1. The Gulls' title was a reward for the fans.
Any Torquay United fan waking up this morning could be forgiven if they half expected yesterday's promotion success to be a dream on par of Bobby Ewing's death in Dallas. Instead of awaking to the joy of a title triumph, they would then discover that chairman Clarke Osborne had given Gary Johnson's predecessor Gary Owers a vote of confidence in their Twitter and Facebook feeds.
However, Osborne's decision to appoint Johnson was ultimately an inspired one and the National League South title serves as a reward for the fans who stuck by the Gulls during one of the darkest periods in the club's history.
2. Only the loanees.
With Opi Edwards returning from injury, Gary Johnson was able to field five loan players in a squad for the first time since January. Edwards took his place on the bench whilst fellow Bristol City loanees Connor Lemonheigh-Evans and Jake Andrews were both on target and Frankie Vincent, on loan from Bournemouth, made his first start and won the sponsor's man of the match award.
Whether any of those five will be seen at Plainmoor next season remains to be seen, Lemonheigh-Evans and Andrews may well find themselves on the fringes of the Robins' first team, or loaned out to a side in either League One or Two. As they are the youngest of the five, the possibility of a return for either Edwards, Janneh or Vincent is a distinct possibility.
3. A unique title treble for Johnson.
By winning the National League South title with Torquay United, Gary Johnson also becomes the first manager to win the League Two title - which he won with Yeovil Town in 2005 - and the National League title (Yeovil 2003 and Cheltenham 2016) as well as the National League South prize. This is in addition to the other promotions that he won with Yeovil and Bristol City.
4. Kyle Cameron has grown into a leader.
In the absence of regular captain Asa Hall, vice-captain Kyle Cameron produced an assured display in the centre of defence and hardly put a foot wrong throughout the entire 90 minutes. Over the course of Gary Johnson's reign as manager, Cameron has matured into a real leader and has shown a level of maturity that belies the fact that he is only 22 years of age.
5. The best attended in the west.
The crowd of 4,538 that poured into Plainmoor to witness United become National League South champions was the highest crowd of the day of all the matches that were played in the South West of England. League Two play-off chasers Exeter City and Forest Green Rovers attracted respective gates of 4,013 and 2,386 for their fixtures against Port Vale and Macclesfield Town respectively. League Two relegation candidates Yeovil Town only saw a crowd of 3,232 witness their relegation 'six-pointer' with Crawley Town. As the saying goes 'build and they will come.'
