Saturday 14th & Monday 16th January 2023

[BarrieOwl]

Sheer dominance. Must find that second goal.

And again it's happened.

 

[stevowanderer]

1 goal conceded in the last 7 games for us. Think we might be getting some momentum. Huge game away at Derby next week.

 

[leedsvaliant]

Results going pretty well for us today. All the teams immediately above us losing.

I thought Bristol Rovers were doing way better than us but only 2 points above us having played 3 games more. Still above halfway and we genuinely haven't played well yet.

There's no real quality apart from the top 4 or 5 who each have 3 or 4 decent players. That 6th spot is up for grabs really. I get the feeling that we don't think we are ready for the next step (which we aren't), hence we're not splurging money on new signings now when we can probably get better value in the summer in order to push on.

 

[TractorBoys]

Plymouth well and truly got away with one there, we're the better team without question despite not being at our brilliant best. 7 point gap with a game in hand and 20 to play though - need to stop these pesky draws!

 

[Chris FGR]

Decent point with 5 debutants. Looked relatively solid.

 

[Arbury]

Sheer dominance. Must find that second goal.

Sheer dominance as in having 1 more shot off target than Plymouth!

KTF

 

[masi51]

1 goal conceded in the last 7 games for us. Think we might be getting some momentum. Huge game away at Derby next week.

Big fan of Santos, but at present He is not going to get a start any time soon

 

[BarrieOwl]

1 goal conceded in the last 7 games for us. Think we might be getting some momentum. Huge game away at Derby next week.

Conceded 2 in our last 9 in the league, wasn't pretty today and losing George Byers is a hammer blow but we've gone 4 clear of 3rd now and look like grinding our wins much more often than we used to.

 

[thewwfc]

no complaints, we never seriously looked like getting the equaliser, oh well. Next.

 

[SuffolkBlue]

Wouldn’t say it was complete dominance, argyle the only side I’ve seen come to PR and have a slight interest in winning this season. But we can’t seem to kill games off this season when we’re on top. Great day for Wednesday. So frustrating to watch this season. Most games we are clearly the better side but can’t seem to kill sides off. Was a cracking game mind you, better than those dull days under McCarthy with 14,000 there

 

[BRFC_Gas]

Results going pretty well for us today. All the teams immediately above us losing.

I thought Bristol Rovers were doing way better than us but only 2 points above us having played 3 games more. Still above halfway and we genuinely haven't played well yet.

There's no real quality apart from the top 4 or 5 who each have 3 or 4 decent players. That 6th spot is up for grabs really. I get the feeling that we don't think we are ready for the next step (which we aren't), hence we're not splurging money on new signings now when we can probably get better value in the summer in order to push on.

We have been poor as a team since December. Defence has been shit all season. Even Barton walked back to the dressing room on 83 mins today

https://twitter.com/x/status/1614305359505788928

 

[YEO YEO YEO]

We didn't lose, so that's a positive. Was nice to not go into half time behind, these are the games however crying out for us to take maximum points. We just didn't do enough. Currently 6 points above the drop.

2 MASSIVE home games coming up - Burton next weekend, followed by Cambridge the week afterwards. We have to be picking up at least 4 points for those 2. Hopefully some movement in the transfer window, especially short in the middle of the park.

 

[leedsvaliant]

Big fan of Santos, but at present He is not going to get a start any time soon

I hate to say I told you so but....

 

[YEO YEO YEO]

We have been poor as a team since December. Defence has been shit all season. Even Barton walked back to the dressing room on 83 mins today

https://twitter.com/x/status/1614305359505788928

Probably wanted a poo before the team came in.

 

[The Jovial Forester]

Decent point with 5 debutants. Looked relatively solid.

That mad scramble where they missed a gaping goal twice wasn't good for my blood pressure but garrick's goal was a nice move. Bit concerned by the return to nervousness as soon as Exeter got the wind in their sails.

 

[leedsvaliant]

We have been poor as a team since December. Defence has been shit all season. Even Barton walked back to the dressing room on 83 mins today

https://twitter.com/x/status/1614305359505788928

The guy's an idiot. I'd be fuming if I'd travelled the 4 hours from Bristol and our manager gave up. Should be sacked for that really. You can't just down tools because things aren't going your way.

