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by Owlgull
27 Nov 2024, 09:10
Forum: Matchday Topics
Topic: Torquay United v Weston Super Mare Tuesday 26 Nov KO 19-45
Replies: 84
Views: 64689

Torquay United v Weston Super Mare Tuesday 26 Nov KO 19-45

MoxGull2502 wrote: 27 Nov 2024, 07:45 Does anybody know after the Hasani goal why the ref went over to the Lino on the Popside …. The opposite end to where the goal was scored ?
And then call the 2 captains together for a chat ?
Seemed Bizarre !
I wondered if it was anything to do with the weather conditions affecting the roll of the ball on the pitch. It was torrential rain at that point with rain forecast for the rest of the night.

I thought he might have been warning that if conditions deteriorated any further, he might consider abandoning the game.

It would be interesting to find out what actually was said.
by Owlgull
14 Nov 2024, 21:27
Forum: All things Plainmoor
Topic: Ex-Gull watch
Replies: 1510
Views: 688205

Ex-Gull watch

desperado wrote: 14 Nov 2024, 12:31 Ethon Archer now attracting Championship and League One interest after his impressive start for Cheltenham. The article said other National South clubs were after him but none higher until Cheltenham enquired. Surely we must have offered him something when we re- signed the likes of Tomlinson and Ash ? He didn't sign for Cheltenham until July. Maybe Wotton didn't think he was his kind of player.
Well he is just the sort of player we are missing,
takes on defenders with pace and quick feet and creates chances.
I would think it was highly likely that he was already on a promise from Johnson and Downes subject to Downes confirmation. Whatever Wotton was able to offer wouldn’t compare with the opportunity to play league football.
by Owlgull
28 Oct 2024, 14:00
Forum: All things Plainmoor
Topic: Hornchurch v Torquay Saturday 26th
Replies: 81
Views: 23690

Hornchurch v Torquay Saturday 26th

numpte wrote: 28 Oct 2024, 09:55 People calling for strikers need to look at the opportunities created for the current ones. Not many.


:goodpost:

Post Fixed (SG)
by Owlgull
25 Sep 2024, 13:40
Forum: Matchday Topics
Topic: Torquay United v St Albans F C Saturday 21 Sept KO 3pm
Replies: 115
Views: 49928

Torquay United v St Albans F C Saturday 21 Sept KO 3pm

torregull wrote: 25 Sep 2024, 07:56 Apparently the Referee's Assessor thought the referee had a good game and was laughing at the fans reaction to him at the end.
Says it all….
by Owlgull
29 Aug 2024, 06:41
Forum: All things Plainmoor
Topic: Maidstone “Not Proper Fans”
Replies: 5
Views: 3487

Maidstone “Not Proper Fans”

Abbotgull wrote: 28 Aug 2024, 22:11 I think it is worth putting up anyway since Maidstone are/were expected to be one of our main rivals. Maybe the point about Johnson is to illustrate that maybe Elokobi is starting to lose his grip.
That was my point exactly
by Owlgull
28 Aug 2024, 21:04
Forum: All things Plainmoor
Topic: Maidstone “Not Proper Fans”
Replies: 5
Views: 3487

Maidstone “Not Proper Fans”

Maidstone fans who failed to stay behind and clap the team after another perceived poor performance this time against Hampton and Richmond, have been accused by manager George Elokobi of not being “proper fans”.

One of their fans posted :

George has really lost the plot here

No one was even moaning about him, yet now he's managed to turn a lot of fans against him 3 games into the season.

Even on Saturday games I can't be arsed to hang around and just head for the exit as soon as the whistle goes, to then have George claim people not clapping aren't proper fans is absolutely ridiculous.

Starting a manager against the fans' thing never ends well


Sound familiar? At least Elokobi had the decency to put out a statement apologising for his criticism. Sadly we never received any kind of apology from GJ……
by Owlgull
28 Aug 2024, 07:20
Forum: Matchday Topics
Topic: Chesham United v Torquay United - VNSL game 5 - 26th August 2024
Replies: 97
Views: 40889

Chesham United v Torquay United - VNSL game 5 - 26th August 2024

Wubble U wrote: 28 Aug 2024, 07:17 So far, I've found Mussa a very frustrating player. He obviously has tons of ability and can skip past a couple of players with ease.
However, he seems to me to be only concerned with how he looks, rather than playing the right ball to advance play.
A bit of a show-off, if you will.

