Stuart James

Sports Editor for the Western Morning News and Plymouth Herald. Exeter City writer since 2002. Views are very much my own.

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@fredyagun I think it’s the fear of a manager… they are so desperate to keep their job at OT that they never give youth an opportunity preferring instead the blind “trusted” faith of selecting seasoned professionals instead.

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@SimplyUtd @GraemeBailey They should be terminating his contract not renewing it.

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@Alan_Tonge Can’t pass, can’t tackle, can’t head, can’t shoot, can’t cross… don’t run, don’t harry, don’t close down, dont work, don’t play forwards, don’t move off the ball. No connection, no spirit, no pride, no passion, no confidence, no belief, no hope. Utterly awful.

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@OGold80 Hearing them… seeing them… are you surprised??!! They are the worst of the worst.

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@KJMsport57 Yet despite this, they went to Buckland and won with a quite outstanding performance tonight. Brilliant job by those players that stayed, those that were drafted in and the new manager Connor and his staff. Well done Tavi.

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@ThomasSporsheim Who is the player that boots the ball out of play?

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@AnthonyWareing I can imagine. Kev was so much more than just a goalkeeper coach and the tributes for him are testament to the man and character he was. SJP was a very sombre place today. The word ‘legend’ gets bandied about so flippantly, but Kev truly was a legend.

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@Ashtoncrouch @PKendrickWIG You can have the strongest leadership in the world on and off the field, but losing a friend/colleague/member of the team so suddenly and so tragically will still have a profound effect. Give your club a break on this one. International break has come at the right time for you.

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@Ashtoncrouch @PKendrickWIG Do you have a brain to engage? What a horrendous thing to post. Thoughts are with Gary and everyone at Wigan. I was at Exeter today. Very sombre mood. Football has been put into perspective this horrendous week. RIP Big Kev. 💔

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@Alan_Tonge @FullTimeTW First Exeter game was a 1-1 draw with Orient in October 1985. Ray Pratt for City.

First United game was a 1-0 win against Spurs in October 1984, Mark Hughes!

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@AlternativeMUFC Terrible full-backs, good attackers but not world class and a defence that always concedes goals.

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@tafclambs Oh wow !!

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@StanJames18213 @UTD_Kachy Gabriel Obertran… William Prunier 😂😂

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@Goal_Mass Hi Steve, hope you are well... can you send me a list of Helston's other pre-season games, dates and KO times, please?

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@BudeFc any pre-season games lined up?

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@WillandRovers Hi - the Ivybridge game, is it Tuesday 14th or Wednesday 15th please? Also, are you playing any away friendlies? Many thanks.

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@munclenny The bitterness is etched in his face. I’ve heard him refer to United as “we” on the podcast before. Such a shame. Gone from a club legend to a sad, bitter, twisted contradictory old fool.

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@Falmouth_Town Hi there. Ok thanks for the reply. Much appreciated. I’m compiling a list of pre-season fixtures across Devon and Cornwall, so will include yours. Many thanks!