tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57165024764562520452024-02-08T02:58:17.699+00:00Argyle OutsiderDojo Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348462879177958931noreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716502476456252045.post-19603647982047600902012-08-31T21:35:00.000+01:002012-09-21T10:26:18.494+01:00The Opposition: Northampton Town<br />
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Manager:</b> Aidy Boothroyd (since November 2011)<br />
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Record transfer fee paid:</b> Josh Low (£165,000, 2003)<br />
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Final league position (2011-12):</b> 20th, Football League Two<br />
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Previous seasons:</b><br />
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2010-11:</b> 16th, Football League Two</div>
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2009-10:</b> 11th, Football League Two</div>
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<b>2008-09:</b> 21st, Football League One (relegated)</div>
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Top scorer (2011-12):</b> <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Adebayo
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Recent results:</b> DWDWDL<br />
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<b>Last time out:</b> Northampton Town 1, Wolverhampton
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<b>Head-To-Head:</b> Argyle won 17, lost 20, drawn 12<br />
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Most recent meeting:</b> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17412420">NorthamptonTown 0, Argyle 0, 25th March 2012</a></div>
Dojo Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348462879177958931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716502476456252045.post-85329516386006155482012-08-28T23:29:00.000+01:002012-09-19T19:30:16.066+01:00Burnley 1, Argyle 1 (3:2 on penalties)Argyle exited the Capital One Cup at the second round stage, losing on penalty kicks to Burnley at Turf Moor. Charlie Austin headed the home side into the lead in the 37th minute but Argyle equalised late in the the second half, Robbie Williams converting an injury time penalty after Paris Cowan-Hall was fouled by Sam Vokes. There were no further goals in extra time and Brian 'The Beast' Jensen proved the difference in the shoot-out, saving kicks from Williams, Luke Young and Connor Hourihane to secure the Clarets' progress to the third round.Dojo Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348462879177958931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716502476456252045.post-27479974462723979572012-08-27T18:05:00.000+01:002012-09-19T18:07:04.697+01:00The Opposition: Burnley<br />
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Manager:</b> Eddie Howe (since January 2011)<br />
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Record transfer fee paid:</b> Steven Fletcher (£3m, 2009)<br />
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Final league position (2011-12):</b> 13th, Football League Championship<br />
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Previous seasons:</b><br />
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2010-11:</b> 8th, Football League Championship<br />
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2009-10:</b> 18th, Premier League (relegated)</div>
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<b>2008-09:</b> - 5th, Football League Championship (promoted via
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Top scorer (2011-12):</b> Charlie Austin (16)</div>
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<b>Last time out:</b> Huddersfield United 2, Burnley 0</div>
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<b>Head-To-Head:</b> Argyle won 15, lost 17, drawn 20<br />
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Most recent meeting:</b> <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7937224.stm">Burnley 2, Argyle 1, 21<sup>st</sup> March 2009</a></div>
Dojo Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348462879177958931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716502476456252045.post-6371086432999130262012-08-26T22:15:00.000+01:002012-09-20T22:16:18.461+01:00League Two Round-Up - Game Three<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">Full results from this round of matches in Football League Two are available <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/results/default.stm" style="color: #666699;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;">here</span></a> on the BBC Sport website.</span><br />
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Gillingham kept pace with Oxford at the top of the table,
winning 2-1 at Dagenham & Redbridge to maintain their 100% League Two
record, whilst Shaun Harrad’s third goal of the season helped propel Cheltenham
up to third as the Robins won away at Aldershot. Bradford climbed to fourth
with a 5-1 thrashing of Wimbledon at Valley Parade, closely followed by Micky
Adams’ Port Vale who picked up a 3-1 away win against Morecombe. Exeter and Accrington
occupy the remaining play-off places, despite the Grecians hammering Stanley
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Rene Howe scored twice as Torquay registered their first win
of the season at Plainmoor, beating Rochdale 4-2, whilst much-fancied Rotherham
drew at 1-1 with Chesterfield at the New York Stadium. Fleetwood, meanwhile,
picked up their first ever win as a Football League club with a 1-0 triumph
over Burton at the Pirelli Stadium. Fellow League Two newboys York also had a
good afternoon, winning 3-1 away at Barnet.</div>
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Bristol Rovers took a 3-0 first half lead away at Wycombe,
only to see the match abandoned midway through the second period due to
inclement weather with the score 3-1 in the Gas’ favour. Northampton Town, Argyle’s
next league opponents, were denied by a late Ryan Cresswell goal as Southend
struck at the death to secure a 3-3 draw at Sixfields.</div>
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Dojo Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348462879177958931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716502476456252045.post-20945855724773066682012-08-25T20:42:00.000+01:002012-09-19T17:50:57.160+01:00Oxford United 2, Argyle 1Gah.<br />
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Argyle lost 2-1 to early pace-setters Oxford United at the Kassam Stadium. The visitors made a lively start to the game but were undone by a quick one-two from the U's midway through the first half, conceding two Deane Smalley goals in three minutes. A 74th minute Robbie Williams free kick halved the Greens' deficit but Durrell Berry's injury time post-rattling effort was the closest they came to a late equaliser.Dojo Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348462879177958931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716502476456252045.post-33885623588572472322012-08-24T21:36:00.000+01:002012-08-24T21:42:09.492+01:00The Opposition - Oxford United<br />
