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A tricky podcast this week but we got there in the end. With relegation confirmed we look back at Saturday's game at Hartlepool, reflect on the season as a whole. We also hear from Michel Thomas, the chairman of TUST, who provides an insight into what they're doing behind the scenes. Let us know what you think. Obviously, there's going to be lots of opinions floating around at the moment.

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Good afternoon all. Just a quick note to say there is no podcast from us this week (don't all sigh at once!). Stephen is feeling rather under the weather and I lost my voice over the weekend so there will be no podcast from us this week. Normal service will resume next week. Our fate may even be sealed by that point, which will give us plenty to talk about. Episode 34, which threw up some interesting debates, is above if you feel the need to hear our lovely voices in the meantime.

Apologies for any inconvenience. Don't miss us too much!

A difficult podcast this week. Our fate is almost sealed after a 3-1 home defeat against Fylde on Tuesday night. In Ep.34 we address the reality of our situation, hear from fans about where and how the season spiralled out of control and look ahead of Saturday's game.

A lot of talking points in this week's show. Would love to hear your thoughts. We've tried to give both sides of the story and you're more than welcome to agree or disagree.

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Better late than never, this week's podcast is here.

There's a review of both the games over Easter as well as a look at the run-ins after 10 points from 12, points targets to stay up and a look ahead to Dover away.

Enjoy.

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Forest gull wrote: ↑27 Mar 2018, 19:56 Hi Ryan, I think the issue is all teams always say its a tough league. They are all tough in their own right.

Fingers crossed we will be a big fish and will jump straight back up again.

Loving the Podcast

Glad to hear it Forest! Thanks for listening.

Teigngull wrote: ↑27 Mar 2018, 21:37 No problem forest, but we need to rid ourselves of this crappy self doubting cancerous attitude slowly creeping in on this forum.
Next season is an opportunity for us to do better, yes I agree it won't be easy for us but we can always make it easier by making it difficult for the opposition week in week out.

Absolutely agree. This was another point I made in the pod, perhaps the bigger challenge for Owers (if he stays) is turn around the negative mentality at the club. We’ve been fighting relegation consecutively in recent years, next season we have to go out and try and win the damn thing!

nickbrod wrote: ↑27 Mar 2018, 16:52 If you are looking forward to Saturday at Chester you'll have missed the match!

Indeed! Poor typo from me, apologies. We said Friday in the podcast!

Good afternoon all!

Considering my comments about next season caused a bit of a debate in here, we took it to this week's podcast. With no game to discuss we go into a bit more detail about why I still think we'll be 'the big fish' in the NL South and the problems that could pose throughout the season. There's also some chatter about young managers vs experienced heads and a look ahead to Saturday at Chester. Enjoy!

Coyy!

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If you look at the National League North, I'd tend to agree, that's a far more competitive league with some big teams in there, but I don't think it is quite so close with the South.

Being the first FL league club to play in the division will be a big thing, to begin with anyway! I'm sure the novelty will run out quite quickly though.

Forest gull wrote: ↑24 Mar 2018, 10:12 Bit annoyed at the 'Conference South is a Tough league' quote. Really? come on Ryan, don't even start thinking along those lines. A club with our set up and fan base etc should not be worried about Conference South, that sort of attitude just feeds into the Owers/Harrop/Osborne excuse bucket

There are definitely some factors that are going to make it a tough season. We should be aiming to win the league, play-offs at the very least. However, we're going to be the 'big fish' in the league, which presents problems in itself. For a lot of teams in the lower half of the division, we'll be their cup final.

Plus the fact it is likely we're going to have a squad overhaul, there's that to contend with. Not to mention the possibility of a change in management? On paper, it is not an extremely difficult league, but I don't think it's going to be as a straightforward as you seem to suggest.

We've got Episode 31 of Talking Torquay ready and waiting for you right here. Let us know if you're still enjoying the show. A review and rating on iTunes would be greatly appreciated!

We address our criticism of Gary Owers, look ahead to the weekend and review the past two games!

Coyy!

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Episode 30 of Talking Torquay is live! This week I finally admits we're getting relegated and Stephen blunders his way through the introduction without a script. Have a listen and let us know what you think. Anything you'd like us to discuss, let us know...

coyy!

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Anyways... back to that podcast we all know and love.

Episode 28 is live and ready for your ears. Lots to discuss from, ranging from the midweek Sutton defeat and all the controversy that came with it. We answer your questions about all the goings on at tufc, the future and the possibility of relegation. There's also a bit of chat about this weekend's game against Fylde.

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There was no game for us to review this weekend, so if you have any questions or subjects you'd like us to answer/discuss drop them down below! We're recording tomorrow morning. If there's anything on your mind, just say the word...