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 'tightest title race in Europe' - and how it will go down to the wire

As Blackadder might have said, on looking at the top of the National League South table: ‘It’s closer than a close thing living in a close off Close Lane in Closeshire.’

With five games to go, this run-in is the closest that I can remember – and it’s going to be an intriguing one, with only nine points between Worthing at the top of the table, and Boreham Wood in the final play-off spot. OK, so it might be a stretch to think Boreham can close that gap now – but until the final ball is kicked on April 26, really, anything is possible, and nothing would be surprising.

Torquay manager Paul Wotton reckons the season could go down to the........

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