Southend 2-2 Exeter City: 3 things we learned
1. We are a lucky, lucky team I’m quite honestly surprised that we managed to come away from this one with a point. After a brilliant defensive display last week against Cambridge, we conceded another two soft goals and gave ourselves all the work to do. I said on the podcast this week that we … Continue reading “Southend 2-2 Exeter City: 3 things we learned”
Mansfield 1-2 Exeter City: 3 things we learned
1. Crazy Corners There are only three things certain in life; death, taxes and Exeter City failing to defend high balls into the area. The defensive vulnerabilities displayed throughout preseason and at the start of this campaign were on display once again at Mansfield as the Stags took the lead through a well worked corner. … Continue reading “Mansfield 1-2 Exeter City: 3 things we learned”
Exeter City 0-2 Port Vale: 3 things we learned
1. Vale the benchmark Make no mistake about it, Port Vale mean business this season. With players still at their club accounting for 87.1% of their minutes last season (data courtesy of Ben Mayhew @experimental361 on Twitter) they have kept the vast majority of a competitive squad from last season and have designs on promotion … Continue reading “Exeter City 0-2 Port Vale: 3 things we learned”
Salford 2-2 Exeter City: 3 things we learned
1. Slow Starters Despite a whole pre-season of conceding soft goals soon after kick-off, you’d think that Matt Taylor’s side would have enough warning to address their defensive issues heading into the new campaign. Think again. Ian Henderson’s strike in the opening moments of the game was a poor effort to concede and exposed the … Continue reading “Salford 2-2 Exeter City: 3 things we learned”
Tiverton 1-2 Exeter City: 3 Things we Learned
1. Let’s go fly a Kite Harry Kite looks ready. Playing in a midfield two with Jake Taylor, Kite made shuttling run after run recycling possession and making the team over. Providing defensive coverage while moving forward when needed he was a good foil for Taylor who was dropping deeper to receive the ball and … Continue reading “Tiverton 1-2 Exeter City: 3 Things we Learned”
Exeter 1-1 Taunton: 3 Things we Learned
1. Defensive Woes We might only be two games into pre-season but it looks like the Grecians have picked up where they left off… conceding goals. Okay, that’s a really cynical take, but for all the talk of pre-season being about fitness and performance, Matt Taylor will undoubtedly be disappointed at both the timing and … Continue reading “Exeter 1-1 Taunton: 3 Things we Learned”
League Two sides as NFL teams
As the start of the new football league season barrels toward us, so does the resumption of the NFL, the most financially lucrative league in all of sport. American Football is determined to push on and start the new season no matter how many coronavirus hurdles they have to sweep to one side in order … Continue reading “League Two sides as NFL teams”
Guest Podcast: David Gribble
In the first of a summer series of guest podcasts, Grecians fan and blogger David Gribble features on this episode of the Man in the Lion Mask to talk through everything Exeter City.
Guest Podcast: Robbie Simpson
The summer of guest podcast episodes continues as former Exeter City striker Robbie Simpson joins the podcast to talk about the highs and lows of his career both on and off the pitch. Robbie was part of the Exeter squad which made it to back to back play-off finals at Wembley in 2017 and 2018. … Continue reading “Guest Podcast: Robbie Simpson”
Reimagining Classic ECFC Kits: Part One
With Exeter City recently releasing their latest home kit for the 2020/21 season, there has never been a better time to look back at some of the classic ECFC shirts over the years and imagine how they might look in the modern era. In the first of a mini series, I’ll take a look back … Continue reading “Reimagining Classic ECFC Kits: Part One”
Bristol Rovers 2-1 Exeter City: 3 Things we Learned
1. 4-4-2 it is then We’re 90mins into pre-season and it’s obviously way too early to make any assertions about the rest of the season however we are in the opinion business so here comes one…442 is the base formation this season. Last seasons defensive security blanket of 3 CBs has been slung to one … Continue reading “Bristol Rovers 2-1 Exeter City: 3 Things we Learned”
A Changing of the Guard
“We are going to attack this game of football.” Managers say a lot of things. Sometimes they are trying to communicate a message to the fans, sometimes to their dressing room, and sometimes they even try and convey a message to the opposition dressing room. But when Matt Taylor talked about his desire for his … Continue reading “A Changing of the Guard”
New Season, New Formation?
After a strange summer for Exeter City (and football in general), attention once again turns to a new campaign. Competitive football will start for Exeter City on September 5th with a Carabao Cup tie to kick off the 2020/21 campaign. After a number of high profile departures from St James Park this summer, Matt Taylor … Continue reading “New Season, New Formation?”
Excellent business marks exciting times at SJP
As an Exeter City fan you’d be forgiven for perhaps not having transfer deadline day circled in your diary. As a general rule for the Grecians, the close of a transfer window tends to be a quiet affair, granted both Luke Croll and Jack Stacey joined on loan on deadline day last season but this … Continue reading “Excellent business marks exciting times at SJP”
Overreacting to 270 minutes of football
We are three games into the new season and we have a full set of results, W-L-D. A nervous but ultimately successful afternoon against Cambridge on opening day was quickly followed by Charlton pushing us off the Carabao Cup train; Swindon posed us plenty of problems, aided and abetted by the linesman but we might … Continue reading “Overreacting to 270 minutes of football”
Exeter look towards the league as Charlton progress in the Carabao Cup
Exeter’s story in this year’s Carabao Cup was short lived as League One side Charlton knocked the Grecian’s out in a lively first round fixture on Tuesday night. As expected, Charlton made eleven changes to the starting line up from the team that faced Bristol Rovers on Saturday, manager Karl Robinson choosing to prioritise Charlton’s … Continue reading “Exeter look towards the league as Charlton progress in the Carabao Cup”
Exeter v Charlton: Profiling the ‘Addicks’ ahead of the Carabao Cup
⚽️ | UP NEXT: City face @CAFCofficial in @Carabao_Cup Round One action on Tuesday in a 7.45pm kick-off #ECFC pic.twitter.com/MSDP8V0YsM — Exeter City FC (@OfficialECFC) August 5, 2017 Club: Charlton Athletic Manager: Karl Robinson Karl Robinson as been the manager of Charlton since November 2016 and the club have had mixed results under his … Continue reading “Exeter v Charlton: Profiling the ‘Addicks’ ahead of the Carabao Cup”
Sparkes Will Fly
Speculation has been building recently as to who the next 1931 player will be at Exeter City. Transfer business at SJP has been relatively modest this summer and normally at this stage in the window the Grecians have signed a player to wear the 31 shirt. The 1931 fund is a group created primarily for … Continue reading “Sparkes Will Fly”
Exeter 1-0 Cambridge: Five things we learned
Exeter started off their season with a bang against Cambridge on Saturday, opening the season with a 1-0 win thanks to an early goal courtesy of Reuben Reid. The win against Cambridge, a team tipped by many to be challenging for the play-offs this season, is a much better start to this season than the … Continue reading “Exeter 1-0 Cambridge: Five things we learned”
City open with a win
Exeter opened their League 2 account at home on Saturday with a deserved win against Cambridge. The Grecians took the lead early on in the game with a Reuben Reid strike after his penalty rebounded from a David Forde save. Whilst not being able to further capitalise on their first half dominance, Exeter managed to … Continue reading “City open with a win”
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