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Posted: 05 Dec 2018, 07:49
by Modgull
Minneapolisgull wrote: ↑05 Dec 2018, 04:41
Another fantastic result. You really cannot believe the job Gary Johnson has done. I mean did anyone!come be honest think we would be top of the league so soon after he took over? It really is just incredible. Its a real testament that we managed to get him to Torquay. In the cold light of the day It really did not take too many years for us to sink so low. Under GJ it really could not take to many years for us to rise right back up to where we belong... Back in the football league in 2020. In Gary we trust!
How many times have we been able to sing " We are top of the league I Say we are top of the league" Let's get used to it!!!
Well I for one am not surprised. It is years since we had a 'proper' manager and this guy has one of the best records in the lower leagues. I would actually have been surprised if our squad of full-time pros and talented youngsters had not bounced back under his leadership. It just goes to show what disastrous decisions they were to appoint Knill, Hargreaves, Nicholson and - particularly - Owers.
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Posted: 05 Dec 2018, 09:17
by brucie
Hi phil - are you still in self imposed exile, if so I suggest you get yourself up to Plainmoor on Saturday because having witnessed the two 4-1 home wins you will see some excellent football.
Dartford v Torquayunited 4/12/18
Posted: 05 Dec 2018, 10:21
by gateman49
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Posted: 05 Dec 2018, 10:40
by desperado
You would hope we would get 2500 on Saturday, we are playing good football, scoring goals and winning matches. Ok it's a low level but entertaining and good value for £13. What more do people want. Apart from us Woking are the best team I have seen this season but when you see Concord in 4th place 3 points behind us it makes you think - we were about 2 leagues better than them.
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Posted: 05 Dec 2018, 11:59
by SuperNickyWroe
dawlishmatt wrote: ↑04 Dec 2018, 22:43
Well it's been roughly 2 years since Clarke Osbourne saved our club and i would like to give an assessment on his ownership of our beloved TUFC and his much criticised 5 year plan to take torquay back into the football league. Although there has been a few hiccups along the way, i believe that Mr Osbourne is well on the way to sucessfully fullfill his plan. After 4 games last season, with the team struggling, the manager Kevin nicholson was in my humble opinion rightly sacked. As Osbourne has stated right from the start that he knew little about football, he appointed a man with over 30 years experence to run the club, Geoff Harrop. Harrop eventually appointed Gary Owers as manager, a decision that proved to be a total disaster ending in relegation to the confrence south. Dispite this major setback, Osbourne promised to keep the club full time, the only full time club in the league and nothing short of promotion this season would be acceptable. When things started to go wrong at the start of this season, Owers was sacked and within 24 hours, probably one of the best managers in the lower leagues, Gary Johnson was to my and i imagine everyone elses surrprise, appointed manager.
In the last week or so, Osbourne has begun to assemble a local board of directors, as promised and on the playing side, the team have tonight had a fantastic victory at Dartford and find themselves top of the league and playing great football.
I know that we should not get carried away in all the excitement, we are not even half way through the season yet, but after 2 years of Clarke Osboune's ownership and considerable finance invested in the club, i would give him 10/10.
interesting summary.
10/10? are you related to Uncle Clarke?
have you read previous threads about him?
you are right that he has financed the club, but he is speculating to accumulate. His "five year plan" consists of obtaining plainmoor, moving us out and building a new stadium by 2020???, then charging us rent. the problem being of course he has said this before and has never
actually achieved it by building anything.
so i find your 10/10 way off the mark.
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Posted: 05 Dec 2018, 12:21
by Southampton Gull
Spot on, Chris!!
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Posted: 05 Dec 2018, 12:44
by Launceston Gull
Great result last night and 2 excellent finishes from Keating and Reidy. Gulls flying high. 5 of our next 6 league games are at Plainmoor so a real opportunity to turn the screw on our competition.
Dartford v Torquayunited 4/12/18
Posted: 05 Dec 2018, 13:06
by knightmaregull
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interesting summary.
10/10? are you related to Uncle Clarke?
have you read previous threads about him?
you are right that he has financed the club, but he is speculating to accumulate. His "five year plan" consists of obtaining plainmoor, moving us out and building a new stadium by 2020???, then charging us rent. the problem being of course he has said this before and has never
actually achieved it by building anything.
so i find your 10/10 way off the mark.
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Dartford v Torquayunited 4/12/18
Posted: 05 Dec 2018, 13:32
by brucie
From Boxing Day we have FOUR home games in 10 days (including the Truro away game)
With no travelling whatsoever in this period this should give us a massive advantage.
Dartford v Torquayunited 4/12/18
Posted: 05 Dec 2018, 13:36
by SBP
Lets hope the pitch is going to cope with this!
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Posted: 05 Dec 2018, 13:45
by CP Gull
brucie wrote: ↑05 Dec 2018, 13:32
From Boxing Day we have FOUR home games in 10 days (including the Truro away game)
With no travelling whatsoever in this period this should give us a massive advantage.
Agreed.
If we can win the next two games - Welling (h) and Hampton & Richmond (a) - we will definitely still be top at Christmas. Those FOUR home games ..... Truro (h); Gloucester(h); Truro (a) and Slough (h) then give us a fantastic opportunity to rack up some serious points and potentially stretch our lead at the top to something quite substantial. As the only full time team in the League and with zero travelling over the busy Xmas/New Year period, that run represents a massive opportunity for us and one in which we really should try and pick up as many points as possible .... hopefully 10 or even 12 pts certainly looks achieveable.
Of course as we go into January there are potential pitfalls, like the loss of one or two of the BCFC loanees (Evans in particular I would imagine) and even the possibility of League clubs coming in for the likes of Jamie Reid - whose goalscoring record over the last few months will have attracted some interest no doubt.
Exciting times though!
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Posted: 05 Dec 2018, 13:51
by gateman49
SBP wrote: ↑05 Dec 2018, 13:36
Lets hope the pitch is going to cope with this!
My lawn isn't, there are puddles everywhere, fingers crossed for some dry weather.
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Posted: 05 Dec 2018, 14:16
by nickbrod
gateman49 wrote: ↑05 Dec 2018, 13:51
My lawn isn't, there are puddles everywhere, fingers crossed for some dry weather.
Let's hope too that our temporary in-charge groundsman has inherited Chris Ralph's magic touch.
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Posted: 05 Dec 2018, 15:09
by dawlishmatt
No I'm not related to Clarke Osborne or have any connection with the club other than being a supporter for nearly 50 years. I believe that Osborne was harshly criticised the moment his company Gaming international was mentioned, way before he saved the club.
As I have already posted, part of Osbourne's 5 year plan was to make Torquay self financing at the end of the five year period.
So what if he buys plainmoor and builds a huge block of flats on the ground? There are dozens of football clubs from all leagues who have moved home in recent history. If moving to a new stadium or whatever eventually happens in the years ahead, I'm sure that returning to the football league, I believe league 1 is the goal , most TUFC supporter's dont give a damn what's in it for Mr
Osborne. If he makes millions out of his project ( which I know is not football related ), then good luck to him.
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Posted: 05 Dec 2018, 15:10
by PrestonGull
Gary Johnson interview on Talksport this afternoon. On hawksbee and Jacobs between now and 1600