Torquay United
v Wrexham

Saturday 23 October 2004 @ 15:00

THE VENUE

Address: Plainmoor, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 3PS.

Telephone Number: 01803 328666

Fax Number: 01803 323976

Internet Site: www.torquayunited.com

E-mail Address:

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TRAVEL GUIDE
Directions from Wrexham: Head south on the A483, A5 past Oswestry and Shrewsbury onto the M54 at Telford. Continue to the end of the M54 joining the M6 southbound at junction 10a. At junction 8 of the M6 join the M5 southbound continuing on the M5 until the last junction when it becomes the A38. After three miles leave the A38 take the left hand fork onto the A380 following signs for Torquay and Torbay and continue on the A380 through the village of Newton Abbott going straight on at the roundabout by the Penn Inn. Then pass through Kingskerswell and continue straight on at the second roundabout. The road then becomes a dual carriageway and after passing through two sets of lights take left hand lanes to turn left at the third following signs for Torquay United FC. The route is signposted from here but from Hele Road carry on straight across the roundabout through the village of Helle and continue straight over 2 mini-roundabouts into Westhill  Road. After travelling up the hill go straight on at the lights into Warbro Road and Plainmoor will be ahead of you on your right hand side. (Time = 5 hours; Distance = 250 miles)

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Car Parking: There is no parking at the ground so street parking in the vicinity is the only option. The nearest car park can be found from the crossroads of Westhill Road, Warbro Road, St Marychurch Road and Manor Road where you take Manor Road and the car park will be visible after 0.25 miles.
By Train: Nearest Train Station is Torquay but is over 2 miles away from the ground (uphill!) so the best bet is to jump in a taxi costing around £5.00 or catch a number 12 bus to the town centre bus station (and as below).
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Away Travel Club: No details published - to book call in at the club shop or by phone on 01978 262109. Please note a booking fee is applicable with credit card orders.
Bus Station: Catch a number 34 bus to the ground. Telephone Number 01803 613226.
Beer and Grub: There are plenty of pubs in the town centre but the best bet is the Boots & Laces at the ground where away fans are welcome. Other recommended outlets are O'Connors and The George Inn on Babbacombe Road is only ten minutes away and welcomes away supporters. Next to the George Inn is a fish and chip shop that has won national awards. Inside the ground the catering is of good standard where value for money is assured with the size of the servings.
Cash Machines: There are three cash machines on St Marychurch road. stay away from the Spar shop as the Securicor machine will charge a £1.50 handling fee. The best bet is Somerfields where you will find a Halifax and Lloyds TSB machines
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TICKET AND GROUND INFO
General: Away fans have the choice of either standing in the Sparkworld Away Stand behind one of the goals or seating in a section of the Main Stand. Now that the away terrace is covered it is no longer exposed to the elements and acoustically it is good, meaning that a handful of supporters can make some noise. Please note that the Main Stand has supporting pillars and your view may be obstructed.
Ticket Office: 01803 328666
Seats: Main Stand - Adults £15, OAP's & Students £12, Under 16s £5.
Standing: Sparkworld Away Stand - Adults £14, OAP's & Students £11, Under 16s £5.
Disabled Facilities: There are only two disabled parking spaces at the ground making it difficult to park on matchdays, as there are only an additional two spaces located within 200 metres. Plus point is access to the ground is generally level but the two toilets are in the hospitality area with the limited catering mainly outside of the ground. There are 5 wheelchair spaces for away fans towards the Babbacombe End of the Main Stand but there is little roofing cover with the helper sitting behind. There are 12 visual spaces in the main stand with match commentary and away supporters must contact the DSA Anne Sandford on 01803 328666 to reserve a set.
Programme and Fanzines: Programme will cost you £2 and the Capital Gulls Fanzine £1.
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PRE MATCH ANALYSIS
CURRENT FORM - THE LAST FIVE GAMES

