Torquay United Fans Forum

Vaguely related, but anyone recall a home game against Scunthorpe that was postponed very late around 10-15 years ago? A load of us were sitting upstairs in the old Laces bar, looking a bit lost and pondering what to do with what was left of the day when the peace was broken by an irate man in full ...

(Posted similar last night but I guess it disappeared in the server change - just saying in case it does reappear and I look like an impatient loon who keeps asking the same question...) Re. entry to the Popside via the Gulls Nest: I take it the same policy outlined above applies for evening games, ...

I didn't like Buckle when he arrived and I didn't like him any more when he left. The style of his departure came as no surprise to me and I was amazed that fans can have been so naive about the man to have felt - and continue to feel - so betrayed. Glostergull speculates that Buckle may be a Grecia...

I always think it's a bit unfair to pick on the Dean Mooneys and Lee Andrews types - Andrews in particular gave his all, it's just that he wasn't good enough, whereas there were others in those poor teams who hid and barely pulled their weight, but no one remembers them and they seem to have got awa...

Favourite rather than best: Steve Cooper - Hero from my formative years of support. Had the pleasure of interviewing him for the mag we did in the 2003/4 promotion season and he was an absolute gent - even treated Richard Hughes, Marcus Davies and myself to free food at his pub. Neville Southall - G...

Might well be wrong, but I think there were two trips to Ireland; the first being a one-off visit to Don O'Riordan's old club in Dublin, Cherry Orchard, followed the next year by the tour that included a revisit to Cherry Orchard, a game against Bray Wanderers and another club whose name escapes me....

The boy wants to be a professional journalist. It's bugger all good him turning in a submission which has confused the word 'imperative' with something else entirely and is littered with grammatical errors, because the Editor will laugh at him and give the job to someone else. Totally agree. Would ...

the lame performance and defeat at Colchester when a win would've kept us up was the one that made me most angry, not often I lose my temper at a match, but the display and passion from the team that day made my blood boil, still does! That day changed my whole relationship with football and Torqua...

In al honesty I think the match day experience compares favourably to some other places in the league, I'm thinking... Exeter. Pains me to say this, but I'd have to disagree with that one at least. I live in Exeter, and through some good fortune was in a position to enjoy to some pre-match hospital...

Might be worth trying 'Collectable Adge' in Calstock. He's a programme and football memorabilia dealer who (last I heard, anyway) specialises in match tickets. He's an Argyle fan but always had a good stock of other west country clubs.

It is like Macclesfield last year, like Lincoln in 1987 who dropped like a stone to spare us...in fact the only time they had been bottom of the league that year was the final seconds of the season after Dobson equalised. Barnet in 2001 as well. I vaguely recall they beat Blackpool 7-0 at some poin...

DTG wrote:I have never witnessed such incompetence.

Have you moved back to England then?

Never been to Accrington for football but went through it a couple of years ago on a special excursion train. First thing I saw on the outer edge of town was a 70s/80s estate with windows boarded up and a burned out house. Further along the line a first for me (in this country, anyway): some graffit...

I've supported the club since the dawn of time, through seven world wars etc. etc. and the only player I've ever shouted anything less than encouragement at is Benyon. Chiefly because, Gulls shirt or not, he's a diver and a whinger. I had an outburst at him after one of his dives last night, but oth...

austrianandygull wrote:Ich verstehe nicht Mick! I'm not Australian mate but to all you Devon yokels Ich bin ein Auslander most certainly!

Nein, du bist ein Marmeladinger!