Torquay United Fans Forum

Behind-the-Gulls wrote: 27 Sep 2013, 09:52 The news that members/former members of Wishbone Ash were in dispute over copyright issues got me thinking about other bands/musicians from Torbay who had made it big in the past-or currently. Unfortunately there seems to be very few-despite Muse(Teignmouth),Ben Howard(Totnes),and Joseph Mount/Metronomy(Totnes),doing so well in recent times.There's a fair few who've had a good go at being successful-but none ever seem to quite make the big-time.The Nightporters for instance,are very successful abroad,but not so popular in this country(though they have a solid following),but are now splitting anyway, going the way it seems of a lot of other local bands who can't make a real break through after showing the potential to do so.
Best prospects at the moment seem to be Those Reigning Days,who I've seen a couple of times and seem to me to have what it takes to make it.
There's a few others as well and a half decent local music scene at present with a few venues offering the chance for local bands to make a name for themselves and build a following. To many venues though mainly put on so-called "tribute bands";few of whom are very good, and who of course rely completely on old material, rehashed -rather than original song-writing.
Hopefully Torbay will one day find a Muse or Coldplay though-it would be great for the area and long overdue!

SuperNickyWroe wrote:Ford Fiesta XR2.
fast as f**k.
enough said.

Neal wrote:I DONT CARE IF I GET SLAGGED OFF BUT THAT ANALYSIS OF OUR SQUAD IS RIDICULOUS.

We are adrift at the bottom of league 2 but we have a good team, total rubbish.

Heres a more realistic summing up (in my opinion obviously)

Poke - League 2 level
Rice - League 2 level now
Tonge - League 2 level just - Dont care if he was a regular at Rotherham in the past, he isnt that great with us
Pearce - Very good - league 2 level easily, will probably want to move on if we get relegated, why would he want to stay?
Downes - Very good - league 2 level easily, will probably want to move on if we get relegated, why would he want to stay?
Nico - Conference level now
Cruise - Conference south level
OConnor - Very good - league 2 level easily, will return to parent club
Mansell - Conference level now - Would keep him but on reduced wages
Lathrope - Good league 2 level
Harding - Awfull - Will be here next season becuase his probably on good money and no one will want him
Labadie - Very good - league 2 level easily, will return to parent club
Craig - League 2 level
Bodin - League 2 level. will probably move on becuase I guess on high wages
Chappell - Conference level. overated by alot on here, NO END PRODUCT so no point
Cameron - Awfull -No end product so pointless
Thompson - Conference south
Hawley - Terrible one of the worst players to put on a Torquay shirt. Who cares what he did in the past. Hes our number 9, with a paultry number of goals. will be here next season becuase no one will want him and probably on good money.
Benyon -Conference
Yeoman - Conference south

Now that will provoke some debate, but its what I beleive!