Torquay United Fans Forum

Southampton Gull wrote: ↑22 Feb 2024, 20:14 I think the council have looked after us as best they could given the current financial climate. They weren't duped by Osborne so fair play to them I say.

Any genuine owner would, if the pay off is the issue, put him on gardening leave and bring in a young untested but ambitious replacement, willing to work on the cheap on return for the opportunity and a play-offs financial bonus. Such an owner would see that whilst high risk, there's nothing to lose...

Whilst Torquay sit in 11th position in the National League South, we are BOTTOM of the form table. https://www.flashscore.co.uk/standings/pWjnhkSP/dGUPTtJe/#/dGUPTtJe/form/overall/5 We all know this is unacceptable and no one can understand why the club is not taking direct action. Lost for words. ...

Agreed. Ridiculous to suggest TUST are at any fault. They are very clear they cannot take over the running of the club. Osborne won't engage with them so what actually do you want them to do? They are there to hopefully help ensure the best possible Plan B outcome whoenever this house of cards event...

Absolute screamer but you have to question how he got so free of the midfield to have so much space to strike from.

Pathetic performance from us. Outwitted, outfought, outmuscled. We played like a bunch of softies and St Albans should have had at least 6. Only one side in it and Boys v Men , another **** Saturday show. Credit to SA who deserved their win they are a footballing side and we continue to play Hoofba...

Cheddargull wrote: ↑30 Jan 2024, 14:26 DCC aren't key players in anything. Torbay is a unitary authority.

They have a financial interest in the Bristows Bench facilities as Culmstock said? I don't know if this is true but if it is then Osborne would need to factor them into his plan.

DCC will form part of CO's plan though, most likely with them acquiring the ground - he absolutely has his eyes on far more lucrative land, rumoured that the College have some control over. He isn't doing all this to build on the Plainmoor hallowed turf that's for sure. I've no idea who 'owns' DCC b...

If nothing is happening then Osborne will certainly stop putting additional funds in the club and no doubt seek to recover funds which will almost certainly result in liquidation. That is certainly something to worry about. For those of us suspecting there is no 'good' ending here this may actually...

:goodpost: So being a true supporter means paying hard earned money to be subjected to sub standard football from a manager who has completely given up and a club ownership with nefarious motives. That's not being a true supporter, that's being a mug. Supporters who care see the writing on the wall ...

Today for the first time in over 30 years supporting TUFC I couldn't even be bothered to turn on the radio comms, let alone go to the game. As someone who has quite literally planned their life around the fixture list in those 30 years it's struck me that this quite probably is the lowest point of m...

I'm a gambling man and my personal bet is that this ends in tears, with CO etc exiting with boosted bank accounts.

Only time will tell and hopefully I'm wrong but sadly we are now in the hands of a property developer and Torbay Council.

Personally, and politics is hugely personal and not a place for a football forum, I feel that concern for TUFC is one of the few positives of Kevin. I believe he's a Coventry fan so familiar with rogue owners and so empathise with our plight. TUFC is the only possibly reason I'd vote for him, I can'...

Our non existent striker means we're set up to fail from the start. I feel sorry for the defence, taking a lot of the stick but bring totally exposed all game. The striker loanees we've had have been woeful. The injury situation is now so repetitive that it can no longer be put down to bad luck. Wit...

Totally lightweight up front. Yet more kids in the eternal revolving loanee cycle. We may as well play our own youngsters on the off chance one turns out to be a gem.