Friday 20 January 2012

LING FACING SELECTION HEADACHE FOR GULLS

As they head to the North West for the second time in the space of a fortnight, Torquay United manager Martin Ling is facing a selection dilemma on the eve of the Gulls' clash with Morecambe.

Leading scorer Rene Howe is available for first team duty after completing a four match suspension.

In his absence, Torquay have picked up ten points from a possible 12, which included wins over Swindon Town and Plymouth Argyle, with Kenyan striker Taiwo Atieno playing as the lone front man.

Atieno was also on the score sheet in their Boxing Day victory over Paolo Di Canio's Robins.

More pleasingly for Gulls' fans, Ling has also stated that he is yet to receive any substanial offers for Bobby Olejnik, Mark Ellis or Eunan O'Kane.

The only movement involving Torquay so far in the current transfer window is the return of striker Billy Bodin to Swindon after his loan agreement expired on January 8th.

Ling had previously stated that he wished to retain the services of the Wales Under-21 forward, who scored the Gulls' opener against Plymouth on January 2nd, but if he wasn't able to, he would be looking to sign a replacement for him.