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why do people get so angry/aggressive to those who dare to state that everything is not perfect at our club?! if that was the case, this forum would be empty, or at the very least unbearably dull. everyone here supports the club, and would therefore prefer it if everything were perfect, but it is not. it is not an offence to have moan at things that aren't being done as well as they could be. rant over.

 

This works both ways however. Some people get angry/abusive at others because they dare to suggest things are not as bad as others think.

 

Also, making judgements of any kind is all well and good, but in the middle of a game, which could change one way or the other at any time, is always somewhat premature. Comments on how a individual game is progressing is fair enough, after all that is what is currently happening. But trying to then pass judgement on an entire season, and/or predicting a final league position, just because we are 1-0 down at half time in a game, is pointless and only likely to invite abuse because the two events, i.e. the game, and the season as a whole, are never directly linked. One is, literally, a fraction of the other, and so, so many people on match threads seem to forget this.

 

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, and no one should be abused just for having one, whatever it is. But some opinions and judgements are so clearly based on their own emotion because of how a match is going, that they are never going to be credible.

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Got back to hotel after game.

We were poor throughout. KD made early save to stop us going 1 down.

Guessen then sent through 1 on 1 but hit the bar, Barnard missed the open goal from the rebound. The linesmans flag saved his blushes. Exeters midfield controlled and they looked the most likely to score, and did so with a ball over the top. Kd rushed out and it seemed to me the Exeter player just got to the ball before him and it bounced in with Fonte trying to get to it. The players were cakling for offside.

Second half and very little improved. The game changing event happened when Kd made a blinding save from a shot that went through a bunch of players and I was expecting to see their fans celebrating but Kd had pushed the ball for a corner.

Exeter were on top and yet again Kd was cakked upon as he pushed another shot for a corner.

It looked as though we were going to lose but a Nguessen cross was met by RL and it was 1all.

NA immediately took Nguessen off ! (Ox was anonymous and he should have been the player off IMO)

The game looked to be heading a draw until RL popped up again.

Frankly we didn't look good enough and making the top 2 looks beyond us

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People like moaning at people who moan. We're all in the same building. Simple as that.

 

Yes, but now it's more serious - we've got people who moan at people who moan at people. ;)

 

Of course people are free to be negative in their match thread comments - and elsewhere - but I think it would be a good idea for them to go back every so often and read what they posted. Some of it is laughable.

 

It's as much fun reading that crap as it is sitting next to a habitual moaner at a game.

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Frankly we didn't look good enough and making the top 2 looks beyond us

 

I'd understand that view if we'd have dropped points here.

 

but the key thing is that we didn't look great, but we ground it out and won it at the death.

 

This is what auto promotion chasing teams do.

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Got back to hotel after game.

We were poor throughout. KD made early save to stop us going 1 down.

Guessen then sent through 1 on 1 but hit the bar, Barnard missed the open goal from the rebound. The linesmans flag saved his blushes. Exeters midfield controlled and they looked the most likely to score, and did so with a ball over the top. Kd rushed out and it seemed to me the Exeter player just got to the ball before him and it bounced in with Fonte trying to get to it. The players were cakling for offsid

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Second half and very little improved. The game changing event happened when Kd made a blinding save from a shot that went through a bunch of players and I was expecting to see their fans celebrating but Kd had pushed the ball for a corner.

Exeter were on top and yet again Kd was cakked upon as he pushed another shot for a corner.

It looked as though we were going to lose but a Nguessen cross was met by RL and it was 1all.

NA immediately took Nguessen off ! (Ox was anonymous and he should have been the player off IMO)

The game looked to be heading a draw until RL popped up again.

Frankly we didn't look good enough and making the top 2 looks beyond us

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Just back from the game here in sunny Devon..

 

Saints supporters quiet after a throaty match against United.....but came to life after the goals..

 

Saints win and get three points and that is all that mattered at the final whistle...

 

As always a tacky old pitch which did not help wing play or flowing football.

