The Exeter City Courier
Squad10 Aug 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Exeter City
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Johnly Yfeko was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Exeter City rebuffed over Victor Torp
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Coventry City have kept their man, and Exeter City go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market10 Aug 2026
Simon Edwards steps up from the Exeter City academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Simon Edwards has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
Timothy Harris steps up from the Exeter City academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Timothy Harris has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Matthew Wood joins the Exeter City first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Matthew Wood is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Joseph Smith joins the Exeter City first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Joseph Smith is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Jack Fitzwater gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Duván Riascos signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Duván Riascos commits to Exeter City for another 4 years.
In brief
- Transfer targets A loan move for John McAtee is in the works
- Squad 6 new faces, and Exeter City are still learning each other
- The dugout Johnly Yfeko knocks on the manager’s door