Torquay United Fans Forum

Alpine Joe wrote:The Branston situation is one that I find particularly intriguing. Clearly the fans have shown just how highly they rate him by voting him their player of the season. The players in League 2 have shown that they rate him as one of the very best defenders in the League by including him in their Team of the Season.

Of course, that's not to say there isn't some maverick League Two manager out there somewhere who would prefer not to have Branston in his defence.

The interviews/selection process to appoint a new Manager must be well underway, hopefully not far off being completed. No doubt they have been lengthy, thorough & as few stones as possible left untouched. Branston has been in the game long enough & has clearly made a big impression within League 2 circles this Season for everyone to have an opinion on him. I'm sure within the interviews a comment from a Director such as: 'I'm sure you know we have players such as Guy Branston who will be out of contract shortly ?' would provide an illuminating response from any of the 'would be' Managers being interviewed at the time.

If a reply such as 'Branston will be the first one out the door if I'm appointed' should greet the Directors ears, then they may well (between themselves) question whether candidate X is suitable after all. "Jesus... we might just as well appoint Fonda as him & he'd be a darned sight cheaper' would probably be the general consensus.

However there seems to be a growing band of conspiracy theorists who believe that such words would actually be music to the Directors ears (no!..not that Fonda should be the next Manager...but that Branston should be as quietly as possible eased out of the door at Plainmoor, well ahead of next Season) and that any prospective Manager who showed a ready agreement to conspire in Guy's removal would be doing his chances no harm at all regarding securing the Managers job for himself.

hector wrote: Branston is quite a genuine bloke, as Jake Robinson. I doubt either of them are going to lie on such a public forum as Twitter.

regiment wrote:just throwing out an idea here :-

it's reported on "twitter" that players haven't been offered contracts/not been contacted by club etc etc.

has anyone considered this might not be true ?!?!?? much easier for players on their way out to let the fans believe it's the club's fault, and nothing to do with the players themselves asking for too much ??

not saying that's whats happening, but who knows ??

i am optimistic it's going to be a busy week in TQ1 this week, so we're gonna have plenty to discuss in the coming days.

Fonda wrote:I'd be very surprised if our directors decide on the new manager on the basis of whether said manager will keep or discard Guy Branston. In fact, i'd find it very surprising if any consideration was given to that issue at Interview at all. When they've made their choice, and put their faith in someone, they'll let him decide what to do in terms of contract offers.

DavetheRave wrote:Panic about your spelling of panic!

hector wrote: Is Bevan out of contract as well?

The directors surely can see that those 11 players would not be competitive in this division. Branston and Stanley have both expressed an inclination towards us and it is folly to let that opportunity go, regardless of who a new manager is.

By the time a new manager is in, 5 weeks will have passed that our rivals are building their squads...even if that is our rivals in a potential relegation battle. Branston and Stanley are both key players who would make relegation a less likely scenario. It is almost neglectful to let that fester on. Get them bloody signed!