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Southampton Gull wrote: 23 Aug 2018, 08:30 God, if some of these players were actually bullied they'd die of shock. A few random comments from spectators or on a forum is NOT bullying.

hector wrote: 23 Aug 2018, 10:08 If it was only a few random comments in a forum though, Dave. I’ve seen some horrific comments about Jamie on Facebook, some even bringing his mum into it, and to my mind this has been a form of bullying from some cowardly figures who wouldn’t say the same to his face unless they had their mates there.

I find it sad really. Jamie grew up supporting the club and dreamt of being a professional whilst living in the vicinity of Plainmoor. He may make the occasional wrong decision on the field but then who out of us wouldn’t when everything you do is under scrutiny, knowing any mistake will immediately be met by groans and moans?

If Jamie Reid was encouraged he would more likely be a more effective player for Torquay than someone who is harassed and moaned at by those he once stood amongst.

kevgull wrote: 23 Aug 2018, 11:10 JR has made the decision to walk down the tunnel in order to avoid negative comments. These negative comments are consistent with his poor performances.

When he decides to man up and take the flak perhaps this might encourage him to put in the extra work required on and off the pitch.

A good old “shape up or ship out” message is required as I’m getting rather tired of watching the same old mistakes and failings.

Neal wrote: 23 Aug 2018, 11:36 For a club in Conference South we got [sh]allot of management

Bristol_Gull wrote: 23 Aug 2018, 14:34 [highlight=yellow]If JR was scoring goals and putting in performances worthy of a 1st team selection the criticism would rapidly turn to praise.[/highlight] It is down to him and the support team to create that and a true professional will step up and make that happen and I hope for our sake that he does!

hector wrote: 22 Aug 2018, 20:18 I don’t have an issue with Taylor being the assistant manager (although I would if he was made caretaker again).

As for Owers; I’ve not been a fan of his at all and last season would gladly have packed his bags myself if it meant he left. He hasn’t got a very good record as a manager before and after joining Torquay.

However, I think the majority of his recruitment, this season, has been fairly solid. The start isn’t brilliant but it could have been worse and I think the club could do without the upheaval of sacking and looking for a new manager, so I’m hopeful that he can slowly build on this solid but unspectacular start and get us moving in the right direction.

Furthermore, the incident at Slough, I think is one that annoyed even the most ardent of anti-Owers supporters because you simply don’t try and humiliate people like that. The image of Owers looking naturally angry and hurt wasn’t nice to see so I hope the atmosphere is less toxic in Saturday when we ought to win.

If after 10 or so games we are falling away from the play-offs then I hope he goes but in the meantime, as supporters, our energies are probably better served encouraging the team and the manager and stopping the witch hunt and - in some cases - bullying of certain players.