BFTG - Exeter

[leon]

And if Micky G says 'Listen' one more time at the start of his sentences.....some of us are listening Mick. And you've been watching and 'listening' to too many Keano interviews mate.

Absolutely cannot stand that. The passive-aggressive "listen" at the start of each sentence. If you were saying something worth listening to, you wouldn't need to prefix it with that - you uttercnut.

Bit harsh, I do agree it comes off aggressive but it's clearly a verbal tic as previously mentioned. Especially to say about a guy who has been associated with the club for 34 years.

It's just how he talks. It's certainly not as aggressive as calling him a cnut. Which is out of order tbh.

[NathStPaul]

Really like Mick, met him a number of times and he's a lovely bloke. I think the issue is the company he keeps in the commentary box. Dellor just brings out the worst in people.

[Millsy]

Really like Mick, met him a number of times and he's a lovely bloke.

Exactly. Anyone who knows him knows he's a likeable chap, well respected in the local area.

And lol @ the suggestion that "listen" at the beginning of a sentence is always aggressive. In his case it's just how he talks.

[JedMaxwell]

Mickey G is a good lad, just a shame he's working with two utter imbeciles.

Ady Williams isn't great and not a natural pundit/presenter, although overall he wants the team to do well.

Dellor is just Partridge incarnate, there's not much more to say. He's also desperate for the club to struggle so he can go off on his inane rants.

[Brogue]

I don’t mind any of them

[Millsy]

Again, not even fair to call people you don't know imbeciles, it's just rude. I've met all and they're all cool. Ady is a ledge, awkward sounding sometimes as a deep voiced big defender but makes good points and gets the discussion going. And Dellor is a good bloke, a Reading fan who wears his heart on his sleeve and says what a lot of fans are thinking. A great mix I reckon.

[3points]

I think WIlliams makes certain "controversial" statements in order to get more people calling in and texting. Suspect it is in his job description. Don't think he even wants to try to portray a fair and reasonable exchange of views.

To be fair to all of them they haven't had much to cheer about in recent years and so I guess the negativity just becomes ingrained in their psyche

[Zammo]

Sat with Tim D (and Mick) on the way back from Sheff Weds away (train) in 2020 and a nicer bloke you would not wish to meet.

[NathStPaul]

Can add another voice to the Tim Dellor is a really nice guy in person club. I think he is so passionate about the club it often comes across badly on the radio. Would prefer him to be in a presenter role rather than on lead commentary tbh.

[Hound]

Sure they are all lovely people but must say don’t enjoy their commentary a great deal. Just not researched enough and they do seem to escape goat far too much

[leon]

I don’t mind any of them

This. I've never understood the hatred for any of them. You want to try listening to other local radio stations.

[Greatwesternline]

Duryard - Mobley
Drama
St Davids, Pinhoe after graduating
Jolly Porter
Years after graduating for a stag do, it didn't really exist anymore though
No, but I went to them all.

I was in Duryard (Murray) for its final year. 2005-06. They kept Moberly. Murray Hetherington and Montgomerie were all knocked down to be replaced with the usual modern looking student blocks. Not that the existing buildings were anything to look at either.

[Greatwesternline]

Quite liked the stadium tbh, like how they just thought oxf*rd it we don’t need capacity we’ll just have half a stand and leave the trees.

Were the little covered boxes at the front left of the big bank, hospitality?

The reason the stand just stops is it backs onto a very steep railway cutting and at that point they run out of land for a stand to be built on.

https://www.google.com/maps/@50.7311444,-3.521844,3a,75y,87.4h,97.04t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s5jbyO9quA__qBEXg1xKc0g!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

You can see it on that streetview

[Clyde1998]

Had a look at the Opta stats for League One (link). In the first five matches, we've had an xGD per game of +0.36: the fifth highest in the division.

League One xG per game (Team; xGF-xGA; xGD):

