FAN ZONE By Nick Brodrick, TUST's Chair and TUFC board member. ************************** IT's BEEN A BLANKETY BLANK WEEK FOR UNITED AS STRIKERS FAIL TO IGNITE HATS OFF TO UNITED'S WOMEN AS THEY HIT ASCOT FOR SIX WOULD YOUR 5-7 YEAR-OLD LIKE TO DRIVE THE BMW ONTO THE PLAINMOOR PITCH? The season might only be four games old but two blank returns and one point are not what United fans had hoped for. On a warm Tuesday night Jimmy Ball’s team tried to batter the Weston door down

FAN ZONE By Nick Brodrick, TUST's Chair and TUFC board member. ************************** CALLING ALL 5-16 YEAR OLDS WRITE A POEM WIN A YEAR’S JUNIOR GULLS MEMBERSHIP UNITED’S ANGELS DELIGHT AS MATT JAY SEALS VICTORY ON THE ROAD UNITED’S WOMEN SUFFER A NARROW AWAY DEFEAT IN OPENING LEAGUE CAMPAIGN Come 5pm or thereabouts on Saturday a big sigh of relief could be heard from wherever the Yellow Army was watching or listening to United’s win o

FAN ZONE By Nick Brodrick, TUST's Chair and TUFC board member. ************************** UNITED’S OPENING DAY DRAW WAS NOT WHAT EVERYONE HOPED SO WHAT ARE YOUR PREDICTIONS FOR THE SEASON? THE TORQUAY FOOTBALL FAMILY RALLIES AROUND ROXY THOMAS United fans have waited over 90 days after that day at Hornchurch to get the 2026-27 season under way and fans woke up on another bright sunny day full of hope and expectation. Pre-season had gone ok and importantl

FAN ZONE By Nick Brodrick, TUST's Chair and TUFC board member. ************************** THE WORLD’S GREATEST COMPETITION TURNED INTO A FARCE BUT SANITY RETURNS EXCITEMENT BUILDS WITH UNITED READY TO FACE HORSHAM BUT WHO STARTS? UNITED’S WOMEN’S NEW KIT HAS THE WOW FACTOR AS PREPARATIONS CONTINUE Hard to believe but with Hornchurch still fresh in the memory for many, 87 days have passed in what will be remembered as the summer to end

FAN ZONE By Nick Brodrick, TUST's Chair and TUFC board member. ************************** DO YOU REMEMBER THE NIGHT KEVIN KEEGAN BROUGHT HIS FULHAM TO PLAINMOOR JIMMY BALL ANSWERS MEMBERS’ QUESTIONS PRE-SEASON MATCHES CONTINUE OVER 4,000 FOR PILGRIMS AND BLUEBIRDS SENT FLYING The football family was saddened this week with the announcement of the death of Kevin Keegan. There have been, rightly, many heartfelt tributes to the player and manager who in

FAN ZONE By Nick Brodrick, TUST's Chair and TUFC board member. ************************** AFTER 60 YEARS IT’S STILL NOT COMING HOME BUT A THIRD FINISH DON’T CRY FOR US ARGENTINA UNITED CONCLUDE THEIR AWAY PRE-SEASON FRIENDLIES WITH A WESTON WIN READ ABOUT THE GREATEST ALL-ROUND CRICKETER GARRY SOBERS WHO’S DIED Heart palpitations, blood pressure increasing along with a flood of victorious feelings working out the celebrations as the minutes ti

FAN ZONE By Nick Brodrick, TUST's Chair and TUFC board member. ************************** BELLINGHAM AND SPIDER CAM TO ENGLAND’S RESCUE WORLD CUP DREAM STILL ALIVE UNITED’S PRE-SEASON CONTINUES WITH FITNESS AND NO INJURIES PRIORITY FORMER CHELSEA OWNER VISITED PLAINMOOR FOR FISH SUPPERS Is it? Could it? Will it? After 60 years might football be coming home? As England go into only their fourth ever World Cup semi-final, Argentina await on Wednesday.

FAN ZONE By Nick Brodrick, TUST's Chair and TUFC board member. ************************** WILL IT BE A MEXICAN WAVE GOODBYE FOR ENGLAND AND WHERE WILL YOU BE? BUCKLAND HIT FOR SIX AS UNITED X2 ENJOY THEIR RUN OUT IN THE SUN EXCLUSIVE FOR TUST MEMBERS - ASK JIMMY A QUESTION Last week’s Fans’ Zone reflected on what seemed to be a host of negative comments about hydration breaks in the World Cup. This week we’re praising them because England appear

FAN ZONE By Nick Brodrick, TUST's Chair and TUFC board member. ************************** PRE-SEASON GETS UNDERWAY ON GRASS NOT PLASTIC UNITED SAVIN NEWS OF SECOND KEEPER ON SATURDAY THERE’S STILL TIME TO UPGRADE YOUR FOREVER YELLOW MEMBERSHIP There’s been much talk in recent days about hydration breaks every 30 minutes but come on, climate change has seen heat records broken in the UK on two consecutive days so, drinking fluids is essential. But for my wif

FAN ZONE By Nick Brodrick, TUST's Chair and TUFC board member. ************************** THE 2026 WORLD CUP KICKS OFF WITH THREE REDS AND EMPTY SEATS WHO REMEMBERS ALL THESE SINGING FOOTBALLERS IN THE CHARTS? WE’RE FOREVER GRATEFUL TO ALL FANS BACKING FOREVER YELLOW Football fans have been waiting patiently (or is that impatiently?) for him to arrive (sorry, not Deon Moore) but Jules Rimet and his World Cup. Who was Jules Rimet? Born in France in 1

