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For ten years Exeter City FC has been proving that a football club owned by its supporters can be successful. This has not been easy, particularly as many of City’s rivals have considerable money available to them which is ploughed in by an owner who all too often can bankrupt the club when they get tired of their plaything; and who very often does not have the interests of ordinary supporters at heart.

Despite often being at a financial disadvantage to their rivals, Exeter City FC has enjoyed some fantastic moments whilst under the ownership of its fans. The famous draw against...

Grecians boss Paul Tisdale was understandably delighted with an away win at npower League Two leaders Gillingham.

In a see-saw fixture, City had to battle back from conceding an early goal to eventually triumph against a Martin Allen side that has been lauded for its resilience this year. And the Exeter manager was pleased with all aspects of the performance, including his players’ liveliness with the ball and their resistance without it.

Tis said: “To go a goal down in the first five minutes and come back as we did – we were really tough, creative and ballsy. A fantastic...

Exeter College power lifter Shachar Head was relieved to be back on British soil and reflecting on an eventful week in Boston, Massachusetts, USA which saw her break three “teenage 2” world powerlifting records and then make a hasty Sunday morning departure to escape the worst ravages of Superstorm Sandy which caused huge devastation along the Eastern Seaboard.

The last months had proved a rollercoaster of hard training, sweat and tears for the Exeter College A level PE, Human Biology and Psychology student, originally from Newton Abbot College, and the hard work proved successful...

It may not have been the same flowing play that had shown a week earlier in Oxford, but Exeter Chiefs were once again triumphant in their latest LV= Cup encounter against the visiting Ospreys, writes Mark Stevens.

The Chiefs moved to top of Pool One – they lead Harlequins on points difference – by overcoming the Welsh region for the second time in the space of a year at Sandy Park.

First half tries from Will Carrick-Smith and Myles Dorrian paved the way for their latest success story, whilst fly-half Henry Slade weighed in with the remainder of their points.

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