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The date 08/05/04 is nostagically etched in my mind as the happiest I've had as a Torquay fan. Only in the context of the attractive football served up over that and the previous season can the 500+ mile journey of 2000+ Torquay fans on that day be justified.

Without reliving all of the day's events, it was truly surreal seeing us secure automatic promotion for the first time in forty odd years on an afternoon when the Yellow Army in Southend's Universal Cycle Stand was also treated to the experience of a Cheeky Girls' performance and Arjan van Heusden in his pants!

Leroy has his detractors for what came after that success, and the quality of unused subs Canoville and Fowler on the final day show he was blessed with talent in his playing squad. To this day, though, I thank him and his team for that season, and for his post-match words: 'Torquay United might be a small club, but we're a club with a big heart.'

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Makes this season feel even worse.

bo**ocks.

Guess what happened 10 years ago today?

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(A few days later...)

That's the story of our existence, look where they are, look where we are!

[quote="Gulliball"]10 years ago today:

[b]Hull 0-1 Torquay[/b]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/3482191.stm

Hull keeper Boaz Myhill was on top form but could not prevent a Torquay win that sees the Tigers slip to second in the Division Three table.
David Graham headed goalwards and Martin Gritton reacted quickest to convert from six yards.

Myhill continually denied Torquay, who should have added to their tally but for some woeful finishing.

Matt Hockley hit the post from long-range and Gritton wasted a glorious chance to net his second.

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Hull: Myhill, Thelwell, Joseph, Delaney, Holt, Green, Marshall, Hinds, Elliott, Walters, Burgess. Subs: Musselwhite, Forrester, France, Melton, Peat.

Torquay: Dearden, McGlinchey, Woods, Taylor, Canoville, Fowler, Hockley, Russell, Hill, Graham, Kuffour. Subs: Van Heusden, Gritton, Bedeau, Woozley, Hazell.

Referee: M Ryan (Lancashire)

Hull went on to finish 2nd, one place ahead of us, as both sides went up automatically. So that's Swansea and Hull we beat away from home in our magical 2003/04 season that are now Premiership sides.[/quote]

nice.

and I think the word bo**ocks sums it up nicely as to where we all are now.

10 years ago today:

[b]Hull 0-1 Torquay[/b]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/3482191.stm

Hull keeper Boaz Myhill was on top form but could not prevent a Torquay win that sees the Tigers slip to second in the Division Three table.
David Graham headed goalwards and Martin Gritton reacted quickest to convert from six yards.

Myhill continually denied Torquay, who should have added to their tally but for some woeful finishing.

Matt Hockley hit the post from long-range and Gritton wasted a glorious chance to net his second.

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Hull: Myhill, Thelwell, Joseph, Delaney, Holt, Green, Marshall, Hinds, Elliott, Walters, Burgess. Subs: Musselwhite, Forrester, France, Melton, Peat.

Torquay: Dearden, McGlinchey, Woods, Taylor, Canoville, Fowler, Hockley, Russell, Hill, Graham, Kuffour. Subs: Van Heusden, Gritton, Bedeau, Woozley, Hazell.

Referee: M Ryan (Lancashire)

Hull went on to finish 2nd, one place ahead of us, as both sides went up automatically. So that's Swansea and Hull we beat away from home in our magical 2003/04 season that are now Premiership sides.

[quote="nickfrench82"]Don't tell me you were able to crack my code Matt?[/quote]

I was. Went on a day trip to Bletchley Park last year and haven't been able to stop since.

Matt.

Great day, my boy was 11 and picked to take a penalty against the Swan at half time and was taken on to the pitch just before. He stood by the TQY dug out and being 11 stood with a broad grin straight in front of Leroy, " Hi Leroy" he said as he was trying to watch the action. lol

Think we were second in the league after that match, ironically the highest place (I think) that season.

Don't tell me you were able to crack my code Matt?

Yaaaay, I've disabled my swear filter.

I remember this day, drove up to the ground wearing no TUFC colours at all having only decided to make the trip at 11am, had an absolutely great afternoon and then got verbally abused by a TUFC fan(I know exactly who he is and remember him to this day) as being a sheep s**ging, taff w**ker, and to f**k off back to the sheep, as I was returning to my car.

Nice bloke...

Great game though!

Thanks for sharing those memories, I went to the forgotten play-off final first leg away to Swansea, don't have lot memories, other than the coach getting a rough ride on the way in, having a cordoned off area around the away turnstile, and what seem to be a delay in giving our late goal.

I remember it well, one of the best days out in that wonder season! I remember every single Torquay fan going absolutely mental when super Joe Kuffour smashed the winner home. Great times.