They’re not ‘appy at Sid James

mervyn · Mar 9, 2020

I’m delighted to realise I may have been a bit of a chump. I’ve posted many times
my belief that Excretia would stay the course on the run-in. This was based on assurances by my many neighbourhood supporters that they had great strength in depth to see them through any hiccups, and an automatic spot was a near certainty!

However when I visited ‘the word on well street’ last night, you read a totally different picture. There’s a thread which is so negative that they are discussing who will join them in league 2 next year, coming up from the NL and down from league 1. They agree that Moxey’s legs have gone, and that with their regular goalkeeper away, presumably thru injury, results are unlikely to improve.

Aah, deep joy (for those old enough to remember Stanley Unwin).

GTTB Resurgam · Mar 9, 2020

That could all change with a couple of good results, stay focused on ourselves. :scarf:

Devongreenowl · Mar 9, 2020

Do you mean, they’re very much like some of the negative posters on here then? God forbid.

Hargyle · Mar 9, 2020

I wonder if their fans have a brilliant and hilarious name for us as well ... (Excretia :facepalm: ... {cringe}) ... we will evolve out of this at some stage :sigh:

mervyn · Mar 9, 2020

Hargyle":pa0720d8 said:
I wonder if their fans have a brilliant and hilarious name for us as well ... (Excretia :facepalm: ... {cringe}) ... we will evolve out of this at some stage :sigh:

Despite my authorship of the OP Hargyle, I agree with you. Excretia is a bit feeble. I believe some of them refer to us as Plymuff which they must have pinched from a London team, because muff is definitely a cockney expression.

Ade the green · Mar 9, 2020

mervyn":o3almsyq said:
I’m delighted to realise I may have been a bit of a chump. I’ve posted many times
my belief that Excretia would stay the course on the run-in. This was based on assurances by my many neighbourhood supporters that they had great strength in depth to see them through any hiccups, and an automatic spot was a near certainty!

However when I visited ‘the word on well street’ last night, you read a totally different picture. There’s a thread which is so negative that they are discussing who will join them in league 2 next year, coming up from the NL and down from league 1. They agree that Moxey’s legs have gone, and that with their regular goalkeeper away, presumably thru injury, results are unlikely to improve.

Aah, deep joy (for those old enough to remember Stanley Unwin).

If we match results with EXETER and Cheltenham we can afford 2 slip ups and still stay in 3rd.

AdelaideGreen · Mar 9, 2020

Hargyle":3lwhgl4l said:
I wonder if their fans have a brilliant and hilarious name for us as well ... (Excretia :facepalm: ... {cringe}) ... we will evolve out of this at some stage :sigh:

I understand that they call us "gargoyles", "gargles", "the cornish" (unimaginative) and (very unimaginatively) "scum". Occaisionally I have seen Argyle.

No wonder they are not happy with their dip in form given recent seasons. That will certainly shake the confidence of the fans (and perhaps some players).

A loss at HP will really set their doomsayers off. Hopefully we can make it so.

Ade the green · Mar 9, 2020

With their loss to Portsmouth in the whatever the heck it was trophy game, they run the risk of not having their annual defeat at Wembley this year.

fitz · Mar 9, 2020

I’ve only just noticed they call us Argiggle.
I rather like that!

fitz · Mar 9, 2020

I wrote

ARGIGGLE
A R G I G G L E

Ade the green · Mar 9, 2020

They are an angry little mob and not just with us. The factions even within EXeweb are such it would be hard pressed to find two with the same opinion about anything.

If they have a motto it should be “my enemies enemy is my friend”.

IJN · Mar 9, 2020

Who didn’t know they’d lose their bottle?

As I said a couple of months ago, it’s an EFL rule.

As for Exeweb, I didn’t know it was still running.

Devongreenowl · Mar 9, 2020

Have said since Nov/Dec that we will go up and that the Greek urns will miss out (again). Nothing to date has made me change my view on that. Ask me again on Monday 23rd at 10pm!

AdelaideGreen · Mar 9, 2020

Ade the green":2kbvsc31 said:
They are an angry little mob and not just with us. The factions even within EXeweb are such it would be hard pressed to find two with the same opinion about anything.

If they have a motto it should be “my enemies enemy is my friend”.

It's the nature of online (football supporter) forums generally. P@soti has its share as well.

Having said that I could suggest that they change the title to "The woes of Well Street"

Hopefully the Excetera players are similarly conflicted and afflicted.

COYG

:scarf:

pastiesforlife · Mar 9, 2020

Ade the green":3ph87vlo said:
mervyn":3ph87vlo said:

I’m delighted to realise I may have been a bit of a chump. I’ve posted many times
my belief that Excretia would stay the course on the run-in. This was based on assurances by my many neighbourhood supporters that they had great strength in depth to see them through any hiccups, and an automatic spot was a near certainty!

However when I visited ‘the word on well street’ last night, you read a totally different picture. There’s a thread which is so negative that they are discussing who will join them in league 2 next year, coming up from the NL and down from league 1. They agree that Moxey’s legs have gone, and that with their regular goalkeeper away, presumably thru injury, results are unlikely to improve.

Aah, deep joy (for those old enough to remember Stanley Unwin).

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If we match results with EXETER and Cheltenham we can afford 2 slip ups and still stay in 3rd.

Cheltenham have supposedly lost Ben Tozer for the rest of the season and also rumoured that they have also lost Varney for the same period. They still have games against Exeter and Swindon. Wouldn’t be a major surprise to see them drop away.

With players coming back, we have a great chance but certainly can’t afford to be complacent. A challenge could yet come from a late run from another team.

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