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I have no idea if he even wants to stay, what salary he was on, or wants, or if he's still at odds with Nicholson.
I only saw him play the last two home games, but it's obvious if he's in the mood over the course of a season, he will score 20 goals for us.
What is the general consensus about him ? Is he worth the baggage ?
It's been mentioned that these forums are monitored by the club, so I'm hoping discussion here can have some tiny influence on the outcome.
Without knowing the ins and outs, I hope he stays.
Lee

Ok, my bad.
Certainly wouldn't want any forums to be shut down.
Just didn't seem the ground was only 60% full,I won't argue with official figures.

It's been bugging me most of this evening, as a plastic supporter who was at the game.
And has since enjoyed rewatching the goals and looking at all the photos, I just can't believe that attendance as being correct.
There must of been 150 to 250 empty seats for the NF supporters, I guess somewhere between 500 to 750 more spaces in the Away end. The Pop side looked pretty full, maybe 250 needed, and the Family stand about the same, 250. All together maybe 1,500 short of capacity. That still leaves me with an attendance closer to 5000.
There are far more important things going on, and I'm sure no one cares, but like I say, it's been bugging me.
Oh and yes for Kev still being here next season. With hopefully 7 or 8 of the squad from Saturday.

When we equalised, think a Torquay player tried to get the ball back from behind the net, some sort of rumpus between him and an extremely overweight away supporter, didn't see how the net was damaged. But was quite fun to watch the stewards struggling to throw (well maybe escort) the Braintree guy out. He was a big boy.

Fantastic game, huge stress levels involved for all.
A word about the crowd, rightly or wrongly they let everyone know their support for Kevin Nicholson.
Even GI can't have mistaken it.

Afraid being a Torquay supporter has become an unhappy experience, it's difficult not to be angry.
we have 1400 -1600 true supporters who turn up through thick and thin, yet seem unable to do anything other than watch the club we love slowly fade away.
In my time following the club (1989-onwards) a promotion was always quickly followed by relegation. We'd have a season watching a new star (Rodney Jack etc) knowing they'd be sold. A couple of games a season would experience a fantastic crowd either home or away. And that was ok.
Good cup runs meant the expectation of a big club one day. And within the last 20 years, we finally have a pitch and ground to be proud of. (Not a money making concert venue, I know)
And now, just apathy, people trying to fleece the club, sell the club, no players, no cup runs, dwindling fed up supporters, differing views, we hear and don't hear so many things, I don't know who the hell to believe ? Does anyone ?
Torquay Utd gets under your skin, to watch this decline is hard to take.



Now just apathy.

Err "fit for football" good luck with that one ?
Seem to remember we had the odd season as a league club, yes maybe you'll get there before we do again.
Using Ben Gerring as an emotional attack ? Is that the best you can do ?
That's like saying the only time you'd be seen dead at Plainmoor is if you had to share grounds...............oh.

No Plainmoor isn't the Camp Nou, but it is a neat and tidy stadium fit for league football.
Unlike yours. Go back to your own forum.

With all the doom and gloom just wanted to lighten the mood.
With The Walking Deads Andrew Lincoln turning up at St James to watch city on Saturday,
i was wondering who, if any, famous surporters we have had at Plainmoor ?
I seem to remember Julie Goodyear was a friend of Fash ? And walked round the pitch to the original chants of "get your t*ts out" :no:
Please tell me that isn't it !

Again I do not know any of the requirements needed, but wouldn't be hard to find out.
I am guessing minimum pitch size, hard standing, the means to keep spectators safe and away from the pitch, toilets and changing facilities, flood lights.
Drive past Torquay Academy, they have a brand new pitch with drainage, and 4g too.
I don't know the costings involved, or the permission needed, but yes it can be done.
Where there's a will, there's a way.

There are places to start again,
Torquay Boys Grammar has the space, there is already a 3G pitch for the training, I don't know anything about the legalities of such a move if tufc had to start from scratch, but I guess it should be noted.

Hello all,
Nothing spectacular to report, only that I chatted to Nicho today in the gym, nice guy, and as well as being a professional, he is a genuine tufc supporter as well. You could see the highs and lows in his face as he recounted how he felt when they pulled it back to 3-3.
Chatted a little about how pleased he was to see the numbers that turned up, and how the players are young and need the experience of playing to be able to get themselves in the right positions/the right passes at the right time. You just can't replicate that in training.
All in all I was grateful he stopped to chat, and he comes across as a passionate football man, no hidden sides to him.
I did ask about signing players/a certain recent player.............just the slightest of chances, but a chance nonetheless.