FAN ZONE By Nick Brodrick, TUST's Chair and TUFC board member. ************************** IT MIGHT BE THE CRICKET SEASON BUT JIMMY CONTINUES TO BUILD HIS SQUAD SEASON TICKETS FOREVER YELLOW LOTTO 1899 - YOUR CLUB NEEDS YOU UNITED A NATIONAL LEAGUE GALA AWARD WINNER AT CELTIC MANOR Excitement is building. The football season may have ended last month and whilst attention might be diverted for some towards cricket – village, T20 or Test – and th

FAN ZONE By Nick Brodrick, TUST's Chair and TUFC board member. ************************** TUST WELCOMES NEW BRYN BRIXHAM’S SEAN WINDEATT UNITED FANS CELEBRATE AND CONGRATULATE OUR WOMEN’S FANTASTIC TREBLE READ ABOUT THE LATEST NEWS FROM LOCAL CHARITY READ EASY Hurrah your fans’ zone is back! It might be the close season but of course football stories continue on a daily basis. For many of us the only football news worth knowing about centres around the n

FAN ZONE By Nick Brodrick, TUST's Chair and TUFC board member. ************************** IN THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF A FOOTBALL CLUB IT’S A WEEKEND OF MIXED EMOTIONS IT’S MY PARTY AND I’LL CRY IF I WANT TO FOR THE YELLOW ARMY BUT EVERYTHING’S ALRIGHT FOR UNITED’S WOMEN AS PROMOTION CONFIRMED We all awoke on Saturday morning full of hope and high expectations for what was meant to be a double celebratory weekend. Our men’s side was going to go o

FAN ZONE By Nick Brodrick, TUST's Chair and TUFC board member. ************************** BLOOD SWEAT TEARS (OF JOY) RIBS AND DEON MOORE THE MERRIER AS FINAL LOOMS UNITED WOMEN DEVON COUNTY CHAMPIONS AND (ALMOST) TITLE WINNERS LOOKING FOR A SUMMER READ? LOOK NO FURTHER THAN THE GULLS NEST Looking back last weekend (men winning at Tonbridge, women beating Gloucester at Plainmoor) was meant to be a kind of dress rehearsal for this weekend just go

FAN ZONE By Nick Brodrick, TUST's Chair and TUFC board member. ************************** A WEEKEND TO SAVOUR AS BOTH THE MEN AND WOMEN WIN CRUCIAL GAMES TUST’S FOREVER YELLOW MEMBERSHIP SCHEME OFF TO A FLIER FANS’ FORUM AND GALA AWARDS EVENING MAKE IT A MEMORABLE WEEK What a weekend to be a Torquay United fan and either a men’s or women’s player as the results have both teams on the cusp of maybe something great. On Saturday a tremendous 2-1 win a

FAN ZONE By Nick Brodrick, TUST's Chair and TUFC board member. ************************** IN PERSON OR ONLINE FANS’ FORUM IN BOOTS & LACES TUESDAY 21ST UNITED’S WOMEN EIGHT UP SALTASH IN MID-WEEK WIN TOWARDS TITLE UNITED’S ROCKET START HAS SLOUGH FANS LOOKING FOR MARS BAR COMFORT In a blistering seventeen minutes United blasted a shell-shocked Slough to Mars (not the chocolate coated bar made in Slough since 1932) further than the American’s Arte

FAN ZONE By Nick Brodrick, TUST's Chair and TUFC board member. ************************** DYLAN’S MAGIC ROUNDABOUT EASTER MONDAY HAT-TRICK BOOSTS UNITED UNITED’S WOMEN’S TITLE DECIDER AT FOREST GREEN ON SUNDAY? WE’RE AFTER YOUR TORQUAY UNITED MEMORIES Last weekend just got even better on Easter Monday. Sunshine, a bumper Plainmoor crowd including a decent 200 from Bath, a great atmosphere, a hat-trick and three more welcome points. And what a transformati

FAN ZONE By Nick Brodrick, TUST's Chair and TUFC board member. ************************** JIMMY’S EASTER WEEKEND GETS OFF TO A CRACKING START WITH WESTON EGGCITEMENT AMMUNITION OFF THE BENCH FIRES UNITED TO THREE POINTS WITH DENNIS THE MENACE LOCAL CHARITY READ EASY HELPING TORBAY’S NON-READING ADULTS Turns out, not only was it a Good Friday, it was a bloody good Friday and it might have been the battle of the gulls but the Easter Bunny brought g

FAN ZONE By Nick Brodrick, TUST's Chair and TUFC board member. ************************** JIMMY’S HAVING A BALL AS HIS TORQUAY UNITED TAKES SHAPE UNITED’S MATCH-UP WITH LEADERS DORKING WAS A RIGHT DING-DONG YOUR’E NEVER TOO OLD TO BE A FOOTBALL MANAGER It might have been a wet and windy Tuesday night but United played their part in a mesmerising evening matched by a Dorking Wanderers clearly wanting three points to cement their hold on the top spot

FAN ZONE By Nick Brodrick, TUST's Chair and TUFC board member. ************************** WILL IT BE THE NEW MANAGER BOUNCE AS JIMMY BALL TAKES OVER? COULD SOME BIG PLAYERS BE RETURNING AS STRIKER MOORE SIGNS? UNITED’S WOMEN NEED YOUR SUPPORT ON SUNDAY IN TITLE CLASH After all the not unexpected speculation the announcement of Jimmy Ball as the club’s new manager came on Wednesday evening. Many had already guessed this was th