Exeter City Set To Get another Windfall

Tq2Yellow · Post by **Tq2Yellow** » 10 Dec 2014, 07:20

It appears Swansea City are set to pay £1m to City for their youngster Matty Grimes - why can't we seem to get the luck / good fortune of a discovery like that!?

I don't know any background to Grimes but appears to be a welcome "shot in the arm" for their coffers!

Maybe they could use the money to pay off some previously written off debts to small businesses to add Christmas cheer! Lol

KingsteigntonYellow · Post by **KingsteigntonYellow** » 10 Dec 2014, 09:17

Just gotta wait for that lad we shipped to Southampton to get some game-time, then it will be us with the EPL money

PhilGull · Post by **PhilGull** » 10 Dec 2014, 11:10

KingsteigntonYellow wrote:Just gotta wait for that lad we shipped to Southampton to get some game-time, then it will be us with the EPL money

Ha ha, good one! He's only got about 7 goalkeepers in front of him in the pecking order!

OllieGull · Post by **OllieGull** » 10 Dec 2014, 12:05

They develop a lot of their youth through first team game time unlike us, although with Ives beginning to play regularly this could change! (provided he signs a contract with us)

madgull · Post by **madgull** » 10 Dec 2014, 12:36

Tq2Yellow wrote:why can't we seem to get the luck / good fortune of a discovery like that!?

There's no luck or good fortune about it, City have a far superior youth setup to ours and their kids are regularly scouted - and acquired - by the big boys. When Sean Goss went to United, he was one of two or three lads who they had taken up to look at from City, shows the calibre of player that they are producing.

(Interestingly, when we were all moaning about CH apparently not trying to get any good midfielders who could pass in last season, he enquired about Sean but was told to eff off in no uncertain terms by McGuinness, shows just how reluctant clubs are to send quality kids into a relegation scrap.)

withawhy · Post by **withawhy** » 10 Dec 2014, 13:31

We have a "discovery" - he is called Luke Young!
Chris Hargreaves and Lee Hodges are to be congratulated for getting him.
The Board will now show their true colours - keep him and give us a chance of promotion or sell him only if it is a seriously good offer that could not be refused (and not the relative peanuts that our last great midfielder was allowed to leave for, due in part to poor contractual negotiations).
Also, if the vast majority of any fee does not go into the playing budget, then we will know what the ambitions of the Board (or lack of) are.
I note that Paul Buckle watched us again yesterday - I assume not because of his alleged "love" of our Club!

Post by **Scott Brehaut** » 10 Dec 2014, 14:26

withawhy wrote: The Board will now show their true colours - keep him and give us a chance of promotion or sell him only if it is a seriously good offer that could not be refused (and not the relative peanuts that our last great midfielder was allowed to leave for, due in part to poor contractual negotiations).

I thought Lee Mansell was offered an ok amount to be honest....

withawhy · Post by **withawhy** » 10 Dec 2014, 14:34

Scott,
I was referring to the great Eunan O'Kane!!
Although Manse was a good player and a good club man, he was not in Eunan's league!

Post by **Southampton Gull** » 10 Dec 2014, 15:17

withawhy wrote:Scott,
I was referring to the great Eunan O'Kane!!
Although Manse was a good player and a good club man, he was not in Eunan's league!

I think he was jesting with you

Post by **Scott Brehaut** » 10 Dec 2014, 15:21

withawhy wrote:Scott,
I was referring to the great Eunan O'Kane!!
Although Manse was a good player and a good club man, he was not in Eunan's league!

Post by **Dave** » 10 Dec 2014, 19:33

Heard a rumour from a little greek birdy a few weeks ago Grimes was being sold, and a large part of the money was going to be spent on a 3G training pitch at their training ground, interesting to see if that comes true.

Whether we like it or not, when it comes to developing local/Devon born talent Exeter are top of the pile, they are better than Plymouth in that respect, rivalry aside it's just the plain simple truth. I've been accused of having a grudge against our academy in the past which is not the case, I'm delighted to see the improvements made from the early days back 2007 when our youth set up re-started and they played their match's at Stover with two mini soccer goals tied together, and used to get roundly stuffed even once losing 14.0 to Elite develop centre team, our academy today is light years better.

But it still lags so far behind, and the chance of progression will only be hindered by being a non-league club. The main gripe I've got is the way local talent seems to be passed over at our set up, I can tell you, and I do know the lad personally, a particular player released last January at 16 ( will not name him ) is playing the full 90 minutes for Buckland tonight v Plymouth Argyle in the bowl match, the lad is paid by Buckland and has had provisional trials with Plymouth Argyle, the lad should have been kept, as should a couple of others, but hey they weren't, could go on for ages, but I'll spare you all.

Yellow4life · Post by **Yellow4life** » 10 Dec 2014, 22:57

I know who you mean forever, thought it was him playing

hector · Post by **hector** » 11 Dec 2014, 07:56

I hadn't realised that Exeter had re-signed Ryan Harley. A very good player. So much for their relegation season I was hoping to enjoy.

arcadia · Post by **arcadia** » 11 Dec 2014, 12:05

Tq2Yellow wrote:It appears Swansea City are set to pay £1m to City for their youngster Matty Grimes - why can't we seem to get the luck / good fortune of a discovery like that!?

I don't know any background to Grimes but appears to be a welcome "shot in the arm" for their coffers!

Maybe they could use the money to pay off some previously written off debts to small businesses to add Christmas cheer! Lol

Give it a year and Levi Ives signs a contract, he could bring in money for Torquay but he needs to repay Torquay for giving him the chance first. He could make the step up if he continues to improve as he is.

lucusmc · Post by **lucusmc** » 11 Dec 2014, 14:58

Maybe another one too........

http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/E ... story.html

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