NLS: Torquay United v Chippenham 3pm 8 September 2018

Looking forward to this but having two first choice centre halfs out isnt helping and we simply can not afford another first half like last week when we were far too open and were very fortunate not to concede.     If we play like we did in the second half last week then another three points is definitely on the horizon imo...COYY

Other site reporting that we are trailing 1_0...toxic atmosphere and chants of Owers out. Attendance just over 1400....yet to be confirmed.

Another dreadful day at the office how much more of this shite do the fans have to suffer til something gives.Its a results business anf thats not happening amazingly people clapped them off!!!

Confirmed on BBC...lost 1-0. Best result of the season if it results in Mr Owers leaving the club.

Another dismal performance and defeat today that we have seen all too often since Owers took charge a year ago. Yet again Torquay were clueless going forward and never looked like scoring. Time and again our delivery was appalling and both our full-backs Wynter and Davis were again guilty of that. They have been like that all season so there is no change there. Crowd 1,454, there was no announcement of the number of away fans or sponsors MOTM?

The writing was on the wall when Keating was substituted for Williams in the second half. That was an unpopular decision with the Pop side as at least Keating shows good energy and commitment. The crowd then turned on Owers with chants of "we want Owers out". I do not particularly agree with the crowd doing this during a match as this affected the players who were already struggling. From that point our game just fell apart.

Torquay started very brightly and the first 15 minutes we were well on top camped into Chippenham's half. We had a good tempo and our passing and movement was also very good. We had several corners and some decent pressure. However, for all this pressure we rarely threatened their keeper. In fact all game I can only remember us having 2 shots on target. Both were from our loan player Edwards and both were comfortable saves for their keeper. There lies our problem! We are totally toothless in attack and we have been like that since Owers joined a year ago. This season IS a continuation of last season's dismal performance.

After Torquay's bright start, we gradually faded and Chippenham came into the game. The difference was that when Chippenham had an attack they troubled our keeper or went close. We never did. Chippenham's winner was a simple header from a corner - just like the other week their player was unmarked and planted a firm header into the net. Chippenham easily contained Torquay for the rest of the match as most of Torquay's passing was around the half-way line getting nowhere. When we did get into a decent position our crossing or final ball was woeful. We tried some long range shots as well and they were way off target as well. Absolute rubbish and even players like Cameron late on were very error prone as the Pop side were restless and turned on the manager. Our Bristol City loan players Andrews and Edwards were our better players, at least they were positive and bright. We ran out of ideas in the final third and our 3 substitutes offered very little. Williams was again anonymous and Banton on the left wing looked poor as well. Our game eventually became an aimless shambles and Chippenham held us very comfortably.

So another home defeat, another game without scoring. Don't kid yourself things are improving and will improve under Owers. He might be a decent bloke but I'm afraid he clearly is not the man to take our club forward. Owers has now had a year to prove himself and it gives me no satisfaction to say that he has failed miserably. I do not agree with chanting "we want Owers out" during a match as this clearly affects the players performances, but I agree with the sentiment.

Total respect to anyone who has the patience and resillience to watch and pay for that utter shite week in and out i tip my hat to you,but surely enough is enough?