Torquay United Fans Forum

grockle wrote: ↑30 Dec 2018, 05:03 Can someone explain why 2 blocks of seating are allocated to clubs bringing less than 100 supporters to the game. It seems excessive when the club is struggling to get everybody seated before the game starts. I was sat in my allocated seat in Bristow's on Saturday, 5 mins before kick off a steward, with 16 on her vest, was stood at the top of the stairs telling all new arrivals to sit where ever they liked. So much for the new policy.

Teigngull wrote: ↑27 Dec 2018, 10:17 I can see both sides of the arguement, fortunately there is a simple solution(s).
I think the club could be wise & allocate a block of seating that is only available to book online , cleverly suggested by brucie. This way EVERYBODY (Inc the plastic police) know where they stand.
Also it MUST BE MADE CLEAR that ALL TICKETS MUST BE RETAINED FOR CHECKING AT ANY TIME (Inc season tickets holders).
Or even simpler, make it clear that if you book online, all purchasers MUST'VE CLAIMED their chosen seat 15 minutes before Kick off.
Every paying customer should be treated with the respect & appreciation they deserve regardless of how, where & when they purchase their ticket.
TUFC should ensure that EVERY member of staff, paid, full time , part time , voluntary, is 101% briefed & clear in the club policy on seating arrangements in Bristows bench, this way there should be no or, at very least, minimal aggravation / issues with seating EVERYBODY ?
If we want to portray our selves as a professional football club then it should start at the very top right down to the guys/girls who sweep the terraces, ignoring the issue or making it up as you go along is not acceptable or good enough.
We've seen major improvements on the playing side with proper footballing people put in place & on the administration side vast improvement has been made by weeding out the weak links that were hampering the progress & success our loyal fans deserve.
We can all accept mistakes are made but if they're constantly repeated then heads need to roll, we're in the entertainment business & the paying customer is key, treat them with contempt & they will disappear for a long long time.
Down to you now TUFC.


Sorry for the constant use of CAPS but I wanted to get my point across c!early.

forevertufc wrote: ↑15 Dec 2018, 14:10




I'm no expert but what I do know is the [highlight=yellow]bank of England make forecasts based on assumptions of what they think (not know) is going to happen, the Bank England are not deliberately lying to anyone, but you can have best or worst case scenarios based on whatever narrative that suits after all[/highlight], the bank of England don't appear to have a single forecast right since Hovis invented bread.


Mark Carney warned in 2016 a leave vote would cause a technical recession in the UK. Didn't happen.

Then earlier this year, the same Mark carney admitted his pre referendum predictions were all wrong. No shit, thankfully must didn't believe you then and don't now, as project fear, no surprise now the date looms large has turned into project hysteria.

Arelbee wrote: ↑12 Dec 2018, 19:54 Comparing the brexit complexity to the restaging of a football match is just so way off the mark it’s frightening. In truth, a high proportion of people who voted did not understand the implications of their vote due to the complexity of all of this. Now that the reality is to some degree known, I believe we SHOULD ask the question again - but only when we have agreement as to the options and they have been explained clearly.

I appreciate that if the decision reversed there would be many millions of leavers disappointed but if more information fundamentally changed the minds of enough people to reverse the decision, then that would feel like democracy.

To use the football analogy I would say it is more like being asked do you want to back your football team to win, only then to find out later that actually they will be playing a rugby match!

Southampton Gull wrote: ↑04 Dec 2018, 20:07 She's definitely not genuine. Genuine people don't shaft the people they work for.