Most liked posts in thread: Home vs Exeter 2nd Nov

Ssssssh! Goal to City!

 

Very enjoyable game, Exeter are a good team no doubt which makes it a very good result.

Hard to comment to much on the game so much went on, but both teams should have scored more or in their case just scored.

 

This backs up my belief cooke will miss Colchester game...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/6912118/fa-changes-suspension-rule/amp/

 

We can say he's this or that or whatever but in short he's the best midfielder we've got or had for a couple of seasons!

 

Ah maybe not as not a straight red. Oh I'm confusing myself now ....

 

Not defending the challenge, just making a point that if you take an attacking midfielder and stick him in a defensive role, that sort of thing is more likely to happen

 

agree with above post @bantam2708 , clean sheet was really important, been a while and as much as we love winning games, defences love clean sheets.

 

I thought the tackle on Wood was a clear red card. I am not so sure about the one on Connolly though. More of a fifty fifty and they had another defender, but he was much further over, so they might have argued he was a covering defender.

 

Hard to disagree when they didn't score.

Personally, I don't miss him slowing down our counter attacks for no particular reason then passing sideways but I appreciate others will have different views.

 

He was busy, often on the ball, but what did he actually do?

 

Law hasnt changed since he was here. Tidy on the ball, plenty of sideways passing, but overall ineffective. Wouldnt swap him for Cooke or Pritchard.

 

From where I sat I had a perfect view it was a hard tackle at first the ref wasn’t going to give anything until we had the antics from law and the others it was a soft booking.
As for Law he has obviously done very well for them and played really well for them today for the first half hour until gradually Cooke and Pritchard got the better of him. But for us he slowed play down only had one movement sideways and like Doyle he obviously fits another clubs tactics better I certainly wouldn’t swap him for Cooke

 

He tackled from behind, years ago it would have been a nothing challenge but not in today's game so sorry mate no sympathy from me and none from Bowyer the way he gestured to him.

 

V true. Exeter like to play footy so Henley was more suited but Mellor may be better suited to those sides who are lands of giants. Some may say just play your best side but it's easy to be rubbish but get a few set pieces and score (Pulis, Warnock etc)

 

They tried to play, had us under pressure at times and looked a decent side in many ways. Agreed there. But cutting us open for fun? Not for me. I only remember ROD having to make one big save. For the most part we were solid.

 

I can see your point. He suits certain teams and styles. When I watch the footy highlights on that random channel I can't remember on sky he seems to be involved in a lot of their goals. He's a very good player in my eyes but like marmite

 

Dead right. Someone behind me said that Exeter reminded him of us under McCall, lovely looking football but no finish. Thought that that was pretty accurate.

 

Spot on that. Thought their following was class. Can’t remember the last time I heard an away following of that size (still impressive considering the distance) make so much noise.

 

Definatley not defender puts it past gk.

 

Agree Henley should keep his place after that performance. Think Mellor has had some poor games this season so Henley could really make that position his own