 

Exeter played their hearts out and for long periods outplayed and outfought us...Crowding the middle..

 

Too often as in many other games we are never first to the loose ball..and appear on many

situations to think after the Exeter player has made it his....catch up time thereafter..

 

Our midfield was outplayed by the three midfielders of Dunne, Sercombe and Harley..

Hammond is needed in the middle for these battling matches..

 

Both Spiderman and Chaplow worked hard but always chasing and no time on the ball to control the middle.

 

In otherwards very scrappy and lots of effort was shown to keep going..

 

But from my place behind the goal although tired and leggy at times... i always thought we could get goals..

 

Rikee Lambert and Barney worked hard but too often the ball is played into the middle and no one there...usually because Rikee has played it into the middle from the wing.....

 

Alex hit a beauty which scraped the bar but was in and out of the game and no real chance to shine..

 

Dany on the other wing looks a big strong winger/striker who is going to do alright for us...Worked hard and battled...

 

Good left footed cross for Rikkees first...Subbed..but good to have on the bus..will not be pushed off the ball easily

and looks as he will unsettle defences with his direct/determined running..Very good effort for his first start/game..

Rikkee as with his goals he had the beating of the defence in the air.. But should be more central as with Barnard..

 

Their goal looked offside but lino nowhere to be seen....and Kelvin..where did he go and Jose could not get back..

They also had a couple of chances and one particular big save by Kelvin made up for his lapse in the first half...

His Distribution of the ball could improve with more long speedy throw outs...hesitates.

 

Butters and Harding worked very hard at full back but some tired legs....Butters good cross balls into the area and to his own side..better distribution than Richey..

 

Fonte and Jaidi worked hard and Jaidi does not miss much but his leg speed is slowing down....Seaborne on 10 minutes earlier would have helped as with Hammond.. Who Made a goal and battled....He suits these type of games with his spirit and determination..

 

Adkins switch of tactics and turning fading team into winning never give up spirit..good..subs earlier would have helped...

 

Love to have Lallana back for his guile, trickery and hold onto the ball style to unlock defences..we miss him..

 

Also look forward to seeing Forte in this team/squad..

 

Referee as always poor......

 

Hope I haven't missed anything..

 

ottery was brilliant with his coaching..

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Got back to hotel after game.

We were poor throughout. KD made early save to stop us going 1 down.

Guessen then sent through 1 on 1 but hit the bar, Barnard missed the open goal from the rebound. The linesmans flag saved his blushes. Exeters midfield controlled and they looked the most likely to score, and did so with a ball over the top. Kd rushed out and it seemed to me the Exeter player just got to the ball before him and it bounced in with Fonte trying to get to it. The players were cakling for offside.

Second half and very little improved. The game changing event happened when Kd made a blinding save from a shot that went through a bunch of players and I was expecting to see their fans celebrating but Kd had pushed the ball for a corner.

Exeter were on top and yet again Kd was cakked upon as he pushed another shot for a corner.

It looked as though we were going to lose but a Nguessen cross was met by RL and it was 1all.

NA immediately took Nguessen off ! (Ox was anonymous and he should have been the player off IMO)

The game looked to be heading a draw until RL popped up again.

Frankly we didn't look good enough and making the top 2 looks beyond us

 

Well I hope whoever was responsible got at LEAST a yellow - that's disgusting....

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This works both ways however. Some people get angry/abusive at others because they dare to suggest things are not as bad as others think.

 

Also, making judgements of any kind is all well and good, but in the middle of a game, which could change one way or the other at any time, is always somewhat premature. Comments on how a individual game is progressing is fair enough, after all that is what is currently happening. But trying to then pass judgement on an entire season, and/or predicting a final league position, just because we are 1-0 down at half time in a game, is pointless and only likely to invite abuse because the two events, i.e. the game, and the season as a whole, are never directly linked. One is, literally, a fraction of the other, and so, so many people on match threads seem to forget this.

