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Meet the Aussie coach eyeing a spot in England’s League Two – The World Game
Australian Aaron Downes spent 15 years as a professional footballer in England, now the 35-year-old is making his name as a coach with Torquay United.
Mackay-born, Mudgee-raised Downes retired in 2018 and joined the fifth-tier Gulls as assistant manager.
Under manager Gary Johnson and his Antipodean assistant, the Devon-based club secured promotion last year and are currently on top of the National League, and eyeing a berth in League Two next season.
Absolutely, promotion is our goal, Downes told The World Game.
90% of the clubs in the division would have gone in with hopes of promotion or playoffs at the start of the season. Otherwise whats…
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