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Well said Andy.

It's posts like these which make up for the endless "Top 5..." threads and bi-weekly hissy fits! :na:

I know we're all f*cked off tonight and we should spare a thought for many of the returning Gulls on their way back to Devon having seen another performance that could only have been from the Benny Hill show. They have paid their money and been deflated yet again but i reckon many of them will dust themselves down and go again at Plainmoor on saturday even though they probably expect another inept performance followed by defeat.

We have a points cushion from the bottom 2 and although it is gradually diminishing, we can look to be positive and with a few strong decisions by the board we can secure our league status. We have some bloody good players at Torquay and most of them have been way, way below what is expected of them this season but the talent is still in there and we can only hope that a new bloke comes in and gets another 20% out of them. If we can do that we will be fine.

We all have our views on who is to blame and this that an t'other but let's get our heads around that the season starts now and get behind the lads and give support in EVERY game. There is absolutely nothing we can do about what happens on the pitch and if a player is playing sh*t then there isn't much point in having a go. I'll be spending nearly £200 on tuesday going down to the Wycombe game and i do it because i want to support my club. I know we will play like Spongebob and get beat but i'm going anyway.

There are games left, we have a points cushion, let's do this together.

[quote="dannyrvtufc4life"]I agree RR, everyone needs to be behind the boys and support them through the whole 90 minutes and I'll be doing that again from the pop as I do every week. Leave the moaning and groaning in the pub, at half time, after the game and on the forums (this is also what I do every week!). I think every fan does this, we've just seen a lot of moaning recently, due to the recent terrible performances.[/quote]

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[quote="ROADRUNNER"]i see what your saying forever but ive seen far worse seasons than this and managers survive, but this is one bad season out of the last 5, i know people want success we all do but turning your back on the team isnt going to help, this team needs all the support it can get, some come on get behind the gulls! YELLOW ARMY![/quote]

You are pretty much correct in what you say there RR but for me it is just the way things have been conducted and handled which annoys the fans who for the most part are reasonable and so long as they know whats going on they can take things into account and feel like it's all under control. This hasn't been happening and it feels like i'm being lied to.

Another interesting aspect is the way i felt under Buckle in our first season when we avoided relegation in our first season back. We didn't play dross football that year, we played some good stuff and i remember when we beat Grimsby 3-0 near the end of the season at Blundell Park in the sunshine, we were safe and it was like a new beginning had started and the euphoria we all felt was amazing. That was a near relegation season and a long one but i enjoyed it.

Under Ling it feels dead, barren, lost, aimless, confused, all words i would attribute to his management this season and the performances in games. If we are to be in a relegation battle then i can deal with that but why do i feel that if this were the case, we just wouldn't get out of it and we'd go down with a wimper having not at least tried things a bit different. Comparing us struggling under Buckle and under Ling is interesting. At least under Buckle we had energy and life. I am so worried that i sound off at Ling and others and it makes me look like a dick, i just don't trust him to keep us up if we got roped in and that would be disastrous for me. So it's not about the fact that we are spolit with success these last 5 years it's about we have played some truly bad football that cannot possibly get us out of a hole that others are battling to get out of should we end up down there and others saying wait and see and be patient are a little naieve as very soon we won't have that luxury.

yep agreed, see you there mate.

I agree RR, everyone needs to be behind the boys and support them through the whole 90 minutes and I'll be doing that again from the pop as I do every week. Leave the moaning and groaning in the pub, at half time, after the game and on the forums (this is also what I do every week!). I think every fan does this, we've just seen a lot of moaning recently, due to the recent terrible performances.

well said that man!

I agree in return R-D, the team needs to secure another 13-15 points this season for safety that should not be a problem, however the team does need fans on side. As others have said go along to the game support the team, and leave our frustrations, moans and groans for Boots/Laces and fans sites.

i see what your saying forever but ive seen far worse seasons than this and managers survive, but this is one bad season out of the last 5, i know people want success we all do but turning your back on the team isnt going to help, this team needs all the support it can get, some come on get behind the gulls! YELLOW ARMY!

It is part and parcel of football ROADRUNNER, was listening to 606 on the way home last week, heard all about Chelsea fans demonstrating against their current manager before the game even began, and calling for Roman.A, the man who spent how many millions of his own money to pack his bags and leave. And it was not just Chelsea fans either.

This was going to be a season that promised so much and to this point has delivered nothing, the expectation levels around the club have risen massively, and so they bleedin should have, after two promotion near misses. yes that may well have been achieved off a middle 8 budget, however some people at and around the club can not have their cake and eat it. because things have not quite gone to plan this time round, we can not turn around and say, we are a small club with little money what do you expect.

Talk from the manager was about getting an extra 10 % out of the players allready at the club and new players coming in to improve the squad, talk also was going for promotion, yet here we are in Febuary and those famous old words "never again spring to mind" As we are not safe by no means. So the reaction of many fans is understandable.

That said, despite how some post, we on this site are all true fans, and I, as normal will be on the popside tommorrow supporting the team like I allways have. COYY.. :scarf:

nice to see we are behind the team eh!,bloody hell arent we suppose to support our team through thick and thin, im presume some of you must have seen dave webbs team of the 80s, this is nowhere near so bad, the players need your support, look at the pasty men and the gas, near the bottom but the fans stick by them, real supporters, i can only begin to wonder how martin ling is feeling now if he reads this, come on get behind your team, it saddens me to see so call supporters getting at the club like this. :slap: :slap:

Had we signed a decent loan player I would have gone tomorrow but not going now - whats the point in shelling out the best part of £70 to watch this dross. Supporting the team won't make a jot of difference, we are not good enough.

Lets also remember we've lost just twice at Plainmoor all season, so we must be doing something right. I'm confident we'll win one of these next two.

Moaning tomorrow is certainly not the answer, im hoping for some loud support for the players we have!

3 points tomorrow will be a massive lift, theres not been a game at Plainmoor for a while so get your arses there!!

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So are you if you've eaten a burger! :na: