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Title: Exeter V TLOD
Post by: glosterred on April 06, 2026, 01:47:50 pm
Today’s team

COYR
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Post by: Barmby Rover on April 06, 2026, 02:00:08 pm
A back3 and a packed midfield, where's the goals?
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Post by: Fal on April 06, 2026, 02:27:43 pm
A back3 and a packed midfield, where's the goals?


There’s 1 at each end of the pitch mate
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Post by: Barmby Rover on April 06, 2026, 02:51:19 pm
Thanks, can you pass that message on to the Rovers team? It would be good to see them trying to find them!
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Post by: eastender on April 06, 2026, 02:53:31 pm
Pitch looks a lot better than ours , so could suit us.
Title: Sky+
Post by: ss1953 on April 06, 2026, 03:00:21 pm
Anyone able to get the sky+ stream yet?
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Post by: Spud on April 06, 2026, 03:02:49 pm
Anyone able to get the sky+ stream yet?


53 if you're on dodgy
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Post by: ss1953 on April 06, 2026, 03:05:54 pm
At last 4 minutes in
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Post by: Dutch Uncle on April 06, 2026, 03:14:14 pm
Very naughty by the Exeter striker - lucky not to get a yellow
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Post by: Metalmicky on April 06, 2026, 03:21:17 pm
Very naughty by the Exeter striker - lucky not to get a yellow

2nd time lucky.....
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Post by: eastender on April 06, 2026, 03:22:21 pm
we nearly concede from our own free kick.
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Post by: Sammy Chung was King on April 06, 2026, 03:23:00 pm
Mendez-Gomez looks a player, quick and good final ball. Sort of player we should be looking at.
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Post by: Metalmicky on April 06, 2026, 03:30:10 pm
Byrne off and Sterry on
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Post by: goalkick on April 06, 2026, 03:32:36 pm
Hope they don’t score because fi
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Post by: Dutch Uncle on April 06, 2026, 03:33:47 pm
Strangely Bailey doesn't seem to be at CB?
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Post by: Metalmicky on April 06, 2026, 03:34:55 pm
Think I'd take a point now from this..... not creating much and the snooker table like pitch doesn't seem to be helping.
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Post by: Barmby Rover on April 06, 2026, 03:36:01 pm
Bailey has hardly been mentioned on Dee Dah, another quiet game?
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Post by: goalkick on April 06, 2026, 03:36:51 pm
Hope they don’t score because difficult to see one coming from us.poor game at the moment.
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Post by: Metalmicky on April 06, 2026, 03:37:04 pm
Pearson down now...
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Post by: i_ateallthepies on April 06, 2026, 03:37:14 pm
Exeter not looking like relegation fodder
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Post by: Metalmicky on April 06, 2026, 03:37:52 pm
and going off also...
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Post by: Metalmicky on April 06, 2026, 03:38:14 pm
Elliott lee on and I assume Bailey into back four..
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Post by: Barmby Rover on April 06, 2026, 03:38:47 pm
Bailey going to CH now having lost Pearson and Byrne?
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Post by: Dutch Uncle on April 06, 2026, 03:40:15 pm
And McGrath stays on the bench?
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Post by: Donnywolf on April 06, 2026, 03:41:07 pm
Very naughty by the Exeter striker - lucky not to get a yellow

And finally his shove on Pearson worked !
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Post by: Fal on April 06, 2026, 03:42:13 pm
Baffled that he hasn’t brought McGrath on here when you’ve just lost 2 CB to injury.
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Post by: Dutch Uncle on April 06, 2026, 03:42:30 pm
Very naughty by the Exeter striker - lucky not to get a yellow

And finally his shove on Pearson worked !
Could well be right Wolfie
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Post by: Metalmicky on April 06, 2026, 03:42:57 pm
1 down...
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Post by: Barmby Rover on April 06, 2026, 03:43:12 pm
Game over? Rovers with no fire power will struggle.
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Post by: Dutch Uncle on April 06, 2026, 03:43:22 pm
B*ll*x

Defence in disarray
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Post by: eastender on April 06, 2026, 03:43:38 pm
Terrible defending again from Bailey
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Post by: dknward2 on April 06, 2026, 03:44:00 pm
2 centre defenders go off injured and and main centre defender on the bench doesn't get on says it all

Thought it was the pitch at the eco power that was the reason we couldn't score clearly not what will the excuse be this afternoon grant

1 nil Exeter

Going to struggle now
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Post by: GazDRFC on April 06, 2026, 03:44:13 pm
A goal that sums up our season. 3 players in midfield left it for each other, then no one took the foul. We never learn
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Post by: EpsTheMightyReds on April 06, 2026, 03:44:29 pm
That was worse than embarassing, we really are looking like a poor team with little pace or quality. The build up to their goal pretty much sums us up of late
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Post by: bpoolrover on April 06, 2026, 03:45:05 pm
That was terrible. In the midfield, should have brought jay on really as not sure the defence know what there doing
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Post by: Spud on April 06, 2026, 03:45:51 pm
Started further up the pitch for me, three Rovers players around the second ball yet the Exeter man beat them all to it.
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Post by: bpoolrover on April 06, 2026, 03:46:04 pm
Haks on for Middleton at half time
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Post by: Peebles Rover on April 06, 2026, 03:46:53 pm
Starting to worry that the gap to relegation is only 4 points as we stand
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Post by: LINCrover2 on April 06, 2026, 03:47:41 pm
2 full backs and a midfielder in a back three with two wingers at wing back

Not sure anybody can expect this to go well...
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Post by: Rupee92ONLY on April 06, 2026, 03:47:48 pm
My half time comment was gonna be… “why when we attack haven’t we put someone with Mendes Gomes yet? He’s killing us on the counter every single time”.