 

[denzel ecfc]

Probably fair result, disappointed not to have nicked it but we were dire for 70 minutes. The subs changed the game and how we didn't score at the end I will never know.
I suspect Joe White will start in the future, he looks likely to tear a few defences apart.

 

[LancashireTrotters]

I hate to say I told you so but....

It’s not that he’s a poor player, but the new lad we brought in from Northern Ireland is getting better and better each week.

We don’t concede many goals (20 all season). Santos is more than capable at this level, but he has a task on his hands to get back in and hold down a spot in the side.

As for today, we were just too good for Portsmouth. Extremely comfortable 3-0 win in the end.

Calling it now - I can see a Bolton v Plymouth playoff final in May.

 

[Essex2Wessex]

Not a great game nor a great performance, although quite a bit of promise from several of our new signings on display. First half was a bit of an inconclusive game for both sides, everything livened up after the break and Exeter increasingly dominated. More odd substitutions from our genius manager. We weren't dreadful, just nowhere near good enough.

 

[leedsvaliant]

Portsmouth in absolute free fall. What's happening there?

 

[Floreat Salopia]

Great win and performance from us today. Could easily have been more than 4-0. Can’t see Burton surviving the drop, especially with Maamria at the helm.

Went ahead after just 19 seconds and minus a goal line clearance, Burton rarely threatened. In fact, I’d go as far to say we could be playing until midnight tonight and they wouldn’t score.

That puts us firmly in midtable obscurity. Unfortunately I don’t think we have the squad depth to gatecrash the play offs. Therefore we’re well on course for our 9th consecutive League 1 season come August.

 

[stevowanderer]

Conceded 2 in our last 9 in the league, wasn't pretty today and losing George Byers is a hammer blow but we've gone 4 clear of 3rd now and look like grinding our wins much more often than we used to.

You definitely made yourselves hard to beat. I really wasn’t a big fan of Moore 12 months ago but he’s doing something right.

We’ve left ourselves a bit to do but I’m hopeful we’ll get at least playoffs. There’s the certainty of the teams above us dropping points because everyone has to play each other but we’d have to be almost flawless unless a couple of those teams have major drop offs.

 

[K-Win]

Basically our poor run of form (since about mid-September) has sucked all the confidence and fight out of the players. They're doing their level best to put off all head coach applicants so that they can keep phoning it in.

Seriously looking like a relegation fight. I remember one pre-season predictor having us relegated. Oh how we laughed

 

[stevowanderer]

I hate to say I told you so but....

He’ll get back in over Aimson at some point because he offers more than Aimson especially in possession. Aimson is just in the form of his life since he got back in. It’s not a slight on Santos… you just can’t change a winning team or a team that has conceded 1 in 7. We still had pretty much the best defence in the league when Santos was playing too.

 

[codaplenty]

Fleetwood have only themselves to blame for losing this. A dominant 1st half should have seen them at least 3 ahead. 2nd half with the wind in their favour Oxford were much better but still Fleetwood should have put the game to bed. Poor defending saw the visitors come away with the points and fair play to them for battling away.

 

[LeonTheGreen]

Plymouth well and truly got away with one there, we're the better team without question despite not being at our brilliant best. 7 point gap with a game in hand and 20 to play though - need to stop these pesky draws!

Really?

Thought it was an even game - a point a fair result. Both hit the bar, although Hardie really should have scored - shocking miss. I honestly expected more from you.

Equal possession, equal shots on target, similar amount of corners - even game.

 

[LeonTheGreen]

Difference between us and Ipswich at the moment is apparent in the 2 games against eachother.

At home, we took the lead and managed to see it out, albeit Cooper made a great save at the end.

Away, we went behind and managed to claw back a point. That’s why we’ve only lost once since the 4th game of the season, we usually always get something.

 

[Laker]

Think that’s a great result for Plymouth and sounds like they were well worth a draw.

 

[SuffolkBlue]

Really?

Thought it was an even game - a point a fair result. Both hit the bar, although Hardie really should have scored - shocking miss. I honestly expected more from you.

Equal possession, equal shots on target, similar amount of corners - even game.

Agreed, no idea how he missed. We huffed and puffed but I expected a bit more as well from us. First decent side I’ve seen at Pr this season

 

[LancashireTrotters]

Agreed, no idea how he missed. We huffed and puffed but I expected a bit more as well from us. First decent side I’ve seen at Pr this season

You must have been on your holidays on the opening day…