exeter game

Good game between 2 evenly matched sides. done once again by crap officials, first half a definate oer the line by Exeters keeper the liner was in good position n never gave it.:( alsp a blantant handball by Exeter defender not given by the ref so 2 outa 3 crap officials seems par fer the coarse.:mad:
 
WE were beaten by the better team tonight, but partly because Coley's selection left us at a disadvantage. With Crooks and McGuire we were woefully weak up front. I'm sorry, Football19, but Crooks has never been, and never will be a centre forward, and as for McGuire, I can't begin to understand why Coley keeps on selecting him. He wasted at least 2 good chances tonight, constantly lost possession and doesn't have a tackle in him. 5 super goals but a very frustrating night for me thinking what might have been if Carver and McCarten had started together up front. I could have strangled Naismith for his woeful effort in the last minute when we had built up a great head of steam and had all our big men up in the box waiting for a good cross. His ambitious shot ballooning over the Coppice was a criminal waste of our last chance of an equaliser.
 
For my two penneth, we got what we deserved, nowt! Couldn't really tell if the ball was over the line from the lob, but I will bow to those nearer the goal than I, but certainly looked over to me. Again the penalty claim I did not see clearly, so would bow to those who saw clearer than I. Exeter did a job on us tonight and brought a decent following to boot. Only 2 substitutions was strange and too late in the game. I would say 3 out of 4 referees and assistants gave us nowt, even the sub referee was consistently rubbish. If I was the manager of Yeovil town, I would be on the phone to Paul Tisdale asking how to play us a week tomorrow.
 
I have to agree with Cashman about their keeper pulling the ball over the line. Looked clear to me that he did just that and it was endorsed by the keepers reaction too.:confused: Both teams played some excellent passing and probing football throughout the first half with the best chances falling to us but somehow we failed to find the back of the net.:( With their first shot on target they scored in added on time!!!:eek: Looked like the player coming in from the left side was allowed to run across our deep midfield without being tackled!:cool: Then to make it worse we went two down after a dubious refereeing decision to award Exeter a free kick. :inky: You have to acknowledge though that the free kick was taken superbly and young Jack had no chance, although we did only have three in the 'wall'. O'Sullivan scored a rocket to give us a fighting chance soon after:) but then they got their third, which again lacked a tackle form midfield, and it looked like 'game over'.:mad: However, McCarten got us back in it again with another super goal. :eat_arrowHe really made a difference when he came on. Before that we looked like we were playing with two or three passengers in the team!!! :idunno:I was hoping that Carver would be brought on early in the second half but sadly he was not used.:updown:
In conclusion, I think a draw would have been a good result tonight and probably a fair result too. I think that Exeter have been the best exponents of the 'control...pass...move...control' game that I have seen this season and I expect them to be in the top three or four by the end of the season.
Next week in the FA Cup is a big one for us and we all need to psyche ourselves up for it. :alright:
The money from wiNning another round is important and so is the possibilty/hope of being drawn away against a big club....Man Utd away will do us just fine!:gooddog:
KEEP THE FAITH:cheers:
BELIEVE:theband:
ON STANLEY ON:wave8:
ps. I decribed the Exeter 2nd and 3rd goals t'wrong way round!!
 
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Is Naismith the type of player to come on, roll his sleeves up and get us a result at that point of the proceedings? DEFINITELY NOT. It was a no brainer if anyone was going to get stuck in and salvage a point tonight it was Carver. What was Coley thinking? I'm not one of the anti Coleman brigade on this forum who never miss the opportunity to have a go, but I think he left himself wide open tonight.
 
Carver fer me is our only promising goalscorer, he chases everything n gives 100%, Why he was not used at all tonight defies belief to me.:confused: The sooner Mcguire goes back to West Ham the better fer me. Crooks aint shown much yet, but did flick a few balls through which McGuire never chased at all, complete waste imho, Carver chases everything, it aint rocket science.:rolleyes:
 
cashman said:
Carver fer me is our only promising goalscorer, he chases everything n gives 100%, Why he was not used at all tonight defies belief to me.:confused: The sooner Mcguire goes back to West Ham the better fer me. Crooks aint shown much yet, but did flick a few balls through which McGuire never chased at all, complete waste imho, Carver chases everything, it aint rocket science.:rolleyes:
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Passengers???
I agree, Carver should have come on too.
A double substitution was called for with Carver and McCarten replacing Crooks and McGuire after 55 or 60 minutes in my view!
 
