Kifty Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Exeter city FC Welcome It's 1904...and a new era kicks off! The birth of Exeter City dates back to 1904, when two local soccer sides joined forces - they were Exeter United and St Sidwell's United. The new club was named Exeter City Football Club, and they made made their home at a field at St James Park - a former pig-rearing patch, would you believe. Initially, they played in green and white, but soon changed to the red and white kit - the same colours which are still used to this day. City's first ever competitive match saw them win 2-1 against the 110th Battery of the Royal Artillery in the East Devon League - in front of a crowd of 600. After starting off in the East Devon League, City entered the stronger Southern League in 1908 - the same year that the club went professional. In 1914, Exeter City travelled to South America - where they had the honour of playing the Brazil national side! City join the Football League 1920 was a big year for City - that was when they were invited by the Football League to become founder members of Division Three. Their first league game was at home to Brentford on 28th August, 1920. During the 1920s, City sold star player, goalie Dick Pym to Bolton Wanderers - and the £5,000 raised was used to purchase the St James Park ground. Cliff Bastin (bottom right) in 1936 Another player sold on to bigger and better things was Cliff Bastin, who became a superstar at Arsenal in the 1920s, '30s and '40s. Exeter-born Bastin played 21 times for England, and he was Arsenal's record goalscorer with 178 goals in 396 games - a record not broken until Ian Wright in the 1990s. In 1931, Exeter reached the sixth round of the FA Cup, where they lost 4-2 in a replay against Sunderland in front of a record crowd of 20,984 - and that record still stands. The Grecians finished as runners up in the league in 1933, when prolific striker Fred Whitlow scored 33 goals. City continued to play in Division Three South right up until the reorganistion of the leagues, which saw the creation of Division Four in 1958. Promotion...at last! They won promotion for the first time in their history in 1963-4, when they went up to Division Three. However, they returned to Division Four just two years later. They stayed in the basement league until 1977, when, under manager Bobby Saxton, they finally achieved promotion again to the third division. Tony Kellow in action One of the key players during this era was the club's record goalscorer Tony Kellow, who notched 129 goals for the Grecians. They lasted in the higher league for seven seasons before being relegated - but in 1989-90, with former England defender Terry Cooper at the helm, they were runaway winners of the Division Four championship. This is the best achievement in the history of the club, but since then, City have suffered turbulent times. After the ups, come the downs... Relegated to the bottom division four years later, City had other, off-field problems to face as well. Financial troubles led them to sell St James Park to the developers, Beazer Homes - a move which saw them lose their single, biggest asset. At this time the club was placed into administration - a situation which ended in late 1996. Exeter City Council bought the site off the developers in 1996, to ensure the club could continue to play at St James Park, which the council leases to the club. The recent redevelopment of St James Park was much needed, as the ground had fallen into disrepair. But the cost of the work rocketed, and left City with new financial problems. Then, with all these off field difficulties to contend with, the worst day in City's history came at the end of the 2002-3 season, when they were relegated out of the Football League - where they'd been since 1920. This was the first year that two clubs went down to the Nationwide Conference - and unfortunately for City, they finished next to bottom in Division Three to become the first club to be relegated under the new system. They won their last three games, and finished up just one point adrift of Carlisle and Swansea...it was that close. 2004 was the club's centenary, and saw the visit of the Brazil Masters team to help celebrate. However, there was no celebrating in the league, where City just missed out on the Conference play-offs in 2004. Sean Devine celebrates the draw at Manchester Utd The 2004-5 season was an amazing one for City. They reached the third round of the FA Cup where there were drawn away to Manchester United. Unbelievably, they drew 0-0 at Old Trafford, and despite losing the replay 2-0, the two games earned hundreds of thousands of pounds for the club. But the main prize - promotion back to the Football League - again proved elusive, with Exeter finishing one place and one point below the play-offs. On 20 May 2007, City made their first ever appearance at Wembley - in the Conference play-off final. They were just 90 minutes away from a return to the Football League, and things were looking good when Lee Phillips gave them the lead against Morecambe. However, the Lancashire side came from behind to win 2-1. Grecians are back in the League City made no mistake the following year, 2008, when they finally made it back into the Football League with a 1-0 win over Cambridge United in the play-off final at Wembley. Their unlikely hero was defender Rob Edwards, who scored the only goal of the game to secure City's promotion. The win, on 18 May 2008, came five years after City were relegated out of the Football League. And things got even better for the Grecians in 2009, when they were promoted for the second year running. City finished runners-up in League Two, to earn automatic promotion to League One. They clinched promotion on the last day of the season, with a 1-0 win at Rotherham. 