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BBC News
20-06-2025
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Title disappointment can spur Torquay on
Torquay United goalkeeper James Hamon has said the side will be spurred on by narrowly missing out on promotion last Gulls finished second in National League South on goal difference as Truro City won the title thanks to scoring two more goals across the 46-game were knocked out of the play-offs in the semi-finals by Boreham Wood, who would go on to claim the other promotion spot. "To come so close and still miss out was such a difficult pill to swallow," Hamon told BBC Radio Guernsey. "I think it's still going to take time to get over, which is a good thing I feel because I think we could use that to add fuel to the fire to really kick us on this year and go one better and get up into the National League."That's exactly where this club deserves to be and the fans deserve it to be, and I think when it goes up once it's got the chance and the ambition to go again and again." The Guernsey-born goalkeeper signed a new contract earlier this week to keep him at the club for a second Gulls will embark on a second campaign under new fan owners the Bryn Consortium, having gone into administration and had 10 points docked in March 2024."The whole club within itself is definitely in a great place and it's only going to get better, which is a massive improvement from where it was two years ago," said Hamon."Us as players now we've got the chance to give the fans what they want and hopefully go one better this season than what we did last year."He added: "They're averaging 5,000-5,500 people at home games, they're all buzzing about the place again, there's no bad words to be said about anybody really, which is great."Prior to that in the years gone by it's been a bit of a difficult situation between fans and owners and managers, but the foundations that the Bryn Consortium have built now everybody seems to be singing off the same hymn sheet and it's all lining up to be a successful season and push Torquay back to where it belongs."
Yahoo
19-06-2025
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Finley Craske and Lirak Hasani turn down Torquay United deals
TORQUAY United have conformed the departures of defender Finley Craske and midfielder Lirak Hasani, who have turned down contract offers and decided to pursue opportunities away from Plainmoor Cornishman Craske joined the Gulls following his release by Plymouth Argyle at the start of the 2024/25 season with the 22-year-old going on to make 43 appearances in that time. Advertisement Hasani, who is also 22, joined Torquay a year ago after his departure from Gateshead. He went on to make 27 starts and 15 substitute appearances, as Torquay finished second in National South, scoring three goals. READ MORE: Callum Dolan targeting promotion on his return to Torquay United READ MORE: Kieran Wilson hoping to make pre-season impression with Exeter City Hasani and Craske were offered new contracts at Plainmoor, with their current deals due to expire at the end of the month. One man that has extended his stay with the club is former Exeter City and Truro goalkeeper James Hamon. The 29-year-old kept 17 clean sheets this season and manager Paul Wotton said: 'I'm obviously very pleased to get the deal done. 'It's his seventh season with me now, so I know him inside out and trust him.'
Yahoo
17-06-2025
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Keeper Hamon signs new Torquay deal
James Hamon began his professional career at Exeter City after impressing while playing for Guernsey [Rex Features] Torquay United goalkeeper James Hamon has signed a new one-year deal with the National League South club. The 29-year-old from Guernsey joined the Gulls last summer after leaving Truro City. The former Exeter City player was an ever-present in the side that finished second in the league before being knocked out of the play-offs at the semi-final stage, keeping 17 clean sheets. Advertisement "I'm obviously very pleased to get the deal done." manager Paul Wotton told the club website. "It's his seventh season with me now, so I know him inside out and trust him. "I thought he finished the season really, really strongly. Hopefully he carries that into the new season." Related internet links
BBC News
03-05-2025
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- BBC News
Torquay United out of National League South play-offs
Torquay United's hopes of promotion from National League South have ended after they lost 1-0 to Boreham Wood in their play-off Rush's goal after an hour was enough to knock out the Gulls, who finished second in the table on goal difference behind champions Truro Hasani went close with a long-range effort for Torquay after 26 minutes before Gulls goalkeeper James Hamon made an excellent close-range save 11 minutes Rush struck after the break as he got on the end of a cross from the left at the near post to get what proved to be the winner. Matt Jay had an effort nine minutes later before Hamon saved superbly from Jon Benton in the first minute of stoppage Young forced a superb save from Boreham Wood's goalkeeper in the final minute of stoppage time as the majority of the 5,721 crowd went home win means Boreham Wood, who finished the season in fifth place, will face either Eastbourne Borough or Maidstone United in the final next weekend with the winners getting the second promotion place to the National League.
BBC News
22-04-2025
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Torquay's Hamon dreaming of Gulls' EFL return
Torquay United goalkeeper James Hamon says a promotion for the Gulls would be the first step on their dream of returning to the English Football Gulls were relegated from League Two in 2014 and almost went out of business a year ago. Torquay are second on goal difference in National League South going into the final game of the know that if they can win Saturday's game at Hemel Hempstead by three more goals than leaders Truro beat St Albans City they will be three points cover the top six teams in the sixth tier league in one of the closest promotion races in years. "It's another step closer to Football League and all National league, National League North and National League South teams aspire to be back in the Football League," Torquay's Guernsey-born goalkeeper Hamon said. "Torquay's a massive club and it probably belongs in the Football League, so to be part of that journey to propel this club back to where it belongs is massive."That in itself is the carrot in front of us all to try and get what we call the holy grail, back in the Football League."Hopefully by getting the right result on Saturday and things going our way we will be one step closer to where we want to be." Having played for Guernsey FC Hamon, who is also an accomplished golfer, moved to then-League Two side Exeter City in 2014 before a spell at Truro followed former Truro boss Paul Wotton to Torquay in the summer and has been first choice this season. "The gaffer has done brilliantly, I think we had one registered player at the start of the season, so it's all fresh faces," said Hamon."We've gelled really well, it's been a great achievement in the dressing room."The atmosphere has been fantastic and we know what it means to the fans, we know what it means to the club and most of all we want it desperately ourselves."It's not often you get that dressing room, sometimes you find that people are there for themselves, but this couldn't be further from that, everyone's in it together, everyone wants to win for each other and succeed together, which is fantastic."I just hope it's enough to get us over the line."
