Tom

12 hours ago, Davefevs said:

Guessing it was quickly arranged, maybe you need to give refs notice???

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?).

1 minute ago, View from the Dolman said:

 

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

27 minutes ago, Port Said Red said:

That looks like fine stitching to me when I zoom in on the shirt?

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.

Just now, Red Army 75 said:

Being colour blind I thought the away keeper shirt was grey. And the home one I thought I just dropped a acid 

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).

 

8 hours ago, Rocking Red Cyril said:

Bumped into four of the Korean team in Broadmead day after the game. All very smart in their team coats. I did say. Hello well played last nite. They did not seem sure what to make of it . Spoke in their own tongue to each other. Smiled and waved and busied them self's off down the road.  

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:

 

11 minutes ago, alexukhc said:

I know, was back when Derek was in charge wasn’t it? A time I wish to forget 

A dark time indeed. Mstr Bates included.

10 hours ago, alexukhc said:

Matthew Bates

Played 13 games for us ten years ago at CB.

27 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said:

What does a “complete replacement” mean for a desso pitch? Does the plastic stay and the grass get replaced? Or does it all have to go? Anyone know?

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).

36 minutes ago, Northern Red said:

That's fine, but it works both ways. In my experience the comparisons seem to be more than welcome when they're favourable to the women, but when they're not it's "shut up and stop comparing them"

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.

42 minutes ago, E.G.Red said:

Done it before

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...

19 minutes ago, The Bard said:

As usual the relatively unimportant part (people running on the pitch) has put the 2 main issues in the dark.  1 A grown adult manhandling a child with zero right to do so.. 2.  A clear assault against 1 that should be a matter for the Police. 

I'd be interested in the view of anyone who works with kids.  Do you just manhandle a child if they're being difficult?

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.

13 minutes ago, steviestevieneville said:

I heard the steward had the kid around the throat which is out of order 100% . However the dad of the kid should be banned . We all know it’s criminal offence to be on the pitch in the first place . He probably thought oh they won’t do anything because it’s a kid . It’s pathetic , stay off the pitch.

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 .

2 minutes ago, Betty Swallocks said:

An adult steward manhandling a child, how are you lot defending that? 

There’s no excuse for anyone of adult age to aggressively touch a child.

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.

11 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

Anyone would think there are cheap tickets on sale!

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

17 minutes ago, joshbristol said:

I swear someone said he signed for gillingham on deadline day . 

 yep, was a wind up

15 minutes ago, richwwtk said:

Sounds more like one side of the story rather than context

Sounds like the wrong Exeter player.

Just now, Mr Popodopolous said:

Idehen is already here, played for U21s today.

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?