How. HOW?! Has none of our coaching staff spotted that?

Too late now. Piss poor.
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Post by: dknward2 on April 06, 2026, 03:48:06 pm
Exeter could go in at half time and we carry on playing for 15 mins and we still wouldn't score
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Post by: Barmby Rover on April 06, 2026, 03:49:20 pm
Nobody for Rovers to aim at up front, end up just passing it around.
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Post by: ForsolongaRover on April 06, 2026, 03:49:29 pm
Started further up the pitch for me, three Rovers players around the second ball yet the Exeter man beat them all to it.

Their number 7 is impressive.
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Post by: EasyforDennis on April 06, 2026, 03:51:58 pm
Haks on for Middleton at half time

Middleton or Molyneux. They are both as bad as each other.
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Post by: dknward2 on April 06, 2026, 03:53:13 pm
Wouldn't be a surprise if grant made all 3 changes we have left
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Post by: ChrisBx on April 06, 2026, 03:53:56 pm
Baffled that we didn't switch to a back 4 with Senior, Bailey, McGrath, Sterry.

Agree with the comments about their #7. Tidy player.
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Post by: Branton Red on April 06, 2026, 03:53:56 pm
Big 45 minutes coming up.

Lose this and a real threat of relegation hangs over the team.

Avoid defeat and Rovers are all but safe.
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Post by: jmt23 on April 06, 2026, 03:54:53 pm
It’s the wings that Grant puts so much faith in to score, and we’ve been so out of form in those areas - I think all our wingers are good enough for this level, but have 0 confidence.

T o good players on the pitch, Close and their forward who scored( got a bit of Billy about him) I can see him getting a red if he carries on though, hes been lucky so far.
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Post by: Canadian Rover on April 06, 2026, 03:54:58 pm
McGrath must be carrying a knock or something? That or he's now gone from the 600k centre back to the 6th choice at the club?

Middleton works relatively hard but doesn't have the flair or goal threat that the underwhelming Hakib carries.

Ben Close is well average, offers nothing of note but is a neat footballer.

The formation of 3 centre halves with none of them being specialists in the position is very strange.

Get back to the whiteboard Grant and change it up tactically, earn your reputation.
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Post by: Barmby Rover on April 06, 2026, 04:13:20 pm
Our only real chance of scoring comes from Lee or Bailey. Fingers crossed.
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Post by: Barmby Rover on April 06, 2026, 04:16:27 pm
McGrath must be carrying a knock or something? That or he's now gone from the 600k centre back to the 6th choice at the club?

Middleton works relatively hard but doesn't have the flair or goal threat that the underwhelming Hakib carries.

Ben Close is well average, offers nothing of note but is a neat footballer.

The formation of 3 centre halves with none of them being specialists in the position is very strange.

Get back to the whiteboard Grant and change it up tactically, earn your reputation.

Jay being held back when he takes Hanlan off?
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Post by: Dutch Uncle on April 06, 2026, 04:17:57 pm
We have done everything but score in the last few minutes
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Post by: Peebles Rover on April 06, 2026, 04:22:17 pm
McGrath must be carrying a knock or something? That or he's now gone from the 600k centre back to the 6th choice at the club?

Middleton works relatively hard but doesn't have the flair or goal threat that the underwhelming Hakib carries.

Ben Close is well average, offers nothing of note but is a neat footballer.

The formation of 3 centre halves with none of them being specialists in the position is very strange.

Get back to the whiteboard Grant and change it up tactically, earn your reputation.

Jay being held back when he takes Hanlan off?

Crazy that we only have one fit striker at the club
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Post by: Dutch Uncle on April 06, 2026, 04:23:02 pm
McGrath must be carrying a knock or something? That or he's now gone from the 600k centre back to the 6th choice at the club?

Middleton works relatively hard but doesn't have the flair or goal threat that the underwhelming Hakib carries.

Ben Close is well average, offers nothing of note but is a neat footballer.

The formation of 3 centre halves with none of them being specialists in the position is very strange.

Get back to the whiteboard Grant and change it up tactically, earn your reputation.

Jay being held back when he takes Hanlan off?

Crazy that we only have one fit striker at the club

And if Grehan is not fit yet, only one fit CB?
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Post by: Fal on April 06, 2026, 04:23:41 pm
McGrath must be carrying a knock or something? That or he's now gone from the 600k centre back to the 6th choice at the club?

