Exeter City Post Match Thoughts

[DerekMiller]

Defintely happy with that. Exeter came to NYS in decent form and looked full of confidence, safe to say we were the opposite prior to kick off. We played well, controlled the majority of the game and worked hard. Exeter had a few spells where they looked dangerous, and when they had the goal disallowed followed by 8 minutes of added time I wished I had some ramipril to hand to calm the blood pressure.

Tom Holmes was an absolute rock in defence, Mcwilliams and Powell had good games, Hall's goal was absolute quality. Hugill deserved something out of the game too and it was nice for the crowd to chant his name when he was subbed. He's one of the most divisive players we've had for a long time but today he really worked hard and was a whisker short of scoring on a few occasions. A good header minutes into the game forced a decent save from their keeper. Then he battled hard to go on a run with an Exeter defender right with him, the keeper just managed to get a hand on it and palm it wide. Then a couple of balls into the box he was literally a toe nail away from getting onto. I feel it will surely happen at some point but the effort was definitely there today.

The injuries are another shame, Hamshaw sounded fed up with it on the post match radio interview as I drove home, but hopefully they won't be too severe.

Today looked like a team that are starting to click. A few more games and a bit more luck with the injury situation and I feel we could start to see some decent results.

[RU66]

Tom Holmes Hall his goal apart from that not much happened. Crowd looked down can't see getting them back playing like that. Gone off MH he doesn't pick a match day 18 on merit. We had 3 midfield players on the bench but no McGuckin. We ran out of ideas especially wide right & up front.

[NorthWestCorner]

Defintely happy with that. Exeter came to NYS in decent form and looked full of confidence, safe to say we were the opposite prior to kick off. We played well, controlled the majority of the game and worked hard. Exeter had a few spells where they looked dangerous, and when they had the goal disallowed followed by 8 minutes of added time I wished I had some ramipril to hand to calm the blood pressure.

Tom Holmes was an absolute rock in defence, Mcwilliams and Powell had good games, Hall's goal was absolute quality. Hugill deserved something out of the game too and it was nice for the crowd to chant his name when he was subbed. He's one of the most divisive players we've had for a long time but today he really worked hard and was a whisker short of scoring on a few occasions. A good header minutes into the game forced a decent save from their keeper. Then he battled hard to go on a run with an Exeter defender right with him, the keeper just managed to get a hand on it and palm it wide. Then a couple of balls into the box he was literally a toe nail away from getting onto. I feel it will surely happen at some point but the effort was definitely there today.

The injuries are another shame, Hamshaw sounded fed up with it on the post match radio interview as I drove home, but hopefully they won't be too severe.

Today looked like a team that are starting to click. A few more games and a bit more luck with the injury situation and I feel we could start to see some decent results.

Decent result - still troubled by what MH is trying for. Hughill was ****

[DerekMiller]

Decent result - still troubled by what MH is trying for. Hughill was ****

Undefeated at home since he took over last season, overseeing a complete squad rebuild in his first job as manager. He seems to have already nailed the "make the NYS a fortress" mentality. Away games need work but that's a stigma that's troubled us for the last five years. What are you finding so troubling? There's clearly work to be done but I'm not seeing anything to be troubled about apart from the injury problem. But we've had that for years too

[Shark27]

Decent result - still troubled by what MH is trying for. Hughill was ****

No he wasn?t. You sound like one of those moaning f#ckers sat behind me yelling for him to press the keeper knowing that as soon as he did the keeper would just pass it to the guy at the side of him.

[Yak]

Tom Holmes Hall his goal apart from that not much happened. Crowd looked down can't see getting them back playing like that. Gone off MH he doesn't pick a match day 18 on merit. We had 3 midfield players on the bench but no McGuckin. We ran out of ideas especially wide right & up front.

This isn?t a genuine view something needs to be done about it.

[Yak]

I?m happy with the result we looked good in parts today and will come good me thinks. I know some on here won?t give MH praise no matter what but he deserves it today. Shout out to Hugill good game. Let?s hop we can start picking up points away.

[Jocksgloves1]

Excellent performance by everyone. New lad was immense. With him the two 0-1
's would have been goaless draws. Credit Exeter for their late flurry that nearly rescued a point. Dawson solid when needed despite 'experts' in the crowd howling at him to come for ridiculous balls into the box.

[caytonmiller]

Typical thread after a win. Struggles to get 2 pages of posts.
Usual suspect wind up merchant trying to ruffle some feathers.
Some think we need these posters. Others think it's killing the site.

[Milesaway]

My two pence
Yet to comment on any games this season but watched them all.

I enjoyed the game last night. Was a good watch. I could say the same for periods of every previous game this season. When your watching at midnight at the other side of the world it needs to be exciting to keep you awake. Last season it wasn't. Even the previous struggling seasons in the champ were better to watch than last season.
Yeah yeah, results, injuries, chairman, winging fans, armchair experts, no atmosphere, empty seats and all that take the shine off
But as someone who cancelled ifollow subscription this year after the very poor "football" or "entertainment" of last
I'm glad ifollow ignored my cancellation and charged my account anyway.

Takes me back to the days I watched the millers 90s 2000s. We're not the best whatever league were in. We not the richest or best supported. We have old journeymen well past it and young prospects exciting to observe and follow. We get hammered and we surprise, we look like Brazil one minute, the junction pub the next.

So to me I do see the "identity" coming back. I see good football played by average players.
I see something entertaining at last
Keep with MH like we stuck with Henderson or Ronnie. I recon for today's football climate and for this club he is the right man