Torquay United Fans Forum

Southampton Gull wrote: ↑20 Mar 2024, 13:41 I know plenty about him as I did my own due diligence when he was interested in buying the club previously. I'm also close friends with someone who knows him personally. If you went purely on what fans say you'd come to the conclusion Mike Bateson was a charlatan when in fact he was the last person who had this club running sustainably at a much higher level than we find ourselves now. Angels don't make personal fortunes. People with questionable scruples do in abundance so we're not looking for an Angel, we're looking for someone with an interest in football and enough money to get us back to where we all think we should be. He's just the sort who could do that. He won't be everyone's cup of tea but I hate tea anyway

TommyGunn wrote: ↑19 Mar 2024, 15:25 A Notice of Intention to put the club into administration was served on 22nd February and a further NOI for another period of 10 business days was lodged on 7th March.
It's all gone very quiet.

wbw wrote: ↑16 Mar 2024, 22:43 Who on earth told you that?

TommyGunn wrote: ↑16 Mar 2024, 11:29
What then will they reduce the squad size to bare bones? Start selling assets like Boots and Laces? Anyone know what to expect?

JimNichol'sdog wrote: ↑13 Mar 2024, 19:55 If Smurthwaite and Masters are the answer to the question, then Torquay United is deep in the s**t.

North Curry House wrote: ↑13 Mar 2024, 13:31

TG, I will accept your apology on this forum once the above is proved to be correct.

Southampton Gull wrote: ↑12 Mar 2024, 12:04 And don't forget the season ticket deal, that was her idea so her responsibility, nobody else's, end of!!

North Curry House wrote: ↑11 Mar 2024, 14:19 Added to that the office staff needs pruning to match our level......ie We have volunteers, NOT paid people. Match day hosts should not be full-time, filling in with nondescript activities to justify their wages.

How we have a media manager and people below him defies belief, we are NOT Arsenal or Man City, we should have ONE doing specific work only. The guy doing the halftime draw is awful - get rid of him! One of the injured players could do that if he was not playing. The girl who is seen taking photos does very little ,- another wage saved. Even the Commercial Manager needs to update her game. All too often we do not have a sponsor, WHY...it is her job to find one for EVERY match. Find someone that is proactive and more appealing. Video analysts, kit man etc should be volunteers. I sincerely hope we cut our cloth accordingly, although I would remain full time.

ANY volunteers please step forward to help the Club. I would help in any way I could.

See you all tomorrow.
COYY.

North Curry House wrote: ↑06 Mar 2024, 13:25 We will give them £25 then. They are not well supported.

GULL 67 wrote: ↑02 Mar 2024, 20:07Talking weird things as friendly as Weymouth were, and I would thank then for their kind gesture, that confiscating the tops of drinks bottles was truelly strange. Was told by the steward that it stopped people using full bottles of drink as weapons???

gullsgullsgulls wrote: ↑03 Mar 2024, 08:49 I presume the club going bust would reflect badly on the Clarke Osborne brand - makes his bullsh*t tale even less believable for the next venture.

Taelee73 wrote: ↑25 Feb 2024, 12:14 Like I said, in Nicholsons days of driving the bus it was 1800. But we had him, the Groundsman and maybe one office worker, plus the bare bones of playing staff

It would be great news if the debt had been written off, but wouldn't Osbourne have made a big deal of doing that? All he's said is he's gifted the club the stadium plans.