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Delighted with the 3 points and not conceding. I thought defensively we were very good today. In particular Lewis and Covolan.
The way I saw it that in the first half we played some good passing and movement without really creating much offensively. Halifax were content with us having the ball. They were compact and there shape was good however they never really broke with any commitment or pushed players forward so it was a pretty uneventful first half with both teams at a stale mate.
Personally I would have liked to have seen us attack with more numbers. Watching Ben Whitfield playing right back is not exactly thrilling. Watching Jamie Reid coming so short with his back to goal is very negative.
Second half and Halifax came out of their shackles with lots of possession and pushed forward which did us a big favour as it started to open more space.
The goal was Azeez being in the right place and taking his chance which he did well. For a time we grew in confidence and pushed for a second however the last 10 min was backs to the wall and some incredible defending. Ben Wynter and CLE with incredible blocks.
I thought the effort by the away fans with a decent turnout considering the weather and travelling was really good. However Halifax being right up there I thought there performance was poor. Good for us though.

GAME OFF

I see the Woking fan who ran on the pitch during the Xmas fixture has been dealt with this week at court. For those interested checkout Devonlive court appearances.

We are very capable of getting something out of this game. Positive formation and attitude. Safe travelling to all the Yellow Army. COYY

According to Argyle three National league clubs are trying to secure their young forward Klaidi Lolos on loan. Highly rated by them. Could we be one of the three trying??

The difficulty we have Dawlishmatt is we really dont know what goes on. We hear bits and pieces however we really dont know. So its difficult to criticize the manager or the owners regarding players coming or going because we have no idea. I dont know exactly what goes on when signing a player on a contract or on a loan. It cant be easy and Im sure GJ has lost many players in the last few months who he had penciled in.

I rated Sendles-White and was disappointed when he left us. He was returning from a long term injury when he joined us and like so often suffered further niggling injuries.

Tyler Harvey is a good player and Forever is quite correct that he caused us all sorts of problems last season.Many Argyle fans were surprised when he was released a few seasons ago. I would certainly welcome him into our squad.

A game to forget. Disappointing that we are playing at home against a poor side struggling and GJ selects a 4-1-4-1 formation with Asa sweeping in front of the back 4. Even Ebbsfleet set up more offensively 4-4-2. It took 80 odd minutes before Hall was replaced and the formation changed. By that time Ebbsfleet were going for it with 3 up top.
Why are we playing so defensive at home. The back 4 were solid enough.

Dont let him have too much Birthday Cake Mike.

This move was mentioned a few weeks ago so i think its been on the cards for a while. I also wish him all the very best, i meet him a few weeks ago and had a chat. Nobody can question his commitment and attitude. He didnt quite get the opportunity that i think he deserved.

Really great away result for us. One game at a time and start to build our confidence back up and momentum.

A few posters mention why GJ has not recalled Ryan Dickson. Maybe something to do with Ryan's injuries he's sustained over the last few years. He's 33 years old and he just cannot stay injury free. He's in for one game them out for a month or so. I cannot recall Ryan playing a full 90 min or play in consecutive games without a problem. GJ did use him as a sub but he keeps getting injured. Even if he was injury free game time on a heavy or artificial pitch would cause him trouble.

Dickson has not fallen out with GJ.

Just spoke to an Exeter fan and according to him Exeter see Gary Warren very much in their plans being part of a preferred back 3 they use. Apparently he's a no nonsense effective defender with experience. Unfortunately for him he's had his injuries and is currently needing games.