Low-flying Gulls in need of a regional reality check

By CHRIS DUNLAVY

SINKING FEELING: Torquay’s Michee Efete is consoled by Hartlepool’s Rhys Oates after relegation last term and, former owner Thea Bristow and boss Gary Owers
PICTURE: Mark Fletcher

“WE EXPECT TO BE THE BEST TEAM AND CLUB IN NATIONAL LEAGUE SOUTH – AND WE HAVE THE BEST SUPPORTERS” Clarke Osborne
WHEN Torquay United tumbled out of the Football League in 2014, owner Thea Bristow cut a chipper figure.
“We’re in a much healthier state than 2007,” said the lotto winner,...