Torquay United Fans Forum

Having just read that our owners have put around 2.2 million pounds into the club and invested more than 943 thousand pounds during last season’s promotion push I wondered what people thought were his long term aims. I’ll be honest when CO took over I thought he wouldn’t invest much money but that doesn’t seem to be the case. Yet I still get the impression he’s not that interested in the football side.

This isn't a criticism more an observation but on reading the Herald today it appears that Steve and Deano have been 'co-opted' on the board and are not investors I was always under the impression that they'd put their own money in with the rest of the consortium but this doesn't appear to be the case.

Have I read the article wrong ?

We all know the club is facing a testing time on the financial front. But where will the savings be made ?

I honestly don't thing we can afford to keep the Youth team and Academy going. Yeovil got rid of theirs a few years ago because of cost and I think we' will have to follow a similar route.

Ok it's great having the likes Lavercombe,Ives,and Pym pushing for a first team starting spot but is it cost affective ? It must cost quite a bit employing Geoff Harrop and his coaching team.

I'm going again tonight, I know I shouldn't but maybe just maybe the revival will start against Chester. I live in hope....

Is it just me or does anyone else feel that the club no longer has a West Country feel to it. in the past we've always had a bunch of local players the likes of Kevin Hill, Craig Taylor who've been complimented by players you feel are our own because they've come through the Youth ranks, Tony Bedeau, Wayne Thomas, even the players that weren't local the likes of Alex Watson, Rodney Jack and the legend that is Jimmy Aggrey you felt were, because they'd been with the club a relatively long time.

With the news that we've released Nial Thompson and Danny Sullivan there's just no one that plays that I feel I can relate to anymore . Half the names on our team sheet I have trouble in prouncing.

The team no longer seems to have a local feel to it and you'd think that now we're playing at a lower level it would more than ever.

I realise Rice and Yeoman are exceptions to the rule but we fall way behind the likes of Exeter and Argyle on the local front.