Saturday, 7 May 2011

TORQUAY SECURE PLAY OFF BERTH

Even though they suffered a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Rotherham United at the Don Valley Stadium, Torquay United will be involved in the League Two Play-Offs.

As fellow Play-Off challengers Stevenage and Gillingham drew and lost their respective fixtures, the Gulls finished 7th in the table and will play Shrewsbury Town over two legs.

The first meeting between the two sides will take place next Saturday at Plainmoor with a 5:45pm kick off with the return leg being played at the Greenhous Meadow on the following Friday.

In the two meetings between the sides this season have seen a 1-1 draw at the Greenhous Meadow and a 5-0 victory for the Gulls at Plainmoor, which was notable for Torquay loanee Jake Robinson netting two goals against his parent club.

Robinson will be eligible to play against the Shrews this time around and former Torquay United midfielder Nicky Wroe, who moved in the opposite direction to Robinson in last January's transfer window, will once again will facing his former club.