Torquay United Top 100 Matches

Post by **Southampton Gull** » 07 Apr 2016, 22:19

Steve Bower is by far and away my favourite commentator and I reckon it must have something to do with that game. If anyone hasn't got the dvd and wants one.........

SenorDingDong · Post by **SenorDingDong** » 08 Apr 2016, 08:20

Had no doubt that match would be #1, perhaps a little undeservedly but it's the one that the majority of the forum here will remember. I'd like to say thanks to Plymouth Gull for running this, it was a great little feature and I was genuinely looking forward to seeing which matches popped up each day.

wivelgull · Post by **wivelgull** » 08 Apr 2016, 10:19

Yes, Mr. Plymouth has done well. Perhaps next time whoever runs one of these Top Twenties could ensure there's a division of age; thus proper games like the '65 Spurs match would get precedence over silly games (i.e. vs Conference teams). It would be difficult, and people would have to admit their age , but it could work.

gateman49 · Post by **gateman49** » 08 Apr 2016, 11:11

Trouble is, Wivel, that only you, me, Stefano and a couple of others would have the field to ourselves for the older matches!

Bloggy · Post by **Bloggy** » 08 Apr 2016, 14:32

There's nothing to stop you starting a thread: 'My favourite games of the '60's', which I'm sure would be appreciated.
Bloggy (49yrs)

standupsitdown · Post by **standupsitdown** » 08 Apr 2016, 19:42

Obviously this was going to be skewed by more people having seen matches in the last few years and more having been to home games or Wembley.

I didn't put my ten in any intended order - didn't realise we were supposed to do that, but if I had I think number one would have been the Crewe game as had we lost that the club may well have ceased to exist.

gateman49 · Post by **gateman49** » 09 Apr 2016, 11:38

You and me both, Standupsitdown, I had the Crewe match as the number one.

stefano · Post by **stefano** » 10 Apr 2016, 09:37

gateman49 wrote:You and me both, Standupsitdown, I had the Crewe match as the number one.

No only you Mr Gateman. He didn't put them in order. I had a read of Mr Plymouth's OP just to check if he explained it all so diabolically wrong that loads of people didn't know how to do it. No he didn't!

Uberwozza-san · Post by **Uberwozza-san** » 11 Apr 2016, 04:13

Many thanks again for running this thread - brought back so many happy TUFC memories.

I am also a little surprised that a conference final would beat a 7-6 win on penalties to get promoted to 'now' League One, or the Crewe or Wolves away games. but i guess that is the vagary of the format. You see this in 'best ever film' or book votes where something recent wins that in ten years time would not get a mention.

maybe in future you could weight the results based on decade? any vote for a match post 2000 gets reduced by 50%, 40% for 90's, 30% for 80s etc down to 50s as is

woudl be interesting to know if you did that whether the top 5 would change on this submitted list?

gateman49 · Post by **gateman49** » 11 Apr 2016, 12:12

Yes, there's a thought, apply the Duckworth Lewis formula.

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