MATCHWATCH : Exeter City (h)

[Snowflake Royal]

Don’t think Yiadom did himself any favours Saturday and Nyambe was quality in his cameo. Dorsett did well at CB I thought, better than Paudie who has been a bit disappointing recently imo

Keane or Kelvin for Doyle please and swap DK and Lane back over

JP
Nyambe Paudie Dorsett Roberts
Lane Wing Savage DK
Marriott Kelvin

I feel like we should see much more rotation from DK and Lane... perhaps keeping things simple for Lane's first start after injury.

Think I want to see more than a cameo of mostly attack from Nyambe before he starts. Cleary is supposed to be one of the outstanding wingers in the division, I don’t think that's who you should judge Yids not being up to it against...

[Snowflake Royal]

What`s this slump in form you talk of? P7 W4 D2 L1, the last seven games.

7 is an odd number of games for form (halfway point?), knocked up the rolling 6 game ppg for my own curiosity:
1.6, 1.6, 1.6, 1.6, 2.1, 2.1, 1.8

So this 'slump in form' is still higher than the very good start LM made. And equates over a full season to automatic promotion contenders.

[WestYorksRoyal]

What`s this slump in form you talk of? P7 W4 D2 L1, the last seven games.

7 is an odd number of games for form (halfway point?), knocked up the rolling 6 game ppg for my own curiosity:
1.6, 1.6, 1.6, 1.6, 2.1, 2.1, 1.8

So this 'slump in form' is still higher than the very good start LM made. And equates over a full season to automatic promotion contenders.

What does the rolling average look like after a respective win and loss on Tuesday? Feels like Saturday's draw is a good or bad result depending on what we follow it up with.

[MR. CYNICAL]

It's not if we went toe to toe with Orient last week and came out on the wrong side of a 3-1 loss, we got battered.
Yesterday's result has basically made Tuesday's game a must win if we have any ambitions for the play offs.

I mean, whilst I take your point to a degree, it really isn't a make or break game in terms of making the play-offs - the absolute worst case scenario tomorrow is being 9 points behind 6th with 2 games in hand on them and 19 games left to play.

Maybe not make or break in dramatic terms, but , with an away game coming up, which I'm never confident in whoever we play, a draw or loss on Tuesday will make the task that little more challenging and certainly won't fill us with confidence.
We just don't look good enough to put a sustained good run together, we concede too many soft goals and fail to create enough chances, even at home. Hope I'm wrong but 2 points per game for the remainder of the season looks beyond us at the moment.

[Snowflake Royal]

What`s this slump in form you talk of? P7 W4 D2 L1, the last seven games.

7 is an odd number of games for form (halfway point?), knocked up the rolling 6 game ppg for my own curiosity:
1.6, 1.6, 1.6, 1.6, 2.1, 2.1, 1.8

So this 'slump in form' is still higher than the very good start LM made. And equates over a full season to automatic promotion contenders.

What does the rolling average look like after a respective win and loss on Tuesday? Feels like Saturday's draw is a good or bad result depending on what we follow it up with.

Win = no change 1.8
Draw = 1.5
Lose = 1.3

But then you're always going to have little ups and downs as you go. A win in the game after and it would pop back up again.

[MR. CYNICAL]

Don’t think Yiadom did himself any favours Saturday and Nyambe was quality in his cameo. Dorsett did well at CB I thought, better than Paudie who has been a bit disappointing recently imo

Keane or Kelvin for Doyle please and swap DK and Lane back over

JP
Nyambe Paudie Dorsett Roberts
Lane Wing Savage DK
Marriott Kelvin

I feel like we should see much more rotation from DK and Lane... perhaps keeping things simple for Lane's first start after injury.

Think I want to see more than a cameo of mostly attack from Nyambe before he starts. Cleary is supposed to be one of the outstanding wingers in the division, I don’t think that's who you should judge Yids not being up to it against...

Nyambe is actually a defender who according to some, never crosses the half way line!

