Our League Form under Gary Johnson

[portugull]

As the season draws to a close I have been looking at our Results for 2018/19.

Gary Johnson took his first Match on Sat 15th Sept at Hungerford.

In 29 games the team has won 22 drawn 4 and lost just 3.Out of a possible 87 points we have got 70 points a win rate of 80%

By any standards in pro football this is an extraordinary achievement.

Gary was an instant success winning 6 and drawing 3. in his first 9 games. A win rate of 77%

The first 9 games of the season before he arrived we won 3 lost 3 and drew 3 a win rate of 44%

This season confirms beyond any doubt that Managerial Appointments are crucial.Is it not ironic that an owner who admits he has no interest in Football recruited a top Manager, with huge experience and yet previous owners appointed rookie Managers with no Managerial experience.

Thank you Gary you have brought our Club back to life in 29 weeks!

[desperado]

Great day, great result. Performance - who cares
Let's hope it's just a fine for the pitch invasion and not a points deduction !

[Rhys1991]

As the season draws to a close I have been looking at our Results for 2018/19.

Gary Johnson took his first Match on Sat 15th Sept at Hungerford.

In 29 games the team has won 22 drawn 4 and lost just 3.Out of a possible 87 points we have got 70 points a win rate of 80%

By any standards in pro football this is an extraordinary achievement.

Gary was an instant success winning 6 and drawing 3. in his first 9 games. A win rate of 77%

The first 9 games of the season before he arrived we won 3 lost 3 and drew 3 a win rate of 44%

This season confirms beyond any doubt that Managerial Appointments are crucial.Is it not ironic that an owner who admits he has no interest in Football recruited a top Manager, with huge experience and yet previous owners appointed rookie Managers with no Managerial experience.

Thank you Gary you have brought our Club back to life in 29 weeks!

Good Post.

That and we have also played some very good football.

[SuperNickyWroe]

It is all about a proven manager and GJ is that without a shadow of a doubt.
If we'd had GJ (if he had been available at the time) instead of Owers - we'd still be in the NL at least.

[Wokingham Gull]

How can TUFC be punished for something at an away match? Surely it is Woking poor security and stewards that are to blame.

It even states on the Woking forum, that a steward opened the gate for the fans to run onto the pitch.

Any steward/security experts on here that could provide some idea on rules and blame?

[lucy6lucy]

Great day, great result. Performance - who cares
Let's hope it's just a fine for the pitch invasion and not a points deduction !

Fine? If they had bothered to shut the gate then most wouldn’t have entered the pitch. But in all honesty who gives a shit.we came back from nowhere after 80 minutes to draw a match that will crown us as champions. As for points deduction get a grip.

[desperado]

Alright - calm down , I said with an exclamation mark ' let's hope it's not a points deduction !'
According to the other forum the Non League Paper says Torquay will surely face repercussions for the flares , smoke bombs and pitch invasion. Like I said hopefully a fine

[Jamie Ndah Is God]

Does anyone happen to have a screenshot of the league table when Johnson was appointed, or know of a website where you can look at how the table was on a specific date?

[portugull]

The day he was appointed we were 14th.
We had just lost at Home to Chippenham 1-0 on 8th Sept
We also lost at Home 2-0 to Hampton & Richmond on 28th August.

[Dave]

Think our turn around in form under Gary Johnson has been nothing far short of amazing, with his record in management we all had a feeling GJ could help bring better times to our club, but the speed in which he's done it will probably rank as one his best achievements in football. The moment Gary Johnson walked in the door he's been nothing but positive, with the players and he told us fans the players need a positive environment to thrive, and us fans have played our part.

These last 2-3 seasons have been tough for all, the atmosphere around Plainmoor was just poison, before the game, and standing in those 1300 crowds, as soon as the first whistle you could feel the tension, we all kind of new that first mistake, first misplaced pass the boos would ring out, the fans deserve a lot of credit, for buying into Gary Johnsons message, right from the first home game those self same mistakes were being forgiven, and fans got behind the team.