He'll dance around with the ball, nice dinks and touches, beat a man, then ignore the opportunity to capitalise by laying it off, and he tries to find someone else to beat or goes for the worldy shot or pass, then lose it easily and we're on the back foot.

Quite rightly he has been relegated to the subs bench since the opening game, and this actually may be the best place he can affect a game from, when we need that bit of flair to try and get back into a game.

At the moment IMO a luxury player, who doesn't match his team-mates' work ethic, but if he can become a more effective team player with coaching over the season, we have a real prospect on our hands.
Accurate summary
by Owlgull
06 Aug 2024, 17:37
Forum: All things Plainmoor
Topic: TUFC Fans Forum - 7pm Monday 5th August @ Plainmoor
Replies: 22
Views: 5329

TUFC Fans Forum - 7pm Monday 5th August @ Plainmoor

Taelee73 wrote: 06 Aug 2024, 17:07 Last seasons wage was a million pounds?!

If so, we can safely say one individual was on a hefty chunk of that, scandalous really. One of the most expensive squads and management and one of the worst sides in our history. Wonder what his brother was on.

Thank goodness we’ve had a total clearance of all that deadwood from the very top to bottom, they should be embarrassed to have been on those salaries in NLS.
The playing bill of almost one million pounds, didn’t include GJ’s wage……
by Owlgull
12 Jul 2024, 15:12
Forum: All things Plainmoor
Topic: Squad 2024/25
Replies: 308
Views: 135971

Squad 2024/25

Tomlinson started the first half of the season well, but seemed to lose confidence and ability as the weeks went on. Without doubt our defence looked a lot weaker once Donnellan stopped playing.

I’m not sure that Tomlinson was able to cope well with the criticism aimed at our defence last season, however justified it was. Hopefully this season he will blossom under the new regime and deliver on the potential he has previously shown.
by Owlgull
28 Jun 2024, 14:22
Forum: All things Plainmoor
Topic: Squad 2024/25
Replies: 308
Views: 135971

Squad 2024/25

leetufc wrote: 28 Jun 2024, 13:39 We don't know that Moxey hasn't already signed and the club have held off announcing it for some reason (potentially to announce this evening) :goodpost:

Also, why should footballers have to make quick decisions and not explore the other options that are out there for them? We have no way of knowing what offer Moxey has been made (it could be a 50% pay cut for all we know) or what his personal circumstances are. Some fans need to realise that these are people as well as footballers, and they should be allowed to make decisions about jobs in the same way I may decide to change my employment for any number of reasons.
by Owlgull
22 Jun 2024, 13:09
Forum: All things Plainmoor
Topic: Season tickets 2024-25
Replies: 23
Views: 10116

Season tickets 2024-25

thebigp1 wrote: 22 Jun 2024, 09:08 Any idea how many season tickets were sold last season?
Bearing in mind the level of secrecy that surrounded all aspects of the club over the past few seasons, I would expect this information to be available to the public after a 20 year time period has elapsed :lol:
by Owlgull
15 Jun 2024, 13:01
Forum: All things Plainmoor
Topic: Ex-Gull watch
Replies: 1510
Views: 688205

Ex-Gull watch

Firstly, I wish every player who has played for us over the last couple of torrid seasons well - yes even Ross Marshall.

I view the coming season with optimism and excitement. Our team last year looked good on paper, but injuries aside, I wonder if those same players, either consciously or unconsciously thought themselves too good for NLS and were completely caught out by the opposition, who week after week demonstrated their passion, desire and commitment to win at all costs. What I saw in those players was totally lacking in our own team who often looked as though they thought that all they had to do was turn up.

Sadly they too often didn’t turn up and we lost regularly to supposedly “inferior “ teams. Well now we have PW who appears to be building a team that will hopefully show that same level of desire and commitment that we played against last year. That, combined with a manager and assistant who are able to coach,organise and inspire a team (and club) towards promotion, and help to restore some pride on and off the pitch.
by Owlgull
13 Jun 2024, 11:35
Forum: All things Plainmoor
Topic: Squad 2024/25
Replies: 308
Views: 135971

Squad 2024/25

Delighted that Brad Ash has re-signed!
by Owlgull
13 Jun 2024, 11:20
Forum: All things Plainmoor
Topic: Squad 2024/25
Replies: 308
Views: 135971

Squad 2024/25

An #incoming to be announced shortly!
by Owlgull
11 Jun 2024, 16:17
Forum: All things Plainmoor
Topic: Squad 2024/25
Replies: 308
Views: 135971

Squad 2024/25

The days seem so dull without an #incoming……. :(