1. Peterborough; 1.74-0.93; +0.81
2. Bolton; 1.68-0.96; +0.71
3. Blackpool; 1.21-0.79; +0.42
4. Exeter; 1.19-0.80; +0.39
5. Reading; 1.09-0.73; +0.36
6. Oxford; 0.92-0.71; +0.21
7. Portsmouth; 1.14-1.02; +0.12
8. Port Vale; 1.11-1.00; +0.11
9. Barnsley; 1.39-1.31; +0.09
10. Bristol Rvrs; 1.25-1.22; +0.04
11. Derby; 1.32-1.29; +0.03
12. Cambridge; 1.05-1.05; +0.00
13. Northampton; 0.90-0.93; -0.04
14. Wycombe; 1.05-1.09; -0.04
15. Stevenage; 1.08-1.14; -0.06
16. Lincoln; 0.77-0.99; -0.22
17. Burton; 1.14-1.37; -0.22
18. Charlton; 1.19-1.44; -0.25
19. Carlisle; 0.77-1.05; -0.28
20. Leyton Orient; 1.05-1.42; -0.37
21. Fleetwood; 0.84-1.25; -0.41
22. Shrewsbury; 0.69-1.12; -0.43
23. Wigan; 1.19-1.66; -0.47
24. Cheltenham; 0.49-1.00; -0.50

So far the biggest over-performers, compared to their actual GD per game is Wigan (+1.27); Lincoln (+1.02); Barnsley (+0.91); Portsmouth (+0.88) and Derby (+0.77). The biggest under-performers are Burton (-0.98); Port Vale (-0.91); Fleetwood (-0.79); Wycombe (-0.76) and Cheltenham (-0.70).

In terms of the net chances created and conceded, we've been a top end side this season. We've got the second best xGA in the league (0.73 per game), with only Oxford (0.71 per game) doing better; we're mid-table for xGF. Compared to actual goals scored and conceded we're scoring 0.29 goals less per game than expected and conceding 0.07 more than expected.

Sides usually trend towards their xG as the season progresses, this suggests our league position will improve as the season goes on (assuming similar figures xG over the season).

[Snowflake Royal]

I didn’t really understand criticisms about creativity for Exeter.

Ehibhatiomhan put a decent headed chance wide
Savage blazed over twice when he probably should have scored and definitely forced a save
Azeez had a 1v1 he put wide
Knibbs scored.

That's 5 good chances.

Now at the other end Button made some great stops, so even if we'd buried ours I think Exter could have felt aggreived at losing.

[Clyde1998]

I didn’t really understand criticisms about creativity for Exeter.

Ehibhatiomhan put a decent headed chance wide
Savage blazed over twice when he probably should have scored and definitely forced a save
Azeez had a 1v1 he put wide
Knibbs scored.

That's 5 good chances.

Now at the other end Button made some great stops, so even if we'd buried ours I think Exter could have felt aggreived at losing.

There was also the header from Ehib from a free-kick routine early in the second half that was straight at the keeper - either side and he would've scored - and Azeez having a shot pushed wide from about four yards.

I think a draw was the fairest result over the course of the game - Exeter simply took more of their chances than we did on the day.

[CountryRoyal]

I didn’t really understand criticisms about creativity for Exeter.

Ehibhatiomhan put a decent headed chance wide
Savage blazed over twice when he probably should have scored and definitely forced a save
Azeez had a 1v1 he put wide
Knibbs scored.

That's 5 good chances.

Now at the other end Button made some great stops, so even if we'd buried ours I think Exter could have felt aggreived at losing.

I, somewhat idiosyncratically, summarised it as “Exeter probably edged the win, but a draw wouldn’t have been unfair”.

[CountryRoyal]

Quite liked the stadium tbh, like how they just thought oxf*rd it we don’t need capacity we’ll just have half a stand and leave the trees.

Were the little covered boxes at the front left of the big bank, hospitality?

The reason the stand just stops is it backs onto a very steep railway cutting and at that point they run out of land for a stand to be built on.

https://www.google.com/maps/@50.7311444,-3.521844,3a,75y,87.4h,97.04t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s5jbyO9quA__qBEXg1xKc0g!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

You can see it on that streetview

Interesting thank you

[Royal_jimmy]

I didn’t really understand criticisms about creativity for Exeter.

Ehibhatiomhan put a decent headed chance wide
Savage blazed over twice when he probably should have scored and definitely forced a save
Azeez had a 1v1 he put wide
Knibbs scored.

That's 5 good chances.

Now at the other end Button made some great stops, so even if we'd buried ours I think Exter could have felt aggreived at losing.

We're creating more chances as we should be playing at a lower level. Our problem is that the forwards are too lightweight/naive to take them. We're 2 strikers short if Carroll leaves as WiFi and Smith are the only strikers shown to be up to it for the league. Tuma should get cup matches.

We won't see our results improve unless we strengthen up front

[St Pauli]

I don’t mind any of them

Yeah never really understood the hate for them.

It’s kind of funny how Good and Williams wind Tim up a bit because he doesn’t have their expertise, but he does well generally and they all genuinely seem to care about the club.