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Torquay United Yellow Army Podcast 04.08.2022: Fanciful Optimism

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51 minutes | Thursday, 4 August 2022
The Gaffer is sleeping just fine with the season just a couple of days away. This week he explains why, as Oldham Athletic come to Plainmoor on Saturday to get it all started one more time.For the podcasters it's a week full of fanciful optimism, as ever Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
52 minutes | Thursday, 28 July 2022
This week's Torquay United Yellow Army Podcast has interviews with both Gary Johnson and Aaron Downes as we count down to the start of the new season. And find out why the Gaffer is comparing one of the podcasters to 1970s TV favourite Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
47 minutes | Thursday, 21 July 2022
It's all in the preparation - the careful assembling of ingredients, the combination of styles and the constant battle to find the recipe for success. After their 5-0 mauling at the hands of Plymouth Argyle on Tuesday night, Gaffer Gary Johnson conceded that his Gulls were not quite "oven-ready". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
46 minutes | Thursday, 14 July 2022
This week from the sun-kissed meadows of Seale Hayne - well, a car in the car park to be truthful - guest David Thomas joins the regulars while the Gaffer joins us to talk about pre-season so far. We look back at Buckland and Exmouth, and appreciate a legend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
34 minutes | Wednesday, 6 July 2022
The fixtures are out, and some dates just look bigger than others. There's Oldham to start with, Yeovil for the festive double-header, and Wrexham at Plainmoor on the last day of the season. We can't wait Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
34 minutes | Friday, 1 July 2022
There are echoes of the A-Team this week as the Gaffer sees his plan coming together, and Aaron Downes gives us an insight into how all that GPS gubbins works. The players are back in training, there are new arrivals, and we revisit Bostock's Egg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
43 minutes | Thursday, 23 June 2022
And who knew Richard could get so irate about Suzanne Vega? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
40 minutes | Friday, 17 June 2022
Gary Johnson says we should relax and enjoy the summer sunshine because everything is in hand, so we took him at his word and headed down to the beach to record the podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
42 minutes | Thursday, 9 June 2022
Tony Blair is the special guest on this week's podcast. No, really - would we lie to you? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
14 minutes | Thursday, 2 June 2022
The Gaffer has been away on his holidays, and most of the players are soaking up some hard-earned sunshine, but that doesn't mean the Yellow Army podcast is taking a break. There is still much to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
38 minutes | Friday, 27 May 2022
Did we give you the impression that we were somehow supporting Wrexham in the play-offs? Let's get one thing straight - we have no dog in this fight, but wouldn't it be nice if Solihull Moors pulled it off? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
51 minutes | Thursday, 19 May 2022
This week the podcast tries to sift through the definitely-goings, the definitely-stayings and the not-quite-sures. Will the club be able to hang on to the likes of Armani Little and Joe Lewis, as it looks as though Connor Lemonheigh-Evans' future is settled? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
36 minutes | Friday, 13 May 2022
We're late this week, but that doesn't stop us rounding up all the latest news from Plainmoor. This week's podcast ranges from great goals and retained lists to Kevin Hill and Durutti Column Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
50 minutes | Thursday, 5 May 2022
Not much to discuss this week on the Yellow Army podcast after two draws and a very lacklustre home performance? Actually, no, because Gary Johnson and guest David Thomas have their eyes on next season already Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
42 minutes | Friday, 29 April 2022
TORQUAY United manager Gary Johnson won't throw in the towel on this season's play-off push despite the mounting mathematics against him, and the Gaffer is in defiant mood when the podcast catches up with him this week. But despite his team's stirring battles and the remarkable successes of the youth team, the Torquay United Women have been taking the headlines this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
53 minutes | Thursday, 21 April 2022
Everyone around Torquay United, from the Gaffer to the fans, has been doing the number-crunching this week after Monday's frustrating 0-0 draw with Eastleigh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
40 minutes | Thursday, 14 April 2022
Animals on the road delayed the start of the podcast today, and the Gulls are on the road for a vital game tomorrow. All this, and the strange story of a half of shandy and an iconic goal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
40 minutes | Thursday, 7 April 2022
It's make or break as Torquay United host Notts County. We look ahead to a very big game indeed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
48 minutes | Thursday, 24 March 2022
It's a week Ben Wynter won't forget in a hurry, with fatherhood, a Plainmoor milestone, an England call-up, a big win and even a first-minute booking along the way. We chat to Ben, to the Gaffer and to David Thomas on a week when there has been much to discuss Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
47 minutes | Thursday, 17 March 2022
It's a Happy St Patrick's Day from the Yellow Army Podcast, with some memories of great Irish players and managers who have worn the yellow shirts or pulled into that reserved parking space. And some earnest research into the 'market value' of teams in the National League turns out to be what M*A*S*H's Colonel Sherman Potter would have dismissed as 'horse biscuits'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
49 minutes | Thursday, 10 March 2022
Guests are Gary Johnson and David Thomas, who joins the podcast today to share some of his own memories of Frank O'Farrell, a gentleman through and through, but with a steely determination to do things the right way Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
45 minutes | Thursday, 3 March 2022
In which we discuss Wealdstone, look ahead to the Bromley game, discuss gold-tipped bananas, dip into the Seventies disco vaults again and consider dressing up as Mighty Michael van Gerwen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
53 minutes | Thursday, 24 February 2022
Gaffer Gary Johnson joins us for his weekly chat, and then it's our great pleasure to welcome David Thomas for one of his occasional visits to the Podcast studio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
35 minutes | Thursday, 17 February 2022
Are we at a crossroads right now, on a Yellow Brick Road, or balancing on a see-saw? The podcasters can't make up their minds, but one thing is clear - this is a significant point in Torquay United's season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
45 minutes | Thursday, 10 February 2022
We are joined this week by Gaffer Gary Johnson, on the thrilling win over Wrexham, and by Grant Fisher and Matt Green, the management team guiding Torquay United Women towards the top of their league Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
46 minutes | Thursday, 3 February 2022
In which we look ahead with some relish to the visit of the team whose movie star owners have helped them to lavish hundreds of thousands of pounds on players, while still relying on a Plainmoor legend Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
45 minutes | Thursday, 20 January 2022
If ever an aspiring young manager looking to make inroads into the English game turned up at the wrong time and in the wrong place, it was Lubos Kubik. It's his birthday today, though, so the podcasters take a look back at a tumultuous period in Torquay United's history, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
34 minutes | Thursday, 13 January 2022
We could have given you all a week off, but instead the podcasters cast their nets deeper into the non-league pool to come up with a couple of fine specimens you could admire instead of spending your normal football time in a DIY store or some other Saturday afternoon horror Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
45 minutes | Thursday, 6 January 2022
What a week to be a Torquay United supporter! Fans in the Away End at Huish Park on Sunday hardly felt the torrential rain, so delighted were they by Dan Holman's Gary-Time winner that sealed a festive double over Yeovil. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
42 minutes | Thursday, 30 December 2021
There are festive ups and downs to discuss - a big win, a setback and an incident that has no place in a civilised football ground. And a Happy New Year to you all! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Torquay United Yellow Army Podcast 04.08.2022: Fanciful Optimism
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