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Post by bluetornados on Apr 26, 2022 13:54:05 GMT
Tuesday 26th April
Exeter City v Barrow
Mansfield Town v Stevenage
Sutton United v Crawley Town
Swindon Town v Forest Green Rovers
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Post by Delsy on Apr 26, 2022 14:36:38 GMT
Home Win
Home Win
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Home Win / Draw
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Post by bluetornados on Apr 26, 2022 15:46:21 GMT
Home Win Home Win Home Win Home Win / Draw We could do with all being away wins. |
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Post by fatherjackhackett on Apr 26, 2022 16:53:27 GMT
Don’t mind Exeter and Swindon winning, and Sutton can’t catch us if we win our last two after the weekend. Just need Mansfield to drop points more than anything. With that scenario if Exeter and us win both games we finish third.
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Post by lostinspace on Apr 26, 2022 19:36:34 GMT
Exeter 1-1...Mansfield 0-0,,, Sutton 2-0,,,, Swindon 2-0 ... half time
Exeter [promoted] 2-1...Mansfield 2--0...Sutton 3-0....Swindon 2-1 ...final ... last gasp saloon for exeter to snatch the title from under the veggy's nose on the final day
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Post by bluetornados on Apr 26, 2022 20:49:51 GMT
Tuesday 26th April - Results
Exeter City v Barrow - 2-1 (Exeter promoted)
Mansfield Town v Stevenage - 2-0
Sutton United v Crawley Town - 3-0
Swindon Town v Forest Green Rovers - 2-1
We drop 1 place to 6th, every team has now 2 games to play.
FGR could have chucked the title away after leading for so long.
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Post by emperorsuperbus on Apr 26, 2022 21:42:09 GMT
Tuesday 26th April - ResultsExeter City v Barrow - 2-1 (Exeter promoted) Mansfield Town v Stevenage - 2-0 Sutton United v Crawley Town - 3-0 Swindon Town v Forest Green Rovers - 2-1 We drop 1 place to 6th, every team has now 2 games to play. FGR could have chucked the title away after leading for so long. yeah all on 44 now. I said on Saturday Mansfield worry me more than the other two. At first glance it looks like 4 points from Northampton and the gd deprives us of top 3. But on second glance they ain’t getting 4 points from Title winning Exeter home and Barrow away. And vale and Mansfield need to win both their games to finish above us. I expect us to make hay in our last two easy games anyway so even if Northampton, who were unimpressive against us, do fluke 4, our GD might well be better than theirs anyway. the tables lying, as we have got our difficult games out way early, we can mentally bank the six points and watch the others fail to get the six points they need from very tough fixtures. as the tables lying the bookie odds for automatic May be daft too, so if our odds look long, get on them. |
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Post by bluetornados on Apr 26, 2022 23:10:48 GMT
Tuesday 26th April - ResultsExeter City v Barrow - 2-1 (Exeter promoted) Mansfield Town v Stevenage - 2-0 Sutton United v Crawley Town - 3-0 Swindon Town v Forest Green Rovers - 2-1 We drop 1 place to 6th, every team has now 2 games to play. FGR could have chucked the title away after leading for so long. yeah all on 44 now. I said on Saturday Mansfield worry me more than the other two. At first glance it looks like 4 points from Northampton and the gd deprives us of top 3. But on second glance they ain’t getting 4 points from Title winning Exeter home and Barrow away. And vale and Mansfield need to win both their games to finish above us. I expect us to make hay in our last two easy games anyway so even if Northampton, who were unimpressive against us, do fluke 4, our GD might well be better than theirs anyway. the tables lying, as we have got our difficult games out way early, we can mentally bank the six points and watch the others fail to get the six points they need from very tough fixtures. as the tables lying the bookie odds for automatic May be daft too, so if our odds look long, get on them. If we cannot be confident now, when the hell can we, i agree we will take the 6 points on offer and see the others sweat with their not so easy games. |
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Post by petecolley on Apr 27, 2022 4:53:17 GMT
In all those sixty odd years that i've been watching the Gas i've seen quite a few those dead cert win encounters which have turned out to be a little disappointing.
Never count yer chickens ............
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Post by Cheshiregas on Apr 27, 2022 7:16:45 GMT
Had to laugh last night watching Sky Sports News.
When they went down the main contenders in League Two they didn't even mention us.
Went through the teams, skipped us and then focussed on Sutton's run saying they were the key ones to watch.
Good though because it means no one considers us as a threat. Better that way!
