I simply live and breathe Football and have supported Torquay United since 1989. I am a season ticket holder on Bristows and a Trust member. I set up TorquayTalk in 2017 to give true supporters a voice and honest opinions on their club.
The A-Z of Torquay United A reminder of the people, teams, places and animals that have had an impact and influence on Torquay United during our long history – all categorised alphabetically. S (1) Wes Saunders Big Wes signed from Dundee in 1990, and his leadership at the back made an instant impact at Plainmoor. […]
With Courtney out injured, it's likely Vice-captain Verma will take the armband – but who do you think should be the skipper? #TUFC — TORQUAYTALK (@TORQUAYTALK) February 22, 2017
The Latest Independent Views on YOUR TEAM DISCUSSON POINTS FROM PLAINMOOR: 1 – One Step Forward at Barrow A solid point gained from our long trip up North. The three points could have been ours (see our Match Verdict from Luke Hunter), but an inability to takes chances away from home continues to haunt the team […]
Summary: A conservative first half matched by a free-flowing second, as United restricted 5th placed Barrow to only a handful of chances. Supplement that performance with some clinical finishing and we could arguably have taken the spoils ourselves. In the end a hard-earned valuable point. “We’re a second half team” continues to be my view from the […]
This article (first published in H2H Issue 4 in early 2015) was triggered by our very own captain fantastic (as he was at the time!) Luke Young. His heroic and spectacular volleyed winner against Wrexham in October 2014, made a number of Torquay fans nominate it as the ‘GREATEST GOAL’ they’ve seen scored by a […]
Memory Match – Number Nineteen 14th FEBRUARY 1998 Match – Torquay United 5-1 Hull City Competition – Division Three Venue – Plainmoor Attendance – 2,793 Kevin Hodge’s team had been inconsistent in the first of half of the 97-98 season. However, the arrival of striker Jason Roberts on loan had helped us push up the […]
We haven’t played out many draws this season, so Saturday’s one all came as a bit of a shock! The first half was admittedly one of the worst I’ve seen from United at Plainmoor for a while (and there’s been plenty of competition on that count!). The players just did not look ready for action. […]