DJ wrote: ↑17 Mar 2014, 13:02
25 seasons ago the 1988-89 squad was:
Back Row: Fred Birch (Trainer), Henry Crampton (Coach), Sean Flynn, John Rhodes, Michael Guest, Neil Stephenson, Nicky Adams, Malcolm Hazlewood (captain), Peter Sturgess, Noel Orbell, Barry Wyle (physio).
Front Row: Lee Joinson, Ray Anslow, Steve Morrall, Mark Penn, Stan Jones, Paul Joinson, Richard Hancox, Stuart Cash.
The most notable ‘senior memory failure’ is Richard Hancox (second right, bottom row), who bettered his playing career by marrying the daughter of Torquay United Chairman Mike Bateson. Subsequent to the article below, I believe he resigned as Tivvy assistant manager after just a month in 2013.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hancox
There are also plenty of colourful tales and mentions of Richard Hancox in Garry Nelson’s 1997 book entitled ‘Left Foot in the Grave’, chronicling the 1996-97 season at troubled Torquay United – well worth a read if you stumble upon a copy.
The father-in-law infamously appointed and then sacked new Torquay manager Leroy Rosenior after just ten minutes in charge (possibly the shortest-lived manager in the history of association football?). Ventriloquist Bateson (complete with Algernon – see below) returned as Chairman in 1997 less than a year after a disastrous sale of the club and re-appointed Richard’s wife Debbie and the mother-in-law Sue as Torquay directors.
Here’s a flavour of Richard’s father-in-law…
http://www.theguardian.com/football/200 ... ory.sport4