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Post by spagbol74 on Jun 24, 2008 19:55:12 GMT
Oh, I get it!! ;D lady thing lady thing lady thing lady thing lady thing!  Wot? An ironing board..... *runs for cover* ;D |
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Post by midlandstufc on Jun 24, 2008 23:32:48 GMT
I back, worse for wear and was delighted to read (when I finally understood) the S-lady-thing-thorpe issue.
I'm so happy I'm going to have a go! Sorry Dave.
lady thing! thingy! Shit! Bollocks!
Wonder what gets through? Won't do it again; I promise to grow up as I'm 38 with 3 daughters, one of whom has left college and is doing a proper job (unlike her Dad).
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Post by the92ndfish on Jun 27, 2008 20:49:33 GMT
I'm an outsider, having been born in Surrey although I have lived down here for 15 years now. Being that I wasn't born in the region, my family certainly didn't introduce the club to me being Leeds fans on one side and Arsenal fans on the other.
I supported a certain other club for most my childhood and still have a soft spot for them, I'm not going to mention who, but I was a young kid and I'm from Surrey...guess ? ;D but I did actually go to my first TQU match way back in the wilds of 1997, it ended Wigan Athletic 3-0 Torquay United, and as I've said on .net I think it was, I remember being puzzled as to why there wasn't any commentry and why the players didn't have their names on their back.
Then a long gap before my next Torquay United match, when my uncle (Huddersfield Town supporter) took me to see a match in the season when we escaped on the last day thanks to David Graham, I believe it was Hull at home in the run in, although my memory is very sketchy.
Then another gap until the promotion season of 03/04, I went to about half the home games that season and that was when I really started to class myself as a Torquay supporter, saw amongst others Scunthorpe, Lincoln, Huddersfield this season (with the aforementioned Uncle).
From then on i've gone quite regularly although it wasn't really until the relegation season when I realised I actually feel much more of a Torquay fan now than I do of the club which must not be named. Intriguingly I notice that my aforementioned Uncle now speaks much more about Torquay than Huddersfield, I think we might have another convert!
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Post by cav on Jun 27, 2008 21:33:53 GMT
Born in the early hours of Friday 6th March 1964 in TORQUAY Hospital. The ONLY reason you need really.  First game I can remember was a mighty 0-0 draw at Plainmoor with Stockport County during the 1972/73 season. Apart from a little sojourn to Stoke Gabriel (mostly during the dreadful Webb years!!) have remained hooked ever since. Loyalty was stretched to breaking point the season before last, with the Bateson/Hancox/Roberts disgrace that traded under the name of our football club. However,I am utterly delighted with the new board who, with working with the TUST, bringing back the youth set up and allowing the local community/businesses to become involved again, have made me very proud to be a Torquay United supporter once more. |
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Post by derbygull on Jun 29, 2008 8:16:24 GMT
:)Myself & wife were on holiday in torquay around 12 yrs ago decided to go to a night match against Brentford think we won 4-2 or something similar, on returning home looked out for gulls results, started to visit local grounds when gulls were playing around Derbyshire we now visit Plainmoor when we can 484 mls round trip & all away games within around a 100ml radius of home, we have got most of our village following Torquays results
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Post by Dave on Jun 29, 2008 8:24:13 GMT
:)Myself & wife were on holiday in torquay around 12 yrs ago decided to go to a night match against Brentford think we won 4-2 or something similar, on returning home looked out for gulls results, started to visit local grounds when gulls were playing around Derbyshire we now visit Plainmoor when we can 484 mls round trip & all away games within around a 100ml radius of home, we have got most of our village following Torquays results Great to see the club had so much impact on you, that is a long round trip to make those home games. Its also great to see the club have so many fans outside of Devon. |
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Post by crooky on Jun 29, 2008 8:55:08 GMT
An Arsenal fan from a very young age. Had a mate many years ago who was a Spurs fan. We decided to pick a lower league side to follow together. He had a Nan who lived in Torquay during the Rioch era. I've suffered ever since!
Isn't it amazing how your friends, some of whom have even no remote liking for football, look out for our results?
