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Ricky Charlesworth

Exeter boss makes "Moneyball" movie quip as League Two side set new club record

Exeter City continued their outstanding run of form over the weekend - and it has led to their manager making a tongue-in-cheek reference to a Hollywood film.

The League Two side overcame Carlisle United with a 2-1 win on Saturday.

It not only lifted Matt Taylor's side up to second in the standings but increased their unbeaten run in all competitions to a whopping 20 games.

That is the longest run of its kind in English football at present. It is already a club record and Taylor has even compared it to the famous film Moneyball .

The 2011 film, starring Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill, is based on the book by Michael Lewis about the Oakland Athletics baseball team.

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General manager Billy Beane, played by Pitt, uses computer-based methods to spring surprise results and eventually leads Oakland on a 20-game winning run.

Whilst Exeter's current run has not been 20 wins on the spin, Taylor still believes it deserves plenty of recognition.

Speaking after the win over Keith Millen's side at the weekend, Taylor said: "It is important that the players get recognition as we are quick to ask for more when we don’t perform, but 20 games is an incredible achievement for the group of players,

"The film Moneyball, that was about a 20-game run by the baseball team, that's incredible and they made a film about it.

"I'm not saying they'll make a film about our 20 games, but just to give it the recognition that it deserves because everyone's trying to beat each other.

"In all those 20 games we were never that far ahead.

"We've never been that much better than any opposition, which makes it even more difficult.

“To get to 20 games is an incredible achievement for the group of players and five wins on the bounce is the same in such a competitive league, and you've seen the reasons why it is so difficult today.

“We were not at our best and didn’t quite create enough and put them under pressure for a long period, but the sending off has a big impact on the way they set up and we set up. We had to be patient and work the ball and pleased we made an impact off the bench.

“They made it difficult. There are expectations now with this run and something we haven’t to deal with but there is never a banker in League Two and you have to keep to the principles. We lacked quality at times but broke them down.”

Taylor's side will now be hoping to make it 21 not out when they travel to Colchester United on Tuesday night.

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