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Recent content by sidney

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    Upgrade to the fan zone

    I would be much happier to wait one more season and get the design right. This is essentially a good idea and a great opportunity, but thought is required.
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    When Was Your First City Match and Who was Your First Idol?

    1962/63, but can't remember the game. Went with my Dad and Granddad. Arnold Mitchell was one of my favourites, and I was honoured to play in a golf match with him years later. He didn't score many, but one was a thunderbolt from thirty yards, I believe in a 3-0 win against Crewe. He...
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    Manager

    Thanks Fred, Modern football is in many ways very formulaic. ECFC, largely because we are fan-owned, but also because of our unique ground, etc., is distinctive and, well, a bit special. I'm sure every fan thinks the same of his club, but there it is. So I think a subtle approach to...
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    Manager

    Great story. What happens if we put four forwards on the halfway line when they have a corner? They would have to leave five back at least presumably to mark them. Otherwise if our keeper collects the ball from the corner or a defender clears, we have four on four, recognized as a very...
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    Manager

    Many thanks for the generally good-natured responses to my apparently altruistic post. The thing is, I actually think the 'play by the rules/don't waste time/'gentlemanly'/proper approach might well work. I don't recall the game ( but I think Ollie was playing ) when we scored an...
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    Manager

    Thank you for starting an interesting thread which did not turn into a 'Caldwell Out' slogan fest, but instead produced an interesting discussion. My modest contribution is to say that I very much like the idea of a fan-owned club, and it has obviously turned out well. I would like ECFC to...
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    Statue

    Agree it has to be Bastin. Didn't he run one of the pubs in Heavitree?
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    Caldwell out?

    Mike Balson and Jimmy Giles: Balson flicked it on at the near post and Giler ploughed it in at the far post.
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    Derby County vs Exeter City matchday thread

    I thought our fans were superb, singing enthusiastically, and even showing some good humour. The pitch was perfect, the ground nearly full, so a good atmosphere, and the away support loud and sustained. Yet the team seemed lacklustre from the off, lost many 50/50 challenges, and played...
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    Exeter City vs Luton - EFL Cup - match day thread.

    I must agree. The Big Bank really did the club proud - it must help the players so much to have that support. Good performance against a team that looked good in possession but could not penetrate our resilient defence. Hartridge really looks a fine player these days. Scott has the...
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    Trevor Francis

    I think they came down to the South West two summers in a row, playing golf at Sidmouth Golf Club. QPR under Jim Smith did the same. That was around 1985. My recollection is that Forest were far better behaved than QPR.
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    Ethan Ampadu

    Chelsea are clearly due a massive clearout, and Ethan will surely exit at the end of the season. It seems to me that the likely figure is going to be around £10 million. He may well go abroad, but I can imagine him joining one of the teams coming up from the Championship, or perhaps one of...
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    Jay Stansfield

    My traditional response has always been to offer a quiet modest handshake to whoever has provided the assist.
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    MK Dons versus Exeter City Official Matchday Thread

    Given my lack of computer skills, I can't start a new thread! So apologies for using this thread to discuss modern refereeing. I would like to say how much linesmen/assistant referees have improved in recent years. VAR shows them to be remarkably good at their jobs these days, very often...
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    Offers for the club - would this ever filter down to members?

    I have thought this as well. And my compliments to all those who have contributed to an interesting discussion. It has occurred to me that a wealthy investor might be attracted to our unique and highly successful model. Is it possible that a hugely wealthy football fan might just like the...
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