Torquay United Fans Forum

Pearce
O'Connor
Lathrope
Labadie
Poke

yeah, count me in although won't be able to put my predictions in until end of Aug as i'll be away.

we all want what is best for Torquay United, Rene wants what is best for Rene. can we really blame him for that ?? how many of you have been offered a new job, handed in your notice at work, only to withdraw your resignation when you got offered more money to stay ?? it happens.

don't get me wrong, i'm on the "best for TUFC" side of things, and want to see a decision ASAP, but i don't think it's necessary for any nastiness towards him on here. he's done his bit for us, and carried the team on many occasions. He did well for Martin Ling, possibly suiting the type of football Ling played. I think we saw under Knill, he wasn't the big superstar of the team any more, and won't be if he sticks around next season. he's replaceable, even though good strikers are hard to come by in league 2, and we will replace him. Benners barely got a kick of the ball elsewhere, yet most of us would welcome him back because he shows that desire for the team that Rene sometimes lacked. so it's not always about talent (i'm not saying benners lacks talent, i'm just saying you don't get by on that alone).

yes it would be nice to keep him if he wanted to stay, and had the enthusiasm and drive to do his best for us. if that's gone, and it appears to be the case, i wish him well, but he should pick his new club and go.

when my lad was mascot a few seasons back, he picked Danny as his favourite player, for the photos etc. My boy was 7 at the time, but said Dan was really nice to him, and made a point of coming speak to him after the game.

Really nice guy, provided us with some great moments as others have mentioned (including his goal against Plymouth last season - you gotta love anyone who scores against them), and has definitely done his bit for TUFC during his 6 years here. All the best Danny, good luck wherever you go next.

surprised both Oastler and Leadbitter have gone. Disappointed about Oastler, surprised it's both.

whilst i'm not complaining about the decision, i am a little disappointed about the short memory of some people. i've refrained from commenting on Ling and the managerial position until now, as like many others, i just wanted to get to the end of the season and see our league status preserved.

now it's over, i'm going to throw my 2-pennyworth in.

firstly, i'd like to thank Martin Ling for all his efforts from the day he arrived. he was not everyones first choice, and was indeed a surprise appointment. however, we all got behind him and gave him the welcome and support he deserved. let's not forget, he inherited a shambles, a squad decimated by Paul Buckle when he dumped us in favour of bigger and better things, taking the spine of our team with him, and not securing loanees we'd grown to feel were our own. i remember the feeling around the club then, and it was a pretty low time. at that point, no one gave us a chance, it looked for all the world that we were in the deep stuff.

Anyone who says that Ling got lucky in his first season is a moron. He had to rebuild a team, and replace a large chunk of a play-off final reaching squad. He did that, and got us to the play-offs again. i will agree we didn't always set the world alight with our style of play, and lacked a plan-b, which possibly led to us failing at the play-offs with nothing more than a whimper.

he then loses the spine of the team he built, and had to find replacements again. we lost Bobby O, and replaced him with Poke. along the way we lost Robertson and Ellis, and with Saah and Downes, things still didn't look that bad. when Bodin was here on loan, everyone wanted him to stay, but when we paid a lot of money for him and he didn't hit the ground running, all of a sudden it became a bad signing in some eyes. then we lose Eunan..............

i could go on.

however, we have clearly struggled this year, Ling's lack of a plan-b was still a problem, we weren't playing at all well, and when he went off ill, things snowballed. we eventually scraped through, and thanks to the board for acting (a little too late maybe), but eventually making the right decision to bring in Knill and Brass. let's face it, some people weren't thrilled about that, but now everyone wants them on a permanent basis. i'm not saying that would be a bad thing of course, i've been as impressed with them as anyone else, but it's amazing how quickly some people forget, or choose to not remember :}. more importantly though, the players responded. we had to suffer the disappointment of losing loanees soon after bringing them in, just when it looked like they were the extra element we needed. but in the end, our boys dug in and got the results we needed.

i do however agree that the board have made the right decision. i'm not going to bad mouth Ling, i thank him for his efforts, but ultimately, in my eyes, i think coming back after all that has happened would have been wrong for everyone involved. and i'm pleased about the timing, as we can now focus on the important business of getting the right players in (and out) for next season.

i look forward to seeing who comes in to take over, now we can look forward to a fresh start in League 2 next season.

COYY !!

