Torquay United Fans Forum

You lot have riled a Woking fan here re the Stevenage thing... most older Woking fans are still bitter about what Stevenage did to us that season, it was, and ever since, has been our only real chance of promotion to the FL. In a nutshell, you were bottom of the FL, and if Stevenage won the league that season , you would have been saved due to the fact they spent all their money on players, whilst we did the right thing, and spent the money on getting our ground so as to satisfy the FL ground standards . If we won the league, we would have replaced you, so they said to Torquay , give us £50k and we won't sell our best striker ( Barry Hayles ) which would mean Stevenage would win the league, as he was scoring buckets. They didn't sell him as Torquay reported Stevenage's shithousery, so they won the league by 2 points , which meant we couldn't get promoted and Torquay remained a FL club. Total shitbags, which we can never, ever forget, and clubs like them and Southend deserve some due karma, although Stevenage haven't got their comeupence yet
Anyway, I read your traumas with interest, and Woking fans love Torquay; loved our recent rivalry, and really hope you survive to stay in the NL and Southend get done for their behaviour. TBH you weren't any worse than us in the matches this season, you deserved your point at Woking and we caught you on the hop in bad form at your place. That Jarvis gave us hell in our home game , so you need to keep him really.
On the GJ thing, and complete impartiality from afar here, you all know what it takes to get out of the NLS, and GJ is your best chance. The absolute necessary criteria is AN EXPERIENCED MANAGER , we had one with Alan Dowson who got the job done in the end , but you pipped us with GJ at the helm, he needs to stay on to be able to sort out your predicament. He is more than capable , has done it before, and will do it again. Maidstone won't be a threat and Yeovil are in a right mess , that's why Darren Sarll left them, he could see the state they were in. All the other clubs are pretty mickey mouse TBH, and I will be lumping on large on Skybet for a straight return for Torquay in 2024 . Be loyal , be strong , and support your manager. I still have issues with that Hartlepool game, and I have felt so sorry for you ever since , the ref was a proper disgrace that day and saw things that no-one else saw, you were that close, so I can understand why you are all so very pissed off, as everything seems to have conspired against you over the last few years. You are a proper club, with proper fans , you can do this next year, and Woking fans will be cheering you on