Torquay United Fans Forum

It's all gone very quiet. Let's hope for news soon.

I hear what people are saying about Aaron Downs and his comments. However, I would give him a 'little slack'. Like the rest of us, I am annoyed and not happy with things (understatement of the year). We need to remember he's taking on a huge challenge. Not only is he trying to set the team up and motivate for matches, he'll be dealing with players who want out. These players, will be already looking at clubs / contracts for next season. Further, will they be paid for the remainder of this season. It's a mess and nearly not manageable. What do they know that we don't.

Support the boys, Aaron and managerial team. It may be our only hope.

My thoughts are as follows.

While I accept George Edwards may have a big part to play in a transition to a new owner. His presence does not help right now and detracts from the football.

The Aaron Jarvis miss with only the keeper to beat early on should have put us one up.

Brett McGavin offers little, a luxury player who we can't afford. Beaten time and time again and bossed off the ball.

The three center-backs don't work. To me, it is one center-back with two narrow fullbacks. If you stop the highlights a few times, you will see a disconnect. Never in a line or close enough. Simple basics.

Lots of very unhappy supporters at the end, as the players walked off just to the side of us. Special mention to the travelling fans. Who turned up in their numbers again.

TommyGunn wrote: ↑13 Mar 2024, 16:29 I'd like to know why the owner put us in this position? Did he not understand the rules?

Surely this makes the club less attractive to new owners?

Why did he not try to sell the club first before having this intention to appoint administartors???

Quite simply he did not get his away and could not care.
He does not care about new owner, he's walked and gets nothing.
We wanted him out and got our wish. Sadly, as I've pointed out before - this was sadly going to be a possible outcome, him walking rather than selling.

I believe the point being made here is, is Neil Warnock part of a new investment group. It did cross my mind, it could be possible, but I don't believe so.

Like him or not, George Edwards is a key figure at the moment. He is overseeing a number of key day to day activates, essential for the club to keep operating. Further, he may well be representing Osborne in takeover / ownership discussions. New potential owners will be going over accounts, asking questions and seeking answers. Someone, needs to supply this.

His services may vital to our survival. If he also walked away, who would deal with this - the administrators.!

portugull wrote: ↑27 Feb 2024, 19:21 I agree Nick but it is getting very serious and I guess the Vanarama Nl will be asking quetions of both Clubs.

Agreed, we share the same thoughts. Just let's all be kind and remember the support we are currently getting from the greater football family.

I understand what people are saying here. Let's be careful what we wish for. We have our own challenges right now, don't wish ill on others.

Arkell Jude-Boyd - Showed his pace in getting up and down the flank. A number of well delivered crosses into the box.
Ronny Nelson - Big and strong. Won everything. Clearly, not this finished article.
Austen Booth - Composed and vocal. good link up with Jude-Boyd and understanding with Nelson
Mark Halstead - Two key saves.
Will Jenkins-Davies - Ran his socks off. I believe with two strong midfielders around him he could be the key to unlocking defences.

Firstly, it is worth listening to Spencer Day, Farnborough’s managers interview. A great summary of last night’s game.

My take on last night was, we are a team short of confidence and lacking in creativity. We were lucky to get a point, could have got all three, but over the 90 minutes got lucky.

It was great to have Jarvis back, clearly, he is not match fit. However, with him playing we revert to long balls into him. I cannot remember him winning many! If this is the way we intend to play, another striker running off him is needed, I cannot recall this happening.

Clearly Dawson has been a great loss this season. He is very vocal, leaded the team by example last night and was the only players appearing capable of opening opposition defences. Upon his departure the midfield created little.

McGavin, the jury is still out for me. He processes a fantastic strike but is slow in reading the game and reacting to the second ball.

Ronny Nelson won everything in the air and picked up everything at the back. Arkell Jude-Boyd would have been my player of the match, showed his pace in getting up and down the flank. A number of well-placed crosses just needed a man of the end.

To me, our midfield was exposed in transition time and time again. This allows teams space to run at our defence. This pressure can only be sub stained for so long. Further evidence of this is when defending corners all eleven players back in the box, anything cleared is a chance of the opposition to shoot and smash it back into the box.

The Great Muta! wrote: ↑18 Feb 2024, 12:14 So Gulls need to go part time??. apologies if I'm missing something here, that's how I interprete it?.

No, I am pointing out that a full time and part time budget differ. We hear, there is the budget, but can it buy us what we require. The answer is, clearly, not at this current time.

TUST, can you please clarify what "we want our club back" means.
Does this mean ownership? I guess you have a buyer lined up. I'm not trying to be awkward, protest is easy, resolutions are not!

Quite simply 3G and 4G pitches at our level are a must. Currently, the club obtain income from the pitch about 25 days a year. As others have said, it should be making money, day after day, night after night. Add a really good coffee shop, and you will not believe the income you can make. Patents watching their children play football, in the warm, will spend money. Further, these young children are our fan base of the future. I've just had lunch with my daughter, who's presented me with the income and costs of her school pitch. I could not believe what they make. A lot of the costs could be through grants, plus with a school next door to us, a further deal could be done. Current league rules don't allow for 3G / 4G, but this may change.

Admiral wrote: ↑11 Feb 2024, 18:35 I’ve got one but I’m not going if you’re interwsted

Thank you. But I need two and sadly, I can't commit till Tuesday morning.