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God help us if any of these no necks sign on - we need a couple of QUALITY players.

oasisgas - Zebroski is under contract, so is our player. Two days after the play off final Zebroski gave a radio interview stating that he thought with two additions "we" presumably Torquay could be challenging for promotion this year.
It doesn't seem in dispute that Buckle has been trying to sign Zebroski - but cannot get him as you have not met our valuation. Again nothing wrong with that.
But anyone suggesting that this transfer request citing a totally absurd reason has nothing to do with paul Buckle is being naive in the extreme.
Buckle is an arsehole - you are welcome to him. The bloke has absolutely no class whatsoever.

At least we have got Mcphee as a replacement for Zebroski - now where did I put the knife block!

Another typical ploy from Mr Arsehole himself Paul **** McBuckle. Unfortunately the game against Bristol Rovers will be an embarassment as we are going to get a right royal shellacking. In fact I can see us losing around 8-0.
A major loss - he probably is irreplacable. I would be seriously worried about giving Ling any money to spend.
Hate to say it but we are looking in disarray at the moment.

happytorq - why shouldn't I say what I feel is right?
Presumably the board employed Ling for some good reason, perhaps one being that he knew what he was doing or perhpas that he convinced them he could bring some decent players in.
i happen to think that Zebroski and Stanley are excellent players - however one has gone and the other appears to be on his way out.
As far as Mcphee is concerned I am quite happy to believe the evidence of my own eyes and that he is a terribly limited footballer. Granted he has scored goals at non league level but he is 28 now and presumably hasn't made it at League level for a reason ie he isn't good enough.
Even more worrying are the managers comments that he doesn't know where to play him.
As for the Newcastle lad - well i havn't seen him but my worry would be that he has not even been on loan at a league club, which might well tell a story ie no league club actually wanted him. Too inexperienced to be anything other than squad fodder at the moment.
Oastler and Stevens - not impressed by either, neither up to regular league 2 standard.
So I am not impressed with anything Ling has done so far.
If has been muted our next signing is Saah - my question is the same if he is so good why is he at a non league club and as he is available he doesn't seem to have loads of league clubs after him. Given that he is a "managers favourite" I guess he will be a first choice - that means that Robbo or Ellis is going to have to make way and they are two of his better players.
I would say that we have the following players who are capable of holding down a regular first team place.

Ellis
Robertson
Mansell
Nicholson
O'Kane
Zebroski (in the unlikely event that he stays)

So realistically thats only five playes on the books that are good enough to play regular league 2 football. Kee has ability but is far too fat so I have not included him.
Ling just has to add some quality and hasn't done that so far.
Everyone should take a reality check and realise that we could be in alot of trouble this year.

200k minimum or tell Buckle to go and feck himself. I appreciate that Zebroski is out of contract next year but at some point players might be more valuable to the team than any transfer fee. I mean lets be honest what is relegation going to cost us at the end of the season.
We are shorn of quality. Ling is signing absolute dross. Can we really afford to let Zebroski go? - especially when we have bugger all else on offer.

Good player in his time but that time has gone. I am afraid this would be another awful signing. The standard of player we are going for is quite astonishing. There is not one player so far who looks capable of holding down a regular place in a league two team, which is really worrying. This is going to be a desperate season.

Fantastic - well done - good egg - does he know any good footballers? - if so perhaps he could point them in the direction of our new manager to stop him signing shite.

You are all in denial. One of the WORST players ever to wear the tufc shirt. Mansell was here in that season but he did not morph into a bad player overnight.
Mcphee is a terrible footballer. Sorry but thats the truth. Its nothing personal but the likes of Mcphee,Maclin,Rowe-Turner,Stevens - it has the look of relegation written all over it.
Great if Mcphee proves me wrong - but he won't - he is awful. Sorry but there it is.
Nonsense about being a Bristol Rovers fan won't alter a reality check. i hate Buckle but he has signed decent pleyers.
I havn't seen the other player obviously but hasn't he been out with a back injury for a year and has not played for anybody.
Are these two signings seriously going to improve the quality of the squad? - its bloody doubtful I'd say.

Mcphees a central midfielder - This is a joke signing. Can't believe it.

It wouldn't be quite so worrying if the manager did not appear to talk complete shite everytime he opened his mouth.

I have not got anything against Oastler - I have never seen him do anything though. Apparently he came on in the play off final but not sure where he was hiding on the field.
So we have nearly signed Oastler, we have nearly signed Stevens, we have signed Exeters youth team coach as assistant manager and we are signing Russell who accoring to Ling "knows the score" and it all depends whether the "budget can stretch to it"
Ling apparently wants two players who can play at right back - by my calculations he has Mansell,Robertson and Oastler (maybe) so that will be three.
The players that we have already got here will apparently be getting more of a go next year so we should see the likes of Rowe-Turner,Macklin,Halpin (and even the young boy Ellis) in the first team regularly.
Meanwhile Ling seems to think he is playing championship manager and you do seem to wonder whether the blokes got any plan whatsoever. Even more worryingly, you seem to wonder if he ever expected to get the job in the first place.
What would be nice would be the signing of a couple (even one perhaps) players who can actually hold down a regular first team place and improve on what we have got already - and that should not be to taxing surely.

How do you know he has shown loyalty - we are probably the only club who wanted him.

Judging by the astonishing lack of activity you would be forgiven for thinking that Ling has got his finger up his own arsehole

Yes things are looking up - we have almost signed Stevens. I mean you could not make this up could you. The clue might be why Buckle hasn't signed Stevens or Oastler? - because he doesn't want either of them.
Anyway no apparently the "player coach" seems to have broken down. What a joke.