SWS1 wrote:
BTW - see? Sir Ray turns up and everything turns out lovely!
*Chants* "CAN WE PRAISE YOU EVERY WEEK?"
SWS1 wrote:
BTW - see? Sir Ray turns up and everything turns out lovely!
Graydon48 wrote:Shame for Gilmartin, but it was nice to see a keeper dominate his box and coming for crosses which made me realise how wev'e missed Ince because that it still a down fall of Gilmartins game. Also good to hear Ince bark out his orders.
Until Gilmartin adds this to his game he still wouldn't be my first choice.
Yes we were crud first 30 mins, but so were MK Dons last week when we dominated 1st 25 min but couldn't score just like Exeter today.
Fray Bentos is God! wrote:Graydon48 wrote:Shame for Gilmartin, but it was nice to see a keeper dominate his box and coming for crosses which made me realise how wev'e missed Ince because that it still a down fall of Gilmartins game. Also good to hear Ince bark out his orders.
Until Gilmartin adds this to his game he still wouldn't be my first choice.
Yes we were crud first 30 mins, but so were MK Dons last week when we dominated 1st 25 min but couldn't score just like Exeter today.
Apparently it's the sign of a good team to win when you don't play well...
moanin old git wrote:priestley_saddler wrote:Win 3-0, attendance approx 4,500 given the WHG offer and the Sir Ray factor.
Only my second game of the season (Leeds being the other), but really looking forward to it to see Sir Ray again.
Not a hope in the proverbial matey, next time we will see over 4k at the Bezza will be the next home match after
Bonser resigns...........a long wait then!
I'd love to go along with everyones optimism about the result, but I believe our inabilty to actually SCORE goals will
let us down again 0-0 banker. :(
King Crimson wrote:Surprised more hasn't been made of Mattis' contribution. Thought he was immense in the middle, and was the sole reason their relative dominance in the first half didn't turn into us being completely over-run. Jones, Byfield, Hughes, Smith, Mattis and in my view both full backs did their jobs relatively effectively - especially second half. But for me, the stand-out performances were Mattis and Jones. Different class.
latviancheese wrote:Jones's goal was classy. When was the last time you saw a player run at a defence at bescot :?
priestley_saddler wrote:Agree with most stuff put above. Rene did make one great save at 0-0 when it looked like the ball was nestling in the top corner, but he needs to learn that he has a mouth and there are times when he needs to use it. Was much more comfortable with Clayton on and the defence seemed to have more confidence in him.
I couldn't decide if the defenders were hoofing the ball because their passing is cack or because the central midfield was rubbish. I don't understand the praise of Mattis in much the same way I don't understand the criticism of Bradley and Richards. I thought they all performed to a similar level (infact Bradley edged it over Mattis IMO as he didn't keep recklessly diving into tackles and missing everything), although I appear to be on my own in that opinion.
Overall defence was solid, strikers linked up well with each other and Jones looks a class above anything else we have. Looked determined to get the hat trick and if it weren't for the Exeter right back heading one off the line he would surely have had it.
I have to agree with Geoff though, it didn't really give me the buzz to go back more often.
geoffwhiting wrote:I thought we were desperately poor well into the first half and, had it been a boxing match, the ref might have considered stopping the contest, and then ........... we scored ! How the hell that happened I just don't know, but it was the one and only thing of quality that we'd done in the game up to that point, and it was certainly very tough on Exeter - we had some poor finishing, some near-misses and Rene to thank for still being on terms at that time. I was just in the middle of texting my co-director (on hols) to tell him we were 1 up against the run of play and ............ we went and scored again! An unbelievable score-line and at half-time everyone around us was saying the same. Talk about "flattered by the score-line"??
Second-half we improved, but I thought Exeter were still the dominant team until the ridiculous sending-off. With one yellow already from the first-half, what on earth the Exeter player was thinking about as he barged/blocked Byfield, I just can't imagine. He was 35-40 yards from OUR goal, out wide-left, NO danger whatsoever, and if he looks at it on the video today, he'll be very unhappy with himself for getting himself sent off, but the second yellow was absolutely the right decision, he can have no complaints.
Up to that point I could see them coming back into it, but once they were down to ten men we took over and never mind 3, it could have been 5 or 6 and Jones was very unlucky not to get the hat-trick that he was clearly trying very hard for.
Over the whole game 3-0 flattered us, but over the last 20 minutes it didn't. I was another that thought Deeney was clearly offside when the ball rebounded to him - I was right in line with it - so I'm surprised to read above that the BBC programme shows him being played-on by the left back. I need to see that for myself, as I was so convinced at the time that he was offside. Regardless of that, Deeney put the shot away well from that 1 on 1 situation, but it was one of the few things I could praise him for in the game to that point.
