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On the os now, reserves beat yeovil 1-0. Halpin with a penalty, sounds like yeovil had the better of the game. Halpin being our main threat, would like to see him given a chance, maybe in jpt vs cheltenham. Watched him against wsm in the friendly & he went past people with ease. I know it's not league opponents but with none of our wingers really shining, maybe now is a chance to see how he gets on. I think he could be a real handful as with macklin if they are given a good run. Anyway a good win for the rezzies & some needed minutes on the pitch for the youngsters!

Wouldn't completely dis-credit the value of this friendly. Steve Maclean and Rory Fallon might be past their best, but they are tricky customers at the best of times so would have been a useful excercise for Ellis and LRT at Centre Half.

We should be pleased with the way we handle our reserves I think - they always seem to pick up results, whether its in the reserve league or in say the friendly at WSM. I think it shows we have some players who aren't a million miles away from being able to step up.

I'd really like to see Halpin and Macklin given starts on the wing at Cheltenham, see what they can do. Along with Ellis at Centre back, and maybe look to give Spear, Yeoman some time from the bench.

This also begs the question - I assume Leadbitter is still struggling with injury?

I think ml said in one of his interviews he was seeing a specialist at the start of this week to hopefully get the go ahead to resume training, or something along them lines!

note that Ricey made a string of decent saves...just sayin'.

Worrying that he was forced to do so.

Matt.

2 lads that aren't full backs and a left back playing centre half against a League 1 ressie side. Not surprised to be honest!

Yeah, I wasn't entirely serious.

Glad he played well though, better than playing badly, I guess.

Matt.

i may have missed something here. if the answer is obvious, please forgive me.

if we are arranging friendlies during the season and subsequently playing our reserve side.. does this mean that we havent entered a competitive reserve league this year?

bobby93 wrote:i may have missed something here. if the answer is obvious, please forgive me.

if we are arranging friendlies during the season and subsequently playing our reserve side.. does this mean that we havent entered a competitive reserve league this year?

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=torquay+united+reserve+fixtures

Not too deeply buried on the club site...

I went to the game today, tufc had the majority of thue first half, rice made decent saves

Halpin won the penalty and slotted it in well.


Most notable playing for yeovil today was rory fallon-ellis kept him quiet!

First teamers and ML came to watch

Yellow4life wrote:I went to the game today, tufc had the majority of thue first half, rice made decent saves

Halpin won the penalty and slotted it in well.


Most notable playing for yeovil today was rory fallon-ellis kept him quiet!

First teamers and ML came to watch

Behind closed doors, so, who are you then, one of the players? ML himself? Perhaps a director? Come on, spill the beans, you've been rumbled!

Matt.

Yellow4life wrote:I went to the game today, tufc had the majority of thue first half, rice made decent saves

Halpin won the penalty and slotted it in well.


Most notable playing for yeovil today was rory fallon-ellis kept him quiet!

First teamers and ML came to watch

Hope that means that Mark will make the starting line up againt D & R on sat. (Sorry Dave)
:devil:

I was refereeing actually :~D


So no, when I said I went- I did :na:

Yellow4life wrote:I was refereeing actually :~D


So no, when I said I went- I did :na:

Cue shouts of "Who's the w***er in the black" & "Should have gone to Specsavers"

Yellow4life wrote:I was refereeing actually :~D


So no, when I said I went- I did :na:

A Torquay fan refereeing and we only won 1-0, we must have been rubbish :~D

Matt.