Torquay United

 Wrexham
Opposition Competition Score Opposition Competition Score
Bournemouth (h) League 1 1-2 Colchester (a) League 1 2-1
Doncaster (a) League 1 2-2 Walsall (h) League 1 1-1
Huddersfield (a) League 1 2-1 Doncaster (a) League 1 0-0
Peterborough (a) League 1 1-1 Notts County (a) LDV Vans N1 3-2
Yeovil (h) LDV Vans S1 4-3 Sheff Wed (h) League 1 0-3
Overall Overall
W D L F A GD W D L F A GD
2 2 1 10 9 +1 2 2 1 6 7 -1
THE SEASON SO FAR - LEAGUE RECORD
Torquay United Wrexham
Pld W D L F A GD Pts Pos Pld W D L F A GD Pts Pos
14 2 5 7 15 24 -9 11 23 12 5 4 3 13 13 0 19 12
THE DANGER MEN - TOP GOAL SCORERS
Torquay United Wrexham
Player League Cup Total Player League Cup Total
Jo--Osei Kuffour 3 2 5 Hector Sam 3 2 5
Martin Gritton 4 0 4 Chris Armstrong 3 0 3
Adebayo Akinfenwa 1 2 3 Dennis Lawrence 3 0 3
Alex Russell 2 0 2 Chris Llewellyn 1 2 3
Kevin Hill 2 0 2        

THE HARD MEN - WORST DISCIPLINE

Torquay United

 Wrexham
Player Yellow Card Red Card Player Yellow Card Red Card
Matthew Hockley 4 0 Chris Armstrong 3 1
Brian McGlinchey 4 0 Chris Llewellyn 3 0
Adebayo Akinfenwa 1 1 Darren Ferguson 2 0
Craig Taylor 3 0 Danny Williams 2 0
Stephen Woods 2 0 Brian Carey 2 0
      Alex Smith 2 0
      Chris Llewellyn 2 0
      Craig Morgan 2 0

HEAD TO HEAD
Competition Torquay Draw Wrexham Total
League 11 4 13 28
FA Cup 0 0 0 0
League Cup 0 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0 0
Overall 11 4 13 28
Overall as a % 39% 14% 47% 100%

RECENT MEETINGS
Home Team Score Away Team Date Competition Link
Wrexham 2-1 Torquay United 18-Jan-03 Division 3 Review
Torquay United 2-1 Wrexham 31-Aug-02 Division 3 Review
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MATCH PREVIEW
THE MATCH

Wrexham Team News: Danny Williams and Dean Bennett are the latest addition to Wrexham's ever growing casualty list after they picked up hamstring injuries to join Chris Armstrong, Brian Carey, Jim Whitley, Carlos Edwards and Andy Dibble on the sidelines. With seven senior players out from a limited squad Denis Smith's choices are further restricted with the withdrawal of Mark Jones and Levi Macken and has therefore called up Scholars Kieran Quinn and Mike Williams, to play alongside trialist Matt Shaw. Matt Baker will continue in goal and the back three of Shaun Pejic, Steve Roberts and Dennis Lawrence will also remain unchanged. Matt Crowell should replace the injured Danny Williams to play alongside Darren Ferguson and Alex Smith with Andy Holt on the left wing and Simon Spender will replace the Dean Bennett on the right. Chris Llewellyn and Hector Sam will continue up front.

Wrexham Squad (16): Baker, Evans, Roberts, Pejic, Lawrence, Morgan, Williams, Spender, Holt, Ferguson, Crowell, Smith, Quinn, Llewellyn, Sam, Shaw.

Opposition Team News: In comparison to his counterpart Denis Smith, Gulls manager Leroy Rosenior has no fresh injury worries and his options are boosted with the return of Martin Phillips to the squad on the right wing. This will allow Tony Bedeau to push further forward but Torquay have further options in the form of Bruno Meirelles. Martin Gritton is back after injury but will have to settle for a place on the bench as Jo Kuffour and Adebayo Akinfenwa are expected to continue up front. The only other absentee is enforced as Matt Hockely is suspended.

Officials: The match referee is Mick Russell from Hertfordshire and he is assisted by Gary Chapman from Gloucestershire and Andrew Turner from Devon. Mick Ruseell has refereed 8 games this season and has sent off only one player and booked 25, at an average of 3.125 per game, although 17 of his cautions were issued in his first three games along with the red card.

Weather: Light remain is forecasted for the game with temperatures reaching a maxim of 16 degrees Celsius with a 20 mph south westerly wind.

The Bookies View: Sporting Odds are offering the Wrexham win at 15/8 whilst Torquay are best priced at 6/4 with Stanley Bet. You will get 12/5 for the draw with Sky Bet.
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