Truro City

[Behind-the-Gulls]

Who's going? Know any decent pubs near the ground?
How much will it be to get in?
See they got over 1,000 against QPR.
Train fares from Torquay very reasonable-especially with a railcard.Also plenty of trains down and back on Saturday.
Hopefully see a fair few of the Yellow Army there?

[Colorado Gull]

Sadly I can’t make this one either, but here are the prices:

Prices
£10 (adults)
£7 (senior citizens)
£3 (juniors aged 12-16)
FREE (juniors under 12 when accompanied by an adult – maximum two children per adult)

[AlexGulls]

Was planning on going but cant make it now.

[Trojan 67]

What will make this final PSF interesting will be the starting line up, the formation, the bench and who comes on to replace who, where and why.

A indicator then of what, who, where and why for the season opener.

I missed out how. Howe (barring injury) is nailed on to start the season opener.

[Bloggy]

Will Palmer be playing for the White Tigers against his parent club?

[Fonda]

Will Palmer be playing for the White Tigers against his parent club?

I asked him exactly this on Twitter a few days ago. It was undecided at that time.

[Yellow4life]

yes, palmer will be playing...confirmed in HE

[Behind-the-Gulls]

Are many going tomorrow?should be a good day-out and a competitive match.
Never been to the ground,so will be another one" ticked-off."
Can see Truro being in the BSP within 4-5 years-as long as they don't get de-railed by their Chairman's involvement with the consortium buying Argyle.

[stefano]

Are many going tomorrow?should be a good day-out and a competitive match.
Never been to the ground,so will be another one" ticked-off."
Can see Truro being in the BSP within 4-5 years-as long as they don't get de-railed by their Chairman's involvement with the consortium buying Argyle.

It is a critical time for Truro City at the crossroads of either pushing for the Football League or slipping away like Tiverton and Weymouth or worst of all over extending trying to succeed and slipping into oblivion like Newton Abbot and Dawlish Town. Heaney's involvement with the purchase of Plymouth Argyle is curious and it does make you wonder if he has a genuine interest in football or merely looks on it as a business opportunity. The plans for a new Stadium for Cornwall at Threemilestone will also be crucial as to which direction the club go, bearing in mind it was plans for a new Home Park and a World Cup bid that Argyle were over relying on and which pushed them to the brink.

I have played at Truro several times when they were leading members of the South Western League and it was a lovely ground to play at and a good atmosphere. Way back then in the late 60's and early 70's they regularly attracted crowds of over a 1000 (as indeed did Falmouth Town, Penzance, and St Blazey in the same league).

Mind you football was better supported then generally on the back of the feel good factor of winning the World Cup in 1966 and putting in a very creditable performance in the 1970 tournament. The Torbay Herald Cup final each Good Friday at Newton Abbot Recreation Ground used to attract crowds of over 3000 for the likes of Torquay United A v Kingsteignton Athletic, whilst at Plainmoor we averaged over 8000 for the first team in the old Division 3 (now League 1) and over 1000 for the reserves in the Western League.

Some notable Plainmoor attendance figures from that period to get Trojan filling up with nostalgia were 15660 v Argyle, 11707 v Bristol Rovers, 13072 v Swindon Town, 10693 v Bury, 11877 v Southport, 11427 v Luton Town, and 1137 reserves v Glastonbury.

Those were the days although I am looking forward to this season as much as I have ever looked forward to a season. I have liked what I have seen so far from our new manager and I feel that on balance we are stronger than last season and will again be in around the promotion places. Hopefully success will be reflected in the crowds who can be assured that unlike at the Memorial Stadium even in mid-winter they won't be getting wet.

[ferrarilover]

Firstly... WOW.

Secondly, how bad do I want to be inside Plainmoor with 15659 other people, that must have been absolutely brilliant.

Matt.

[Richinns]

I think you will see the starting 11 (minus Billy Kee) at Truro.

[royalgull]

i saw a few of their games last season, in fact I'm sat wearing a Truro City polo shirt kindly donated.

A lot of ex league players, Lee Hodges has done very well and i expect them to be strong again. Heaney is a complete rogue and I do worry for the long term future of Truro. Lets just say you hear things about that club at times.

The Argyle involvement is just the land as I understand it, he's part of a consortium that has bought the stadium and surrounding area but sold the club off for a £1 so he is still in charge at Truro. You wonder what the motives are in it all.

Will be a tough game Saturday though, players in their ranks : Steve Adams (plays CB for them), Marcus Martin, Danny Clay, Andy Taylor, Les Afful, Barry Hayles, plus a few local lads that have done very well for them. They should do well in BSS next season but like I say I think this could be another Rushden/Gretna short term rise rather than anything really long term.

[cosmic74]

Fingers crossed, I will be there today to see this one, my first PSF this year. Looking forward to seeing Ling and the boys in action. I just need to get a few things sorted this morning and hope the traffic is kind on my way to Newquay (my caravan holiday home) Unload the car and then make it to Truro big city!!!

Hopefully see a few of you there!

Andy

[AlexGulls]

Line ups:

TRURO: Brooks; McConnell, Walker, Pugh, Adams, Clay, Taylor (c), Broad, Yetton, Watkins, Smith - SUBS: Palmer; Afful, Ash, Martin, Hayles, Cooke, Sandercombe
Saturday July 30, 2011 2:37
2:38
TORQUAY UNITED: Olejnik; Oastler, Nicholson, Macklin, Robertson, Saah, Mansell, Atieno, Howe, O'Kane, Morris - SUBS: Ellis; Rice, Kee, Rowe-Turner, Stevens, Lathrope

[Fonda]

So Nicholson currently lies in Pole position for the left-back berth. Apart from that, exactly as expected bearing in mind Kee's injury.

Not convinced they've got the bench right though - shouldn't that be Mcphee and not Kee...?