1 GK Andy Marriott 2 DF Steve Tully 3 DF Richard Duffy 4 MF Alex Russell 5 DF Danny Seaborne 6 DF Matt Taylor 7 MF Ryan Harley 9 FW Adam Stansfield 11 DF Scott Golbourne 12 FW Barry Corr 14 MF Bertie Cozic 15 DF Rob Edwards 16 FW Marcus Stewart 18 MF Neil Saunders 19 FW Ben Watson 20 FW Richard Logan 21 MF James Dunne 22 MF Liam Sercombe 23 DF Lewis Tasker 27 GK Paul Jones 28 MF Joe Burnell 29 DF Troy Archibald-Henville (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) 45 FW Stuart Fleetwood (on loan from Charlton Athletic) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lodgey Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Im up for a go with Exeter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kifty Posted December 21, 2009 Author Share Posted December 21, 2009 yeah get in i just got richie de laet on loan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grecian_03 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Joel Matutu and Antony Adebayor are always pretty good signings for me at Exeter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
batty1 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Joel Matutu and Antony Adebayor are always pretty good signings for me at Exeter. Is he any relation to Emmanuel? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McGougan33 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Good info mate, get a screenie up or Purefun will collapse 2morrow Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
batty1 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 A club badge in the op would be good Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McGougan33 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 yeah defo that would class as a screenie, good spot Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lodgey Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Whos everyones signings for Exeter so far? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kifty Posted December 22, 2009 Author Share Posted December 22, 2009 how do you put a picture on to it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
batty1 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Google "Exeter City Badge" , then click on one of the images and copy the link in the url bar and paste in between Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kifty Posted December 22, 2009 Author Share Posted December 22, 2009 i have but the badge there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McGougan33 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 cool stuff good luck on your game mate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grecian_03 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Is he any relation to Emmanuel? Yep, was how I found him actually Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kifty Posted December 22, 2009 Author Share Posted December 22, 2009 i cant find him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McGougan33 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 quite possibly you dont have the same leagues, and players from nations loaded as grecian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grecian_03 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Yeaa I have pretty much all the players loaded and those two tend to disappear after a while as no one else signs them Oh and I reckon the thread title should be, FM10: Exeter City Thread - The Pride Of Devon Sure some Plymouth fans will come in and moan but we just have to remind them that they're bottom of the Championship Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McGougan33 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 haha bully tactics, tut tut Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbarnsie Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 de laet has done well for me at championship and league one level should be a very decent full back at that league Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
minton77 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Anyone fancy doing a player synopsis? Best formation thing etc etc? I reckon Exeter are one of the best teams to get started on in the game. No wages, no money, few good players but some potential, small crowds and ground and probably a division higher than they should be. So it's tough and you have to rely on the likes of Willy Topp to help out Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbd_84 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 some free transfers that've done well for me: Nabil Taider - AMLC David Sanchez - DM, AMC Perrier-Doumbe - D/WB RL Willy Topp - SC Lars Stubhaug - GK (good young prospect) Marco Ingrao - AML All free transfers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McGougan33 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 ebi smolarek, stephen appiah, and abubakari yakubu are all on frees at the start of the game, as well as edgar davids Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grecian_03 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Davids will never go to Exeter. Got rid of Marriot and sold Tully for £10k. On the previous two versions, Tully always used to get depressed, guess managing Exeter City's ladies team will do that to you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
