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If we go part time under that ownership model you might as well turn off the lights now. I fully understand others will disagree with my view but IMHO we will stagnate and not progress anywhere

Precisely, Cornish. Don't think they weren't nudging him along the last few years either.

culmstockgull wrote: ↑01 Apr 2024, 10:15 ...... I doubt he mixes or has any connections to the real movers and shakers of this country let alone the housebuilders........

You couldn't be more wrong if you tried!

2-1 home win

Welcome to the forum, Gary. I totally share your feelings about the upper echelons of the football pyramid.

I've introduced lots of friends and family to the joys of following TUFC and most appreciate the reality of lower league/non league football. It has more of an honesty about it for sure.

wbw wrote: ↑30 Mar 2024, 18:15 It's not a mystery to the rest of us lol

You're not us, you're them!!!

I said I know, what I cannot figure out is why it's been allowed to happen, as for posting on this forum, as a fan who's followed Gulls for over 40years home and away, I feel I'm in a position to talk on these matters...after all the troubles we've had over the years on and off the park, how CO was...

Fact laden - you can't say this And it's not a mystery how CO got control of the club at all, well known he provided a loan when the David Roberts led group needed money, we defaulted on it and he took control But of course we were in that position because of a stupid ST deal which caused cash flow...

2-1 away win

brucie wrote: ↑21 Mar 2024, 20:13 God there is some shit written on here. People google someone and then on that basis decide he is the devil incarnate.

The wrong type of fans, clearly............

Won't be there next week as the Boy and I are off to England v Brazil. The Boy will be taking his huge Torquay flag. Hopefully we can get it in a prominent position for the TV cameras to pick it up. It would be great if it got a mention by the commentators. You never know, some multi millionaire ma...

I know plenty about him as I did my own due diligence when he was interested in buying the club previously. I'm also close friends with someone who knows him personally. If you went purely on what fans say you'd come to the conclusion Mike Bateson was a charlatan when in fact he was the last person ...

The Great Muta! wrote: ↑20 Mar 2024, 09:43 If Smurthwaite is the best we can come up with, we need devine intervention... There's no difference to him and Clarke Osborne.

There's a world of difference. Ask any Reading speedway fan..................

3-2 home win

Fair enough nobody knows exactly what the budget was this season but surely to God what the likes of Moxey, Hall, Lapslie, Dawson, Halstead, Stobbs, Jarvis, Collins, McGavin are on must dwarf the wages the part timers the likes of Taunton are on. I don't disagree with you but look at the lack of si...