The Exeter City Courier
Match26 Sep 2026
No end in sight to Exeter City's wait for a win
7 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Exeter City has to find a result from somewhere.
Match26 Sep 2026
The goals have deserted Exeter City
6 matches, no goals, and a training ground that has tried everything. It will end — droughts always do — but nobody at Exeter City can tell you which week it ends in.
Squad28 Sep 2026
Tempers go at Exeter City
Ethan Brierley was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad28 Sep 2026
Frankie Phillips is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 20 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.
Player ratings28 Sep 2026
Matthew Sorinola takes the honours
Marked 7.03 on an afternoon he ran from the first whistle to the last. Whatever else went wrong, Exeter City had the best player on the pitch.
Player ratings28 Sep 2026
Carlos Mendes Gomes runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 13. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
In brief
- Squad Ed James dropped after a run of poor form
- Match No goals between Exeter City and Doncaster Rovers
- Squad The manager makes an example of Kieran Wilson
- Market The Liam Oakes talk will not go away