Retained List for 2024/25 (released)

[Super Ronnie Jepson]

Nice theory but unfortunately let down by the fact he appeared to signing autographs just fine after the last game of the season.

More of a joke than a theory dear chap.

 

[tonykellowfan]

Of the retained list I would like to have seen Hartridge kept but understand why he is leaving. I would not want to keep Watts. Not sure what the attraction of Watts is, seems to be injured most of his career and done very little on the pitch for us.

 

[Banksy]

He hasn't got a leg to stand on.

But he’s armless.

 

[John William]

But he’s armless.

As long as he's not legless.

 

[Spoonz Red E]

Arms and legs talk.
Contract free.
Limbo, limb.
Oh Harry Lee.

 

[Number13]

It usually happens with players who have injuries. Argyle's retained list shows them offering extended scholarships to three players who had injury problems through last season. Maybe City might do the same with Sam Joce and Scott Simmons. Simmons looked a real prospect in last season's FA Youth cup games but has played very few games this season.

Thanks. My comment was almost as much about the lack of people saying "so and so was good in that year group" but maybe you have done that with Joce and Simmons. Dean and Edgecombe were the stand out two, Joce and Simmons might have been close and the others were making up numbers which is fine

I am interested as a follow up to know if there is a promising GK in the Academy anywhere? We were aware of Pym and Lee coming through from probably U15?

 

[DawlishBouy]

Thanks. My comment was almost as much about the lack of people saying "so and so was good in that year group" but maybe you have done that with Joce and Simmons. Dean and Edgecombe were the stand out two, Joce and Simmons might have been close and the others were making up numbers which is fine

I am interested as a follow up to know if there is a promising GK in the Academy anywhere? We were aware of Pym and Lee coming through from probably U15?

City used 5 ’keepers in the youth team games this season. Dylan Shanahan (1st year scholar) played the first 5 games. We then had a spell switching between Dan Layer (1st year scholar) and Tiverton youngster Ollie Saunders. Then there were a few games with Shanahan and Layer until late in the season. Under 15’s age group ’keeper Sam Down then played 2 games and for the final game of the season City used Honiton Town ’keeper Leon Woodhead. No idea how highly rated any of them are.

 

[PeteUni1984_7]

With respect (or probably not) this is complete nonsense.
You haven’t done your homework.
Ray scored two hat tricks for us, one against Torquay and another against Chester as far as I recall.
Besides that and more importantly he was a very good player and our season’s leading goalscorer in 1984/85 with 19 goals.

With respect (or probably not) this is complete nonsense.
You haven’t done your homework.
Ray scored two hat tricks for us, one against Torquay and another against Chester as far as I recall.
Besides that and more importantly he was a very good player and our season’s leading goalscorer in 1984/85 with 19 goals.

The Grecian Archive - Match 29 26th January 1985 Aldershot (h)

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Hat trick vs Aldershot - I just remember me and my mates laughing that he had scored a hat trick. The standard of football was terrible in those days - I only saw them for 3 years as a student to be fair, so maybe he was better than I remember

 

[SaintJames]

The Grecian Archive - Match 29 26th January 1985 Aldershot (h)

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Hat trick vs Aldershot - I just remember me and my mates laughing that he had scored a hat trick. The standard of football was terrible in those days - I only saw them for 3 years as a student to be fair, so maybe he was better than I remember

I refer you to the Ray Pratt thread on Exeweb itself to illustrate that you are on your own with those comments. 61 goals in a mere 171games of which only 127 were starts should be all you need to know.

 

[Bridgy 81]

The Grecian Archive - Match 29 26th January 1985 Aldershot (h)

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grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk

Hat trick vs Aldershot - I just remember me and my mates laughing that he had scored a hat trick. The standard of football was terrible in those days - I only saw them for 3 years as a student to be fair, so maybe he was better than I remember

Maybe you and your mates had a few too many before the match because the report you’ve attached shows that Ray ‘only’ scored two that day.
Anyway, it’s about opinions I suppose and mine is that he was a very good player, goalscorer and servant for our club, especially considering we were struggling for some of the time he was with us.