Torquay in trouble

[Cricko]

Fans fear for future of Torquay United as chairman stands down and club goes into administration - Fan Banter

Fans fear for the future of Torquay United as chairman Clarke Osborne stands down and the club goes into administration. The Gulls have been under the ownership of Osborne since 2016 when he acquired the club from a consortium led by fans. They currently sit 11th in the National League South...

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[Leigh_Seasider]

Where’s that feathered **** who came on here squawking about how we should’ve been relegated ..

Other than him I feel for Torquay fans. This is a familiar tale.

 

[hlane17]

Fans fear for future of Torquay United as chairman stands down and club goes into administration - Fan Banter

Fans fear for the future of Torquay United as chairman Clarke Osborne stands down and the club goes into administration. The Gulls have been under the ownership of Osborne since 2016 when he acquired the club from a consortium led by fans. They currently sit 11th in the National League South...

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Wonder how their brainless yoofs are feeling... 'going bust in the morning' not so funny now is it.

For the record, I hope their club survives this.

 

[Maldon Shrimper]

The sooner our takeover is completed we will all be a lot happier.With Torquay and recently Rochdale all struggling financially is all very unsettling

 

[Ricey]

A very dislikable club, but still would never wish that on them, even if they were revealing in our predicament and wishing us to go bust to help them out.

 

[Jai]

A very dislikable club, but still would never wish that on them, even if they were revealing in our predicament and wishing us to go bust to help them out.

A few of them were but let's not fall into the trap of tarring everyone with the same brush. Good luck to them. I'd rather have a Torquay in the EFL than a rich person's plaything with no history like Salford, Fleetwood or FGR.

 

[Supa Shrimpa]

A few of them were but let's not fall into the trap of tarring everyone with the same brush. Good luck to them. I'd rather have a Torquay in the EFL than a rich person's plaything with no history like Salford, Fleetwood or FGR.

..and MK Dons..splitters !

 

[DevonShrimper2019]

Living not far from Torquay, I know a number of Gulls fans. I spoke to many about our predicament - they were sympathetic and hoped we escaped it. Yes there are many morons on Twitter -and no shortage of them in the live fan-base who choose to stand as close to the away supporters as possible to wind them up.

But your average Torquay fan is like we were just a few months ago. Decent people, supporting their home-town club - Worried it is going to fold, that people will lose jobs, that their town will lose part of its identity.

It’s disappointing to see several Southend fans enjoying the Torquay situation on the basis it allows them to settle an online score. And who cares about what some of their fans in the crowd chanted - the wonderful Cav Miley settled that one at the time. Please try and remember most Gulls are like us, didn’t want Southend to fold and are now looking down the barrel of oblivion. We know all too well how that feels. If it happening satisfies your honour with the twitterati - and all those good people losing their club is just acceptable collateral damage - good luck to you. But it’s not a good look.

 

[CanveyCastle]

It just goes to prove you never know what is round the corner.

Always get some stupid people following clubs especially those wishing we went broke but I hope they survive.

 

[cerbera45]

I had a soft spot for Torquay, even if it always seemed to pee with rain when we played them down there ;-)

 

[The Original Tribal Chief]

Oh gee, that's too bad.

 

[thenobster]

I hope they survive. They're the same as us, div 3/4. Suffered in recent years and now up poo creek. Good luck Gulls.

 

[old leigh shrimper]

I had a soft spot for Torquay United years ago ........when they used to play their home games on a Saturday night . I think they used to kick off at 7.15 pm.

 

[Sandbach Shrimper]

Shame, a good away day.

 

[* ORM *]

With my in-laws previously residing in Livermead Torquay away was always a no brainer so I have a soft spot for them.

Barely anyone in the Premier League gives a flying ****. I’m still waiting for the day when the financial bubble bursts at the top. That’s the only way life will change.

 

[graingerroad54]

NLsouth, 5th place Aveley travel to 12th place Torquay on Saturday.

 

[old leigh shrimper]

We were playing Torquay at home on the day of the Bradford fire in 1985.....I remember it well.

 

[GrumpyBlue]

Always a good trip up from Cornwall to Torquay - made very welcome in the supporters bar - they are not all nutters

 

[Zeuss]

A few of them were but let's not fall into the trap of tarring everyone with the same brush. Good luck to them. I'd rather have a Torquay in the EFL than a rich person's plaything with no history like Salford, Fleetwood or FGR.

I was all set to press like ,agreeing totally up to Forest Green. I like eating meat but have to say their owner is doing a wonderfully unselfish job there.
Fylde and Wrexham make much more sense.

 

[cerbera45]

didn't Dave Smith & David Webb have links to Torquay United?