Torquay United Fans Forum

standupsitdown wrote: ↑27 Mar 2017, 09:33 We have a month to save Torquay United.

History shows that once the likes of GI get their hands on a football ground there is a very high risk that a promised new ground won’t be built. A new ground may or not be helpful in the long term but if GI get the freehold of Plainmoor we can expect to be homeless soon and the club dead soon after.

The future of our club rests with the council and mayor. We need a concerted campaign so that they can see strength of feeling to save Plainmoor. They must understand that if they sell the land they are signing the club’s death warrant – the end of more than 100 years of history.

Talk of a phoenix club is irrelevant without Plainmoor. Anything other than a regional league club wouldn’t be viable.

Relegation would play into GI’s hands. The players are putting up a fight on the pitch. Fans need to do the same off it. Forget talk of boycotts for now, we must get behind the team.

We need all fans to understand the gravity of the situation and to take action. We need the media to publicise what is going on and ensure the council understands the consequences of agreeing to sell.

So what is to be done? Some suggestions -

Turn up in numbers for the remaining home & away games and support the players with passion for 90 minutes.
A concerted campaign of publicity and action.
Get media coverage – Herald Express, Western Morning News. Local radio & TV.
Get a ‘SAVE PLAINMOOR Save Torquay United’ banner made (as a focal point for publicity).
Distribute leaflets explaining the true situation and urging people to contact councillors.
Another petition – a paper one to be signed at matches and in the town.
Demonstrate outside the Town Hall (with publicity).
Talk to the Football Supporters' Federation.

Can the Trust coordinate a campaign?
Some funds will be needed. Does the Trust’s constitution allow them to spend funds on this sort of thing?

Living in Essex I’m limited in what I can do but I’m coming down for the Chester game and am willing to pay for and help hand out say 1500 leaflets on Saturday if someone can organise printing locally.
I'm involved with the FSF and am happy to talk to them.

If we don’t organise now and fight to save Torquay United we will be accepting that this is the end of professional football in Torquay.

Yorkieandy wrote: ↑23 Mar 2017, 22:05 A nice fast one and to the tune of one of fave Gulls chants ever. The Elliot Benyon boy from up the road tune.

They stole our club and we want it back, GI , GI
They stole our club and we want it back, GI, GI
They stole our club and we want it back
Osborne's lying and Harrop's fat
The Torquay fans will never give in til the end!

Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah

MF68 wrote: ↑23 Mar 2017, 20:32 In addition to filling the family stand what about trying to get all the TUFC fans at the Ellacombe End whether it is Family Stand, Bristows or Popside.
And stay there after the game. Wd 20 stewards remove 1000 people?

Dutchgull wrote: ↑11 Mar 2017, 17:02 Danny Racchi was so good on the radio. Talks so much sense.

SenorDingDong wrote: ↑07 Mar 2017, 18:45 If we're not going to spend to sustain our National League status what makes anyone think that GI will support the club rebuilding in the Conference South where we will struggle to maintain our professional status and crowds will likely collapse further? Sustainable or not, if GI aren't going to spend now or at least roll the dice then this is very indicative of how they're going to run us. It'll cost them more in the long run to get back up from the South than throwing £30/40k at the playing squad now.

If they let us drop down into the South without any action it's clear their long game is to con the council out of the freehold, not to build a stadium with a sustainable healthy anchor tenant.