Torquay United Fans Forum

Glostergull wrote:Don't be so sure. this club formed by fans breaking away from the official Manure club are very well supported. and seeing as they have a huge fans base may well take a lot away with them to have a holiday even allowing for it being February.
They drew a team in the Blackpool area some years ago and treated it as if it was a European cup match. Many posts on a thread at that time referred to it as such. and the match was switched to Blackppol FC's stadium as there was a large crowd suggested. over 8,000 turned up for that one.
Now they have drawn us in the cup. we are a well known holiday destination and I have a feeling they will surprise us with the number who will want to come given that it's a Saturday match. with the reduction in match day prices I think it will be a major draw for them. will be disappointed if that is not the case. they also have a lot of money and I don't think they will be quite the pushovers you think they will be.
One word of warning though. some of their fans have been known to be chuck outs from the heady days of crowd trouble at Old Trafford. I wouldn't be surprised to see some of them at Plainmoor. They have had a reputation for trouble at some games in the past few seasons. Usually when they have played at other clubs with a history between them. but it isn't always so.
BTW unrelated to that. Their crowds have been bigger than ours on occasions up to this season and I thing you will find they are on par with us getting just about 2,000 regularly. and to that end they are moving into a brand new stadium with 4,500 capacity later on. This is their tenth season and with that they are celebrating their birthday with a match in their new stadium against Benfica. I wouldn't be surprised to see them challenging for a place in the league in the next few years.