Torquay United Fans Forum

Promotion contenders include those who finish the season in the play-off positions.

This season, 7th place will need a lot more than last season's 7th place team who finished with 68 points.

We have as good a chance of beating the top clubs as we have of beating the other teams in the division. We have already beaten Swindon (1-0).
OK we lost at Accrington, Shrewsbury and Southend, but that was last year. And if Bristol Rovers can win at Cheltenham, so can we. We're on a great run, and we are top of the recent form table. If we can maintain our form, we can rightly be regarded as one of the top clubs ourselves. It has already been a successful season, but win the next three games and we could be in the top three. The icing on the cake. Amazing..

I think it kind of depends on whether you think our results have been down to us being on a good run of form, or actually being this good. Given it's been a very long good run, and the style of results (hard fought narrow wins with few goals conceded) I'm inclined to believe the latter, and would be confident we can beat pretty much anyone below us and thus maintain a gap on those outside the playoffs. I don't fancy our chances in getting much from the top four though, most of their budgets and thus squads are (soon to be literally) out of our league, and as such I think automatic promotion or even winning the playoffs is unlikely, but to have had the success we've had was beyond our wildest dreams at the start of the season so making playoffs would be fantastic!

i actually think that it will be Crawley,Swindon and Cheltenam....not shrewsbury who will make autos...Cheltenham are more consistant than Shrewsbury....
I have to say this ...as much as i and all us Torquay fans HATE Steve Evans....he has done an incredible job at Crawley and seems to pick out gems and buys/sells well....yes i know he has a dodgy backer but just check out his transactions....love him or despise him the fat b****** ...he spends wisely imo....

BAck on track....i would have Branston back in a sec over Saah ..just for this season as his legs will be gone by next season :~D

I predict a narrow 7th spot for us...would be ironic if we got Shrewsbury in the PO's if we got to po's !!

With 50pts already, you could argue we only need 6 or 7 wins out of the next 18 games to make the PO's.

72 pts is the norm for 7th spot which we took last year on a below par 68 (69 )

Think Swindon, Shrews and unfortunately Crawley will go up automatically, whilst we have a good team in the 11 players on the pitch, there isnt much backup although sounds like we're going to get some experience come the loan window so you never know.

Bottom line, we've reached 50 pts so anything else is a bonus!!!

I dont see why Saah can not be incorperated into our current winning system, he was with Ellis when the team went on its current run from Wimblendon to Plymouth we he suffered the injury, many fans at the time said, Saah and Ellis were begining to form a very understanding, I see no reason why they can not return to that.

Loggerheads wrote:From a Shrewsbury perspective, confident we can get the 3 points off you when we play you. I think Torquay will do well to get points from the next 9

You may well be right, however if our team continue's its current form through Feb, then there is only one place we are going to end up, thats in the auotmatic promotion places, so keep hoping.

We can all speculate about the points total and everyone would take 7 now but the next 3 games are a test of what this team are: automatic promotion or play-off candidates. Also, can it incorporate Saah into a winning system. All successfull teams have these tests. Lets hope we come through it

Most of you thought the same last season................

From a Shrewsbury perspective, confident we can get the 3 points off you when we play you. I think Torquay will do well to get points from the next 9

with the run of form we're in, everybody in the league will be looking at us and thinking 'if we get a draw in that game, it'd be a good result!'

We should just enjoy the run while it lasts. it'll end eventually, but we have a chance of being in the mix for sure

Andy you're right about tough games coming up. But they will be just as tough for the opposing teams as they will be for our lads. Anyway, whatever happens, exciting times ahead. I'd rather have it this way than being caught up yet again in a nerve-wracking relegation struggle..

I take your point Gullscorer and no disrespect to Ausgull but we are talking two tough away games, Rotherham where we have never won at (Don Valley) and who have a decent if inconsistent team and Cheltenham who are at the top. Throw in Shrewsbury at home who also have a fantastic squad and top 3 aspirations and yet we are expected to beat two of them and draw the other? Yes we are clearly at the top of the form tables but i'm just asking for fans to take a step back for a minute and consider how difficult it will be to get those 7 points against those three teams. Not impossible i know but taking everything into account i think 4 points will be more than acceptable.

I don't think there'll be any pressure on the players, unless they impose it upon themselves. They've already achieved everything we all wanted and expected of them this season. The rest will be pure enjoyment and freedom to express themselves and to let their talents and skills burst out like a rocket as they soar to the top.

I'd be happy with 4 points from those three games. I think we are in danger of expecting too much and putting pressure on the lads. 4 points from those three games, all tough would be a decent return at any stage of the season despite how well we are doing. 7 points would be superb but best case scenario.