axehan1 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 some free transfers that've done well for me:Nabil Taider - AMLC David Sanchez - DM, AMC Perrier-Doumbe - D/WB RL Willy Topp - SC Lars Stubhaug - GK (good young prospect) Marco Ingrao - AML All free transfers Willy Topp???what a class name Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lodgey Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 For some reason, i cant find Topp no more. On previous saves i have had ive found him and also signed him, however i ant find him. Anyone got any more players for exeter? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kifty Posted December 22, 2009 Author Share Posted December 22, 2009 febain brandy on loan from man utd has scored 13 in 10 for me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lodgey Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 How is everyone doing, league wise? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kifty Posted December 22, 2009 Author Share Posted December 22, 2009 i am in 10th position only three points off playoffs sofar Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grecian_03 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 I'm 8th after two matches. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lodgey Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 What tactic you using guys, your own? Im going to start tomorrow, just need to plan who to sign. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
appleby9 Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 5-3-2 formation, with wing back being Goldbourne and Duffy Signed: Seck (CB) - Free George Friend (LB,LM, LWB) - Loan Neil Mellor (ST) - Loan and can buy for £55k!!! Michael Bridges (ST) - Free Got some Striker on from Cardiff as back up Got rid of Fleetwood and he was crap Sold Tully to Burton for £8k Sent Saunders and McAllister out on loan Offered trial to willy topp but dont think i need him as stanfield and logan come back soon from injury and i still got Corr In the friendlys i beat everyone except Birmingham who i lost badly (6-0) But beat Rhyl 8-1 so wasnt all bad Got plymouth at home in the cup haha cant wait and Lost 2-1 away to Leeds on the first game of the season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
appleby9 Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 Just started a new game with City play 4-3-3 --------------------Jones--------------------- -Duffy----Troy A-H-----Taylor----Golbourne--- -------------------Dunne--------------------- -Ainsworth--------------------------Noone---- -------Piciard*---Barnes-----Fleetwood------- *Not sure how to spell his name Transfers: Ins - Noone - 6month loan - Plymouth -Ashley Barnes - 6 month loan - Plymouth - Some midfielder on a free but cant remember his name :/ begins with B lol - Ainsworth from QPR for £12k - Picard for free - Lars Stubhaug for free - David Noble for free - John morling - Assistant manager - A good Attacking coach but cant remember his name - A really good scout Outs: - Marcus stewart - Alex russell - Bertie - Stanno - Marriot - Tillson - Tully - Ben watson Got rid of a lot of the high earners, this ment that my wage bill went down to £16k but when brought in the following people and it went back up to about £19k Ive got £900 still left for wages and £90k in the bank Currently 8th in League 1 after 15 games Will be happpy with just mid-table and then push on next season when i can get rid of some more dead wood and get in some better players. Ive enquired about 30 youngesters but still need to hear back and for the second half of the season will keep enquiring and scouting players that run out of contract at the end of the season The club is also making money and crowds are also good I won against leeds and draw against all the other big teams Lost against Hudderfield and Carisle, out of all cups so can concentrate on the league Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrazerBleedsLiverpoolRed Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 I played a narrow 4-1-2-1-2 as that was pretty much the best tactic at my disposal with the players i started with. Also i couldnt be bothered to sign wingers, as they never usually work for me anyway. 1st season finished 17th and somehow won JPT! Hardly bought anyone and got the perfect partnership which is Orlandi and Bauza on season long loans from Swansea after getting them as a parent club! Am now 'untouchable', and got rid of the high earners like Stewart, Russell and the poor players like Burnell and Saunders ASAP in summer 2010, spent a bit of cash (70k) to try to strengthen for the coming relegation scrap, but we made a profitof around 50k every month last season and i got some good sponsor deals and rewarding friendlies in the pre season. -------------------Jones-------------- ---------Reuben Hazell------Taylor----------------- Duffy-------------------------------------Golbourne --------------Edgar Davids------------------------- --------Harley-------------------Serecombe-------- ---------------Danny Whittaker--------------------- --------Gary Alexander----------Logan-------------- Here is the team i am going into the new season with, got some good youngsters aswell and have mainly relied on frees (as i bet we all have). Trying to tie up a deal with Jon Macken, and before you ask Davids is only on a grand a week . The club is financially sound and i am thriving on the challenge! As a footnote, i was delighted to see Tisdale get the Walsall job after Hutchings went to Donny! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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