The Athletic is also good at digging out finance stories. Google their investigative journos and there are several names come up that might be worth contacting.
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Torquay United SOS (TUST submit bid to buy TUFC)
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It's horrible to know what's going on at Torquay. It really doesn't sit right and I hope the club can survive with the stadium too.
It won't if the fans do nothing about it.
Osborne is depending on their apathy.
Osborne is depending on their apathy.
I went straight from school in Plymouth to see my hero play that night, a certain 'Gentleman' Jimmy Greaves. Can't remember if he scored. Those were the days when top teams took the League Cup seriously
First few answers were so unconvincing. Plainmoor is absolutely fine and more than adequate to host league football. Being from Torquay, I occasionally go up and watch a game and it's always an enjoyable experience. A 'proper' local football club with a stadium right in the heart of the town. Osborne comes across as an absolute snake here. I really feel for Torquay fans. They deserve so much more, especially as they have remained incredibly loyal through years of turmoil on and off the pitch.For anyone in any doubt, have a watch of the last fans forum, online, no fans present. Read between the lines and ask if yourself if you believe in these people, that they are trustworthy etc.
Online Fans Forum
The Torquay United board and manager Gary Johnson answer the fans questions received in the first Online Fans Forum.youtu.be
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Osbourne can't believe his luck. If the fans don't react now then their club and ground will be gone in double quick time. Come on You Gulls - you wouldn't let someone steal your house so why let them steal your club ?
Yep with you there i was born in Babbacombe couldnt be much closer ! Then moved to Paignton remember the Devon General Plainmoor specials
Yep before the greedy TV so & so's took over & totally ruined the game. Now a lot of the so called "bigger" clubs dont even take the FA cup seriously
Have you tried contacting people like Charlie Baker? He's constantly trying to be funny on Talksport and rattling on about how hard it is being a Torquay fan at the moment, can he not raise some national awareness?
Unfortunately, our local press are completely useless and now blaming fans for the bad form. Unbelievable.
www.devonlive.com
Gary Johnson is going nowhere whether fans like it or not - and they don't
I am sorry to tell you this, protesters, but however hard you bang that drum and chant ‘Gary Out’ - I don’t think he is going anywhere, at least not until the end of the season. And even then, I wouldn’t hold your breath.
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The toxicity in the club stems from Osborne and our energy needs to switch from "Johnson Out" towards Osborne.Unfortunately, our local press are completely useless and now blaming fans for the bad form. Unbelievable.
Gary Johnson is going nowhere whether fans like it or not - and they don't
I am sorry to tell you this, protesters, but however hard you bang that drum and chant ‘Gary Out’ - I don’t think he is going anywhere, at least not until the end of the season. And even then, I wouldn’t hold your breath.
(The players and possibly even Johnson himself are i think trapped somewhat and i feel some sympathy, perhaps misguided)
At this point, reading the constant fawning and soft reports across all the local media, i have to conclude they are in some way unable to report truthfully in addressing the real issues and validating the concerns of the fanbase (the club is the fanbase)
We need to remember the names of these reporters as they are currently complicit in playing into Osborne's hands and they are subtly positioning themselves against the TUFC fanbase.
edit - I just finished reading the article and should paste this in. Perhaps it's a very fine line that needs to be trodden, this journalist appears to be onside.
"In a perfect world we would all pull together and work as one to get us out of this mess. But that’s not going to happen. So I guess protest might be the way forward for TUST. But please don’t put any more pressure on the players, their confidence must be at an all-time low already."
The real key right now is to fully unite the TUFC fanbase in the cause and get all on the same page, not easy but it is slowly happening.
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This guy is typical of the apathy we are dealing with in attempting to unite in the cause.
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Please feel free to comment and try to wake him up a bit.
Torquay United vs St Albans
Steve Dog gives his match report of Torquay vs St Albans, from Plainmoor!
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Please feel free to comment and try to wake him up a bit.
Protest plans are coming together and we will be taking action at every home game going forward, leading up to 23rd March and beyond.
We would very much appreciate if as many of the Green Army could come along and support our cause on 23rd March.
We would very much appreciate if as many of the Green Army could come along and support our cause on 23rd March.
As an ex organiser of such stuff mate, can I suggest texts, WA, PMs and E mails are the best mediums to alert fellow supporters.
Whatever is on SM will be read by club officials and they will take counter actions.
Walls have ears.
Whatever is on SM will be read by club officials and they will take counter actions.
Walls have ears.
Torquay United are drifting aimlessly and the fans have had enough
For 80 years, Torquay United were proud members of the Football League. Now, thanks to an owner's skewed priorities and a doomed stadium plan, they have reached their lowest ever ebb
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