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Not sure what I was worrying about back when I wrote this as have totally been proved wrong so far, 5 games into March's busy calender, 4 wins and 1 draw!!! Not bad for a team which is the 'smallest' league club in the West Country haha!!

Taking into account the League 2 play-off final date of 27 May and the 93-day rule, we will hopefully have our new loanee forward on board for Gillingham (a) on 25 Feb.

I seem to remember earlier in the season TA refusing to go to concentrate on sealing his place in the team. Surely there's even more incentive not to go now.

Martin Ling did make it clear when he kept Nathan Craig, that it was more as an extended trial rather than as a player to go straight into our first team set up.

If you go down to the bottom 3 paragraph's of this linked article it is all there, I really dont think we will see him in the squad just yet.

http://www.torquayunited.com/page/News/ ... 14,00.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Just a note on the Taiwo call up, note it is only in the pre released 30 man team so may get dropped before that game

relax Bixie we still got our secret weapon CMP

at least with bookings being reset we shouldn't have to worry about suspensions, unless rene wants Easter off too of course?!!

the possible tai situation sounds worrying this week tho, if renes knock seems an ongoing problem?

Agreed. I would of thought he'd of got on ahead of Yeoman personally. Though maybe he's still a week or two away from getting up to speed with things.

Spot on Gulliball. That is why i was surprised that Nathan Craig wasn't on the bench yesterday, just if we needed to throw him on for 10 minutes to spice up the attack.

We're probably at the limit now to be honest. Our bench yesterday was weak, when McPhee and Rowe-Turner are the two most attacking players you have to change a game, it should be a sign that a new face or two is necessary. It's not like we have an injury crisis either, Howe was the only player missing yesterday. Lose another one or two and Rowe-Turner would be starting up front with McPhee with Spear and someone else on the bench. We have a run of tough fixtures this month too, so we need someone soon. If Atieno goes to Kenya before Howe is fit we have no striker at the club. It would be a crying shame to get into such a good position and blow it for the sake of a loanee or ideally two.

kittiwake wrote:Looks like Taiwo has been called up to the Kenyan squad later this month!

http://www.futaa.com/football/article/t ... tars-squad" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Taiwo Atieno, who turns out for English fifth tier side Torquay United, gets a call-up

Ling has had to contend with a small squad since day one and has dealt phenomenally well with the absences of key players like Howe, Mansell, Bodin and Lathrope at various stages through the season thus far. So no offence tufcsi but we'll manage like we have done all season. I'm sure Martin and the players are used to it by now. Obviously if we get really unlucky and get two or three players sent off or injured then yes it will become an issue but for now everybody knows what they are doing, everybody is happy what they are doing and the team is working just fine.

kittiwake wrote:Looks like Taiwo has been called up to the Kenyan squad later this month!

http://www.futaa.com/football/article/t ... tars-squad" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

That says they need to report for training on the 13th February which is Monday...So if that is correct then he will miss the next few games starting with Cheltenham..

Looks like Taiwo has been called up to the Kenyan squad later this month!

http://www.futaa.com/football/article/t ... tars-squad" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;