Alan Crockford
Well-known Exeweb poster
I've been away from Exeweb for much of the past few seasons and all of this campaign, but thought after the Northampton game that I'd better pay a bit of attention to ECFC matters, given the seriously terrifying prospect of a return to non leagueyness.
I've been to the Accrington Away (3-2), Southend Away (3-2) and Gargoyle (3-1) games this season, in among some decent draws and the odd honourable defeat (e.g. Pompey). So I clearly haven't seen the worst of City.
My last game was the Dagenham 2-2 at home when ECFC was director for he day, in which we looked competitive and hard working. We lacked a bit of quality going forwards, except for the first 15 of the second half when we were excellent, and, if anything, I'd question whether Tis was right to leave the game fairly open and expansive when we perhaps could have kept it tight against a pacy Daggers team. (Their equaliser was an excellent, speedy counter attack which, I am proud to say, I think I was the only Grecian in the director's box to applaud.)
I thought the atmos in the ground was good and encouraging - clearly, I couldn't hear individual shouts other than in the FlyBe, but the Bank did its basic 'Come on City' job pretty well.
Taking that Daggers draw as a measure, would you Exewebbers say we have generally been worse than that at home since Scotty's beautiful third against the Snot, or would that be about par?
PS: I know the stats speak for themselves, the winless home run was mental, but I dare say you have loads of threads about that. I'd be interested in the collective wisdom around how we've been playing please. Ta.
I've been to the Accrington Away (3-2), Southend Away (3-2) and Gargoyle (3-1) games this season, in among some decent draws and the odd honourable defeat (e.g. Pompey). So I clearly haven't seen the worst of City.
My last game was the Dagenham 2-2 at home when ECFC was director for he day, in which we looked competitive and hard working. We lacked a bit of quality going forwards, except for the first 15 of the second half when we were excellent, and, if anything, I'd question whether Tis was right to leave the game fairly open and expansive when we perhaps could have kept it tight against a pacy Daggers team. (Their equaliser was an excellent, speedy counter attack which, I am proud to say, I think I was the only Grecian in the director's box to applaud.)
I thought the atmos in the ground was good and encouraging - clearly, I couldn't hear individual shouts other than in the FlyBe, but the Bank did its basic 'Come on City' job pretty well.
Taking that Daggers draw as a measure, would you Exewebbers say we have generally been worse than that at home since Scotty's beautiful third against the Snot, or would that be about par?
PS: I know the stats speak for themselves, the winless home run was mental, but I dare say you have loads of threads about that. I'd be interested in the collective wisdom around how we've been playing please. Ta.
