Exeter City had 'KFC and Subway' before Carlisle United win after M6 traffic problems

They say athletes need the right food to be ready to perform at their best, but it was not the case for the Grecians.

The Grecians were made worse by bad traffic on the M6 motorway, which made it difficult for them to get to Brunton Park in time for the game.

We trained for 45 minutes at the FA and then sat in the worst amount of traffic I have seen in a long time.

We only had one driver and we had to stop for another 45 minutes just south of Preston, which was not what the guys were meant to eat the night before a game.

'We saw things at Charnock Richard services which we probably didn't expect to see'

Despite the less-than-ideal preparation, City produced one of their best away displays of the season, capped off with Padraig Amond's 89th-minute winner which saw Exeter stay second in League Two.

It is an awful long time to be on a coach.

We will probably come all the way up in one bounce and try to do a bit of training up here because you can't predict the traffic on that M6 north of Potters.

It was not just the traffic that was unpredictable, but also some of the people they came across when they stopped for food.

We saw things at Charnock Richard services which we probably didn't expect to see and probably never want to see again.

There were coachloads of people on their way back from the National and we saw some sights at Charnock Richard services which enhanced the team spirit.

It is five minutes from my house, so I could have gone home for tea.