POSF 1st Leg Torquay United V Histon 1st May 2009

Should they make the play-off final Mitchell Cole would play as his 3 match ban would be serverd in the Trophey Final V York City.
Shame that....Providing we get there of course !

stew

If it goes horribly wrong mate your post will get hammered, not by me I admire your enthusiasm, I`m also used to pain, it comes with being a TUFC fan I`m affraid, when I say used to the pain well it`s more like I have begun to build up a resistance to the pain, it still hurts like f*ck but not as much as it used to! I just brace myself and hope for the best!

I thought the same Al, on both counts. The ball tends to stick when it gets to Christie, no matter who is pushing/pulling him around, and he does have a considerable girth around which most defenders have no chance of reaching.

After Monday, let's just hope that the HE sub doesn't need to lead with "Why didn't they ask Evans?", for without him (& his team) we might not have needed the play-offs

Let's hope it doesn't end in extra time on monday followed by penalties making it an "Endless night".

However, I'll lay my "Cards on the table" and pray that it doesn't all end as a "Three-act tragedy" or "Murder in the sun" if we are blessed with good weather on 17th May!

I rather hope we are the away team at Wembley and then would be happy for any 'sub' to fall back on the easy option headline of "One-two, Buckle my shoe" based upon the final scoreline.

Could that last one be a real sign or us to cling on to?

I've warmed to this task a lot - particularly when we all know Buckle chose "Destination Unknown" as his preferred run-out track.

You see there really is mileage in the Agatha link



I'm warming to this link again too - I hope no-one feels it's gratuitous...

With Swine Fever now hitting the Torbay area I've heard rumours that all spectators attending Plainmoor on Friday will be issued with face masks. This will surely muffle any chants of 'Yellow Army' etc and so stop the large home crowd from giving Buckle's fearless warriors the vocal support they deserve ?

Looking ahead to Monday will the Government want a few coachloads of potential carriers of the fever i.e Torbay locals travelling to Cambridgeshire & potentially spreading the flu to that part of Britain ?

I think we now know the TRUE reason why Merse won't be going to Histon !

Unfortunately I won't be able to get down to the game tonight (but will be at Histon).

I don't want to unduly scare those of you who will be there tonight, but I read this snippet from the official Histon website this morning:

There are still a handful of seats left on the bus to Torquay! The coach has just been changed from a 49 seater to a 57 seater - so those wanting to go are still in with a chance for the lucky few remaining seats! ..

So they are coming mob-handed

Would any other club going into play-offs ever be this poorly-supported?

I wouldn't be surprised to see Mark Ellis play a part in both games (to protect our leads from the set-pieces which are their forté).

Onwards and upwards!

Well, rarely has a day dragged as much as this one is doing. Counting down the minutes (seconds actually) until I can leave work at 4 (in Exeter), back up to Tivvy, then down to Plainmoor – hopefully to arrive sometime around 6.30. And then the tension will really set in!

Hopefully we’ll attract at least a semi-decent attendance, though the prospects of that obviously aren’t helped by the (small) bus-load that Histon will bring along. Will any of the part-timers consider offering their support tonight as good use of their time? Do they understand that being there, might actually help us get to Wembley. Or will they stay at home with their feet up, and wait for the players to get us there before showing any interest? Do we have 5,000 people that want to assist in getting us to Wembley? Probably not. But we’ve got plenty more that’ll want to tag along for trip if we get there.

As for the game itself, it’s almost impossible to know what to expect. Other than a spirited effort at containment from the opposition. I’d imagine they’ll park the team bus somewhere on the 6-yard line and not move too far from there. One up-front to control the punts up-field and offer a degree of respite will be the sum total of their ambition I imagine. And who can blame them. The only thing that might change their outlook is if they concede a couple of early goals. If that happens, they’ll have no option but to offer more, which can only help us. So do we have it in us to break them down? It’s not been a stong point for us at times this season. I’d imagine patience is the key – from the players and supporters. It might be a long night, and it might not be pretty at times. We might not get the early break-through which ‘opens the flood gates’. Histon are a good side. They are in the Play-Offs for a reason. So expecting a land-slide is unwise and ultimately unhelpful.

Histons home form is very good, but our away form is equally impressive. The tie won’t be decided tonight whatever happens, so I’d hope we don’t get too cocky if we win, or too down-hearted if we don’t. Lets give it all we’ve got, and trust the players will do the same. We can’t ask for any more. Is it 4 o’clock yet…!? Alas, not.

Just two more decisions to make – yellow shirt or white one? And pop side or away end? I can’t be expected to make choices of that magnitude on a day such as this! I’ll toss a coin.