Tom

This was my feeling, I was running a bit late (but made it for kickoff) so was disappointed to hear that they did something 10 minutes before kickoff. I'd imagine (and hope) they'd do a minute's silence before the next game (maybe Man C?).

Thoughts go out to his friends and family.

Good to know, I don't like the printed badges. Look like the fake kits some people buy on holiday.

In the second and third pictures yes, but the first one is definitely just printed on, you can even see the texture of the fabric in the badge itself.

It's a bit bizarre that city are using photos to promo the new kit (first photo is from a tweet today) that show a badge that is within the fabric and not sewn on. I wonder what the point of that is, will we be offering a cheaper version as well as the sewn-on version?

I think Pink shirts always sell well, as do the multicolour ones, so it's a decent financial decision. I haven't bought a kit in years but am seriously considering the feathers goalkeeper kit.

Top one is pink. The other is red, yellow, green, purple, and blue (and black).

Actually don't mind these (screenshots for those who can't watch the video).

Maybe they were a bit reticent because of all the losers announcing to them that they weren't as good as the Korean men's team

Looks a bit blurry, imagine it will look a lot like the training kit that many liked:

A dark time indeed. Mstr Bates included.

Played 13 games for us ten years ago at CB.

From what I understand the Desso GrassMaster system is a series of synthetic plugs which are equally spread out and distributed (injected) using machines into the existing grass pitch. Quite like adding hair plugs to balding people. So a full replacement would mean ripping the whole thing up, presumably the artificial plugs are reusable (at least I'd hope so).

What are you worried about? Women's football isn't competing with men's football. Women aren't competing with men in the world. If you feel like there should be a constant conflict then I feel sorry for you and any women in your life ?

Any more Men want to give their opinion (completely unasked for) on the standard of the game compared to the Men's game? Have a night off.

Yes, I think yesterday when we saw Dasilva come on that Pringy was moved into midfield. I think Pearson really rates Pring (and why wouldn't he), I think we'd go with Kalas there for now though until he needs a rest. Just as long as we don't put Andy King there...

Or is it that 1) is actually someone doing their job and stopping a child from breaking the rules. The word "manhandling" is doing a lot of work here in these apologist messages. Again it's just obscuring what the actual issue is: people not controlling their children outside or inside the stadium and a blame culture in which people have main-character syndrome and refuse to take any accountability.

You heard that? Lots of people had a clear view of it (me included). If you're talking about the second kid in the camo green top, he was not being held around the throat. People will make up anything to avoid taking accountability for their actions .

How else would you remove a child who isn't listening/respecting the rules from the playing surface? Ask nicely? To me it looked like he was holding onto the kid to stop him running back on.

Fantastic team performance and atmosphere and at the end of the day a few individuals wanted to make it about them. There were at least two kids who ran on the pitch, neither old enough to go to the football alone. So in this case the parents didn't care enough to stop the kids or raise them well enough. The handbags after doesn't happen without that.

Anyone would think people are trying to find four fixtures to go to for some unspecified reason?

yep, was a wind up

Sounds like the wrong Exeter player.

Got that from Graham, thanks!

Not sure what the rules on loan recalls are, but might we see Joe Low or Idehen back before long?