The Torquay United Yellow Army Podcast

So pre-season has started with two games in the sun at Buckland Athletic and Cullompton Rangers - and 11 goals! So how do the podcasters think pre-season is going so far? It's a thumbs-up from Guy Henderson, David Thomas and Richard Hughes as the topics of discussion include those two games and the performances of strikers Isaac Westendorf, Deon Moore and Callum Morton. With games to go against Br...

Just as we were celebrating England's win against DR Congo at the World Cup, the biggest news of the day was dropped by Torquay United - that Deon Moore had signed a two-year deal to remain with the club. Was he? Wasn't he? That was the story of the summer after manager Jimmy Ball offered the striker a contract at the end of last season - after he scored eight goals in 10 days. Those goals almost...

Oh we do like to be beside the seaside! This week’s Yellow Army Podcast comes from the beach, where our crew squeezes into a beach hut to bring you the latest episode. There’s an easterly swell hitting the prom at Preston but it seems as if it's all plain sailing at Plainmoor right now. Manager Jimmy Ball was in a positive mood earlier this week as the squad reported for the first training session...

It has been a quiet week on the new front but there is still much to discuss for the podcasters as we approached the first day of pre-season training next Monday. Guy Henderson, Richard Hughes, David Thomas and Clive Hayward gather around the kitchen table in the Babbacombe studio and talk about the new signings and more to come.... The Deon Moore question hangs heavy in the air and there is cycli...

New signings on and off the field, fresh fixtures for pre-season, the retirement of a Plainmoor favourite and a manager in a sombrero - who says the close season is dull? The Torquay United Yellow Army Podcast is back after a week away with much to discuss. We run the rule over the new signings who have put pen to paper since the last podcast, and welcome the news that a born goalscorer has signed...

Here we are after a week off with the latest edition of the Torquay United Yellow Army Podcast - and it's a chat around the kitchen table for Richard Hughes, Guy Henderson, David Thomas and Clive Hayward. On the agenda are new signings Callum Morton and Zak Baker, and possible new signings - like Deon Moore! There is actually much to discuss for a close-season edition, so get the biscuits out and...

And so it turned out to be another big disappointment for Torquay United fans everywhere. The pain is still being felt around the world after the Gulls were beaten 3-2 in extra time by Hornchurch in the National League South play off final last Saturday. We hear an exclusive interview with co-chairman Michael Westcott, recorded on Tuesday morning, and Guy Henderson, Richard Hughes, David Thomas an...

So it all comes down to this - a huge game at Hornchurch on Saturday for the right to play in the National League next season. It really could be the greatest of days with 900 fans at the Hornchurch Stadium and many more than that at Plainmoor where the club is installing big screens on the pitch. Torquay beat Dorking Wanderers 4-2 last weekend to set up this National League South final showdown w...

So, here we are again, back in the National League South play-offs with a massive game against Dorking Wanderers at Plainmoor on Saturday. The 2-1 win at Tonbridge Angels last weekend meant the Gulls avoided an eliminator round and Dorking's 2-0 win at home against Maidenhead United set up their visit to the Bay. We hear from Jimmy Ball, who had a lot to say today about the Tonbridge game and the...

Torquay United go to Tonbridge Angels on Saturday and must win there if they are going to guarantee a place in the National League South play-offs. Last weekend's defeat by Hemel Hempstead Town left Torquay's promotion hopes relying on a last-day win and then a successful passage through the play-offs - which could mean four cup finals yet! The podcasters - Guy Henderson, Richard Hughes and Clive...

Torquay United have just two games left and the National League South title is still within grasp. That would take a few other teams playing ball for such a positive outcome - but second best is second place and a home run in the play-offs. After scoring nine goals in the last two games, Torquay are on fire and go into Saturday's home game against Hemel Hempstead Town full of confidence. Hemel wil...

In the words of Torquay United manager Jimmy Ball, "it's all gravy" - after that amazing Easter weekend that saw the Gulls beat Weston-super-Mare 3-0 on Good Friday and Bath City 4-1 at home on Monday. Six points from the two games was the best outcome as the Gulls put themselves firmly in the race for promotion back to the National League. We hear from Ball as the manager talks through those two...

Here we go then - a busy four days with Easter bringing a Good Friday away game at Weston-super-Mare, who are rivals of Torquay United for a National League South play-off place. And then it's relegation-threatened Bath City at Plainmoor on Easter Monday for another massive game. With just five games of the season left they are all massive games now and it's a four-man podcast today with Guy Hende...

