Midfielder Ed Francis has given his thoughts as the Grecians prepare for their first pre-season encounter of the season at Weston-super-Mare on Saturday afternoon.
City make the annual trip to the Somerset coast well prepared after important summer preparation, and it will also be the first run out for some of the new signings who have joined the club in recent weeks.
"Football without fans isn't really football so it's always nice to get back out and play in front of the support," Ed said
"It should be a really good game. I watched the fixture last year and it was a really good game, a very technical game, and they are a good side. It'll be competitive - I know it's a friendly but we want to go there and win, we're here to win and we want to build a winning culture as a group - that's what the gaffer want to instil in us.
"We have thinkgs we want to work on but of course want to go there and win."
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