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SHRIMPERS
But the Gulls are a whole different ball-game, like Vale a couple of weeks ago they've been building this team for a long while, and look what happened there!
Lets's hope we can be more competitive, yet the changes to the team since that game have only been for the best.
Good news that defender Sean Clohessy is available again after suspension, as is striker Scott Spencer, recovered from his back injury.
The doubt remains centre-back Mark Phillips who continues to suffer from his hamstring problem.
Southend United squad: Morris, Simpson, Bilel, Barker, Gilbert, Clohessy, Soares, Grant, Easton, Hall, Corr, Sturrock, Coughlan, Paterson, Zaaboub, Bouzid, Phillips, Prosser, Herd, Evans, Spencer and James-Lewis.
COME ON YOU BLUES!!!!!
OPPOSITION
Torquay take a full squad to Roots Hall including the rested midfielder Wayne Carlisle.
On www.torquayunited.com a spokesman said: "Our focus must be soely on what we can do, we have been doing enough good things in games and it's about reminding each other of those good points and eliminate as many of the negatives as we can. We are doing very well at the moment and nine times out of ten if you keep doing the right things well you will be successful."
| 1 | Torquay United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 12 | +8 | ||||
| 2 | Shrewsbury Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 10 | +7 | ||||
| 3 | Rotherham United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 10 | +4 |
Last time out in the league: Port Vale 1 Torquay United 2 (played on Saturday, August 28th, 2010.)
Full match report here:
www.torquayunited.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10445~52794,00.html
PREVIOUSLY
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REF
He gives an interview here: www.refworld.com/referee/164/1/dean-whitestone
FIXTURES
League Two
Saturday, September 4th; (all kick-offs 15.00): Accrington Stanley v Wycombe, Aldershot v Northampton, Barnet v Cheltenham, Bradford v Port Vale, Burton Albion v Hereford, Bury v Gillingham, Chesterfield v Lincoln City, Macclesfield v Stockport, Oxford Utd v Morecambe, Shrewsbury v Rotherham, Southend v Torquay, Stevenage v Crewe.
BET
To Win:
Southend - 17/8, Draw - 12/5, Torquay - 17/5.
For all the footy odds go here: www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-two/
HISTORY
The original Torquay United was formed in 1899 by a group of school-leavers under the guidance of Sergeant-Major Edward Tomney. The newly founded club played its inaugural match against an Upton Cricket Club XI on one of Farmer John Wright's fields, which was situated at the top of Penny's Hill, on Teignmouth Road on the site of modern Parkhurst Road.
After a season of friendlies the club joined the East Devon League and moved into the Recreation Ground, their home for the next four years, Plainmoor being occupied by Torquay Athletic Rugby Club at this time in a reversal of the current situation.
In 1904 Athletic secured the lease on the Recreation Ground from underneath United and Torquay and District League rivals Ellacombe took over the lease of Plainmoor leaving United homeless for the first time in their existence and facilitating a return to the farmers fields on Teignmouth Road, however the club was on the move again when the fields were sold to be developed into what would later be known as Parkhurst Road.
United soon found another home, sharing with Torquay Cricket Club in nearby Cricketfield Road (a site still used for football in the modern day by South Devon League side Upton Athletic) for four years and during that time won their first honour, the Torquay and District League title in 1909.
Following this breakthrough for the club, the club merged with local rivals Ellacombe in 1910, adopted the name Torquay Town and finally moved into Plainmoor where they would remain to the modern day, during this period the ground was shared with the team's remaining local rival Babbacombe FC. Both sides were playing in the same league, the Plymouth and District League alongside the reserve teams of Exeter City and Plymouth Argyle, Torquay Town would later win the league in the 1911-12 season.
On August 8th 2009, Torquay marked their return to Football League 2 with a 2-0 victory at home to Chesterfield. Their first football league goal since 2007 was scored by new loan signing Scott Rendell, who featured against Torquay in the Conference National Play-Off final, whilst on loan at Cambridge United.
A run of poor results left The Gulls struggling near the bottom of the table for most of the season. There was a brief revival in December which saw Torquay beat fellow strugglers Cheltenham Town 3-0, and bottom side Darlington 5-0, before an Elliot Benyon hat-trick against Stockport County fired the Yellows into the 3rd round of the FA Cup.
Buckle's side failed to continue their form in 2010, and the bad results combined with the departures of Wembley goalscorers Chris Hargreaves and Tim Sills, led to some nervous times at the club. As a reaction to these moves, Nicky Wroe replaced Hargreaves as club captain, and Guy Branston was brought to the club on loan from Burton Albion (the deal was made permanent in the summer) to bring some much needed experience in.
A fantastic end to the season put an end to any relegation fears, with Torquay embarking on an undefeated run of 8 games, which included 6 wins and 7 consecutive clean sheets (a new club record for minutes without conceding). The highlight of this winning run was a 5-0 win over a Rochdale side who were top of the league at the time of the game.
On the final day of the season Torquay secured a credible 17th placed finish following a 0-0 draw with league winners Notts County. This was the 2nd time in as many seasons that Plainmoor had played host to the final day celebrations of the league champions (Burton Albion were crowned as Conference Champions at Plainmoor in 2009).
For a more comprehensive history of the club, go here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torquay_United_F.C.