[Hound]

It's not if we went toe to toe with Orient last week and came out on the wrong side of a 3-1 loss, we got battered.
Yesterday's result has basically made Tuesday's game a must win if we have any ambitions for the play offs.

I mean, whilst I take your point to a degree, it really isn't a make or break game in terms of making the play-offs - the absolute worst case scenario tomorrow is being 9 points behind 6th with 2 games in hand on them and 19 games left to play.

Maybe not make or break in dramatic terms, but , with an away game coming up, which I'm never confident in whoever we play, a draw or loss on Tuesday will make the task that little more challenging and certainly won't fill us with confidence.
We just don't look good enough to put a sustained good run together, we concede too many soft goals and fail to create enough chances, even at home. Hope I'm wrong but 2 points per game for the remainder of the season looks beyond us at the moment.

I’d say that’s where I’m at currently as well. I think it’s 4 shots on target from the last 2 games - I think generally we’re just too reliant on being very very efficient at scoring the few chances we get. Generally it’s not sustainable

2 or 3 points from 2 home games and an away one at Orient would be pretty disappointing

You never know though. If LR can get the squad to properly gel and fix some of the issues we have then I’m convinced we have the individuals to still make a push for the POs

[stealthpapes]

What`s this slump in form you talk of? P7 W4 D2 L1, the last seven games.

There’s these odd mad truisms doing the rounds.

See also „we need to be on 2 points per game“ —- check out our actual form!

There was also „The new wing backs don’t bomb on“ - have some fun to see how that one evolved.

[South Coast Royal]

I mean, whilst I take your point to a degree, it really isn't a make or break game in terms of making the play-offs - the absolute worst case scenario tomorrow is being 9 points behind 6th with 2 games in hand on them and 19 games left to play.

Maybe not make or break in dramatic terms, but , with an away game coming up, which I'm never confident in whoever we play, a draw or loss on Tuesday will make the task that little more challenging and certainly won't fill us with confidence.
We just don't look good enough to put a sustained good run together, we concede too many soft goals and fail to create enough chances, even at home. Hope I'm wrong but 2 points per game for the remainder of the season looks beyond us at the moment.

I’d say that’s where I’m at currently as well. I think it’s 4 shots on target from the last 2 games - I think generally we’re just too reliant on being very very efficient at scoring the few chances we get. Generally it’s not sustainable

2 or 3 points from 2 home games and an away one at Orient would be pretty disappointing

You never know though. If LR can get the squad to properly gel and fix some of the issues we have then I’m convinced we have the individuals to still make a push for the POs

I have never been a fan of the play-offs (Bolton, is it really 30 years ago?) but have to admit for clubs like us and Barnsley etc. it does mean that interest will carry on now for a long way deep into the season.
We are way off top 3 so in earlier years we would be saying that the season is more or less over by the end of January.

I did though like the bottom clubs of divisions having play-offs to determine relegation and thought that was more dramatic than play-offs for promotion.

[Sutekh]

Maybe not make or break in dramatic terms, but , with an away game coming up, which I'm never confident in whoever we play, a draw or loss on Tuesday will make the task that little more challenging and certainly won't fill us with confidence.
We just don't look good enough to put a sustained good run together, we concede too many soft goals and fail to create enough chances, even at home. Hope I'm wrong but 2 points per game for the remainder of the season looks beyond us at the moment.

I’d say that’s where I’m at currently as well. I think it’s 4 shots on target from the last 2 games - I think generally we’re just too reliant on being very very efficient at scoring the few chances we get. Generally it’s not sustainable

2 or 3 points from 2 home games and an away one at Orient would be pretty disappointing

You never know though. If LR can get the squad to properly gel and fix some of the issues we have then I’m convinced we have the individuals to still make a push for the POs

I have never been a fan of the play-offs (Bolton, is it really 30 years ago?) but have to admit for clubs like us and Barnsley etc. it does mean that interest will carry on now for a long way deep into the season.
We are way off top 3 so in earlier years we would be saying that the season is more or less over by the end of January.