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Post by eppinggas on Apr 27, 2022 8:20:31 GMT
Had to laugh last night watching Sky Sports News. When they went down the main contenders in League Two they didn't even mention us. Went through the teams, skipped us and then focussed on Sutton's run saying they were the key ones to watch. Good though because it means no one considers us as a threat. Better that way! Best odds for the last automatic promotion slot as follows: Northampton 11-8 Port Vale 3-1 Rovers 9-2 (bet 365). As tight as 3-1 elsewhere. Mansfield 6-1 Sutton 16-1 Swindon 150-1 Oddschecker indicate that 'most' bets are currently on Rovers. www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-2/english-league-2/top-3-finishI think we'll win both games - though Dale away might not prove as easy as some people are suggesting. Rovers are 5-4 best. Exeter / Northampton is a tough call. Will Exeter have a hangover (like FGR did) on gaining promotion? What state will they be in against in-form Northampton at sickfields? Exeter and Northampton are currently 1st and 2nd in the form table (6 games). Interesting times. |
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Post by emperorsuperbus on Apr 27, 2022 9:04:05 GMT
Had to laugh last night watching Sky Sports News. When they went down the main contenders in League Two they didn't even mention us. Went through the teams, skipped us and then focussed on Sutton's run saying they were the key ones to watch. Good though because it means no one considers us as a threat. Better that way! Best odds for the last automatic promotion slot as follows: Northampton 11-8 Port Vale 3-1 Rovers 9-2 (bet 365). As tight as 3-1 elsewhere. Mansfield 6-1 Sutton 16-1 Swindon 150-1 Oddschecker indicate that 'most' bets are currently on Rovers. www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-2/english-league-2/top-3-finishI think we'll win both games - though Dale away might not prove as easy as some people are suggesting. Rovers are 5-4 best. Exeter / Northampton is a tough call. Will Exeter have a hangover (like FGR did) on gaining promotion? What state will they be in against in-form Northampton at sickfields? Exeter and Northampton are currently 1st and 2nd in the form table (6 games). Interesting times. “Oddschecker indicate that 'most' bets are currently on Rovers.” clever bettors have looked at the fixtures and know we are the value bet. I expected more value though, just shows the bookies have looked at everyone’s fixtures And think we are going up automatically too. it’s simple we will definitely get six points, non of the others will, though Mansfield may come closest. Northampton need four and better goal difference than us in theory, but we have better chance of 6 than they have 4. Who said “if we can’t be confident now when can we be confident?” That’s spot on! |
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Post by Delsy on Apr 27, 2022 9:13:18 GMT
Let's just hope that we don't crap out at Spotland !
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Post by baselswh on Apr 27, 2022 14:30:48 GMT
Tuesday 26th April - ResultsExeter City v Barrow - 2-1 (Exeter promoted) Mansfield Town v Stevenage - 2-0 Sutton United v Crawley Town - 3-0 Swindon Town v Forest Green Rovers - 2-1 We drop 1 place to 6th, every team has now 2 games to play. FGR could have chucked the title away after leading for so long. I wonder how much FGR or Exeter City care for the title? |
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Post by Delsy on Apr 27, 2022 14:57:36 GMT
Now that they have both been promoted the pressure has been taken off so I would imagine that they will be going for it hammer and tongs and also enjoying every minute of it along the way.
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Post by droitwichgas on Apr 27, 2022 15:05:27 GMT
Now that they have both been promoted the pressure has been taken off so I would imagine that they will be going for it hammer and tongs and also enjoying every minute of it along the way. Or just thinking about not getting injured for their summer hols and also the start of next season when they are in a higher league? |
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Post by bluetornados on Apr 27, 2022 15:10:19 GMT
Tuesday 26th April - ResultsExeter City v Barrow - 2-1 (Exeter promoted) Mansfield Town v Stevenage - 2-0 Sutton United v Crawley Town - 3-0 Swindon Town v Forest Green Rovers - 2-1 We drop 1 place to 6th, every team has now 2 games to play. FGR could have chucked the title away after leading for so long. I wonder how much FGR or Exeter City care for the title? Well as Delsy said "Now that they have both been promoted the pressure has been taken off so I would imagine that they will be going for it hammer and tongs and also enjoying every minute of it along the way." I think they both can do us a big favour by Exeter beating Northampton & Port Vale and FGR beating Mansfield, for those two it will then be down to goal difference for the title. |
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Post by bluetornados on Apr 27, 2022 15:26:01 GMT
How Exeter City's fan-owned model secured League Two promotion
"It's taken us a long time," says Exeter City president Julian Tagg as he surveys the squad of players celebrating promotion to the third tier of English football.
The Grecians' promotion to League One, after five seasons of near-misses and play-off finals agony, shows a side does not always need a wealthy backer to succeed in the EFL.
The fan-owned club is now aiming to pip long-time leaders Forest Green Rovers to the League Two title with two games left.
Next season they will pit their wits against Derby County, who are still in administration after the excesses of their owner's overspending.
Exeter's current status is born out of almost going out of business in 2003, with Tagg and other fans leading a takeover.
Since then the club has focused on developing their young players with the aim of getting them into the first team and selling them on - with great success.
England striker Ollie Watkins has netted the club around £4.5m in add-ons from his sale to Aston Villa from Brentford, with the club likely to get another £150,000 if Steven Gerrard's side avoid relegation. That is in addition to the £1.8m they received when they sold him to the Bees in 2017.
Add that to £1m-plus fees for the likes of Matt Grimes, Ethan Ampadu and Joel Randall, as well as six-figure fees for players such as Jordan Storey, David Wheeler and Tom Nicholls over the years and the club has probably banked close to £10m from players they have developed and sold on.
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Post by kingswood Polak on Apr 27, 2022 16:33:17 GMT
Hate to say it but worth a few quid on Swindon, going by the results
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Post by baselswh on Apr 27, 2022 17:56:01 GMT
I wonder how much FGR or Exeter City care for the title? Well as Delsy said "Now that they have both been promoted the pressure has been taken off so I would imagine that they will be going for it hammer and tongs and also enjoying every minute of it along the way." I think they both can do us a big favour by Exeter beating Northampton & Port Vale and FGR beating Mansfield, for those two it will then be down to goal difference for the title. Hmm,FGR get promoted and lose at Swindon. Proves nothing of course. I'm suspicious that it's all about promotion these days.Like eg gaining promotion to the top division. Cash beats titles. I don't know how much more of the filthy lucre is got for going from 4th to 3rd tier? I certainly hope the two promoted FCs give their all to become Champions. |
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