We need a manager that can sort out our attacking deficiencies, get our defenders to defend and make the players look as if they know what they are supposed to be doing. At this moment in time league beckons and with our new leader apparently trying to bring in out finance I am not hopeful If Crawley win today we will be in the bottom 4
Too many CB's in our starting 11 doesn't help but when you see who we are up against and our form and the mess on and off the pitch, I can see why we gone defensive. The longer it stayed 0-1 and we improved throughout the 2nd half (gradually), the more I thought we could steal something if we hung on. Fair shout in getting the point as every point helps, especially when against a top side (table don't lie). I expected a thumping so I am delighted we hung on and sneaked a point. Thomas must stayed in the line up. Back in the team and gets an assist creating a goal. This will also make some managers (who are tempted to go for the manager job) think he will have something to work with.
Rovers and Wrexham have both been charged by the FA after the fracas following the end of Saturday's match, they have until Monday 30th december to respond to the charges
Todays Line up v Exeter Griffiths, Senior, Wilson, Mola, Omochere, Thomas, Taylor, Hutchinson, Conteh, Forde, Lindsay Subs Moore, Sinclair, Sotiriou, Garrett, Martin, McCormick, O'Donkor good to see Luke Thomas starting today Ryan Woods lines up against us today, match apparently sold out today No pressure today lads playing a team 4 points off the playoff's and the new boss watching the match Rovers playing away from our supporters in the first half Exeter put one into the side netting in the 5th minute 10th minute an attempt by Hutchinson is blocked BY Woods 11th minute goal line clearance by Wilson 13th minute Nishkanan collects the games first yellow card for a foul on Senior
15th minute first save of the Game as Griffiths save from Alli 20th minute Francis hits the outside of the post 20 minutes gone and we have had one shot, Inigo Calderon is finding out how difficult this job is going to be 24th minute corner to Rovers as a Forde shot is deflected wide which presumably came to nothing 30th minute deliberate foul by Conteh to stop a counter attack earns him a yellow card there is a post about every five minutes by Daniel Hargraves on todays game, it's like watching paint dry 44th minute McDonald yellow carded 45+1 Hutchinson slipped as he took the free kick 1 minute left to go HT Exeter 0 - 0 Rovers
2nd half underway no subs mentioned, Rovers now shooting towards the gas supporters 55th minute corner Exeter which was eventually cleared 59th minute Hutchinson scores for Rovers but it is disallowed for an offside in the build up 62nd minute Omochere score for Rovers Exeter 0 - 1 Rovers resulting in a shot from Forde which was saved and Promise got to the rebound first 65th minute Forde forces a good save from Whitworth 66th minute corner Rovers from which Whitworth makes another save from Mola another corner Rovers 69th minute Lindsay joins the yellow card club 16.29 Fitzwater scores for Exeter 1 - 1 Rovers 74th minute Senior and Thomas off Sinclair and Moore on 75th minute Forde put through by Mola and scores but again the flag is raised for offside followed a minute later by Sinclair hitting one over the bar
79th minute Alli scores for Exeter 2 - 1 Rovers 81st minute O'Donkor, Martin and McCormick on, Lindsay, Omochere and Forde off
Bloody hell! I walk the dog around the block when we’re 1-0 up, get back and we’re 2-1 down! Typical Rovers.
Yes - far better attacking performance so at least that’s encouraging, irrespective of the eventual result.
5 minutes plus extra time to save the game and I think we deserve at least a point 89th minute Sinclair brought down in the box, penalty turned down then O'Donkor brings a big save from Whitworth 6 minutes extra time to be played Rovers pushing for a Equaliser 16,53 goal for Exeter 3 - 1 Rovers Daniel hasn't named the scorer as yet, Sky named as Richards 90+6 minutes FT Exeter 3 - 1 Rovers 2 Good penalty shouts and 2 disallowed goals, quite a good performance away from home, With Crawley and Northampton losing we stay in the same position in the league
Today's line up v Stevenage Griffiths, Senior, Wilson, Mola, Sinclair, Omochere, Taylor, Hutchinson, McCormick, Forde, Lindsay subs Sousa, Moore, Ward, Sotiriou, Thomas, Martin, O'Donkor Conteh out with a knock replaced by McCormick and Sinclair for Thomas are the only changes from the Exeter match Match has kicked off 3 minutes corner to Stevenage conceded by Wilson which Rovers played out of defence withbeating the Stevenage press 10th minute Omochere puts a shot narrowly wide of the post 13th minute Mola got nutmegged Taylor got a toe to the cross on a close range effort 14th minute Butler down and receiving treatment after colliding with his own keeper 19th minute game restarts 18th minute Freestone on, Butler off 21st minute corner Rovers which eventually arrives in the keepers arms
23rd minute first yellow card of the game for Lindsay the freekick results in Freestone putting it over the bar 27th minute Wilson yellow carded for a cynical foul on Thompson Senior down after being caught by the trailing elbow of Freestone same sort of challenge that got Lindsay carded earlier no card issued 35th minute List scores for Stevenage 1 = 0 Rovers, Rovers fans unhappy that foul on Omochere was not given in the build up to the goal 43rd minute last ditch tackle corner to Rovers 5 minutes extra time 45+2 header from Forde saved by the keeper 45+3 ball across the goal put behind for another corner which misses all the green shirts but Senior strength keeps Stevenage from a break away attack HT Stevenage 1 - 0 Rovers
Rovers restart second half no subs mentioned 48th minute Another Stevenage injury the same Omochare that the ref didn't stop play for, looks like we are playing Stevenage and the ref and we won't win that battle 53 rd minute Lindsay shown 2nd yellow followed by a red card Rovers down to ten men and from the resulting free kick Stevenage score their 2nd as Roberts scores Stevenage 2 - 0 Rovers
Lindsey sent off. That’s that then. Another loss. I’m off to walk the dog, probably off a cliff if this **** continues much longer.
58th minute Piergianni yellow carded followed by Thomas and O'Donkor replacing Forde and Sinclair, the resulting free kick hits the wall 63rd minute Big save from Griffiths from a shot by Reid 66th minute McCormick yellow carded for a shirt pull 68th minute Ward and Sousa on McCormick and Mola off 16.34 flurry of Rovers corners from which nothing come from them about 15 minutes plus added time in which to save the game, not hopeful 78th minute Sotiriou on Hutchinson off 81st minute header by Omochere clears the bar from a Senior corner 85th minute Sousa yellow carded Daniel stating that there is very little consistency in the officiating 88th minute Reid scores Stevenage 3 - 0 Rovers
5 minutes extra time Daniel says most of the travelling GasHeads have headed for the exits FT Stevenage 3 - 0 Rovers
I just hope that some new players will be with us very quickly, I can see Forbes and Garrett being recalled for a lack of playing time, and we have to many unfit players on the books
Todays line up v Orient Griffiths, Sousa, Moore, Wilson, Ward, Omochere, Sotiriou, Thomas, Taylor, Hutchinson, O'Donkor Subs Hall, Senior, Mola, Sinclair, Martin, McCormick, Forde. See we have a GK on the bench today, good to see Thomas back in the side from the off 6 changes 1 enforced from the line up v Stevenage, We could be in the bottom 4 tonight, we need a big performance, no place for Garrett reckon his loan period will be terminated very soon Kicked off towards the South stand 2nd minute Thomas and Omochere combine, good ball from Thomas to Omochere and the pass returned with the defender just getting to the ball first O'Donkor on the left Thomas on the right and Sotiriou buzzing in mid field along side Hutchinson 6th minute Good ball in to Omochere who received a good pass from O'Donkor and brought a good save from Keeley
