Torquay United Fans Forum

UpminsterGull wrote:I reckon about 8,000.
Short notice, cost and not being Wembley means we'll take less than to previous finals.

Villa Park would have been a better choice for League Two play off. More central and better atmosphere with ground more full.

Gulliball wrote:Give Buckle a rise, increase the budget, and improve the ground. If the worst happens, we'll only have to pay 1p for every £ we spend, so this is a great opportunity to spend 100 x more than we're currently able to. With a points deduction we'll find ourselves back in L2 with a clean slate, roughly where we are now, and that's the worst case scenario.

Plymouthgull wrote:Whilst I appreciate that there are serious budget constraints for our club and the possibility that Buckle might go becuae he is ambitious, I would ask those who hold the purse strings to think in the long term. We have a wonderful opportunity to build the club to become an establised Div 1 side, a new stand which will transform the ground and attract new supporters and an exciting young group of talented players. Just possibly, we are on the brink of getting somewhat near to the golden days of the 60's ( no I am not being stupid or wildly over optimistic). We must not throw this opportunity away for the sake of balancing the books in the short term. We threw away the last opportunity in Div 1. Those up the road seem to have built upon their success (as much as I hate to admit it). We must do the same.

happytorq wrote:You still haven't answered my question on the other thread about why I can't see the interviews - geographical restrictions for interviews seem pretty pointless.

Fonda wrote:As for the attendance issue - we are going to have to deal with that whatever League we're in. Better to have a 4,000 sell out against Sheffield Wedenesday than 2,200 against Macc. It'd be frustrating to not be in a position to take better advantage of those big games, but there it wouldn't be an advantage to being in League 2 because of it.

Parry wrote:You'll find supporters like these are the same supporters who slag off the team for 90 mins and constantly shout "sort it out buckle" whilst not acknowledging good performances. The same fans that call for Buckles head after he has lost a couple of games.

AlexGulls wrote:Difference to most teams is our drummer is bloody good on the drum!

Bomber wrote:Whilst there is talk of losing our manager to BRFC, here's a thought for you. How about two ex-BRFC managers coming here with Paul Trollope as manager with Stuart Campbell as player-coach.

I feel Campbell will probably not have a future at the Memorial Stadium, regardless if they appoint Buckle or not, as they wouldn't want their immediate predeccessor in the background.
I feel next season that a non-playing assistant to whoever takes charge will be luxury we might not be able to afford if we don't get promoted, so I wonder could Guy Branston get offered a player-coach role if we are still in League 2 and Buckle is still at the helm. This could explain why he has not been offered a new deal so far.
But, I think the real opportunity for Buckle is here at Plainmoor to lead us to promotion and keep us up in League 1, which is something no TUFC has done since Frank O'Farrell. This would put him in the same bracket as Paul Tisdale, Keith Hill and Eddie Howe, prior to his move to Burnley, in terms of being the top managerial talent in the lower leagues and would go a long way to impressing Chairman of Championship and higher League 1 clubs.

ferrarilover wrote: Yup CATCS and FOTS still there. They do whirlie chopper 101 there too, carnage frequently ensues, as you can imagine. Matt.

BritishGAS wrote:Fletch

Fair play for doing some research. I was going by 2009 when we had the 8th largest average. I apologise for the mistake.
Swindon on the other hand had a brilliant season the year before under Danny Wilson missing out on promotion when they lost to Millwall in the play off final and obviously Swindon fans bought season tickets believing they would have a similar season just gone, that is why crowds were higher. Swindon do not have a larger fan base than Bristol Rovers and are certainly not a bigger club.

BritishGAS wrote:Thanks Sir, Do feel free to spot any other spelling misdemeanors and mark me accordingly!!!

BritishGAS wrote: I dont know why you are making up a bunch of story's. When have Rovers ever begged in the local rag for fans to support them? Despite us being sh*t and a pathetic excuse for a football team last year, and playing in a rugby ground our attendances were about 5th highest in the division.

ferrarilover wrote:I'll have you know, Happy, that I was based in Shrewsbury for a little while, so I have a surprising plethora of local knowledge. Matt.