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<b>Record transfer fee paid:</b> Dean Windass (£470,000, 1998)<br />
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<b>Final league position (2011-12):</b> 9th, Football League Two<br />
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2010-11: 12th, Football League Two<br />
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2009-10: 3<sup>rd</sup> Blue Square Premier<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>Most recent meeting:</b> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17711785">Argyle 1, Oxford United 1</a>, 21<sup>st</sup>
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Dojo Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348462879177958931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716502476456252045.post-6715163716588497242012-08-22T18:26:00.000+01:002012-08-22T23:44:09.111+01:00League Two Round-Up - Game Two<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">Full results from this round of matches in Football League Two are available </span><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/results/default.stm" style="color: #666699; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;">here</span></a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"> on the BBC Sport website.</span></span>
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Oxford United, who meet Argyle at the Kassam Stadium on
Saturday, sit atop League Two after picking up a 2-0 victory over a Southend
side who played for more than an hour with ten men after Michael Timlin picked
up two bookings in the opening 27 minutes. Gillingham, who beat Wycombe 1-0,
and Accrington Stanley, who maintained their fine early season form with a 2-0
win over Port Vale, are the only other teams to have a 100% record after two
matches. Paul Sturrock’s Shrimpers, meanwhile, find themselves bottom of the
pile and are the only side yet to pick up a point.</div>
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Big spenders and pre-season favourites Rotherham and Fleetwood
had a difficult evening; the Millers lost 2-1 to Northampton while last season’s
Blue Square Premier champions suffered a 1-0 reverse at Valley Parade. Martin
Ling’s Torquay drew their second game on the trot, 2-2 at home against
Cheltenham, whilst Exeter bounced back from their opening day disappointment
with a 2-1 victory away at Aldershot.</div>
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The game of the evening took place at the Pirelli Stadium,
where Burton scored four goals in the opening 20 minutes of a 6-2 victory over
Wimbledon. York City twice came from behind to claim a point in their 2-2 draw
at Morecambe, while Barnet and Bristol Rovers and Chesterfield and Rochdale played
out 1-1 draws. </div>
Dojo Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348462879177958931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716502476456252045.post-23070812803424862682012-08-21T21:50:00.002+01:002012-08-21T21:50:38.346+01:00Dagenham & Redbridge 0, Argyle 0Phew.<br />
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Argyle picked up their first point of the season at Victoria Road this evening, playing out a goalless draw with Dagenham & Redbridge. Jake Cole, who made two fine saves during the opening period, was the star of the show for a Pilgrims side who only really threatened during stoppage time in both halves; Matt Lecointe shot wide on the stroke of half time, while a Paul Wotton free kick stung the palms of Daggers 'keeper Chris Lewington in the dying seconds of the match. Otherwise it was pretty much one way traffic, with the home side squandering two or three gilt-edged opportunities during the second half.<br />
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<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19252466">BBC Match Report</a>Dojo Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348462879177958931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716502476456252045.post-23530054375138368772012-08-21T08:25:00.000+01:002012-08-24T21:37:19.937+01:00The Opposition - Dagenham & Redbridge<br />
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<b>Manager:</b> John Still (since April 2004)<br />
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<b>Record transfer fee paid:</b> Damien McCrory (undisclosed from Argyle, 2010)<br />
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<b>Final league position (2011-12):</b> 19th, Football League Two<br />
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<b>Previous seasons:</b><br />
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2010-11: 21st, Football League One<br />
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2009-10: 7th, Football League Two<br />
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2008-09: 8th, Football League Two<br />
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<b>Top scorer (2011-12):</b> Brian Woodall (13)</div>
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31<sup>st</sup> July: Braintree 1, Dagenham & Redbridge
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17<sup>th</sup> July: Maidstone United 1, Dagenham &
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<b>Last time out:</b> <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Cheltenham</span> Town 2,
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<b>Most recent meeting:</b> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17083220">Argyle 0, Dagenham & Redbridge 0</a>, 25<sup>th</sup>
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Dojo Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348462879177958931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716502476456252045.post-1354472175366542192012-08-20T22:49:00.001+01:002012-08-24T21:38:39.093+01:00League Two Round-Up - Game One<br />
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Big-spending Rotherham made an impressive start to life at
the New York Stadium, brushing Burton Albion aside to record a 3-0 victory. Port
Vale and Morecambe matched the Millers scoreline, as the Valiants cruised past
Barnet at Vale Park and the Shrimps humbled Exeter at St James Park. Cheltenham and Oxford, who will both have promotion ambitions, began the new term in positive fashion, recording
2-0 wins over Dagenham & Redbridge and Bristol Rovers respectively.</div>
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Newly promoted York City had a tough start to the season,
losing 1-3 at home to Wycombe, whilst much-fancied Fleetwood took a point from
their first ever Football League match, playing out a goalless draw with
Torquay at Highbury (the other one).
