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MATCH THREAD ; Exeter City V Charlton Athletic : Saturday 9th November 2024 : KO 15:00

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  • ross1
    ross1 Posts: 51,004
    Who is playing where now three strikers on?
  • Is there any space in football anymore for entertainers, players who can do the unexpected, get arses off seats?
    It's all become so insipid.
    Play to the system, press, front foot, win the second ball, blah blah blah. 

    Just play football FFS, express yourselves, and entertain the paying public!
    Too much data analysis, zonal marking, xG bollocks. Back in the 70s and 80s when we were at this level we had players like Killer, Walsh, Eliot, Smudger Smith, Les Berry. These players knew what their job was and the whole thing was kept simple 442 or 433. And there was only 1 sub in those days.
    We may not have won anything, but we came away from the Valley feeling like we'd been entertained. And we had some hero's.

    Hurts me to say it, but this lot mean nothing to me.
  • Nug
    Nug Posts: 4,624
    Taylor probably the best midfielder today, surprised he came off.
  • Is it too early for me to mention Alfie May yet? ;-)
    FFS... not Alfie bloody May again...
  • YannTheMann
    YannTheMann Posts: 1,043
    Surely there is a silver lining....guess not, fucking hell it's grim at the moment. Really hope this group can sort this out but it's the general play overall that has me concerned that we won't, not to anything amounting a promotion push anyway 
  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 17,359
    Coventry should've gone off. Taylor was doing alright 
  • I'm calling it now. My mate Gass man is gonna bang one in top bins.


    AMB rooted to the spot.
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  • arny23394
    arny23394 Posts: 1,180
    I’ve said it a few times before, but how were Campbell and Docherty playing championship football last season? They are shit and don’t even look good enough for league 1. Truly bizarre.
  • ross1
    ross1 Posts: 51,004
    Why take Taylor off best midfielder we got 
    He has not played for NJ before

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  • Is it too early for me to mention Alfie May yet? ;-)
    Never heard of him
    Must have, he’s the player in this game last season who only had the goalkeeper to beat and he took the ball so wide he must have been distracted by the corner flag flapping and he missed…
  • balham red
    balham red Posts: 1,285
    Biggest transfer mistakes of the summer:
    1) selling Alfie May
    2) spending the May money on Ahadme
    3) not signing a single attacking midfielder/wide forward
    4) signing A Campbell
    5) signing Hylton

    However, I honestly think we are only 2-3 players short of a playoff team. Right now we have no effective system possible with these players. We need 2 attacking midfielders and maybe a top striker. Rest are workable.
  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 17,359
    arny23394 said:
    I’ve said it a few times before, but how were Campbell and Docherty playing championship football last season? They are shit and don’t even look good enough for league 1. Truly bizarre.
    They were playing in their proper positions in the Champ
  • ross1
    ross1 Posts: 51,004
    arny23394 said:
    I’ve said it a few times before, but how were Campbell and Docherty playing championship football last season? They are shit and don’t even look good enough for league 1. Truly bizarre.
    They played shit in the Championship 😁
  • DDOUBLEE
    DDOUBLEE Posts: 1,483
    arny23394 said:
    I’ve said it a few times before, but how were Campbell and Docherty playing championship football last season? They are shit and don’t even look good enough for league 1. Truly bizarre.
    Pains me to say it but it appears that the Millwall lot were bang on about Campbell
  • AndyG
    AndyG Posts: 5,912
    Absolute rubbish!! I haven’t criticised NJ at all so far but his set ups just seem to be designed to bore everyone to death ! 
    Taylor the guy who can deliver a decent ball and he takes him off. It’s all just strange
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,475
    Croydon said:
    Coventry's forward passing has been dreadful today 
    Just today you say!!
  • CL_Phantom
    CL_Phantom Posts: 5,522
    ross1 said:
    Who is playing where now three strikers on?

    Back 3, Leaburn and Ahadme up top, Godden "in the hole"
  • ross1
    ross1 Posts: 51,004
    Orient 2-0
  • SDAddick
    SDAddick Posts: 14,468
    Chunes said:
    arny23394 said:
    I’ve said it a few times before, but how were Campbell and Docherty playing championship football last season? They are shit and don’t even look good enough for league 1. Truly bizarre.
    They were playing in their proper positions in the Champ
    The bench.

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  • Blucher
    Blucher Posts: 4,140
    We have too many bad players, a lack of organisation and a manager who who shows no sign of knowing what he’s doing tactically. 
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,388
    arny23394 said:
    I’ve said it a few times before, but how were Campbell and Docherty playing championship football last season? They are shit and don’t even look good enough for league 1. Truly bizarre.
    They’re ok for L1, but we don’t need two of them in a team that already has Taylor and Coventry sitting in front of the defence.
  • AndyG said:
    Absolute rubbish!! I haven’t criticised NJ at all so far but his set ups just seem to be designed to bore everyone to death ! 
    Taylor the guy who can deliver a decent ball and he takes him off. It’s all just strange
    Taylor not NJ’s player, he’s only getting games now due to injuries. Once the injured players return, Taylor will be back in the U21s.
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,602
    the league is so tight though you only need to win three on the trot and you are right back in the mix. Problem is can’t see it happening. Best hope is limp through to January still in touch of the play offs and strengthen again then. But can we trust anyone to strengthen properly. The summer window is now looking like a very poor one, bodies in but not of sufficient quality and not in the right areas.
  • usetobunkin
    usetobunkin Posts: 2,188
    Gilbey and Bogle have both scored!!
  • It just seems like a Charlton thing to be shit. I reckon you could stick the Man City players in Charlton shirts, and we'd still be shit.
  • YannTheMann
    YannTheMann Posts: 1,043
    I wonder if Jones will bemoan the lack of basics being done correctly again, I'd hazard a guess as to yes
  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 17,359
    edited November 2024
    Chunes said:
    Hope this isn't another positive first 5-minutes followed by the 40-minute collapse
     :( 
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,892
    arny23394 said:
    I’ve said it a few times before, but how were Campbell and Docherty playing championship football last season? They are shit and don’t even look good enough for league 1. Truly bizarre.
    Ben Watson Syndrome
  • Berry on for Coventry
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