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 how Torquay need to find another striker to score goals

Whatever happened last night in Slough – a place I once accidentally rode to from London – there is one thing for certain: Torquay United need another forward to help get the ball into the back of the net.

Before last night, Torquay’s sole striker at the moment, Cody Cooke, had scored 11 goals – not a bad return for January. But his game is about more than scoring goals – and he even gave up a chance to add No 12 to his season when he handed Jordan Young the ball for that penalty at St Albans City.

But, had Torquay had an extra man up front, rather than one supplied by two on the wings, might they have secured three points rather than the one they did? I guess we will never know. As it was, St Albans defended well and got a bit of luck, with Cooke missing the target with a really good chance, and the ball bouncing three times on the crossbar as Dan Hayfield stood watching in........

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