The Scarlet Pimpernel

Asking for Sibley and Ward not to give the ball away is a bridge too far........

Absolutely no guile in midfield

That was really bad. The ball was in the air far too much for which both sides were to blame. Unfortunately we are not very good. Living some distance away there is no way I will travel to watch our football. It's tv only for me I'm afraid and that saddens me.

Totally agree. Not sure how they are doing now but in Bournemouths first season in the Premier league they lost £96m or something like that. Crazy.

We all want Louie to do well becuase we all want all our players to do well. Football in some respects is easy. All Louie has to do is perform at a high enough level no matter what position he plays and he will become a regular starter. That isnt asking too much its just what he needs to do but as yet hasn't. First and formost for me he has to improve his ball retention and passing. He loses the ball or gives it away far too easily when in possession. He isn't blessed with much pace which means protecting the ball and knowing when to pass are so important. Basically I dont see a player who is going to take the team forwards as I thinkwe have others who are better. I hope Im completely wrong but its not what I see.

The team should do exactly as you state and I'm sure they will but us fans can speculate surely?

We had to win the battle first and the selection and aggression allowed us to succeed. Once the subs came on and we started to play, Stevenage couldn't match us.

5-3-2

Great!

Purely my opinion of course but I don't think Brown is anywhere near ready for our first team.

If injury was holding him back MCN I don't think he should have been on the pitch. He has been very lacklustre to say the least. I also thought he looks like a rabbit caught in the lights. Perhaps struggling with the expectation at DCFC.

It is too early to judge but if it were me I'd be busting a gut to impress..... On that basis I'm more than slightly worried with the two brief appearances we've seen.

Perhaps our local journalists will officially ask if there is any clause in the deal to purchase at the end of the loan?

Worth a gander at the Exeter fans forum. Very complimentary generally with many saying we are the best they have seen this season.

Todd was that good that school kids playing in the playground stopped wanting to be the goal scorer and started wanting to be Toddy. What a player he was.

Exactly. Thats where we need a bit of quality and despite just about every player saying how talented the dressing room is we consistantly play in the last 10mins like we have no brain or talent by a big hoof up field straight to the opposition........Does my head in!

The lack of excitement at the ground is primarily down to the standard of football being played. As a general point though im not sure our manager appreciates that for over 100 years the club has hardly spent any time down at this level and a large proportion of our match day fans can still remember top class football. Sorry for being a bit arrogant but perhaps Derby fans and certainly myself dont get excited by seeing us draw with the likes of Shrewsbury Town. I strive and expect the club to be challenging at least towards the top of the Championship and hopefully getting into the top tier. Sorry to sound "entitled" but imo we need an injection of arrogance on the pitch not lower league chat and bobble hats! Raise the standards for goodness sake! Yours Victor Meldrew

Anyone know what's happening with him? Warne mentioned not wanting to play him at Charlton then possibly a niggle? I'm hoping for another NML. Must be physically fit if he's been playing regularly surely.

Pretty sure it used to be that the hand had to play the ball not the ball playing the hand.

So you are enjoying it....... I think?

I'm just trying to find out if you are enjoying the matches? If you would rather not say that's fine. I have no hidden agenda.

So are you enjoying the matches this season generally or do you view the ends as always justifying the means?

Yes, I'll give you that one. Should be higher than a 3 but overall performance not much higher for me. I find him pretty ineffective.

Hi Tyler, what's your mindset to this season? I'm generally an upbeat kind of guy but I'm struggling with what I'm seeing on the pitch. How do you see it?

Yes, completely agree. I'm not one for bashing the manager generally but I think it's becoming clear that PW has really only got lower league experience and success at that level by having the underdog mentality we are seeing now. We are not in control of games we are not retaining the ball as we should. Yes, we are second in the table in league 1 but my goodness, and here's the problem for me, our play is basically not very good and as a result not very enjoyable.