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 pays tribute to the departing media officer and opines on former Gulls' new moves

I think one of the most valuable lessons we all learned during the Clarke Osborne years is that communication is key to the wellbeing of a football club.

While the owner and the general manager George Edwards continually ignored requests from the media for interviews, there was one constant link with the club that we could all rely on: Dominic Garrett-Mee, who it has been revealed has left Torquay United for pastures new.

We are in a different era now, of course, one of openness and understanding. But in the dark old days of communication blackouts and ignored emails, I would like to put it on the record that Dom was always there to answer a question or relay a request.

These days, like this morning, I can text co-chairman Michael Westcott and get a reply almost instantly. It is such a far cry from the Osborne era that it’s easy to forget how awkward it was to work on a paper that has........

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