Every Wednesday in the Herald Express, our Torquay United correspondent Richard Hughes takes a sideways look at what's going on in the world of the Gulls. This week, he looks at the 'bump in the road' defeat - and again the standard of refereeing - and the dark arts

There was a period of time, when Torquay United were drawing 1-1 at Plainmoor on Saturday, that – had they scored a goal to go 2-1 ahead in the game against Chesham United – they would have been joint top of the National League South with three other teams, all of them on 80 points,

As it was, Torquay were destined to lose this one in a frustrating manner, while Truro City’s winner at Worthing meant there are now just two teams on 80 points at the top – Truro and Worthing. I know we keep banging on about it, but this is one hell of a close run-in – and Torquay, as Paul Wotton said after the defeat on Saturday: “We are right in the mix.”

It was an odd one on Saturday. No one really knew who had scored Torquay’s goal until video evidence showed Jordan Dyer’s header had crossed the line before the ball was hooked out. The assistant referee’s flag gave........

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