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Exile on Spencer St said:
Redraine;1124991[I said:
]...as for McGuire, I can't begin to understand why Coley keeps on selecting him. ....[/[/I]QUOTE]

Is it another case where we pay his wages if he doesn't play?
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Not quite, according to someone " in the know" who I spoke to tonight at the game. More a question of Coley being inclined to McGuire due to their connection at Sligo. Make of that what you will!
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Felt the game was fairly even, Exeter played the more attractive football but both sides had the same amount of goal scoring chance situations.
5 super goals.
for us O'sullivan was exciting again with his ability to take an opponent on and he scored a good goal.
Not made me mind up on Crooks so nice touches and flick ons but feel he could of made more of his first half chance instead of the flick he tried. Is he doing any more than Carver or Gray have shown this season? not at the moment in IMHO
As has been already been said McCarten made a impact coming on not least with his goal.
Exeter's free kick award for there 3rd goal looked dubious.
My favourite chant of the night was at the injured referree when we shouted 'your not fit to referree.'
It frustrating at the end knowing a win could have put us within a point of the play off places.
 
The 'keepers feet were well over the line, the ball no where near but I suppose feet over the line means goal to new fans?

Not the worst defeat, a couple of excellent goals to polish us off.
 
That "goal" we shouted for didn't cross the line. Maybe the ball went three inches over the line but that was it! As for the Crooks He reminds me of Andy Kennedy who played for t'Rovers, "a big threatening centre forward" who isn't really that threatening! :(
 
If you look at the stats for the game we had 11 shots 2 on target they were the goals great game for a neutral but such a shame we don,t hit first time shots around the box I,m sure we would have more joy. The positives for me are we played one of the best teams in the league off the park in patches a bit more luck we could and should have won at least we are,nt rolling over and giving up like previous Stanley sides. Roll on next Saturday beat Yeovil and be in the money splnning round.
 
In Coley's interview he says he is very disappointed that we didn't press the ball enough. The worst culprit in that regard was McGuire whose version of pressing the ball consists of running gently towards the defender in possession without getting close enough to put a foot in. So will he be deservedly dropped? He reminds me of another of our former "Macs" who used to drive me nuts doing the same!
 
Revived Red said:
Can we expect a Stanley forward to lobe the Exeter keeper? Will the Ultras have their drum tonight?

Sorry - can't do much with the Eustachian tube :rolleyes:. And I could get into terrible trouble with the cochlea :eek:.
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There !..didn't I give a fair warning !......but as for last night's thoroughly entertaining game, like others I felt that Exeter City were by far the best passing team we have seen at The Crown ( or whatever it's called !) this season , and were organised in a way which must have pleased Paul Teasdale.
Having said we were not disappointed at all, the one exception being the result !. With luck and a bit more enthusiasm shown when shooting opportunities were missed, three points might have been secured.
Is it just me who thinks that the young Maguire flatters to deceive ?...and that his strike partner young Mr Crooks is not really a striker at all ?....or am I expecting more from them than they are able to give ?.
All in all, once my indigestion from a forced early evening meal had subsided a little, I enjoyed my night at the Crown...as must any visitors from other local clubs ( irrespective of whatever colour of shirt, scarf, tie, bobble hat , underwear, or lingerie they were sporting !).
 
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yonmon said:
There !..didn't I give a fair warning !......but as for last night's thoroughly entertaining game, like others I felt that Exeter City were by far the best passing team we have seen at The Crown ( or whatever it's called !) this season , and were organised in a way which must have pleased Paul Teasdale.
Having said we were not disappointed at all, the one exception being the result !. With luck and a bit more enthusiasm shown when shooting opportunities were missed, three points might have been secured.
Is it just me who thinks that the young Maguire flatters to deceive ?...and that his strike partner young Mr Crooks is not really a striker at all ?....or am I expecting more from them than they are able to give ?.
All in all, once my indigestion from a forced early evening meal had subsided a little, I enjoyed my night at the Crown...as must any visitors from other local clubs ( irrespective of whatever colour of shirt, scarf, tie, bobble hat , underwear, or lingerie they were sporting !).
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you forgot the ear-muffs !!!
 
yonmon said:
There !..didn't I give a fair warning !......but as for last night's thoroughly entertaining game, like others I felt that Exeter City were by far the best passing team we have seen at The Crown ( or whatever it's called !) this season , and were organised in a way which must have pleased Paul Teasdale.
Having said we were not disappointed at all, the one exception being the result !. With luck and a bit more enthusiasm shown when shooting opportunities were missed, three points might have been secured.
Is it just me who thinks that the young Maguire flatters to deceive ?...and that his strike partner young Mr Crooks is not really a striker at all ?....or am I expecting more from them than they are able to give ?.
All in all, once my indigestion from a forced early evening meal had subsided a little, I enjoyed my night at the Crown...as must any visitors from other local clubs ( irrespective of whatever colour of shirt, scarf, tie, bobble hat , underwear, or lingerie they were sporting !).
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Put it this way, I fer one am glad McGuires cup tied.:rolleyes:
 
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