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Post by Dave on Jun 29, 2008 9:00:17 GMT
An Arsenal fan from a very young age. Had a mate many years ago who was a Spurs fan. We decided to pick a lower league side to follow together. He had a Nan who lived in Torquay during the Rioch era. I've suffered ever since! [glow=yellow,2,300]Isn't it amazing how your friends, some of whom have even no remote liking for football, look out for our results?[/[/glow]quote] I have a Dutch friend who lives in Amsterdam, an Ajax season ticket holder, but he always checks first on the results Of TUAFC. I don't think there can be many clubs at our level, who could claim to have so many fans worldwide. |
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Post by petef on Jun 29, 2008 22:30:05 GMT
So many memories its difficult to get them in the correct order as its all in my head but here goes. My earliest recollection of attending a professional football match was falling asleep on my late fathers shoulder at what I think was an early sixties Plymouth Argyle match, I was probably around five or six at the time. After that forgettable experience it took a further few years for me to gain the reasoning and intellect to decide that there was only ever going to be one club for me. My father, for all his failings, did at least indoctrinate me to the wonderful world of the football supporter. At age ten or eleven I was enthralled by the wonderful mid sixties teams of the great Frank O'farrell and I can still name each of the players that were my heroes of the day as though it was yesterday. These were my heroes - Donnelly, Bond, Baxter, Brown, Smith A, Smith J, Clark Dunne, Barnes , Fryatt, and the one and only Robin Stubbs who incidentally I had the pleasure of meeting a few years ago when he was coaching my son at Coach Road in Newton Abbot. Strange but even in my mid forties, as I was at the time, I was still in awe of the great man who was and always will be my favourite No 9. in a Torquay shirt. Whatever way you look at it my easily influenced soft young brain had been branded with the red hot TUFC logo - never to erased. Some great players followed, the Caves, Mitchinsons Kitcheners etc and then the mass exodus of talent to Bournmouth and Boscombe Athletic as it was known back then and the unfortunate tenor of Alan Brown who could do little to stem a slow decline that in my opinion has never really been fully addressed. Yes there have been a few blips of success but that mid sixties squad undoubtedly had the ability to succeed at the next level for whatever reason they blew it when miles ahead of the chasing pack which as kid brought tears to my eyes as I realised all that effort and wonderful entertainment would be to no avail. Thankfully and at long long last there is real hope for the future as we have people who do care about the club and just as importantly the supporters. They have at last given the club and the supporters a real and sustainable future which will take us back to where we belong sooner rather than later please as I am running out of time! |
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Post by merse on Jun 30, 2008 2:49:57 GMT
At age ten or eleven I was enthralled by the wonderful mid sixties teams of the great Frank O'farrell and I can still name each of the players that were my heroes of the day as though it was yesterday. These were my heroes -  Mine too Pete! One of my proudest moments as a Gulls fan was the day the CGs hosted the "Boys of 66" at Plainmoor for a reunion at one of the games we sponsored a few years ago. You would have been as tickled as Robin himself to meet up with the likes of Reg Wyatt and Gary Maguire whom he had not seen since those heady far off days. Reg, tall elderly and suffering the consequences of double hip surgery was so humble and so genuinely grateful for then opportunity of meeting old friends, and Gary; portly, expensively attired and so awfully well spoken who told us of his later life as a stockbroker living in the well heeled Surrey countryside. Old Tom Northcott struggling with the onset of senior years, wonderful Ernie Pym - so dapper and polite. Regular Plainmoor attendees Geoff Cox, Bobby Baxter and Dougie Clarke. Still young John Evans (who's son apparently had taken so much convincing his dad was a former pro' footballer) Mike Rossiter from the South Hams who strictly speaking came from before that successful 65-66 season but who (as a regular and present day Plainmoor fan) so badly wanted to be there, present day professional comedian Ben Murphy who was just as funny when I used to train at Plainmoor in the evenings way back when and four live life to the full and social guys................ Mike Turner, Mickey Somers, Gerry King and Tony Hellin who all came down for the weekend and shared our hotel with us. They were responsible for over sixty hours of sleep deprivation - Mickey with his tales of the great legends O'Farrell and Clough for whom he had played and still called "Boss", twinkle toed Gerry - still wowing the ladies and dressed to kill and self deprecating MT...............a good old pro' in the Kevin Hill mold, soon made aware of his lack of a future by FO'F (as was Tony) but fully supportive of the great man's methods and aware of his successes. Frank himself, regrettably couldn't be there as he was already committed to the Chartres' pilgrimage for that year during which he annually devotes his time and at self cost to the welfare and needs of sick and handicapped children on a journey of faith. Finally Robin - held in awe by everyone - a true icon of the ages and the greatest superstar in my book. Still so patient and gracious with all the fans after all these years and truly worthy of the old adage "age shall not diminish them" A living legend and my hero for life! |
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Post by graygull on Jul 3, 2008 3:07:57 GMT
The boys of 66, what a team Merse, found myself wishing I could have been there that weekend to witness the reunion as some of them have sadly passed away now, what a team they were to watch week in and week out.
I do find it odd at times the lack of history the club shows in the present era, never were ones to fly the colours of glories past.
The Rev tried to have a picture gallery set up during his time at Plainmoor but was thwarted at every turn by Mr B.
In North america it is a differnt story as most clubs in any sport have oceans of history at every ground, Toronto Bluejays have a great plan with what they call "flashback Fridays" where a past member of the team is there just inside the entrance to greet the incoming fans and sign photos for 45 mins prior to game time, many people go every time to that gate to reminess the old days, what a idea to have the likes of the great "Robin" to greet the fans at Plainmoor on matchdays.
