Matt Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigDog Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 What’s the chance of this game going ahead? Looking at the temperatures forecast for Friday/Saturday I would say slim... If by some miracle it does take place, then Harry Kewell should definitely have a full squad to choose from Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Og Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 14 minutes ago, TheBigDog said: What’s the chance of this game going ahead? Looking at the temperatures forecast for Friday/Saturday I would say slim... If by some miracle it does take place, then Harry Kewell should definitely have a full squad to choose from Even forgetting you know who he won't have a free rein as he has to leave two loanees out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigDog Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 43 minutes ago, Dave_Og said: Even forgetting you know who he won't have a free rein as he has to leave two loanees out. That was sort of my point I suppose. Last week Garrity was carrying a knock and Tasdemir was not yet match fit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Og Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 36 minutes ago, TheBigDog said: That was sort of my point I suppose. Last week Garrity was carrying a knock and Tasdemir was not yet match fit... As far as best use of a limited budget goes it marks a new low Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100milesaway Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Good time to be playing Exeter. They have had a 660 round trip to Barrow in midweek, only to have the game postponed an hour before kick off. Now face another 250 mile trip up to ISZ. So they may not get travel sick, but chances are they will be sick of travel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L1onheartNew Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 50 minutes ago, 100milesaway said: Good time to be playing Exeter. They have had a 660 round trip to Barrow in midweek, only to have the game postponed an hour before kick off. Now face another 250 mile trip up to ISZ. So they may not get travel sick, but chances are they will be sick of travel. Home win. 5-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Burns Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Dave_Og said: As far as best use of a limited budget goes it marks a new low Depends. We might not be paying the wages on a couple of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlemoor Lad Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 I'll go 3-1 and another step towards the promised land Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Burns Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Have they let the snow sit on the covers? This can have an insulating effect if the covers were down well before the freezing temps. Don't wana let it melt a bit and freeze tho, that's not good. lf by such good planning and a bit of luck we get the game on then MAKE SURE THE SPRINKLERS ARE TURNED OFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fervid Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Match will be called off tomorrow at 14.00 hrs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astottie Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 29 minutes ago, Fervid said: Match will be called off tomorrow at 14.00 hrs Saturday 11am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_mighty_bosh Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 If (and looking at the forecast it's a big if) the match goes ahead... ...they'll go into it as favourites but not by as much as last time. Despite being top scorers in the league by a comfortable margin, they aren't really a free flowing attacking side at the moment. Nicky Law leaving for America, Randell Williams out with a long term injury and Joel Randall only just returning from one has forced them to change the way they play recently. I watched their match against Stevenage away last week and they played a very functional 3-5-2 formation. It was a very attritional match which Exeter won thanks to a Rory McArdle header from a set piece. They were a slightly less effective version of Cheltenham were against us. The defensive unit was very strong and their midfield were disciplined, but despite Jay and Bowman having a solid goal return (11 each) they looked pretty blunt going forward in that match. Seymour their other attacking option isn't proven at this level yet and Ajose and Fisher aren't used much at all. They could also play 4-4-1-1 with Robbie Wilmott as an out-and-out winger, either way their attacking threat isn't as strong as earlier in the season. Our best chance of winning is down our right side. Lewis Page is a very good left (wing) back but is likely to be out injured, so Jack Sparkes should play instead. Sparkes has a very good left foot and is a decent threat going forwards, but is a weakness defensively down that side. Adams and Bahamboula would have a lot of joy down the flank, even if Sparkes has protection from a midfielder in front of him. As said at the start, they'll be slight favourites as they have greater depth in their squad and are a better unit. But we'll have the most talented individuals on the pitch in Bahamboula, Hilßner, Adams and McAleny and like Salford showed, we don't need to dominate the match to be able to produce moments of magic that will win it for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Burns Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 54 minutes ago, astottie said: Saturday 11am. That would be bad form on our part as l assume they will be setting off tomoro around 1400 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_bro Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 They could have a pitch inspection tomorrow because the conditions won't change after that. The forecast for Friday night is -3 and only rises to 0 Saturday afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ritchierich Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 1 hour ago, the_mighty_bosh said: If (and looking at the forecast it's a big if) the match goes ahead... ...they'll go into it as favourites but not by as much as last time. Despite being top scorers in the league by a comfortable margin, they aren't really a free flowing attacking side at the moment. Nicky Law leaving for America, Randell Williams out with a long term injury and Joel Randall only just returning from one has forced them to change the way they play recently. I watched their match against Stevenage away last week and they played a very functional 3-5-2 formation. It was a very attritional match which Exeter won thanks to a Rory McArdle header from a set piece. They were a slightly less effective version of Cheltenham were against us. The defensive unit was very strong and their midfield were disciplined, but despite Jay and Bowman having a solid goal return (11 each) they looked pretty blunt going forward in that match. Seymour their other attacking option isn't proven at this level yet and Ajose and Fisher aren't used much at all. They could also play 4-4-1-1 with Robbie Wilmott as an out-and-out winger, either way their attacking threat isn't as strong as earlier in the season. Our best chance of winning is down our right side. Lewis Page is a very good left (wing) back but is likely to be out injured, so Jack Sparkes should play instead. Sparkes has a very good left foot and is a decent threat going forwards, but is a weakness defensively down that side. Adams and Bahamboula would have a lot of joy down the flank, even if Sparkes has protection from a midfielder in front of him. As said at the start, they'll be slight favourites as they have greater depth in their squad and are a better unit. But we'll have the most talented individuals on the pitch in Bahamboula, Hilßner, Adams and McAleny and like Salford showed, we don't need to dominate the match to be able to produce moments of magic that will win it for us. Excellent report Mr Bosh, I'm convinced our decent performances against Exeter are down to your scouting, pretty sure HK will be studying this prior to making his usual 3 or 4 changes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticMark Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Pitch inspection Friday morning according to Exeter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 2 hours ago, Fervid said: Match will be called off tomorrow at 14.00 hrs https://www.devonlive.com/sport/football/football-news/exeter-city-request-early-pitch-4993793 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 -4 at 7am tomorrow and Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Burns Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Won't really go above freezing between now and KO by my reading of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_mighty_bosh Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 38 minutes ago, Ritchierich said: Excellent report Mr Bosh, I'm convinced our decent performances against Exeter are down to your scouting, pretty sure HK will be studying this prior to making his usual 3 or 4 changes Thanks and I take all the credit for last season's brilliant performance at their place a year to the day. Hang on... *checks scoreline* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_mighty_bosh Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 28 minutes ago, BP1960 said: -4 at 7am tomorrow and Saturday. Can see it being called off in the morning then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlemoor Lad Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Time to go back to the plastic pitch and this really wouldn't be a problem. Might even win more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whittles left foot Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Plenty of them in Scotland now and don't hear teams complaining about playing on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneSizeFitz Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Can't see this one going ahead, somehow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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