Torquay United's reserve side marked their first season since second string football returned to Plainmoor by winning the totesport.com Combination by beating their counterparts from Plymouth Argyle 5-1 at Home Park.
Gulls boss Paul Buckle was able to give run outs to players like Billy Kee, Danny Stevens and Mark Ellis, all of whom have featured in the Torquay first team this season as they clinched the title with two games to spare.
Buckle also spoke about the genuine pride felt by the players in winning the competition.
"You can sometimes tell a football club by its reserve side and we try to win every game," said Buckle.
"There is a winning mentality at our place and you can see that Torquay United has a bright future with some of the young players we're bringing through.
"The players were a credit to the club and themselves. It's not always easy to play in reserve games but I ask them to play with the same attitude they would show for a first-team game, and they've done that."
On the same day, two young Gulls hopefuls, Saul Halpin and Lathaniel Rowe-Turner, featured for Derby County's reserves against Nottingham Forest's second string side. The Rams won the game 7-1 with Halpin scoring a hat-trick.
These two achievements illustrate just how much young talent there is at Plainmoor at present and the future is certainly looking bright for the Gulls.