 

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, and no one should be abused just for having one, whatever it is. But some opinions and judgements are so clearly based on their own emotion because of how a match is going, that they are never going to be credible.

 

Agreed. But for fear of things becoming far too lovey-dovey and everyone actually accepting some common ground, i feel i should instead tell you that you don't know what you're talking about and that you're an idiot. ;)

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why do people get so angry/aggressive to those who dare to state that everything is not perfect at our club?!

 

because they are so bloody repetitive and/or one-sided in their views. There are things that could be improved/changed but I don't go onanonanonanonanonandon about them.. some do.

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Ok but he looked more energetic than most of the others. Ox looked more jaded IMO

 

I wonder if he had his heart set on a move. Must be weird to be 17 and know that top Premier League clubs are looking at you. League One might seem like an anticlimax following all the possibilities that existed during the window.

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Just got back - what a slog that was (the match and the long drag back in the fog). Fantastic that we ground out a result like that at last on a pitch made of grass cobble stones. N'Guessan had a decent game and Hammond certainly made a difference when he came on and they narrowed the game up. Impossible to generate any sort of atmosphere in the away end at St James' Park so we had to make do with abusing the lino.

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Heard Tisdale post match complaining about the state of the pitch - not that it was cutting up - but that the ball doesnt bounce properly on it, and reckoned that is probably why KD got caught out expecting it to go thruogh to him rather than just virtually stop.

 

Can't help but be happy with 3 points (actually more relieved i guess in the end)- especially the way the other results went.

 

Oh and 10 points in the prediction league was a nice bonus!!

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Just reading the comment on the match thread from the wrist slitting idiots

 

 

 

 

 

It is hilarious to watch them backpedal after we close out an win and make up ground on Brighton...

 

Backpedalling ? Not all.

Relief that we dug ourselves out of that hole ? Yes

Worry that ok, today we managed, but we didnt at Tranmere and other occasions like this may be ahead of us to derail our promotion campaign ? You betcha.

 

Really, all the "wrist slitting" comments are so childish and pathetic.

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This works both ways however. Some people get angry/abusive at others because they dare to suggest things are not as bad as others think.

 

Also, making judgements of any kind is all well and good, but in the middle of a game, which could change one way or the other at any time, is always somewhat premature. Comments on how a individual game is progressing is fair enough, after all that is what is currently happening. But trying to then pass judgement on an entire season, and/or predicting a final league position, just because we are 1-0 down at half time in a game, is pointless and only likely to invite abuse because the two events, i.e. the game, and the season as a whole, are never directly linked. One is, literally, a fraction of the other, and so, so many people on match threads seem to forget this.

 

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, and no one should be abused just for having one, whatever it is. But some opinions and judgements are so clearly based on their own emotion because of how a match is going, that they are never going to be credible.

 

But after winning a few games, a mere fraction of the season, it is OK to rant about how the squad is strong enough for promotion and abuse anyone who disagrees, is it ?

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Great, perfect game of football that.

 

I've listened to Pundits, read Journos and seen on here for decades that "The Mark of a good team is it's ability to grind out results when not playing well"

 

We've had the Lord Mayors show and we've had the dustcart and the fact is that we got the results we wanted, knocked out the distracting Cup & a win in Exeter. As we used to say in Village Cricket - "Look in the Scorebook".

 

Should we see this as a sign we will walk the rest of this league, no of course not, Tranmere showed that we still have some problems.

 

But, the signings in the past days and lack of sales indicate quite clearly that the Management of the club have seen weaknesses and have acted to do something about it.

 

Perhaps the one realy important point that HAS been missed is that last season a major moan was "The Lack of a Plan B".

 

Well, last night NA switched to Plan B. It worked.

 

So, squad weaknesses have been addressed, NA has coached the team into being able to play a Plan B, so all that we as a team and fans REALLY seem to be missing is belief.

 

Would have LOVED to have read and shared in the emotional ups and downs of the night through the MatchDay thread but of course for the second day in a row it decided to take the p1ss.