The other big change in my view and the most important one, and will say this. We heard time and time again, from Dave Thomas in the press, to forum members, and fans at the ground, going on about money, well if Hargreaves, Nicho and Owers were backed with money they could have been successful, what Gary Johnsons has proved is there is so much more to football management than just having more money to spend than the club next door.

Not only has he clearly lifted the spirts in the dressing room, but helped repair the broken relationship between the players and fans, he recognised quickly who needed moving out player wise, but over the weeks and months has worked hard with the players in training, and for me, what a pleasure it is turning up at games watching a team, individually and collectively that actually look like they know what they're supposed doing, even though it doesn't always come of for them, and a team who know how to game manage when things aren't going to plan, something we've not seen for a long time under a number of previous managers.

Onto the smoke bombs and pitch invasions, we are repeat offenders, but when you consider a Birmingham City fan ran onto the pitch and punched an Aston Villa player, similar incidents in Scotland also, and many other clubs up and down the country have also been affected by smoke bombs and pitch invasions, yet no points deductions for any of them, I can't see that happening to us. The FA know this time of season can be emotionally charged, will take that into account also, however something has to change, those fans who follow us around, have to understand, this will eventually come back on the club.

[Plainmoor78]

This season confirms beyond any doubt that Managerial Appointments are crucial.Is it not ironic that an owner who admits he has no interest in Football recruited a top Manager, with huge experience and yet previous owners appointed rookie Managers with no Managerial experience.

Before you start giving the owner "who admits he has no interest in football" too much credit consider this:

- Who preserved with Nicholson long past his sell by date (and before anybody starts defending him, how come he has only been able to land the Mousehole job).

- Who appointed Owers and kept him in position after we got relegated.

Osborne has had a huge part to play in us landing up where we are at present. It was only through sheer luck that Johnson was available when he was; if he had not been I suspect we would be facing another year in the NLS next season.

[Minneapolisgull]

The question is where does GJ rank on the list of all time great Torquay managers?
For the complete turn around of the fortunes of Torquay! Would he head into the number one spot?
Interested to hear your thoughts and suggestions views! Especially from those that have followed the Gulls for many a year?

[Plainmoor78]

The question is where does GJ rank on the list of all time great Torquay managers?
For the complete turn around of the fortunes of Torquay! Would he head into the number one spot?
Interested to hear your thoughts and suggestions views! Especially from those that have followed the Gulls for many a year?

It would be unfair at present to rank Johnson no.1 because he has been here for only a very short time.
The likes of Frank O'Farrell, Paul Buckle, Leroy Resenior all managed Torquay for longer periods and achieved promotion at a higher level, and Eric Webber took the club to its highest league finish.
Shouldn't forget Cyril Knowles who also revitalised the club when it had reached a low point in the past.
Johnson's side also had a big advantage in being the only full time team in a part time league and that advantage won't be there next season. In addition Johnson has been very fortunate up till now with injuries because this is a very small squad and to Johnson's credit he hasn't achieved what he has with a big wad of cash. But next season investment in the team is surely needed and whether the owner stumps up is another matter.

[WHG]

As the season draws to a close I have been looking at our Results for 2018/19.

Gary Johnson took his first Match on Sat 15th Sept at Hungerford.

In 29 games the team has won 22 drawn 4 and lost just 3.Out of a possible 87 points we have got 70 points a win rate of 80%

By any standards in pro football this is an extraordinary achievement.

Gary was an instant success winning 6 and drawing 3. in his first 9 games. A win rate of 77%

The first 9 games of the season before he arrived we won 3 lost 3 and drew 3 a win rate of 44%

This season confirms beyond any doubt that Managerial Appointments are crucial.Is it not ironic that an owner who admits he has no interest in Football recruited a top Manager, with huge experience and yet previous owners appointed rookie Managers with no Managerial experience.

Thank you Gary you have brought our Club back to life in 29 weeks!

Surely that is a 33% win,lose and draw rate

[Yorkieandy]

Gary Johnson in the space of a few short months has become a club legend IMO.