Torquay United Fans Forum

stevegull wrote: Care to elaborate on your reasoning gashead, before you inevitably get shouted down?

Behind-the-Gulls wrote:Rumoured that Buckle will be at match tomorrow -commenting for radio.
I'm sure he will get a warm welcome from both sets of fans!
Who will give him most stick-Yellow Army or Gasheads?

Regiment wrote: when they went to the touchline when the score was 3 nil, and said "lets have a word with the Rovers manager" i turned the tv off before he even opened his gob. much as i have no problem with rovers, i was really hoping that was gonna be the final nail in the coffin for that little turd.

so i only saw the first 3 goals, and you had to feel sorry for the keeper, he barely saw any of them on his big day, three quality strikes.

friendlygas wrote:And you have the cheek to criticise Buckle for excuses!!! Don't think you can be unlucky to lose 5-2 or the better team.Yes you can be unlucky to lose 3-2 or 2-1 but I don't think so at 5-2. Sounds like a slaughter but i have to say I am surprised by your recent results as expected you to do better.On saying that those on here who are saying you are relegation material is nonsence.You will finish a comfortable mid table and I personally still think you will push for the play offs and I see us in a similar position.

Awayday wrote:I think 4 or 5 clubs wanted Brano in the end, after last season with us he was highlighted as being a key centre back in League 2, let alone a key player in Torquay. I think money was always one of the reasons for the move and the fact he may have wanted to head North again (a little bit further than the northern realms of Bristol).

Dave_Pougher wrote:
CAN'T TAKE IT EH?

Dosn't supriise me at all, but you'd think though that he'd take time with a genuine supporter with genuine concerns, he's obviously going to tell others so you'd think he'd take time to try and explain his decissions and proposed actions. That way if he wins him over at least the supporter will walk way with the attitude "you know what he's all right." I know he's under pressure but theres no excuse for spending a miniscule of time with those that pay his salary.

ferrarilover wrote: Is it not deeply distressing for you that your expensively assembled squad has played badly in only one match, yet has managed to win just twice in nine? Does this not suggest to you that, perhaps, you might have blown a massive wedge on players who are vastly overpriced and under skilled?

Matt.

Awayday wrote:This is not having a go at you in anyway but at everyone who says "It's still too early to say, it's still the begining of the season".

I say this every season, the points you get at this end of the season are no more or less important as the points you get at the end of the season. If anything they are probably more important now, because the better you are doing the bigger the gate receipts are. If you start off with a few loses then you will lose interest in the fan base.

As a manager he knows what players he has and he has to do the best job he can with what he has. If the players are inconsistant or you have a new team, it is up to the manager to sort them out and get the points on the board. If he can't get the points it has to be done to him and his players, but overall it is the manager who has the last say.

In Buckle's case, most of the new players he has worked with before, so it's not like he is bringing strangers into the club.

Personally, as I have said previously, Buckle isn't a "bad" manager, but he will frustrate you with some of his tactical decisions.

ferrarilover wrote:Remind me '79, is it 15, or 16 new players he's bought in over the summer?

Matt.