I thought defensively we were quite solid, apart from the early exchanges when it looked as if Exeter were going to over-run us. However, I thought we lacked any ability to get the ball out of defence via the midfield and I got quite fed up of seeing the hoof-balls out of defence, particularly from Mark Hughes who signalled his intentions with a massively over-hit hoof into the Text stand immediately after the kick-off. There was no midfield, no constructive football being played, and I thought it was very poor stuff from us. In contrast, Exeter played the ball around man to man very nicely.
Once Jones took over the show we improved no end, and he was popping up here, there and everywhere and Byfield too was working hard with little support, while Deeney looked as awkward and clumsy as he ever did. Well taken goal from him, but IMHO the rest of his contribution wasn't impressive at all.
Manny Smith worked hard and his was a decent performance.
Despite Rene looking much better than the last time I saw him, and even after he'd made a few quite decent stops in the early stages, I was still happier when Clayton came on and showed us how to dominate the penalty area, which is a part of Rene's game that is lacking and still needs a lot of work. Rene must play though, as we are going to need him very soon when Clayton finally bows out of full-time league football.
At the end, a very pleasing result. At 45 minutes I was amazed we were ahead, at 60 minutes (-ish) I'd have given Exeter a chance of coming back, but by 90 minutes and with a bit more luck it might have been a much bigger score than three in our favour.
I just wish this game had given me the bug to come back on a regular basis, I tested it out but sadly it didn't, and I think we'll continue to struggle unless we learn to play for 90 minutes against 11 men ! :?
Oh, and it was great to be there to salute Sir Ray. As someone has already said, a lap of honour would have been nice, and I wish another 1,000 or so had turned up for him on the day, but at least there was an extra 600 or so inside the stadium for him.
geoffwhiting wrote:priestley_saddler wrote:Agree with most stuff put above. Rene did make one great save at 0-0 when it looked like the ball was nestling in the top corner, but he needs to learn that he has a mouth and there are times when he needs to use it. Was much more comfortable with Clayton on and the defence seemed to have more confidence in him.
I couldn't decide if the defenders were hoofing the ball because their passing is cack or because the central midfield was rubbish. I don't understand the praise of Mattis in much the same way I don't understand the criticism of Bradley and Richards. I thought they all performed to a similar level (infact Bradley edged it over Mattis IMO as he didn't keep recklessly diving into tackles and missing everything), although I appear to be on my own in that opinion.
Overall defence was solid, strikers linked up well with each other and Jones looks a class above anything else we have. Looked determined to get the hat trick and if it weren't for the Exeter right back heading one off the line he would surely have had it.
I have to agree with Geoff though, it didn't really give me the buzz to go back more often.
I wasn't very impressed by either to be honest, apart from a few decent touches here and there, but Mattis was certainly reckless on a few occasions and, with a more stringent referee, he could well have got two yellows and we too could have been down to ten men.
chestersaddler wrote: As a stayaway, you are not allowed to comment on the match thread :wink:
Sadders wrote:Diabolical 1st 30 minutes. Exeter played nice one touch pass and move football but were completely inept upfront & thats clearly the reason there going to be down there. Jones's goals were excellent,especially the second & you could in the second half that filled him with confidence as he was dangerous right throughout the second period. Second was much better, particularly afteer around 55-60 minutes, we could have infact scored plenty more. Ince, Hughes, Smith,Mattis,Byfield,Jones were all excellent, Weston was good and Vincent was steady. The only dissapointments for me were Deeney, Richards and Mark Bradley who just seems to get worse everyweek.
MOTM candidates were Smith, Mattis and Jones.
Monsterous credit for mattis, who after scoring a cracking goal in the game against huddersfield with his left foot (weaker foot) he tried and equally good effort and was only inches away from scoring another corking goal, that and the fact he practically runs our midfield on his own, the mark bradley affect completely nullifies everything he does.
Considering he's been out for a week manny looked excellent in defence, barely lost a header and is completely rejuvinated in himself obviously, after playing like a complete muppet under mullen. Jones was probably the correct choice though, created a lot, scored to beautiful goals and could have scored 4 or 5 bar a couple of good saves from marriott.
Onwards and upwards hopefully, question is.. how many will we lose by at colchester next week? Oh the joys of mid table.
mel58 wrote:I went for a coffee after 25 minutes - to the kiosk at the far end of the 64446 Stand - only to be told they had sold out. When I told the bloke sitting next to me he remarked that they had none when he asked before the kick-off!! What's that all about?
King Crimson wrote:mel58 wrote:I went for a coffee after 25 minutes - to the kiosk at the far end of the 64446 Stand - only to be told they had sold out. When I told the bloke sitting next to me he remarked that they had none when he asked before the kick-off!! What's that all about?
None in the Stadium Suite kiosk before kick-off either, mel. We're obviously ordering stock as we need it. Freeze-dried coffee and powdered milk in plastic containers is hardly a perishable commodity, is it? Oh, and no "Yorkies".
mel58 wrote:Good turnout by the Exeter fans I thought - they got behind their team well, too.
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