S-Clarke

apparently, everything in that article is an excuse. (according to some posters on here)

i agree about asking questions - i'm not happy with today tbh, and i'm not happy with Jaidi/Harding not being in the side for no apparent reason. the time to really judge pard's though will be next year, i'll just go with it this year and see where it takes us.

if you think pre-season is just about playing friendlies, you have alot to learn! but i wont go on about that, or the fact that we nearly went bust - because that's just an excuse isn't it.

i don't think anyone is ''happy'' with mid-table - but it's a case of having perspective and looking at the bigger picture, rather than quick snapshots of everything. i.e - we've won 2 games 3-1, we'll win the league. We've lost 2 games 1-0, we're getting relegated. i've accepted top half mid-table, i said it at the start of the season. That run we had in November/october raised the bar - but we're still not a bad team now, we just had too much to make up at the end of the day.

JPT or not - wembley is a great day out and it will be fantastic when () we make it. It's still going to be tricky though - MK Dons come into this game with nothing to lose, so expect them to attack for fun - we'll have to be at our best at the back (i expect harding and Jaidi will be back?) looking forward to it though - will be good to see a near on full house for a mid-week game!

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james and mills aren't poor players.

he was instrumental in our attacking quality, he was clever enough to pull defenders all over the shop and open up space for our other players. The sooner we get him back the better - i don't even know what's wrong with him.

good news then, exeter are relaying their pitch in the summer

- it won't happen.

great post, 100% my view on this season.

don't think he's like that. he's a very stubborn manager - he'll want to give it a shot either way. Hope it works out.

no one wants him sacked, but i think there are a few concerns about the direction we are heading atm. (as a team, not a club) we have an enormous squad and it seems that he doesn't know his best team. Jaidi and Harding just randomly dropped from the 11 isn't helping things IMO. (i don't think they're injured) I'll be judging him from next year though, if we're not in with a shout of the top 2 - he'll be gone.

i don't think the plan is to have AP for the 5 years though, in a wonderful world it would work like that - but i see us going through 1 or even 2 more managers before the end of those 5 years. It's the way of football these days. AP will not have an excuse next season - automatic or bust.

maybe, yeah, but everything was always up in the air this year. i'm not too fussed on missing out of the playoffs this year, all things considered, anything but a top 2 finish next year would be shocking though.

who do you think would be the right sort of manager?

+1 would have been nice to get into the playoffs, but i always saw them as a long shot and a complete bonus. Next season should be fun though.

Oh well, onto the cups! league season is over tbh, still will be content with a top 8 finish though (which i expect us to do) exeter aren't the best team in the world, but they will give anyone a tough game at their place - but seeing as we took the lead we really should have enough in our locker to see it out now. pretty disappointed tbh.

corner saints, coyfr

toally agree about DC - he was completely key to us winning those games 3-1 back in November. what is up with him? no one's ever said...but he's just never in any squad.

exeter hit the post and have a corner just blow the whislte ref, our league season is over.

agreed, i know we have lots of games...but what did Jaidi do so wrong to be dropped from the squad? i don't think he's injured. it really does seem to me that he doesn't know his best team.

good call

looks like we're just holding on for a draw

exeter corner