The League Paper

MATT: WE CAN LAST THE PACE

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The Football League Paper Team
20 February 2022

By Dave Flett

SHOOTING FOR SUCCESS: Exeter skipper Matt Jay
PICTURE: PSI/ Nick Phipps

SKIPPER Matt Jay believes Exeter City’s ability to last the distance in every game can finally end their status as League Two’s longest-serving club.
This season is the tenth in a row that the Grecians have plied their trade in English football’s fourth tier and Jay has featured in all but the first of those campaigns.
During that time, the 25-yearold attacking midfielder has seen the likes of Ollie Watkins, Ethan Ampadu, Matt Grimes and Joel Randall all leave St James Park for ...

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