I did though like the bottom clubs of divisions having play-offs to determine relegation and thought that was more dramatic than play-offs for promotion.

A proper relegation play off would be a laugh! 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st qualify, the losing semi finalists play each other in the final and the loser of that goes down. Originally they used to combine the team that finished 21st with those that finished 4th, 5th and 6th in the 4th tier with the winner staying up or getting promoted. Was happy to see that idea dropped.

[Snowflake Royal]

I mean, whilst I take your point to a degree, it really isn't a make or break game in terms of making the play-offs - the absolute worst case scenario tomorrow is being 9 points behind 6th with 2 games in hand on them and 19 games left to play.

Maybe not make or break in dramatic terms, but , with an away game coming up, which I'm never confident in whoever we play, a draw or loss on Tuesday will make the task that little more challenging and certainly won't fill us with confidence.
We just don't look good enough to put a sustained good run together, we concede too many soft goals and fail to create enough chances, even at home. Hope I'm wrong but 2 points per game for the remainder of the season looks beyond us at the moment.

I’d say that’s where I’m at currently as well. I think it’s 4 shots on target from the last 2 games - I think generally we’re just too reliant on being very very efficient at scoring the few chances we get. Generally it’s not sustainable

2 or 3 points from 2 home games and an away one at Orient would be pretty disappointing

You never know though. If LR can get the squad to properly gel and fix some of the issues we have then I’m convinced we have the individuals to still make a push for the POs

I think how we do varies dramatically on how much and how high teams press us.

The likes of Orient, Posh, and Barnsley have pressed us high, and we struggle to create. Though earlier in the season, I think we'd have lost all those games and created fewer chances. Teams who give us more time and space we tend to create a lot more chances.

[windermereROYAL]

Going to be a soggy one tomorrow getting to and from the ground, I`ll be surprised if we clear 10.000

[Vision]

Maybe not make or break in dramatic terms, but , with an away game coming up, which I'm never confident in whoever we play, a draw or loss on Tuesday will make the task that little more challenging and certainly won't fill us with confidence.
We just don't look good enough to put a sustained good run together, we concede too many soft goals and fail to create enough chances, even at home. Hope I'm wrong but 2 points per game for the remainder of the season looks beyond us at the moment.

I’d say that’s where I’m at currently as well. I think it’s 4 shots on target from the last 2 games - I think generally we’re just too reliant on being very very efficient at scoring the few chances we get. Generally it’s not sustainable

2 or 3 points from 2 home games and an away one at Orient would be pretty disappointing

You never know though. If LR can get the squad to properly gel and fix some of the issues we have then I’m convinced we have the individuals to still make a push for the POs

I think how we do varies dramatically on how much and how high teams press us.

The likes of Orient, Posh, and Barnsley have pressed us high, and we struggle to create. Though earlier in the season, I think we'd have lost all those games and created fewer chances. Teams who give us more time and space we tend to create a lot more chances.

I actually thought we moved the ball well on Saturday. The best I've seen us for a while. Plenty of touches in the opposition box. Our decision making, final pass and first touch in the final 3rd wasn't always the best but I thought we got into good situations a lot more than usual.

[Snowflake Royal]

I’d say that’s where I’m at currently as well. I think it’s 4 shots on target from the last 2 games - I think generally we’re just too reliant on being very very efficient at scoring the few chances we get. Generally it’s not sustainable

2 or 3 points from 2 home games and an away one at Orient would be pretty disappointing

You never know though. If LR can get the squad to properly gel and fix some of the issues we have then I’m convinced we have the individuals to still make a push for the POs

I think how we do varies dramatically on how much and how high teams press us.

The likes of Orient, Posh, and Barnsley have pressed us high, and we struggle to create. Though earlier in the season, I think we'd have lost all those games and created fewer chances. Teams who give us more time and space we tend to create a lot more chances.

I actually thought we moved the ball well on Saturday. The best I've seen us for a while. Plenty of touches in the opposition box. Our decision making, final pass and first touch in the final 3rd wasn't always the best but I thought we got into good situations a lot more than usual.

