ENTER ENOCH

To aid Torquay United's fight against relegation from League Two, Gulls manager Chris Hargreaves has drafted in experienced front man Enoch Showumni to boost his side's attacking options.

Showumni, 31, joins Torquay in an initial one-month loan deal from Notts County and his size, strength and know-how could turn out to be crucial in helping the Gulls beat the drop.

At Plainmoor, he will certainly be surrounded by familiar faces, as the current Torquay squad includes three of his former Magpies' team-mates- Krystian Pearce, Joss Labadie and Karl Hawley- as well as two of his ex Luton Town colleagues- Lee Mansell and Danny Stevens- and Elliot Benyon who served alongside him at Bristol City.

Standing at six feet and five inches, Showumni is certainly the tallest of Hargreaves' vailable charges. To date, he has scored 64 goals in 352 appearances in a career, which has so far seen him take in spells with Luton, Bristol City, Sheffield Wednesday, Leeds United, Falkirk, Tranmere Rovers and Notts County.

He has found the back of the net four times in 17 appearances for County this season, but has fallen down the pecking order at Meadow Lane of late.

A similar goal scoring return between now and the end of the season could play a major part in ensuring that the Gulls avoid a return to the Conference.

A FEW FACTS ABOUT ENOCH SHOWUMNI

1. Far from being your stereotypical thick footballer, Enoch has two degrees. He holds an BA in Business Administration from London South Bank  University, and a Masters of Science from Leeds Metropolitan University.
2. Although born in London, Enoch has also been capped twice by Nigeria. Both appearances came in 2004 when he was selected for the Super Eagles in the Unity Cup against the Republic of Ireland and Jamaica.
3. Despite joining Luton at the start of the 2003-04 season, Enoch didn't officially sign his first professional contract with the Hatters until February as the club were in Administration at the time. Up until that point, he had been playing on an expenses-only basis.
4. In 2002, Enoch appeared in a Nike advert before the 2002 World Cup finals in Japan and South Korea as a body double for former Arsenal and France midfielder Patrick Vieira.
5. Another of Enoch's hobbies away from football is writing poetry, which recites live under the alias of Showman Da Poemcee.