Torquay United Fans Forum

Completely agree. Ling is firmly in place now and we need to start seeing some new faces arriving at Plainmoor the sooner the better as our squad is very threadbare at the moment. I normally wouldn't be too concerned and preoccupied with the lack of new signings but the fact we have lost a good few players already plus specualtion that others could be on their way makes me panic a bit that Ling may plunge for a few duds in desperation to get the numbers up as we all know getting players to come to Torquay is very difficult. I am trusting in him that he has the contacts he claims and he is able to bring in a few players of league 2 quality.

Macc, Crewe, Vale, Rotherham and Burton away as they are all an hour or less away from me! The Argyle and Swindon games plus i'm hoping to go for a weekender at Southend.

Gutted that we haven't got an away game near me until Bradford on 8th of October, although i will get to Shrewsbury and Northampton before that one. Hoping to get to the Macc home game on 3rd Sep as i'm on holiday in Dartmoor that week. I had expectations of getting to the Mem vs Brizzle Rovers as it will be a bit spicy but unsure if it will be all ticket. I've never been to Rovers so i don't know the capacity of their away end. Could someone perhaps enlighten me and maybe give me a hint if they think it will be all ticket for away fans or not. Cheers. Anyway continuing, Burton at home first game is pretty uninspiring but a perfect opportunity to get Ling and the boys off to a winning start. Accrington away 8 days before Christmas is like staring at the gates of hell, can you imagine how depressing that game will be beneath dark satanic lancashire skies on the run up to the festivities?!! I think i prefer Christmas!! ( Ba Humbug!). Looking forward to going Swindon and i always enjoy Macclesfield. It's been a bit of a nightmare for myself as well as other northern based gulls that we have had 2 southern teams come up from the conference and 2 northern teams replacing them, and also 4 southern teams coming down from league 1 but i'm sure we will try and get to as many games as poss to cheer on the mighty yellows!!

Agree with many of the posts here. Danny has been a good servant to the club doing his best whenever he had the opportunity ( which wasn't too often) however he has been here 4 or 5 years now and it is obvious that he isn't good enough for league football. He has ability but just hasn't progressed into the sort of player i thought he could be. His pace and directness would scare any defence but for me it is what he does with the ball when he finds himself in the most promising of positions that lets him down frequently. He either fails to control the ball properly, never gets to the byeline and whips in dangerous crosses nor never seems to beat anybody and get a shot in when on a mazy run. In short he has NO end product. I personally would like to see him move on because he's nowhere near the quality Torquay are looking for and i also feel it would benefit him to drop down a division as he obviously has ability and enjoys his football so he may feel more at home in the BSP. Anyway i thank him, as i do all Torquay players who deserve it for representing us and giving 100% to the club.