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by gullsgullsgulls
24 Mar 2024, 09:02
Forum: All things Plainmoor
Topic: Staying Up - Relegation Battle
Replies: 206
Views: 56084

Staying Up - Relegation Battle

standupsitdown wrote: 24 Mar 2024, 08:47 Yesterday’s results have made a huge difference to our chances of staying up.
Thanks to late goals elsewhere we were the only one of the bottom teams to win.
Welling are back in trouble and Hemel aren’t safe either.
With 7 teams still at risk of joining Dover & Havant in the bottom 4, it would seem that about 50 points will be enough for safety.
We need 2 more wins from 7 games, 5 of which are teams in the bottom half of the table.
If it wasn’t for the 10 point deduction we’d be 9 points below the play offs, roughly where we’ve been for some time.
So we are a mid-table team and should be better than those at the bottom.
I’m far more optimistic than I was before yesterday.
Quite remarkable how the last 5 mins played out yesterday across the main rivals’ games. Probably as good a set of results as we could have asked for.
by gullsgullsgulls
23 Mar 2024, 19:46
Forum: Matchday Topics
Topic: Torquay United v Hampton & Richmond Borough Sat23rd (Devon Day)
Replies: 116
Views: 29982

Torquay United v Hamptom & Richmond Borough Sat23rd (Devon Day)

Minneapolisgull wrote: 23 Mar 2024, 19:25 GullsGullsGulls Cannot recall reading your CO and GJ out comments and Give us club back drivel! When we were one kick away from returning to football league!
Maybe you could repost to remind me?
Great result today should go some way to securing our place in this league next year. If we still have a club.
Dave I appreciate your comment. at least it has an opinion with some thought. Which is more than can said for some of the other comments.
Afterall is supposed be a Torquay Fans forum.
Personally, as much as CO was invested in Torquay for one thing. I would still rather have his money and not be in the mess we are in at the moment.
I’m not entirely sure what point you are trying to make. I think most fans were content with CO and GJ whilst things were going well on the pitch. Similarly most fans lost patience with both over the subsequent couple of years. That’s called being a football supporter - opinions are allowed to change!

I don’t think I ever used the phrase ‘give us our club back’, but given CO decided to drop the club in the sh*t (and let’s be clear, he did it because of losing his stadium plans not because of the fans), I do believe we are better off without.

For the record, my post did give an opinion, that your post was completely unhelpful, which I stand by.
by gullsgullsgulls
23 Mar 2024, 07:00
Forum: Matchday Topics
Topic: Torquay United v Hampton & Richmond Borough Sat23rd (Devon Day)
Replies: 116
Views: 29982

Torquay United v Hamptom & Richmond Borough Sat23rd (Devon Day)

Minneapolisgull wrote: 22 Mar 2024, 23:06 For all those a few weeks ago waxing lyrical with happiness that they finally got there club back with CO pulling the plug.
This is that club looks like without CO money! bearly existing heading full steam into oblivion.We still await our Torquay night in shinning Armour with pots of money..... More chance of lord Lucan coming in with a bid.
As we stagger from one disastrous result to another at least we have our club back......
Torquay 1-3 Hampton Richmond
Because things were great on and off the pitch during his reign……

Award for the most helpful comment of the season goes to you.
by gullsgullsgulls
22 Mar 2024, 07:00
Forum: All things Plainmoor
Topic: Potential Buyers
Replies: 626
Views: 134505

Potential Buyers

There is no doubt his track record is pretty appalling. Threatening to put Port Vale into administration solely to help negotiate a better sale price is grim.

That being said, if (and it remains a massive if) he is the only thing stopping TUFC from going bust, then I don’t see there is much point focussing on that.

We need to make the best of the situation, and starting with a witch-hunt is not going to help the club!
by gullsgullsgulls
19 Mar 2024, 21:33
Forum: All things Plainmoor
Topic: Staying Up - Relegation Battle
Replies: 206
Views: 56084

Staying Up - Relegation Battle

standupsitdown wrote: 19 Mar 2024, 09:27 Important match tonight, Truro v Eastbourne (at Gloucester).

Given that Truro have the same points as us but 5 games in hand I think we want them to win.
If Eastbourne win they'd only be a point behind us.

Of course if we don't gain at least 6 and probably about 9 points, then there's not much point at looking as other results as we'd be very likely to go down.
Truro’s game was abandoned tonight due to a player requiring an ambulance. Obviously hope he is ok as it sounded serious.

That being said, Truro really needed to get this game played tonight as they are facing a major backlog as for Taunton.
by gullsgullsgulls
19 Mar 2024, 06:39
Forum: All things Plainmoor
Topic: Ex-Gull watch
Replies: 1375
Views: 440613

Ex-Gull watch

MellowYellow wrote: 12 Mar 2024, 23:07 Klaidi Lolos - remember him: the subbed sub. Good to see him score to put Crawley level in their 2-1 win over Notts County. A regular in the side and second top goalscorer it goes to show there is life after Torquay United.
Klaidi Lolos scored for the third successive game last night for Crawley.
by gullsgullsgulls
17 Mar 2024, 08:36
Forum: Matchday Topics
Topic: Tonbridge Angels v Torquay United, March 16 3pm
Replies: 119
Views: 25318

Tonbridge Angels v Torquay United, March 16 3pm

standupsitdown wrote: 17 Mar 2024, 08:21 More or less the same players were in a play off position for the first half of the season.
Since Christmas we have achieved relegation results.
What has changed?
Our luck ran out/teams stopped giving us undue respect.

A combination of picking up points in earlier games where we were totally outplayed, and a very close league gave us a false sense of security.
by gullsgullsgulls
16 Mar 2024, 16:45
Forum: Matchday Topics
Topic: Tonbridge Angels v Torquay United, March 16 3pm
Replies: 119
Views: 25318

Tonbridge Angels v Torquay United, March 16 3pm

UnitedinDevon wrote: 16 Mar 2024, 16:43 Can hear someone giving it to George Edwards - good on them
:goodpost:
by gullsgullsgulls
16 Mar 2024, 15:13
Forum: All things Plainmoor
Topic: Ex-Gull watch
Replies: 1375
Views: 440613

Ex-Gull watch

Dillon De Silva popped up to score for Wealdstone in the NL.
by gullsgullsgulls
09 Mar 2024, 21:21
Forum: All things Plainmoor
Topic: George Edwards OUT
Replies: 20
Views: 5314

George Edwards OUT

He ceased to be director of four GI companies just two days before the announcement that Osborne had cut his losses.

My guess is GE was tasked with getting the council on board and when that failed he got the chop.