Ian Pethick

Think you're onto something. That will have them queuing around the block to get into Langarth.

A busy start to pre season for the Trialist family. Many of the brothers, cousins and even second cousins involved for Taunton v Street tonight.

Tuesday night at Torpoint will be the first chance for City fans to see what has gone on player wise so far. On another note, has anybody seen or heard anything from John Askey? Interesting that it was Stewart Yetton who gave the quotes regarding pre season.

Previous St Austell manager Mark Smith, who was promoted from their ECPL side, talked on the CS Podcast about the quality of local youngsters that he had and introducing them into the first team. Assume they have all moved on?

Curtis Damerell signs for St Austell. Quite the squad they're putting together.

Think Joe O'Loughlin is injured. Few players not in the Tavi line up last week, guess holidays/unavailability comes into the equation when you play a friendly on the 2nd of July (far too early in my opinion).

Yes, probably. Would think that Aaron Dearing, Ed Harrison, Alex Battle and Liam Prynn would be in the thoughts of a few step 3 clubs (and possibly step 4 as well).

Before last night's PSF v St Austell, Stuart Henderson talked about 3 or 4 of his players rejecting advances from step 3 clubs, and staying loyal to him. Guess that means Parkway and Tiverton then.

Interesting as well to see that Lavercombe has agreed a 2 year contract.

Good replacement for James Hamon. Should lift the mood amongst the Truro fans.

Hopefully it's not, "bye, bye, bye."

Would be interesting to see what Falmouth received from the Great Wakering Vase 1/4 final match last season. The official gate was given as around 600 when, to most observers who were there, it felt like the crowd was at least double that. Pretty inconvenient (or convenient?) that the card terminals at the turnstiles went down, and it was cash only for most of the people that hadn't pre bought tickets.

Don't think it's out of the question for this game.

They're certainly throwing everything at it. Dan Hayfield and Jordan Dyer, both brought in from Bath City (they seem unhappy with the manner in which Torquay conducted themselves here) in recent days, were amongst the best players in the NLS last season. The new ownership and management is certainly generating a lot in terms of buzz and revenue which, together with Neil Warnock's myriad of connections and contacts, will mean that they can bolster the squad as and when it is needed. Truro City must be looking on very enviously at this, although they can look forward to a potential sell out at Langarth when Paul Wotton takes his new club there for a league visit.

A thread to report on what the numerous sons of Mr and Mrs Trialist are up to in pre season. They were certainly busy yesterday, here's the line up for Plymouth True Blues (Rangers Supporters Club) in yesterday's friendly at Stoke Gabriel And Torbay Police.

The FA Trophy has nothing like the same kudos as the Vase. NL sides who have interest in promotion and relegation view it as a distraction, they have much the same attitude as the Premier League clubs display in the League and FA Cups. The Vase is, to my mind, the premium knockout competion in England and Wales. Every club who's in it gives it a good go.

The modern world of non league football. Season tickets to sell, replica kits to shift. Sponsors to keep happy and money needs to be made Sure there's plenty going on behind the scenes regarding incoming players at Parkway. Gather they've been back in pre season work for other a week now, so would think there will be plenty of trialists getting looked at. In my opinion, I would rather this more low key approach from new boss Chris McPhee if it resulted in getting the right players in (last season's transfer activity felt like getting bodies through the door to fill the squad, only 1 stayed beyond Christmas). First PSF is at Exmouth on the 9th July, this will be the chance for supporters to see what the post Lee Hobbs work in progress looks like.

Good luck to them. From what I've read, they'll need it.

Quite possibly. Would think they have several players training with them on a trial basis, and they will probably want to see them in a match environment before making a decision. I would think that they have made offers to others, and will be waiting on them accepting terms. Step 3 Dorchester's manager spoke last week about how difficult he's found recruitment this summer with quality targets training with several clubs, biding their time and weighing up numerous options before committing. Could be what is happening at Truro.

Hopefully they won't go the same way as the Cornish tin mining industry (not convinced the nickname was thought through).

After Ed Palmer, hearing rumours of further departures.

Their immediate rivals in that part of Devon don't run reserve sides. Tiverton, Bideford, Ilfracombe and Torrington focus on the under 18's part of the club. Farther afield, Parkway, Tavistock and Exmouth don't operate second teams, and Buckland have pulled their reserves from the step 7 Devon League and gone back to the South Devon League.

Believe that Barnstaple are looking to focus resources on their under 18's this season. Further dismishes the step 7 Devon League though, now down to one division of 17 teams for 2024/25.

Yes, my minimum expectation for a foreign football destination is to not see Jeremy Bowen doing nightly news reports while wearing a helmet, body armour and flinching every time he hears a bang. Mind you, that could describe the area around Tottenham Hotspur's ground... 😀