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brucie wrote: ↑03 Dec 2023, 13:59 Rumour is Donellan wants out thats why he hasnt featured. Dont know whether thats correct.

There were rumours earlier that Da Silva had fallen out with Johnson and had been side lined. Turned out he was injured.

Chalupnicsak has already left the club.

Torquay 1. Tonbridge 1

Eastbourne 2 Torquay 0

Dartford 1 Torquay 2

leetufc wrote: ↑23 Nov 2023, 00:49 I live in Preston which I would consider local and Plainmoor is a pain of a location. I have to drive and parking is poor, its not on a good bus route and a long walk from the nearest train station.

No. 12 bus from Preston to Fleet Walk then 35A from Fleet Walk to the Union pub seems pretty good to me.

Taelee73 wrote: ↑20 Nov 2023, 07:38 Dilapidated?

The whole ground has been redeveloped in the last 30 odd years. Bristows Bench is 10 years old and cost what, £2 million? Deluded, do you even know what facilities are beneath that stand, probably not. Spires already use some of those facilities.

As I said, just a rumour. But more feasible than building over Plainmoor.

It may not be dilapidated now but if was given to the Spires Academy it would soon become that. I can't see Torbay Council or the school forking out to demolish the stands just so the kids don't have to hike up to Quinta to play rounders.

happytorq wrote: ↑20 Nov 2023, 15:51 If anything, the club might have better luck with increasing revenue by building a decent training area that it owns and can then rent out to the community *before* any grand attempt at "New Plainmoor"

I actually think this is a more feasible alternative to a new stadium. It would presumably be lower cost and less likely to come up against nimby opposition from people objecting to living next to a football stadium. Also building it 'out of town' shouldn't present any problem if it has adequate car parking. One thing I like about Plainmoor is the nearby pubs which you wouldn't get if a new stadium was situated on the outskirts of Torbay/Teignbridge.

The Eternal Optimist wrote: ↑19 Nov 2023, 17:25 Don't write us off yet for the title. You don't have to look at the Premiership for an example of a runaway club losing it in the end. It was only a couple of seasons ago that Torquay were twelve points ahead in Feb / March and we still missed out on automatic promotion. It's a long way to go to the end of the season, and anything can happen. I wouldn't bet on Yeovil yet.

But then Sutton had a lot of games in hand over us, at present Yeovil lead us by 13 points after playing the same number of games. Unless we can cut out the inconsistency we are not going to be able to take advantage if Yeovil have a blip.

Lovett in goal, Dolan returns Archer cup tied.

Three Bridges were knocked out in the 2nd qualifying round of this season's FA Trophy. I would imagine if Archer played in the competition he would be cup tied.

North Curry House wrote: ↑15 Nov 2023, 15:00 On the other hand we have to play our new additions to cover for the "crocks".

Have to do without Ethon Archer, he's cup tied.

H&W 1 Torquay 3

We may be crap but Havant are worse.

To be honest it looked like game over when Dolan came off immediately after the first goal.