I think we're getting better at it too. Scoring 2 goals through the press isn't bad.

[Hound]

I think how we do varies dramatically on how much and how high teams press us.

The likes of Orient, Posh, and Barnsley have pressed us high, and we struggle to create. Though earlier in the season, I think we'd have lost all those games and created fewer chances. Teams who give us more time and space we tend to create a lot more chances.

I actually thought we moved the ball well on Saturday. The best I've seen us for a while. Plenty of touches in the opposition box. Our decision making, final pass and first touch in the final 3rd wasn't always the best but I thought we got into good situations a lot more than usual.

I think we're getting better at it too. Scoring 2 goals through the press isn't bad.

Did Barnsley high press? I’m not absolutely saying they didn’t but I don’t remember thinking that whilst watching. I thought they sat off quite a lot at the time

I thought Savage and Wing had better games and looking at the stats they had an awful lot of touches. DK had a lot, Doyle had a fair few but rarely where I want him to have it (ie central in their half) Lane and Marriott relatively few (20 in 60/90 mins)

I thought we moved it well in the midfield but struggled to get the ball into dangerous areas and therefore few chances

I think it’s probably one of those where the late goal covered over a fair few cracks tbh and hoping for better in this one

[MR. CYNICAL]

I actually thought we moved the ball well on Saturday. The best I've seen us for a while. Plenty of touches in the opposition box. Our decision making, final pass and first touch in the final 3rd wasn't always the best but I thought we got into good situations a lot more than usual.

I think we're getting better at it too. Scoring 2 goals through the press isn't bad.

Did Barnsley high press? I’m not absolutely saying they didn’t but I don’t remember thinking that whilst watching. I thought they sat off quite a lot at the time

I thought Savage and Wing had better games and looking at the stats they had an awful lot of touches. DK had a lot, Doyle had a fair few but rarely where I want him to have it (ie central in their half) Lane and Marriott relatively few (20 in 60/90 mins)

I thought we moved it well in the midfield but struggled to get the ball into dangerous areas and therefore few chances

I think it’s probably one of those where the late goal covered over a fair few cracks tbh and hoping for better in this one

Yes, as has been the case in many of our games since LR arrived, fine margins, some of our wins could of gone either way. Things would be a lot more negative on here if we hadn't got that second goal.

[Snowflake Royal]

I actually thought we moved the ball well on Saturday. The best I've seen us for a while. Plenty of touches in the opposition box. Our decision making, final pass and first touch in the final 3rd wasn't always the best but I thought we got into good situations a lot more than usual.

I think we're getting better at it too. Scoring 2 goals through the press isn't bad.

Did Barnsley high press? I’m not absolutely saying they didn’t but I don’t remember thinking that whilst watching. I thought they sat off quite a lot at the time

I thought Savage and Wing had better games and looking at the stats they had an awful lot of touches. DK had a lot, Doyle had a fair few but rarely where I want him to have it (ie central in their half) Lane and Marriott relatively few (20 in 60/90 mins)

I thought we moved it well in the midfield but struggled to get the ball into dangerous areas and therefore few chances

I think it’s probably one of those where the late goal covered over a fair few cracks tbh and hoping for better in this one

Yes I think they did. But we managed it better. I think partly helped by Dorsett at CB and Roberts at LB, and better movement (than Ritchie) from Lane too.

[tidus_mi2]

Maybe a bit of cope but none of the teams that Exeter have played in this little purple patch of theirs seem to have been in good form, and runs have to end.

[WestYorksRoyal]

Maybe a bit of cope but none of the teams that Exeter have played in this little purple patch of theirs seem to have been in good form, and runs have to end.

I swear every year Exeter have a purple patch where the play offs look possible and then end up finishing 17th. Hopefully their form turns tonight.

[Sutekh]

Oh dear, the club spotted a fan naughty against Barnsley

https://x.com/TVP_Football/status/2016104887042326784&