Torquay United fans are leading a charge to get their club back to the English Football League (EFL). After a turbulent period that saw them enter administration and drop to their lowest league position in 97 years, a new ownership group has taken charge and the club is now top of the National League South.
Torquay United will end this year in an infinitely stronger position than where they started it, sitting top of the National League South table with dreams of promotion in the spring. Supporters have become reacquainted with forgotten feelings of hope and optimism for their club having previously been gripped by despair and anguish. From January until April numerous milestones were hit, none of which were positive. In February, Torquay entered administration.
In March, they were docked 10 points for doing so. In April, they recorded their lowest league finish in 97 years, 18th out of 24 in the sixth level of the pyramid. A proud, historic club, which had spent 79 consecutive years in the English Football League had tumbled to the bottom of the well. There were legitimate fears that they would never escape the darkness.“We were all desperately worried that if no white knight in shining armour came along, that padlocks would be put on the gates at Plainmoor and we would have to form a phoenix club restarting in a south Devon league playing on a park somewhere,” Nick Brodrick, chairman of the Torquay United Supporters Trust (TUST), tellsThankfully, things have markedly improved since May when a new ownership group took charge of the club. The long climb back to the EFL has begun. Collaboration is at the heart of Torquay’s transformation, as it has to be. Under the previous owner, they were plunged first into a deep malaise and then almost to extinction. Clarke Osborne, a self-confessed “petrolhead”, was driven by plans to relocate the club to a multi-purpose venue in Torbay.Now, every decision made is taken with the interests of the club and wider community at the forefront. Torquay United is “run by fans, for fans”
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