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Thanks Dave,

The big fella certainly had a wicked sense of humour !

Hi all

I just wanted to let you know of the sad passing of my friend David Sampson a supporter for over 50 years.

Dave was one of my closest friends since our schooldays together back in the early 1970's

Affectionately known as "Big Dave" if anybody saw us standing together that would appear obvious. In fact his him Mum called us Laurel & Hardy !

We stood on the popside or in the mini stand if United were trying to attack that end in the 70s and early 80s.

During those years we would travel the country on the supporters coach to those exotic northern towns such as Workington, Carlisle and Darlington . Happy days !

After that we moved over to the Enclosure so we could give the linesmen and the best policeman ever at Plainmoor Neil Stanlake some stick ......and we did LOL !!

During the building of Bristow's Bench Dave had a seat in the Family Stand towards the Popside.

We would pop up to the Gulls Nest for a post match drink and he loved to talk to fellow fans about the game.

It was around about this time that his health problems worsened and I could no longer drive him to games

Covid , post Covid and his mobility stopped him from attending matches but he always tuned into the radio commentaries.

United have lost a big supporter in every sense of the word and I have lost a dear friend.

There will be a service at Torquay Crematorium at 10.30 this coming Monday if anybody on this forum knew him and want to pay their respects please feel free to come along

RIP Dave

How about the girl doing the cross bar challenge ! She was amazing !

NLS to Championship ?? Bit of a difference so hopefully he can stay with us.

Ollocks !

Might be a local team for local people but we have signed an Albanian and an Irishman !!!


We might have one of the biggest budgets for NLS but that doesn't mean that we will can afford NL or EFL players. Maybe Uncle Neil has some loanee surprises in store for us

Maybe these signings seem "underwhelming" but surely we are signing players that are hungry ambitious and probably most important WITHIN BUDGET !!!
Of course I want promotion but financial stability is what we have to have . The consortium have not got a bottomless pit of money , a lottery winner funding it all. With what has been going on I am just so relieved that we still have a club at all !!!

Do you mean this by Van McCoy ???

Part Timers ? .....very much doubt it !

Mysonjackg wrote: 01 May 2024, 18:07 You two must be such sad individuals to feel the need to spout such nonsense. Have you ever met Nick? The guy has worked his nuts off alongside the TUST team to try and save this club . What the hell have you done?

You should be ashamed of yourselves. An absolute disgrace

Well said

gateman49 wrote: 22 Apr 2024, 14:46 Yes, I agree, and I recall Les Lawrence doing the same thing at the same end I think against Bradford City a few decades ago!

I remember that one gateman ! Loved big Les and Coops up front

Southampton Gull wrote: 18 Apr 2024, 22:12 None of the above. I'm for anarchy and rebellion

Glad to hear it

That's a cracker Dave .......!!

But do you prefer King Grifters like Tice & Farage or Braverman & any Tory conperson ??

JimNichol'sdog wrote: 18 Apr 2024, 10:52 The secrecy surrounding the potential purchaser is nonsense because there was more openness from the Soviet Politbureau than there has been from Torquay United during, and now post, the Osborne regime.

I read on an almost weekly basis of named prospective purchasers of other football clubs. If they can release information into the public domain, why can't Torquay United?

Sorry but that is garbage !
The preferred bidder would surely go through everything at Plainmoor to see what they are getting into. I certainly don't mind waiting as long as we end up with the right people who can run the club sanely and not as the basket case it has been !!

Let's hope its settled soon or the National League could still kick us out if we are still in admin by the time of the AGM !