Following two away victories in the frozen north, which has lifted them into the League Two Play-Off zone, Torquay United will now be looking to replicate that form in their next two home games.
Wins over Macclesfield Town and Morecambe have seen the Gulls rise to sixth in the table. The same points haul from their two home games this week against strugglers Dagenham & Redbridge, on Tuesday night, and Northampton Town, on Saturday, would see Martin Ling's side close the gap on the division's top three, which currently stands at eight points, yet further.
Ling's men haven't been beaten at home since their 5-2 reverse against fellow Play-Off chasers Gillingham in mid-October and have only lost one other match at home during the current season.
Indeed during the first two seasons of Leroy Rosenior's reign as manager, during which the Plainmoor faithful witnessed another Gulls' side that played free-flowing, attacking football, Torquay were only beaten five times in the league, three times in the 2002-03 campaign and twice in the promotion season of 2003-04.
Ensuring that Plainmoor remains a fortress for the Gulls will be provide a solid foundation for any success which Martin Ling's Torquay side achieve.
Should they be six points better off this time next week, he could well be vying for the League Two Manager of the Month award for January with Paolo Di Canio who is currently in charge of his former club, Swindon Town.
The Robins are the only team in League Two with a better record than the Gulls in their last six league games.
