WE WILL respect Exeter City; they started the game very well at our place earlier in the season and were rather unfortunate to find themsleves two goals down at the break.

They are a hard-working side who have a decent home record, so we will have to make sure that we are ready for the fight.

Exeter need the points to aid their own battle against the drop, whilst we are determined to bounce back in the right way from the disappointment of Tuesday evening's defeat at Southend United.

We want to finish as high up the table as we can. There can be no room for complacency - I want to see total effort from everyone in order to keep their shirt.

We can't change what happened at Southend on Tuesday, but what we can do is learn from it both individually and collectively and look to get back on track at Exeter.

I would like to praise those 107 supporters who were present at Roots Hall and give my thanks and appreciation to those who will be making the equally long trip down to Devon.

CHRIS HUTCHINGS