THIS CALL HAS LEFT US NUMB

Boss of table-topping Truro City stunned by FA’S decision to write off their season

decision. We have suffered a big blow by not getting promotion.

“It feels like the easy decision because we won’t have the money to appeal. I don’t understand how they get to a cut off point where other divisions have promotion and relegation and we don’t.

“I get it is a difficult decision for the FA, but it doesn’t mean I have to agree with it. Perhaps they thought it wouldn’t matter but it does matter.

“I’m confident we would have gone on to win it. I’m gutted for my players and our supporters who travel hours. Some of the journeys are epic – it’s quicker to get to France.

“I was fortunate as a captain at Plymouth to lift two championship trophies and won the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy with Southampton at Wembley, which was great.

“But I think it would have been right up there and might have surpassed it. It would have been sweet and I want that feeling again.”

Wotton is trying to put the ruling in perspective amid a national crisis, but still finds it hugely frustrating.

He hopes his side can bounce back to go up next season using more talented youngsters on loan after Plymouth forward Luke Jephcott and Nottingham Forest’s Will Swan thrived at Truro.

He added: “I appreciate there are more important things going on in the world at the minute. It is trying times for everyone.

“There are so many more people worse off than me. I’m watching the news the same as everyone else and it is scary times.

“We’re all fully aware of how serious the times we’re living in are but it doesn’t mean we can’t feel hard done by. Hopefully we can get back to some sort of reality and use that anger next season.”