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BBC News
3 days ago
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Wotton hails Torquay leaders after opening day win
Torquay United manager Paul Wotton praised the leadership of his senior players as his side opened the season with a convincing 3-1 win over Enfield Town in National League Gulls - who missed out on the title on goal difference in April and were knocked out of the play-offs in the semi-finals - were rarely troubled. Louis Dennis needed just nine minutes of his debut to open the scoring as he slotted home after Cody Cooke's flick-on, before Jordan Young curled in the second from just inside the scored a 41st-minute penalty to as the Gulls led 3-0 at the Parcell pulled a goal back for Enfield after an hour as the Gulls top the early National League South table after the biggest win on opening day."That is by far and away the least I've shouted during the 90 minutes," Wotton told BBC Radio Devon"Matt Worthington's doing my job, Louis Dennis is doing my job on the pitch, Sonny-Lo Everton's talking away, Matt Jay when he comes on, Munashe Sundire when he comes on, they're doing my job on the pitch which is important."I can't stand there screaming and shouting all the time, it can't be white noise for me because it becomes irrelevant."I liked us today. The first game of the season is a very strange thing."There'll be lots and lots of managers sat there conceded last minute equalisers or last minute winners."We've got three points, we're off and running. I couldn't be happier."
BBC News
15-03-2025
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- BBC News
Truro City throw away lead to lose at Enfield Town
Truro City boss John Askey says his side's late 3-2 loss at struggling Enfield Town is 'really disappointing'.The Tinners conceded twice in the final minutes of second-half stoppage time as they saw victory slip away from them against the side stay in second place in National League South despite the loss, but they are now four points off leaders Worthing who have a game in Harvey converted a ninth-minute penalty after he had been fouled in the box, and Truro's top scorer made it 2-0 with a second spot kick when Luke Jephcott was fouled in the area after 40 minutes. Harry Sidwell pulled a goal back for Enfield five minutes into the second half before Jephcott hit the post late on in the game. But Enfield twice hit back through Lewis Knight in stoppage time - his first goal came in the fifth additional minute before the winner two minutes loss ended a 10-game winning run that had seen City win six games in seven. "With so little time to go you should see the game out," Askey told BBC Radio Devon."But it was one of those days where anything can happen, it's probably the worst conditions you could possibly play in, you couldn't he couldn't play, so we'd done well to come in at half time with two goals."But with so little time to go you should see it out and we haven't, which is really disappointing."I can't be too hard on the players, they gave everything again and for whatever reason we've ended up conceding two goals."
BBC News
18-02-2025
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- BBC News
Askey braced for 'massive' period in promotion push
John Askey has described the next few weeks as "massive" for promotion-chasing Truro side currently occupy the penultimate place in the National League South play-offs heading into a run of six games in three weeks, starting with Saturday's visit of 15th-placed Slough will not have a week off between games again until after they visit Enfield Town on Saturday, 15 Askey told BBC Radio Cornwall: "After Saturday [Truro's 1-0 win at Tonbridge Angels], I think we go Saturday-Tuesday, Saturday-Tuesday, Saturday-Tuesday."So it's important we get everybody right, for this coming week, so hopefully we will have the full team to pick from because as we know it's massive for the football club this next few weeks."
