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(aka ’It probably won’t be you’)
Seeing as no-one has come forward to buy out Ivor & Company, it’s reasonable to assume that the suggestions published so far in GTC have yet to win any of our readers the jackpot. Undaunted, we press on with our invaluable advice, based around sound City-related numerology.
2 |
The number of Argyle employees who have appeared in court so far this season. Ronnie Mauge (assault) and Bruce Grobbelaar (match fixing) have both been summoned before the beak, thus depriving Argyle of their services and, with a scandal about to erupt over their lottery draw, we may need to revise this figure in due course... |
6 |
The number of supporters’ questions to the Liaison Committee (‘You Ask the Board’) that were NOT raised at the last meeting. Unsurprisingly, they all related to what might be described as ‘sensitive’ matters - but that’s precisely WHY they were asked in the first place. Bite the bullet, lads, and get the information everyone needs to know. |
28 |
It was on 28th December last year that City last greedily gobbled up three league points, beating Cardiff 2-0 at St James Park. We’ve since beaten the same side on penalties in the Auto Windscreens, but in the league we’ve not won once and have only been ahead for a quarter of an hour or so at Orient. |
35 |
The number of minutes of the first half missed by City fans travelling on the Supporters’ Club coach to Darlington, as reported by Total Football in its February issue. The delay resulted from a combination of snow, a broken windscreen wiper and bizarre navigation, all covered in gory detail in the feature. Well done TF. |
47 |
Our points target to guarantee City’s league survival. Brighton have started to pick up wins, and Doncaster, Darlington and Hereford look unlikely to capitulate Torquay 95/6 style to claim the bottom spot as their own. So we reckon that 47 points - via five wins from our remaining thirteen games - would be enough to spare us trips to Gateshead, Welling and whatever other misery awaits down in the Conference (I haven’t dared to look). |
49 |
From the bottom of the league to the ‘top of the shop’, Number 49. Back in 1949 City won a First Round FA Cup tie 5-3 at Millwall, a victory which maintained our proud record of never having lost a cup tie in the capital (sadly none of them at Wembley). The Grecians did their cause no harm by hospitalising home keeper Hinton in the first half (with concussion) and later Millwall striker Constantine (fractured shoulder). Any travelling Grecians were probably not far behind in the queue for medical attention - a crowd of some 20,000 at the Den ‘attempted to invade the pitch and threw missiles’ whilst referee Mr Meads left the ground ‘heavily protected by police’. |
Mystic Meg says: "Yeah, you’re going to win with those numbers, no doubt about it. Get down Sidwell News now and stick your quid on. Did you see that in ‘Exeter City FC News’ (what a read!) Noel Blake said that if he won the lottery he’d give some to the club. What a guy."