One thing that stood out like a sore thumb during Torquay United's latest National League defeat at the hands of Maidstone United was the need for goal scorer in the Gulls' ranks.
With Rhys Murphy and Jon-Paul Pittman currently recovering from injury, strikers is a position within the United squad where manager Gary Owers is light on numbers.
Whilst it is pleasing to see the Gulls create the chances that they've created despite being second from bottom in the division, it would bring a greater level of delight to the Plainmoor faithful if they were able to convert a few of them.
This is where Plymouth Argyle starlet Alex Fletcher, a South Devon native who hails from Newton Abbot, could be the answer for Owers.
It's a scenario which could be a win-win situation for both the Gulls and the Pilgrims, as it is believed that Argyle boss Derek Adams is potentially keen for Fletcher to go out on loan at a non-league club to gain more experience.
Despite the fact that he only signed his first professional contract - after the winning the EFL League Two apprentice of the year award for the 2016-17 season - he already has some goal scoring pedigree.
After making his debut from the substitutes bench against Newport County in the FA Cup second round last season, as a replacement for Craig Tanner, Fletcher has netted three times in seven matches for the Pilgrims - including two goals in two minutes against Chelsea's Under-23 side in the Checkatrade Trophy.
He then went on to net his first league goal for Argyle in their 2-1 defeat at the hands of Fleetwood Town in October, which - by all accounts - was a well executed finish.
It was almost a year ago when the Gulls drafted in Kieffer Moore, another South Devonian who had built a professional reputation for himself elsewhere, on loan from Forest Green Rovers.
Moore made a big impact during his four-match stay at Plainmoor - scoring on his debut against Wrexham before netting a hat-trick against Solihull Moors, which was followed by a further effort against Dagenham & Redbridge.
It was a run of form that not only earned United some valuable points but prompted Ipswich Town manager Mick McCarthy, on the advice of former Gulls midfield maestro Steve McCall, now Chief Scout for the Tractor Boys, to beat United to Moore's signature for a permanent transfer once the January 2017 transfer window opened.
If Fletcher, or whoever Owers, and his assistant Martin Kuhl, have in their sights can have a similar impact to Moore, or even half of it, the Gulls' survival National League survival hopes would receive a massive boost.
