Match Day Thread Exeter v Portsmouth FC

As no one has done one, I'll do it. Will PC stick with his tried and trusted formation or will he go for broke?

This will be a difficult match and I foresee a 1-1 draw!!! Leading me to think Pompey may well become this season's away draw specialists.

 

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Exeter Team and subs

Bobby Olejnik Goal Keeper
31 Pierce Sweeney Defender
26 Ethan Ampadu Defender
39 Troy Brown Defender
23 Connor Riley-Lowe Defender
6 Jordan Tillson Midfielder
4 Lloyd James Midfielder
25 Jake Taylor Midfielder
7 Ryan Harley Midfielder
14 Ollie Watkins Midfielder
19 Liam McAlinden Striker


8 Robbie Simpson Striker
12 Joel Grant Midfielder
16 Matt Oakley Midfielder
20 Matt Jay Striker
24 Alex Byrne Midfielder
30 Christy Pym Goal Keeper
36 Kyle Egan Defender

 

Gavin Ward is Ref today. Ho ho ho.

And Paul Cook has got a 2 match touchline ban.

 

FT 0-1 Pompey with 3 points from Gary Roberts penalty.

 

Maybe I should do the next thread given that Pompey won!!

 

Çan you do a Saints one Ides we need a win !

 

Watched the goals on C5 this evening. I see 3rd Eye's remark regarding ref "HO HO HO". Was that meant to mean it's Christmas? If that penalty had been given against Pompey I wonder how you would feel after the match? So far I think this season mirrors last season in that the favourites appear to be struggling a bit for points and an outsider is setting the pace. It's another bleddy nightmare.

 

Gavin Ward Reffed one of our matches for the first time back in the Championship days. I can't remember now who it was against, one of the London clubs, maybe Charlton(?) Don't know if anyone remembers it but he made Liam Lawrence take a pen twice - he missed first time, hit the back of the net second time though. Then he sent LL off for handball and LL was showing everyone his reddening nipple as the ball had actually hit him in the chest.

I had a post match write up bookmarked for years until my computer crashed and I lost everything on it. The post match write up was one of the funniest ever, covered their whole day from setting off from home, through their visit to Gun Wharf, to the state of the stadium and how he "loved it" romanticising all the season ticket holders in their seats for decades, to Gavin Ward reffing the match and how they had 30 seconds to make their connecting train home again. Best write up ever. Sadly I've never been able to find it again.

The next match he reffed we couldn't get a decision out of him. Next match we got loads of decisions - he's a strange man indeed.

 

Definitely you should. You might be a lucky talisman

 

What was the general opinion of the penalty decision for this one then? I saw it on playback so had a couple of looks and have to say it was more than soft in my book. I can't even see a foul at all to be honest. Mind you being a Janner I'm supposed to be chuffed anytime those up the road lose apparently.