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Post by chrish on Jul 6, 2008 21:58:36 GMT
Well I was also born in Newton Abbot and raised in a land far far away called Abbotskerswell. My dad took me to my first game in 1980 (boxing day at home to Wimbledon) and I've been going ever since. I've lived up in London since 1999 so I usually go to more away games than home games unless its a special one or just a home game that coincides with the monthly visit to see my mother, sister and nephew (or "my son" according to my work colleagues).
Torquay are my only team but I look out for Man Utd's results (dad was a big supporter) and I've got a soft spot for Nottingham Forest for reasons that I'm unable to explain. Plus I've enjoyed watching the odd game or two at Borussia Moenchengladbach. I needed to keep a love of football going whilst that fool Chris Roberts was turning my beloved team into a sick joke.
The only games I regret missing out on over the years were the Barnet game (the rozzers shut the gates when I was 3 people away from getting in). I had to spend the game standing on the grass behind the away end while the dear old plod were trying to talk this Torquay nutter into coming down from his lofty treetop position. He'd even managed to use his torquay scarf to tie himself to the tree Japanese sniper style.
The other game I'd wish I'd seen was the 4-1 demolition of Scarborough in the play off semis.
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Post by Dave on Jul 6, 2008 22:03:22 GMT
Good to see you are a Newton boy Chris,well nearly, funny you should say about the nutter up in the tree. A member joined about two weeks ago, not logged in yet, his user name is treegull, so as soon as I saw the name i thought of the Barnet one.
I hope he will come on soon and let us know if he is the said one.
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Post by melloyello on Jul 7, 2008 10:57:58 GMT
An Arsenal fan from a very young age. Had a mate many years ago who was a Spurs fan. We decided to pick a lower league side to follow together. He had a Nan who lived in Torquay during the Rioch era. I've suffered ever since! [glow=yellow,2,300]Isn't it amazing how your friends, some of whom have even no remote liking for football, look out for our results?[/[/glow]quote] I have a Dutch friend who lives in Amsterdam, an Ajax season ticket holder, but he always checks first on the results Of TUAFC. I don't think there can be many clubs at our level, who could claim to have so many fans worldwide. Thats very true Dave, even a couple of the Newcastle fans on the toon forum I go on, now look out for our results One of them thoroughly enjoyed our games on Setanta last season. |
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Post by tufc01 on Jul 12, 2008 12:18:18 GMT
I’ve been on the site for a couple of weeks now but haven’t got around to this just now, so whilst i am waiting to go to the Tiverton game and eagerly awaiting news on the poke saga, i thought i’d introduce myself, particularly since i have never used .net, so none one will know who i am.
I was born and brought up in Newton Abbot before joining the Navy when i left school. I started going when my Dad and Uncle took me from the age of about 5, 1970. Before long it was my Mum, Dad, Sister, Uncle etc etc. I didn’t miss very many home games during that spell, but can’t recall much about the early games, although the names are all familiar, Twitchen, Kruise, Sandercock, proven, Mcnicholl, Compton, Walsh (who my sister had a crush on) etc.
After i joined up i got to as many games as possible, both home and away, however it wasn’t easy when i was away for 6 months at a time, although i do remember where i was during certain important games for us. A world service was a must wherever you were in the world. Which is how i listened to the great escape against Crewe in 1987, in the ops room , in the gulf and i was more worried about being relegated.
The forces were very much about where you come from and who you support, which makes you even more passionate about your home club. Until recently no-one ever wore a shirt or associated themselves with a club that wasn’t closest to where they were born, which is the way a TRUE football supporter should be. Nowadays they are all Man Utd, Chelsea, Liverpool supporters who don’t even know where it is on the map.
I left 2 years ago and moved to Ottery St Mary, which unsurprisingly seems to be full of Exeter supporters (most of whom didn’t crawl out of the woodwork until the play off final), which was great for all of last season up until that fateful game. It was bad enough to lose (for me the worst i have EVER felt about one of our games), worse still after the ‘banter’ i had exchanged with the Exeter supporters all season and in particular after the away game. After the home leg i was a sitting duck for all them and they certainly haven’t/won’t let me forget it.
I lived in deepest darkest Cornwall for the years before i left and made it to about half of the home games, rarely to the away games as you need to add 3 hours just to get to Exeter, however I haven’t missed a home game in 3 years and very few away games. I actually prefer the away games, is it me or is there a better atmosphere when we are away than when we are at Plainmoor. The Aldershot games last year are evidence of that.
I don’t have a 2nd, 3rd, 8th Club that i support. There is, and always will be just 1 club for me. Torquay til i die, cut me and i bleed Yellow etc etc, that’s me.
I will be contributing regularly this season, however do not expect scathing criticism from me. I am a ‘glass is half full’ person. I think the board are doing fantastic and i truly, truly believe that we are going up this season. COME ON YOU YELLOWS. Right now i am off to Tiverton.
Great job on the forum, it has been an excellent read so far, with some very good points made.
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Mine too Pete!