Hound]

You are a serious embarrassment, first game of the damn season for him, he`s not going to be up to speed yet is he?

FFS, if he's not up to speed, he shouldn't be starting,
We're not good enough to be playing players not fully fit

Then how do you get match fitness without playing? Fucking hell.

Playing some u21/vertu cup games may have helped. Bit odd he hasn’t

[Mid Sussex Royal]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c701dn2y9gdt

The BBC match report covers the background to the stoppage.

[MR. CYNICAL]

FFS, if he's not up to speed, he shouldn't be starting,
We're not good enough to be playing players not fully fit

Then how do you get match fitness without playing? Fucking hell.

Playing some u21/vertu cup games may have helped. Bit odd he hasn’t

Exactly, could of got some minutes on Tuesday