Keefy, there's no longer a problem with proof reading as it has been dispensed with

Slough , Thanks for the info on. the history of our efforts to remain fan owned. Obviously change is needed. As far as 50+1 vote yes or no I too am not sure whether it will lure in investment to make any difference. The Trust will have to name investors before we vote. Not sure they will.

Looks like the West Ham game is going to be at home after all

Due to UK company law, I believe that the inability to offer a 25%+ stake through shareholding will destroy any chance to get any meaningful investment in to the club. Certainly an investment that won't see us out with the begging bowl again within another 5 years. That 25%+ has teeth, no surprise Sir Jim Ratcliffe has 27.7% of Manure. That wasn't an accidental figure, as Slough says, the 50.0001% is nothing more than kicking the can down the road. Without any meanful route to increased revenues from within, I don't see a long term funding strategy that remains sustainable from a minority shareholder sell down.

I supported Dave Boyle when he took over running the ESG from me and he successfully introduced online voting for the DTB elections. I am sure there are many subjects he and I profoundly disagree on but he always pursued the ESG role with integrity and quit after some recommendations were kicked into the long grass by the DTB.

Well I hope that that is the cause of last night’s poor performance then CW and that the illness goes away quickly. I was surprised at how different things were from the Huddersfield game.

Keefy Dave Boyle is the bloke who worked with Kevin Rye & Lou Carton-Kelly at Supporters Direct. He is currently mentoring /supporting the DT Secretary and is involved in the constitution review with James Ledward plus he was also consulted around Triggers appeal. Personally I won't be voting for 50+1 as I think it will make it even harder to sell club going forward plus it's another step towards their Purpose Foundation or similar which I'm totally against.

Timmy - sorry, yes, five not four… CW - the commentator said there was sickness in the Exeter camp too, but maybe it did affect our players more…

JJ said in his interview that half the team weren’t fit enough to play due to the illness in the camp

If there is anyone interested in the concept of "invest with very little influence, almost no possibility to increase influence and facing the very real possibility of losing your investment through administration" I have a set of tennis courts up near Southfields to sell them (oh and a windmill set in many acres of greenery)

OTD is Roger Connell, I even remember the game

Exeter-supporting mate said we were the worst side to visit SJP so far this season but that our fans were the loudest.

One point from last 5 league games more like

I see the OS report on last night's game only shows the Exeter starting line and subs but not the Dons. I thought we had sorted the proof reading.

We flattered to deceive earlier in the season, specifically when Stevens was fit and firing - one point from the last four league games is concerning, but we are just slipping into the kind of form that is probably a fair reflection of the overall quality of our squad.

Slough, Could not be arsed to read all that dirge from Dave Boyle (who is he?) Posted 5 yrs ago. Our present set requires asking our supporters to dig deep into their pockets. Very few signed up for that at the time. The trusts view that we should be the guiding light for football is conceited and embarressing . We have come to a point in time where chnge is needed. Some won't like it but i believe they would be in the minority right now.

MLD, I suspect the success on the pitch is the tip of the iceberg, it's the business as a whole that needs a rescue package in.my view, without that, the on field successes are pie in the sky. As an extreme, HMRC don't kill football teams, they kill the clubs responsible for the team. My worry on the 50.00001% BS, is that the post that offerings later down the line will be an unattractive offering to anyone who will be looking for a club at the time of the follow crisis to this one. No meat on the bone.

Yup, time to sell up. Not knee-jerk reaction to last night, but snowballing of events in last few years

Slough: I think it’s fair to say that there’s more and more people who realise that if we want success on the pitch, fans ownership is not sustainable. Ie that paper is obsolete and we need to change the mindset

Problem is Keefy & Mark L I doubt we'll be able to sell out once we go to 50+1 as this all heading towards Dave Boyle's enshrining Purpose Foundation [Link]

Maverick never posted his score prediction.

Keefy - spot on

50+1 then sell out.

Squad isn't deep enough. No alternatives in central midfield, and strikers we had fit this evening aren't good enough. We have enough about us when everyone is fit to be fine. But January offers me more worry than hope.

Keefy - I know what you’re saying but I just think any manager would struggle with this squad at this level. We desperately need more quality which will only come from £