SATURDAY 2nd NOVEMBER 1968.

CITY MUST MAKE SURE AT HOME.

EXETER CITY 2.
Shearing; Smyth, Blain; Kirkham, Harvey, Curtis; Corr, Banks, Balson, Mitten, Pleat,

GRIMSBY TOWN 2.
Macey; Bloomer, Duncliffe; Worthington, Rathbone, Ross; Housley (Davidson), Dates, Hickman, Boylen, Brace.

Scorers:
Exeter Pleat, Banks,
Grimsby: Hickman, Ross.

Attendance; 5,172.

Exeter City face a problem, how to break their disappointing run of home results, They dropped yet another point after two fine away wins. They threw the game away, Grimsby's last minute equaliser was a lucky goal but Exeter should have made sure of the match long before that. They should have had a commanding lead at half time but they missed their chances. City had enough of the play but once again they lacked finishing power, Mike Balson_although he tries hard, is not the answer at centre forward. It was a disappointing performance from Exeter, When John Mitten went off with an ankle injury City lost some cohesion, though Alan Banks had given them the lead following a cross from John Corr in the 35th minute. Grimsby equalised through Hickman after 76 minutes but the game was still not over, Dave Pleat put City in front again seven minutes from the end with a good goal and then in the last minute Ross scored direct from a cross that decieved Peter Shearing completely, Exeter should be doing better at home, particularly against the struggling sides, Grimsby were not a good side but they taught City that a game is never lost until the final whistle,

Match Summary 

City are becoming the Treble Chance punters' favourite for this was our fourth draw in the last five home games and brought the total of draws to eight in 18 games this season-10 draws in 23 games if one includes League Cup ties. Because Grimsby were the underdogs and were playing away from home they took the honours. City should have been able to have clinched victory in the first half when they had much more of the play but could only manage one goal Alan Banks doing his stuff yet again. Unfortunately, however, City missed too many of the chances they created for themselves in this half, and indeed it was not until after Grimsby had shot an equaliser in the last 10 minutes that Dave Pleat was able to obtain a second Exeter goal.
It was then that Grimsby showed that what they lacked in football skill they make up for with tenacity and a deter mination to fight to the last gasp, for far from taking the wind out of their sails our second goal, so soon after they had equalised, only served to spur them on to greater efforts. Our players' complaint that Grimsby's final equaliser scored by Bobby Ross in the last minute of injury time was only a fluke goal sounds like sour grapes. Fluke or not it deprived Exeter of a point, but who would dare deny that fighting Grimsby deserved to share their spoils of an incident-packed game.

TUESDAY 5th NOVEMBER 1968.

PETER BULLOCK LEAVES EXETER CITY.

Exeter City have mutally agreed with 26 year old Peter Bullock to cancel the centre forward's contract as from today. Bullock has left Exeter to return to live in Stoke On Trent, It is understood that the request to leave was made by the player, because neither he nor his wife felt they could settle in Exeter, Bullock signed for the City in July from Colchester United.