 

In the same way the moaners will want NA to sort out the Belief and battling issues in the team before Saturday, so should we on here expect the Admins to sort this fecking forum out before Saturday

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Great, perfect game of football that.

 

I've listened to Pundits, read Journos and seen on here for decades that "The Mark of a good team is it's ability to grind out results when not playing well"

 

We've had the Lord Mayors show and we've had the dustcart and the fact is that we got the results we wanted, knocked out the distracting Cup & a win in Exeter. As we used to say in Village Cricket - "Look in the Scorebook".

 

Should we see this as a sign we will walk the rest of this league, no of course not, Tranmere showed that we still have some problems.

 

But, the signings in the past days and lack of sales indicate quite clearly that the Management of the club have seen weaknesses and have acted to do something about it.

 

Perhaps the one realy important point that HAS been missed is that last season a major moan was "The Lack of a Plan B".

 

Well, last night NA switched to Plan B. It worked.

 

So, squad weaknesses have been addressed, NA has coached the team into being able to play a Plan B, so all that we as a team and fans REALLY seem to be missing is belief.

 

Would have LOVED to have read and shared in the emotional ups and downs of the night through the MatchDay thread but of course for the second day in a row it decided to take the p1ss.

 

In the same way the moaners will want NA to sort out the Belief and battling issues in the team before Saturday, so should we on here expect the Admins to sort this fecking forum out before Saturday

 

This.

 

We should also consider that a number of them played against Manure at the weekend as well, a mere three days before. That must have had an effect on overall fitness. But a win is a win at the end of the day, and with Rickee getting a brace, this is also a good thing.

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Listening on the radio last night sounds like we got away with it, played poorly but nicked the result. Still 3pts is 3pts. Dany N'Guessan sounded like a good player can't wait to see him in the flesh at SMS. Sounds like our midfield were back to their normal struggling selves. Hope Lambert gets some confidence from last night and starts finding the net on a regular basis for the rest of the season.

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Heard Tisdale post match complaining about the state of the pitch - not that it was cutting up - but that the ball doesnt bounce properly on it, and reckoned that is probably why KD got caught out expecting it to go thruogh to him rather than just virtually stop.

 

Can't help but be happy with 3 points (actually more relieved i guess in the end)- especially the way the other results went.

 

Oh and 10 points in the prediction league was a nice bonus!!

 

 

 

good of the other team's manager to make our excuses!

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Listening on the radio last night sounds like we got away with it, played poorly but nicked the result. Still 3pts is 3pts. Dany N'Guessan sounded like a good player can't wait to see him in the flesh at SMS. Sounds like our midfield were back to their normal struggling selves. Hope Lambert gets some confidence from last night and starts finding the net on a regular basis for the rest of the season.

 

Don't know if it was our 'normal, struggling' midfield or the fact that Exeter packed it with bodies. Once we responded to their formation (thankfully, it didn't matter to the result that NA waited till the 2nd half to change things), our midfield took control. Like at Tranmere, we should be prepared to go narrow away from home and let the forwards run the channels/give us width (Forte will give us that option).

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Davis was badly at fault for the first goal, poor decision to come charging out of his box for a ball that was 50/50 at best. He did make some decent saves in the second half though.

 

Thought Chaplow played well, and Fonte was excellent at the end when they were throwing everything at us. N'Guessen did really well for our first goal.

 

I was pleased to see Harley get subbed, thought him and Noble were excellent in midfield. If they carry on like that for the rest of the season they'll take valuable points off our promotion rivals.

 

Good to see Adkins has added a bit of bottle/character to the team.

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I was pleased to see Harley get subbed, thought him and Noble were excellent in midfield. If they carry on like that for the rest of the season they'll take valuable points off our promotion rivals.

 

Absolutely - Huddersfield go there on saturday and it wont be easy.

