We won at home!

How much of a relief was the Exeter game? 3 months since our last home win,
one shot on target, one goal and three precious points.

Kristian Dennis has now scored in all of our last 5 league games, which must be some sort of a record; it’s not bad for a guy who was once loaned to Woodley Sports by Stockport County. Woodley Sports is actually a team, not a shop, if anyone was wondering. Also quite amazing to think that Dennis has not been our regular first choice striker for the whole season, he had been a sub for a number of early matches and came off the bench to score against Lincoln and Grimsby.

All the amateur pundits and rivals web sites are now wondering when we are going to sell him. Do other teams get this? Does anyone think Danny Hylton is bound to leave Luton, are teams queueing up to get Billy Kee from Accington Stanley?

I’d not have dared to have even looked at the table if we’d conceded a late goal; I haven’t got any fingernails left after the last 10 minutes of that one. I felt sure when they hit the bar they would have scored the rebound and I think we got a bit lucky near the end as I am sure Exeter had a good shout for a penalty denied as Ian Evatt seemed to be shirt pulling.

Getting Nervous

On the plus side Jerome Binnon-Williams looked immense, especially in the first half, frankly having him on the pitch is the equivalent of signing a new player. What he gave the side was someone who will take on the full back and want to get the ball in first time, it’s exactly the sort of player that’s been missing for the last season and a half, so many times this year we’ve seen players having to make up the numbers in the left back position and not have the confidence or ability to stick in a decent cross. Gary Caldwell brought him to the club and his injury was unfortunate for our former manager, as it meant that his favoured 3-5-2 formation didn’t work.

What gladdens the heart of many Spireites is Jack Lester’s interview after the game he says we are building something special here, fine words for a man whose team currently sit bottom of the table, he says the players are giving him everything, but have to work hard to stay in the team. One interesting omen is that at this stage last season Exeter City went bottom of the league but ended up in the playoffs, I’m not sticking any money on that outcome, but I think we’ll avoid the drop.