Accrington 1-1 Oxford Utd
Wimbledon 0-2 Fleetwood
Burton Albion 2-1 Gillingham
Cheltenham 1-1 Bradford
Chesterfield 0-1 Exeter
Dag & Red 2-1 York
Northampton 2-0 Barnet
Rochdale 1-1 Plymouth
Rotherham 2-0 Aldershot
Southend 1-0 Morecambe
Wycombe 1-3 Port Vale

Torquay 1-0 Bristol Rovers (ht)
Torquay 1-1 Bristol Rovers (ft)
First Torquay scorer: Jarvis

Aldershot 1-1 Dag & Red
Barnet 1-2 Wycombe
Bradford 1-2 Burton
Bristol R 2-0 Accrington
Exeter 2-1 Cheltenham
Fleetwood 1-1 Chesterfield
Gillingham 2-0 Wimbledon
Oxford 1-0 Rochdale
Plymouth 0-2 Rotherham
Port Vale 3-1 Northampton
York 0-1 Southend

Morecambe 0-1 Torquay (HT)
Morecambe 0-1 Torquay (FT)
First Tqy scorer Benyon

Wimbledon 0-2 Exeter
Burton Albion 3-1 Plymouth
Cheltenham 1-2 Gillingham
Chesterfield 1-1 Bradford
Dag & Red 2-1 Oxford Utd
Northampton 2-0 York
Rochdale 0-2 Port Vale
Rotherham 3-1 Fleetwood
Southend 2-1 Bristol Rovers
Wycombe 2-0 Aldershot

Torquay 1-0 Barnet (HT)
Torquay 2-1 Barnet (FT)
First Tqy scorer: Bodin

Reading 1-2 Southampton 12:45
Stoke 1-1 Aston Villa
Burnley 2-0 Bristol City
Charlton 2-1 Leeds United
Crystal Palace 3-1 Barnsley
Coventry 0-2 Brentford
Doncaster 0-2 Tranmere
Hartlepool 1-1 Bury
Barnet 1-2 Chesterfield
York 0-1 Accrington

Gillingham 1-0 Torquay (HT)
Gillingham 3-1 Torquay (FT)
First Tqy scorer Bodin

Benyon
Saah
Jarvis
Oastler
Poke

Accrington 1-2 Burton Albion
Wimbledon 0-1 Barnet
Aldershot 0-2 Oxford Utd
Cheltenham 1-1 Northampton
Chesterfield 1-0 Port Vale
Dag & Red 2-1 Bristol Rovers
Exeter 3-1 Rochdale
Gillingham 2-1 Rotherham
Morecambe 1-1 Wycombe
York 1-1 Plymouth

Torquay 1-1 Bradford (HT)
Torquay 2-1 Bradford (FT)
First Tqy scorer: Benyon

Blackburn 0-1 Blackpool
Watford 3-0 Burnley
Coventry 1-1 Doncaster
Crawley 1-2 Stevenage
Hartlepool 0-2 MK Dons
Preston 1-0 Portsmouth (5pm k/o)
Port Vale 2-1 Cheltenham
Rochdale 1-0 Aldershot
Rotherham 3-0 Wimbledon
Wycombe 2-1 Accrington

Tqy game 7:45 k/o

Cobblers 0-1 Tqy (HT)
Cobblers 1-1 Tqy (FT)
First Tqy scorer: Howe

Those "Self Service" express tills in supermarkets.

well, more specifically, the muppets that use them, and they come in various guises :-

1. the old Doris who has no idea where she is, let alone how to use the till or where to put the money, so stands there looking around waiting for an attendant to come and help them do it !! please just go to a till, that has an attendant already sat there, ready to help you.

2. the mum with three kids, a buggy and a trolley full of shopping. Really, is the self service express till your best option ?? It is ?? oh ok, we'll all just stand here while your damn kids squabble over who is going to scan which item, and then decide they don't want to bag their item, but run around the f**kin shop with it while the bloody machine sits there refusing to do anything else until said item is put in the sodding bag !

and finally number 3, my favourite, who scans through the shopping, and just puts it on the platform/bagging area - but NOT IN A FRIGGIN' BAG. then they pay, and THEN put the shopping into the bags. For fooks ache.


if you really have to do any of the above, please go to the store at midnight and fill your boots, not midday when the rest of us are popping in to grab a few quick items (hence using the express tills) during their lunch break !! thank you.

Wimbledon 1-3 Morecambe
Barnet 1-2 Cheltenham
Bradford 1-1 Bristol Rovers
Burton Albion 2-0 Wycombe
Chesterfield 2-1 Plymouth
Fleetwood 0-1 Dag & Red
Gillingham 1-0 Accrington
Northampton 1-1 Oxford Utd
Port Vale 3-1 Aldershot
Rochdale 0-0 Southend
Rotherham 1-1 Exeter

Torquay 1-0 York (HT)
Torquay 2-0 York (FT)
First Tqy scorer Labadie