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Was good video I didn't know how to attach it, was lovely to meet you in person x

Great little video,

sure many on here will recognise those pictured

I am personally in touch with Alan have emailed him what he thinks we should do, yeah on other forum too

laura twitchin wrote: 16 Feb 2019, 13:01 Thank you for your kind words, the date you posted this it was dad's birthday. There's a video on my Facebook of 9th of February, I don't know maybe should fight for more I gave up a bit as Torquay made it hard to get suite.

Don't give up Laura, Patrick & yourself should be very proud of your Dad, as I am of mine, not everybody has a Dad who is a local legend in so many hearts & minds.
I don't know if you have but it may be worth PMing Merse & try & get to talk to him, he knows the club inside out, having once worked for them, he may be able to unlock the ' blind alley ' the club is obviously pushing you into.
A different mind set is always good & personally I have had some good information & enlightening messages from Merse, he's a good bloke no matter what others say on this forum, & will always be on the side of your family make no bones about that.
Have you joined his excellent ' BEYOND THE PENN INN ROUNDABOUT ' forum ? If not do so , that's another way forward to get his undived attention.
Good luck & keep fighting, & a special well done for getting what you have managed to so far.
Gav Rackley
Teignmouth.

Thank you for your kind words, the date you posted this it was dad's birthday. There's a video on my Facebook of 9th of February, I don't know maybe should fight for more I gave up a bit as Torquay made it hard to get suite.

Nothing would be enough for Twitches memorial in my eyes Laura.
Such a dedicated true professional, Ian's attitude & efforts puts the loyalty of today's players to shame.
Bob (my Dad, 78 ) is as bandy legged as your Dad was & is on sticks so it might be a struggle to get up any steps/stairs, but we'll do our utmost to show our faces.
It'll be nice for Dad to have a chat with your family & reminisce, as he was an ex pro himself, he new Twitch very well with his connections with ECFC, TUFC & being a Teignmouth lad himself of course not forgetting Teignmouth AFC, the Alex Legett, Paul Cayless, Colin Gray, Andy Sprague etc etc era.

Lovely be nice to meet you they have given dad a suite. Please come to the seagulls nest and then you can see it, it's not enough really but at least he has something at Torquay.

laura twitchin wrote: 12 Jan 2019, 16:03 I am proud to announce that dad's permanent memorial for torquay united will be a match day on the 9th of February 3 o'clock kick off at plainmoor. Myself and all family will be there and would appreciate anyone that would like to come to support us in celebrating dad's football career

Wouldn't miss it for the world Laura.
Hope everything with your family is ok.
Best wishes.
Bob Rackley & son

I am proud to announce that dad's permanent memorial for torquay united will be a match day on the 9th of February 3 o'clock kick off at plainmoor. Myself and all family will be there and would appreciate anyone that would like to come to support us in celebrating dad's football career

I am Ian Twitchin daughter I have merse backup, the amount of people that attended my father funeral has made me even more determined he deserves a premenant memorial. Pat Kruse is in Australia but has contacted my mum and family. It's a hard time at the moment but I going to try to get something for my dad being loyal to tufc.my dad flowers were in colour of spurs and Torquay United, his old boots on coffin loyal till end. Please help with any suggestions as I don't have a clue my dad was my hero and I loved his stories, even if I heard them twenty times. My dad is buried at teignmouth cemerety and mum lives in bungalow next door, so we got him close. Also Dave rudge hasn't moved away I saw him at funeral as anyone got contact details for him please. The only person we can't find us Willy brown I just hope he knows

In reply to westyorkshiregull about Ben Murphy the first time I met him was when I was in the second year ( 2c ) at Torquay G.S. Murphy arrived at lunchtime with a couple of mates as a first year during the first day of a new school year and went to every second year class asking to fight anyone who would take him on.

No one in the second year would accept his challenge so later that week he fought a fourth year chap known as Drac or Dracula and hammered him in front of the whole school . After that having set his marker down nobody gave him any grief during his school days.

Already a TUFC fan I always followed his progress with the club and was pleased an old boy made the first team for a few games but at school I avoided any set twos with him !

Thank you all dearly, I will start my fight after Christmas, we buried my dad yesterday ian Twitchin. Was an amazing turn out as for john Turner he was there so very much still with us. Lawerence, Peter coffill,Colin Lee , Steve morrel, Dave rudge are the few I saw. The church didn't have enough seats think this shows how much he deserves permanent memorial x merry Christmas to you all x

Trojan 67 wrote: 16 Dec 2017, 10:21 Stefano remembers well as he should do. Indeed, at the beginning of this week, a former Torquay United player of Twitch's time at Plainmoor told me that Ian signed on as a full pro.

John Knapman was an excellent player. Several more players spring to mind of a past Western League time - Fred Binney, Ben Murphy, Russell Peterson, Steve Feasby, Lenny Jackson, Terry Price, Tommy Trankle . . .

BEN MURPHY !!!!

used to be a comedian on the club circuit and used to see him twice a year in Cornwall. Had many chats with him and so many stories. Fantastic comidian and entertainer.
Not sure if he does it now, this was around 1988 to about 1998.

Stefano remembers well as he should do. Indeed, at the beginning of this week, a former Torquay United player of Twitch's time at Plainmoor told me that Ian signed on as a full pro.

John Knapman was an excellent player. Several more players spring to mind of a past Western League time - Fred Binney, Ben Murphy, Russell Peterson, Steve Feasby, Lenny Jackson, Terry Price, Tommy Trankle . . .

One hundred per cent support from me on this. Trojan is correct in mentioning other true club legends who also would deserve to be recognised - Don Mills, Sam Collins, Robin Stubbs etc - but Twitch has the edge over all of them. He is a local Teignmouth boy and was a one club man with his local professional club. He started on the books of the club as a schoolboy in his early teens. Went through the hard knocks of the nursery club Newton Abbot Spurs in the South Devon League and South Western League. Trained as an amateur on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and in his mid-teens established himself as a permanent fixture in the reserve team in the Western League. During that time he captained Devon Youth and played for the Devon senior team when still a youth player. He also played for England Amateur Youth (alongside another Torquay reserve team player of that time John Knapman). Twitch then went on to join Torquay United - a leading 3rd Division club - as a professional (contrary to what was reported in the Herald Express earlier in the week Twitch was not an apprentice professional at the club - the two apprentices at that time were Phil Sandercock and Stuart McGowan - he went straight from amateur to full time professional). He made his Football League debut in 1969/70 season while still a youth team member (Bob gray and Phil Sandercock also made their first team debuts from the youth team that season) and then went on to notch up over 400 appearances.

Always delightful pleasant company off the pitch and an inspiration on it, if anybody deserves a permanent memorial of some kind at Plainmoor then it is our local club legend Ian Twitchin.