Genuine Ambition and Shrewd Planning Is What We Need Now

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One hundred years ago this weekend Exeter City's first team lost 5-0 at home. And, with a crowd of just 2,000 in attendance, it must have been a pretty depressing experience. The opposition - Plymouth Argyle Reserves. Ouch.

The return fixture in Plymouth was on February 29, where a mercifully low crowd of 500 saw the Gargoyle second XI beat City 8- 1. Ahh, those weren't the days.

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Genuine Ambition and Shrewd Planning Is What We Need Now

That 1907/08 campaign was the last of City's three seasons in the Plymouth and District League. I know mighty oaks from little acorns grow, but you can't get a le...

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