Torquay United Fans Forum

Bigman wrote:I can't stand by and have Jean Pierre Simb attacked. Sure he had the finishing ability of Gary Neville with his laces tied together, and the only goal he scored was an open goal that he nearly missed, but for his enthusiasm, occassional touches of brilliance, and above all that box-to-box dribble to set up Eifion Williams' first goal I think we should exclude him from the worst 11 players to EVER play for Torquay. For strikers I think Richardson, Donaldson, Sissoko and IMO Logan get the nod ahead of him.

He did incidentally score another goal in a charity/testimonial match when the 4 foot tall Hearald Express sports writer hoofed a clearance into his face. He didn't celebrate that one quite so much.

yellowforever wrote:If mereiles is who I think it was, he wasn't that bad, didn't really adapt to the pace of this league i think, but had a bit of class about him. Ran the show against Exeter though in the pre-season game, thought we had unearthed a gem.

ferrarilover wrote:Eerm, sorry guys, isn't Tony Pulis the Stoke manager?

Matt.

Staffsgull1 wrote:I remember the Mansfield game, Priso was particularly inept, but I was also at the terrible Barnsley game and we were so depleted that our centre back partnership that day was Matt Hockley and Brian mcglinchey. Anthony Pulis was subbed after about 30 minutes, and I'll never understand how he stayed on the pitch so long.

The same season we played Tranmere away and remember that being as bad, we were missing Alex Russell and had the most anonymous Midfield which i've just looked up as Boardley, Woodman and Gosling. Other slightly older players worth a mention are full backs Dudley Lewis and Sean Hankin, the mysterious Alan Hay, goalkeeper Mathew Lowe, centreforward John Muir, and then there were the likes of Ollie Morah, Bruno Merellies, Osvaldo Lopes that disappeared without trace very quickly.

exilegull wrote:A few comments on other names
Alan connell - really worst ever? Thought the guy was decent, scored double figures in a poor side in an injury hit season.
Mamadou sow - never got fit or adapted to league 2 but does anybody remember us beat shrewsbury 2-1 at plainmoor for or first win of 05/06? The guy was awesome for 45 mins before being subbed at half time.
Lee Andrews - controversial here. With the ball at his feet granted he made branno look like pele but actually in a very poor side I thought he was a solid defensive right back and was especially good at covering agaisnt breaks when we were on the attack. Would take him over Anthony Lloyd every time.
Carl priso - how would anybody know? He could have been romario with a gammy toe

tommyg wrote:Do share Jeffrey. Could Hargreaves be in Ireland getting his coaching badges?

tommyg wrote:I don't advise reading through this as it will make you feel even more depressed:

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Underwhelming and uninspiring appointment. Sacked by Cambridge and failed to get the Grimsby job. I'll still support him but he has a big job on his hands. If O'Kane and Zebs go then I really do fear for our future.

andygull wrote:
Cheers MKGULL. I would probably though on the face of it rather have an inexperienced guy ( a lot of you wanted Forster ) than a guy like Ling who IS experienced but has failed at our level and below.

andygull wrote:With respect Miltonkeynesgull, what would have been wrong with Hargreaves and Russell, despite inexperience.