Torquay United Fans Forum

gullintwoplaces wrote: 13 Jan 2018, 17:21 I think that is what he wants to do. Our job as fans is to do whatever is necessary to try to prevent this happening. He must not get away with this without a fight.

Glostergull wrote: 13 Jan 2018, 17:04 it's all part of the 5-year plan. run the club into the ground. keep your distance so you cant hear or see the fans, and when the club is done for. wind it up and put in a bid to buy the ground and put houses and flats on it

DB57 wrote: 12 Jan 2018, 18:59 Well Ive supported Torquay for nearly 60 years and to call our fans fickle is is an unjust insult in my opinion.We' not had much to shout about especially over the last few years but our support at home, and particularly away has held up remarkably well. And, apart from a small minority, we do not take the first opportunity to turn against our own players however poor they may be.
If you want fickle, go to some of the Premier League clubs and see the droves of supporters leaving the ground as soon as soon as thing start going against them.
So, in my humble opinion, Torquay fans are not fickle and I'm sorry if my opinon upsets you but there it is!

Jeff wrote: 12 Jan 2018, 18:11

I’d be quite happy to see Dulwich get promoted, even if it’s just on the basis of their kit colours. Although they’ve had enough near misses recently to deserve the chance to go up.

On the subject of NLS grounds difficult to get to, I think Concord Rangers must top the lot! Although potential challengers to Dulwich for promotion Leiston would also be an horrendous journey for Gulls fans from far and wide

merse btpir wrote: 12 Jan 2018, 17:41 yet I spent north of £40 on food and drink;

DevonYellow wrote: 12 Jan 2018, 17:55 I think it's massively unfair to label the whole fan base as fickle. Yes there is a proportion who will quickly find something else to do when we are struggling but our attendances are remarkably good when you consider how much shite we have been forced to suffer over the past few years!

merse btpir wrote: 12 Jan 2018, 17:41 I wouldn't take it as read that Billericay will win the league just because of their inordinately bigger playing budget (rumoured to be in excess of £35,000 per week compared to Hamlet's newly pruned £5000 per week.........the wheels could come off the Billericay bus anytime with such extravagant funding and more than likely will.

I've seen Glenn Tamplin described as a 'steel magnate' but having known of him for nearly thirty years I can tell you he is a steel (scaffolding and RSJs; beams and posts) stockholder but more significantly has made a lot of money from property speculation and development.

He is quite genuine but a fruit loop ~ OCD, born again Christian and habitual social evangelist. He 'co-manages' the side becasue he can't let himself just be the owner; he has a fine manager in Harry Wheeler but has to be in the technical area putting in his two penneth worth. His previous manager Craig Edwards (as old school as they come) was having none of that and walked out a fortnight after Glenn walked in.....no falling out; just wasn't having it!

Hamlet are in trouble throught their developer/ground owners blackmailinig the local authority ~ LB of Soutwark ~ into dropping affordable housing quotas on the planned for re-development of their ground by starving the club they agreed to fund as leverage to get the property deal (familiar one that eh?) and appearing to force them into closure.

The public have responded witha loud rasberry and are supporting them with some fantastic attendances, generous donations towards the weeky costs and the team are bloody good anyway.

That is Gavin Tomlin once of Torquay United in their squad, as a somewhat verteran his pitch time is limited but he remains one of the very best of many good players in that league which sees only the champions go up automatically and one from the next six from the play-offs.....significatly Hamlet have been in those play-offs for the past four seasons without making that final push. Las season I followed then to Bognor Regis for the final where they 'never turned' up as the saying goes.

If we have to go down; then playing at Champion Hill would be the highlight of my season...a super club; a wonderful day out and last week my son and I sat on the halfway line for a fiver yet I spent north of £40 on food and drink; not leaving the ground until an hour and a half after the final whistle having got their two hours befiore. Thai curries, quality burgers, the finest of fine ale and nice comfy leather settees in the clubhouse ~ and it was still packed when we left!