Middleton works relatively hard but doesn't have the flair or goal threat that the underwhelming Hakib carries.

Ben Close is well average, offers nothing of note but is a neat footballer.

The formation of 3 centre halves with none of them being specialists in the position is very strange.

Get back to the whiteboard Grant and change it up tactically, earn your reputation.

Jay being held back when he takes Hanlan off?


Think I would rather Adelakun come on for Hanlan instead of McGrath.
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Post by: adamtherover on April 06, 2026, 04:23:55 pm
Exeter keeper having a great game by all accounts..
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Post by: Barmby Rover on April 06, 2026, 04:24:24 pm
McGrath must be carrying a knock or something? That or he's now gone from the 600k centre back to the 6th choice at the club?

Middleton works relatively hard but doesn't have the flair or goal threat that the underwhelming Hakib carries.

Ben Close is well average, offers nothing of note but is a neat footballer.

The formation of 3 centre halves with none of them being specialists in the position is very strange.

Get back to the whiteboard Grant and change it up tactically, earn your reputation.

Jay being held back when he takes Hanlan off?

Crazy that we only have one fit striker at the club

:)
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Post by: les@donr on April 06, 2026, 04:24:35 pm
By hook or by crook we have to win this game otherwise we will be in a relegation dogfight that we are not cut out to win.
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Post by: Barmby Rover on April 06, 2026, 04:28:09 pm
McGrath Gibson and adelakun for Hanlan, middleton and Clifton?
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Post by: Barmby Rover on April 06, 2026, 04:29:46 pm
Still persisting with Hanlan when he has hardly touched the ball. Game over now for definite with the second!
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Post by: adamtherover on April 06, 2026, 04:30:14 pm
Game over
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Post by: Peebles Rover on April 06, 2026, 04:30:38 pm
Wow we’re poor
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Post by: ScillyRover on April 06, 2026, 04:31:23 pm
We are looking like relegation candidates the way we are performing
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Post by: mrfrost82 on April 06, 2026, 04:32:17 pm
It's the Dickov relegation season all over again. Bottling it from a safe position. I don't see where the next point is coming from.
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Post by: Scooter on April 06, 2026, 04:33:57 pm
Play like this we won’t get another point and will be relegated
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Post by: Dutch Uncle on April 06, 2026, 04:34:54 pm
To be fair we have been very unlucky not to score, but defensively we are very shaky
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Post by: i_ateallthepies on April 06, 2026, 04:35:57 pm
Is this the game we look back on to where we were set for relegation?
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Post by: DonnyNoel on April 06, 2026, 04:36:08 pm
This has the feeling of the Colchester game all those years ago at Easter that finished 1-4. Just weak all round.
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Post by: Rupee92ONLY on April 06, 2026, 04:36:34 pm
The players are genuinely thick. Made the subs and all just still stood there looking gormless while they took the throw in and put it in. Absolute morons.
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Post by: Lesonthewest on April 06, 2026, 04:36:54 pm
That's a relegation team right there. Really think if we don't win at Northampton we are in big trouble, can't see us winning any of the other four games.
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Post by: Barmby Rover on April 06, 2026, 04:37:15 pm
As I said at the start of the game, where are the goals going to come from? Certainly not our "striker", Mols shooting boots seem to have gone dead and Bails is too busy holding the back and midfield together, any team only has to score once to make it difficult for Rovers to get anything out of a game.
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Post by: EasyforDennis on April 06, 2026, 04:40:11 pm
Sorry but Bailey is NOT a centre half.
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Post by: goalkick on April 06, 2026, 04:40:34 pm
Can you honestly believe it.back in the relegation zone. We are scraping the barrel now in. Only good thing three games at home but difficult where a point will come from.
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Post by: NickDRFC on April 06, 2026, 04:56:49 pm
Can you honestly believe it.back in the relegation zone. We are scraping the barrel now in. Only good thing three games at home but difficult where a point will come from.

Things aren’t looking good but we’re still 4 places and 4 points clear of the relegation spots.
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Post by: monkeytennis on April 06, 2026, 04:58:20 pm
IF we do manage to stay up by the skin of our teeth I really hope the club aren’t naive enough to think we’ll get that lucky again.
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Post by: jmt23 on April 06, 2026, 04:58:48 pm
Pathetic! And I’m classed a happy clapper
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Post by: Petche on April 06, 2026, 05:05:39 pm
Hanging on to some hope here but Exeter have a tough run in, just hope that game hasn't given them too much of a confidence boost!
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Post by: Filo on April 06, 2026, 05:10:23 pm
Hanging on to some hope here but Exeter have a tough run in, just hope that game hasn't given them too much of a confidence boost!
We also have a tough run in, the Northampton game is massive
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Post by: bobbymax on April 06, 2026, 05:11:13 pm
No goals and no points against two frankly awful teams. Make no mistake, we are right back in the sh1t!
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Post by: TheFunk on April 06, 2026, 05:42:22 pm
Effectively three points clear of Exeter due to goal difference. Worrying times with players with pea sized hearts.