Torquay United skipper Luke Young capped off a memorable
week by scoring the decisive goal to earn the Gulls an important win over high
flying Woking - and became United’s top scorer in the process.
With the game poised at 0-0 and heading into the dying minutes,
Young struck with a powerfully struck free-kick, which ultimately proved to be
the difference between the two sides.
It was Young’s fourth in as many games, which makes him the
Gulls’ top scorer, and also came after he had received a call-up, along with
team-mate Ryan Bowman, for the England C’ squad for games against Turkey and
Estonia in October and November respectively.
Torquay wide man Courtney Cameron was also named in reserve
squad.
Since his arrival at the Launa Windows Stadium- Plainmoor in
old money, following the Gulls’ new sponsorship deal with the local double
glazing company- Young has become assumed the captaincy of Chris Hargreaves’
side, and has emerged as a talismanic figure for Hargreaves’ youthful looking
side.
After opening his account with a brace against Nuneaton,
before netting against Grimsby and Woking, Young is currently Torquay’s top
scorer with four goals; he has also set about fulfilling a prophecy made by his
former manager John Sheridan shortly after he decided, somewhat surprisingly in
some quarters, to release him before his move to the Gulls.
Sheridan said: “Although he hasn’t moved very
far – I think it will do him good to get away into a different environment.
“I liked him as a
player and if you want to call it a step down or step back (at Torquay) for
Youngy to kick on.
“He’s got
potential to be a very good player.”
And Young has certainly been demonstrating that potential
thus far.