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Yes, but now it's more serious - we've got people who moan at people who moan at people. ;)

 

Of course people are free to be negative in their match thread comments - and elsewhere - but I think it would be a good idea for them to go back every so often and read what they posted. Some of it is laughable.

 

It's as much fun reading that crap as it is sitting next to a habitual moaner at a game.

 

Simple answer, have two match threads, one for those that positively support Saints, and one for the wrist slitters. It would be interesting to see which one would have the most posts!

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This was a huge result - far more important than, for example Oldham.

 

It's good to win well with pretty football, but to get out of this league you've got to be able to win the battles and sometimes win ugly. Last night we:

 

1. Played poorly but won

2. Came from behind to win

3. Showed fighting spirit and fitness in the last 20 minutes

4. Saw Ricky score a couple of good goals from open play

5. Won without Lallana (or Guly, or Forte, or Holmes)

6. Saw quality from N'Guessen - looks like a shrewd signing.

7. Didn't let heads drop after a soft goal.

8. Coped with an awful pitch and got a win

 

We'll need to do that a few more times but at least the team have shown they can do it. Very positive night.

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Forgot how bad the pitch was
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Went last night and tough away game that - Huddersfield won't find it easy there at all. Harley and Sercombe were well on top in midfield but Morgan and Chaplow stuck at it. Back 4 and keeper were biggest concern, Davis made some great reaction stops in second half but looked terrified on crosses and the less said about Jaidi's poor performance the better, Seaborne HAS to start at Posh. Fonte and full backs also poor. N'Guessan was excellent, made Rickie's first and along with express pace he was very physical. Chambo flitted in and out, great second half effort that hit the bar. Barnard worked his socks off and great effort on the turn that narrowly missed but needs to be more composed in the box. Lambert didn't have the best of games but great crossfield ball to set up N'Guessan for the double bar hit in the first half and the first header was a textbook backpost header and the second was brave so contributed where it counted.

 

Brighton struggled there and Sheff Wed went for 5 so I'll happily take the points when all our rivals won as well but we need to improve big time for Posh. Will be great seeing Forte and N'Guessan in the same squad! Can't wait to see Lallana return though, he just makes us that much more composed.

 

Rare occurance - Ref that was quite favourable to us!

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You have not been on here long enough alexdawkins to understand why some of us get angry and aggressive at the negative posts

fair enough with criticsm but review your comments at the end of the season. We sign Forte and people were having a right go on here monday night, and the lad has not yet kicked a ball for us.

 

I predict you will change your views in due course unless you get infected by alpines and others negativity

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Exeter OS blames the ref

http://www.exetercityfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10436,00.html

 

Dunno who writes their match reports, the bits I picked out sounded very amateur and unprofessional.

Where abouts am I looking for them blaming the ref?

 

How about this bit?

 

A win that was harsh on City, who worked very hard against a very hard and physical side. Too physical at times, although they're not called the Saints for nothing as it seemed impossible for them to commit any sort of infringement no matter how hard they tried. It almost reminded me of one of those kids' games you get when one of the opposition player's dad's the ref, but I guess the less said about that the better.

 

In general, their report reads like something written by a supporter rather than anything else. Lots of editorialising, also seems to be going for a chatty, humorous style. Not sure that it works, to be honest. I liked the comment about a "bumper 6370 crowd" though - wowzers.

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This was a huge result - far more important than, for example Oldham.

 

It's good to win well with pretty football, but to get out of this league you've got to be able to win the battles. Last night we:

 

1. Played poorly but won

2. Came from behind to win

3. Showed fighting spirit and fitness in the last 20 minutes

4. Saw Ricky score a couple of good goals from open play

5. Won without Lallana (or Guly, or Forte, or Holmes)

6. Saw quality from N'Guessen - looks like a shrewd signing.

7. Didn't let heads drop after a soft goal.

 

We'll need to do that a few more times but at least the team have shown they can do it. Very positive night.

 

Good post. Completely agree. Its games like this that will most likely define the success of our season.

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