Nearly 4,000 people were at Plainmoor in the wind and rain on Tuesday night to watch new boss Jimmy Ball's first home game in charge of Torquay United - and few if any will have gone home disappointed. The Gulls gave it their all against a Dorking Wanderers side with the title in their sights, and a 2-2 draw was the least Ball's side deserved for their efforts. This week's Yellow Army Podcast sees...

So Torquay United have a new manager. It is Jimmy Ball and we hear from the boss as he answers questions from the press in his first conference today at Plainmoor. With Guy Henderson on a jet somewhere flying back to the UK, it was Richard Hughes and David Thomas - the font of all TUFC knowledge - that talked through Ball's appointment, his words, his history, his hopes and dreams for the job. It...

Torquay United should have a new manager in place very soon - in fact, possibly before you click on the link to listen to this week's podcast. So those of you in the know - we weren't when we recorded this week's offering. We speculate of course, with a list of names, but we also listen to Neil Warnock talk about the last two games and Saturday's home game against Chesham United - and what any new...

What a week that was! Since the last Yellow Army Podcast Torquay United have been beaten 5-0 at home by Chelmsford and have lost a manager. So a lot to discuss then for Richard Hughes, Guy Henderson, David Thomas and Clive Hayward. With Paul Wotton losing his job on Sunday, the quartet reflect on a tumultuous couple of days that saw Neil Warnock come in to take charge of the team for the game agai...

Torquay United manager Paul Wotton said it in his press conference - "It's not all sunshine and rainbows" right now, after the Gulls have picked up just one point from four games. The 3-1 defeat at Worthing was the latest kick in the teeth. But with eight of the remaining 13 games left, Torquay can still do better this season and the promotion race is not over yet. Dorking Wanderers may lead the w...

Torquay United and their long-suffering fans face nearly 900 miles on the road in the coming days. A trip to bottom club Eastbourne Borough on Saturday is swiftly followed by a journey to fellow promotion contenders Worthing on Tuesday night. Players, management, fans and podcasters will have plenty of time on the road to mull over the events on and off the pitch at Plainmoor. This week’s Yellow A...

Loan players dominate the agenda on the Yellow Army Podcast this week as we run the rule over Tuesday night’s ‘bump in the road’ and look ahead to a big day at Plainmoor on Saturday. Torquay United’s seven-match unbeaten run came to an end with a 1-0 defeat at Chippenham Town - a late goal handing the hosts all three points from a game which Torquay dominated. Maidenhead United are the visitors to...

It never rains, but it pours! For the first quarter of the season, Torquay United couldn’t buy an away win. Now it seems they can’t stop picking up the big points on the road. Tuesday’s 3-2 win at Dover made it nine points from three away games on the trot, hoisting the Gulls to the top of National League South, with second-placed Dorking Wanderers due to visit Plainmoor on Saturday. Excitement wi...

After the wash-out that was Tuesday night's postponed home game against Farnborough, Torquay United have a massive trip to National League South leaders Hornchurch on Saturday. It will be a huge game for both clubs and one that could see the Gulls go top if they beat the team they lost 2-1 at home to in November. The Yellow Army podcasters are Guy Henderson, Richard Hughes and Clive Hayward this w...

After that tough game against Maidstone United on Saturday, in which there were three red cards, two of them shown to Torquay United players, the Yellow Army Podcast gets to grips with exactly what happened. Guy Henderson, Richard Hughs and David Thomas talk about that game and the two forthcoming matches at Enfield Town on Saturday and at home against Farnborough next Tuesday. We hear from manage...

Hello Torquay United fans and welcome to our latest Yellow Army Podcast. Guy Henderson is away with a head cold so it's Richard Hughes back in the hot seat with David Thomas and Clive Hayward doing the heavy lifting. This week there is the excellent 4-1 win against Hampton & Richmond Borough to discuss, and Saturday's big game against Maidstone United - don't we play them every two weeks? We hear...

Hello from rainy Torquay United where we recorded our latest edition of the Yellow Army Podcast today. There was much to discuss for Richard Hughes, David Thomas and Clive Hayward, with that disappointing 0-0 draw at Bath City followed by the wasted trip to Dover Athletic. And we hear from the manager Paul Wotton at his Thursday press conference, who says the Gulls are "one thousand, million, tril...