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. Q/R Joe Quigley Joe made 10 appearances in 2015 for ‘the Gulls’ on loan from AFC Bournemouth, but is on this feature for […]
Memory Match – Number Eighteen 7th FEBRUARY 2004 Match – Swansea City 1-2 Torquay United Competition – Division Three Venue – Vetch Field Attendance – 7,323 Swansea City are now an established Premiership side, but twelve years ago the Welsh team were in Division Three and hosted a promotion chasing United team led by manager […]
GULLACTICO Steve Woods by Dom Roman I have supported United for a long time and have seen lots of good players (and lots of bad). Over the summer the TUFC programme editor asked me for my all-time United 5 a side team. It was difficult to choose but final 5, but I settled on Olejnik, […]
Another away defeat (at Bromley), and another penalty for Brendan to deal with! It does feel like the referees don’t have much love for us; very little goes our way even at home. We are an honest team and that doesn’t help. We don’t fall down at the slightest touch, and when we are down we get up […]
Summary: Two contrasting halfs, a dull 1st half where United just about deserved a lead; followed by a pulsating 2nd with another pen given away, lucky escapes and celebratory winning goals! A game that could have gone either way, but a welcome step back in the right direction for Nico. Player ratings (out of 10): […]
Can we start January again please?! Two games and two losses since my last column and both defeats deserved. I have to admit I was impressed by Woking. They played with much more swagger and confidence than you expect of a team near the bottom of the table. Our below par performance certainly aided them, […]
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. P Plainmoor Plainmoor was used by various rugby and football clubs before a merger of local teams resulted in the newly named Torquay […]