Rochdale and Northampton also drew a blank, whilst Accrington Stanley
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Elsewhere, a Jack Midson goal secured three points for
Wimbledon against Chesterfield, and Martin Allen’s Gillingham beat Bradford 3-1
at Priestfield.</div>
Dojo Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348462879177958931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716502476456252045.post-3914718415072469622012-08-20T17:40:00.001+01:002012-08-20T17:40:54.675+01:00Argyle 0, Aldershot Town 2Hmmm.<br />
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Argyle lost the opening game of their 2012-13 League Two campaign, falling to a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Aldershot Town at Home Park. The Shots took an early lead, Troy Brown heading home from a free kick, before Josh Payne doubled the visitors advantage from the penalty spot in the 54th minute. Paul Wotton went closest for the Pilgrims, crashing a first half free kick against the post.Dojo Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348462879177958931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716502476456252045.post-38544137500862975562012-08-17T23:14:00.001+01:002012-08-17T23:15:27.144+01:00The Opposition: Aldershot Town<br />
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<b><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Final league position (2011-12): </span></b><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">11<sup>th</sup>, Football League Two</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br />
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<b><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Previous seasons:</span></b></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br />
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<span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">2010-11: 14<sup>th</sup>, Football League Two</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br />
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<span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">2009-10: 6<sup>th</sup>, Football League Two</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br />
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<span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">2008-09: 15<sup>th</sup>, Football League Two</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br />
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<b><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Top scorer (2011-12):</span></b></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> Danny Hylton (16 goals)</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> <br />
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<b><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Pre-season results:</span></b></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br />
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0, Portsmouth 1<br />
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<b>Last time out:</b></span><b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="color: #666699; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19124054">Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Aldershot Town 1 (Wolves win 7-6 on penalties)</a></span><span style="color: #666699;"><br />
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<b><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Head-To-Head:</span></b></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Argyle won 9, lost
4, drawn 4</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br />
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<b><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Most recent meeting:</span></b></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17581529">Argyle 1, Aldershot Town 0</a>, 9<sup>th</sup> April 2012</span></span></div>
Dojo Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348462879177958931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716502476456252045.post-11031991536381216332012-08-15T23:31:00.000+01:002012-08-16T21:40:04.141+01:00Capital One Cup Fever!Argyle's reward for their 3-0 victory over Portsmouth is a somewhat less than mouthwatering second round tie away at Burnley, which will be played during the week commencing 27th August. As a result, Carl Fletcher's men face a 200 mile trip to Oxford for the away game on Saturday 25th, followed by the midweek cup tie at Turf Moor, a mere 311 miles from Home Park, before taking on Northampton at the Theatre of Greens on September 1st.<br />
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Considering the seeding system, it's hard to see how the Pilgrims could have got a worse draw.Dojo Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348462879177958931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716502476456252045.post-20674984466674910002012-08-15T19:02:00.001+01:002012-08-17T23:23:38.562+01:00The New Guys - Jamie Lowry<br />
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A versatile midfielder, who can also fill in at right
full-back.</div>
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<b>Where’s he come from?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Chesterfield, for whom he made 125 appearances between 2006
and 2012, scoring 11 goals. Newquay-born
Jamie also made 10 appearances on loan at Crewe Alexandra last season, the
eventual League Two play-off winners.</div>
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<b>Hmmm. Sounds good.
What’s the catch?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Lowry did his
cruciate in a match against for Chesterfield against Hereford in October
2009. The injury sidelined him for the
best part of 18 months and he’s only made 13 league appearances since his
return in March 2011.</div>
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It’s not necessarily as bad as it sounds – both Paul Wotton
and Simon Walton recovered from similar injuries and they managed to rack up 90
appearances between them last season.
Plus Lowry is still relatively young (25) for a central midfielder,
despite having played more than 100 Football League matches.</div>
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him back?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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They were very keen to offer a permanent
deal after Jamie was released by Chesterfield at the end of last season, before
getting cold feet after their medical team had a look at his knee. Let’s hope they were being overly cautious.</div>
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Well...he twisted an ankle in the pre-season game at Truro
and is out until November. Which could happen to anyone and is in no way connected to his knee. So there.</div>
Dojo Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348462879177958931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716502476456252045.post-26470046390911854742012-08-14T23:31:00.000+01:002012-08-16T21:39:43.436+01:00Elsewhere in League TwoResults for the other League Two clubs from the first round of the Capital One Cup:<br />
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Birmingham 5, Barnet 1<br />
Ipswich 3, Bristol Rovers 1<br />
Sheffield United 2, <b>Burton Albion</b> 2 (Burton win 5-4 on penalties)<br />
Cheltenham 1, MK Dons 1 (MK Dons win 5-3 on penalties)<br />
Chesterfield 1, Tranmere 2<br />
Dagenham and Redbridge 0, Coventry City 1<br />
Exeter City 1, Crystal Palace 2<br />
Bristol City 1, <b>Gillingham</b> 2<br />
<b>Northampton Town</b> 2, Cardiff City 1<br />
<b>Oxford</b> 0, Bournemouth 0 (Oxford win 5-3 on penalties)<br />
Port Vale 1, Burnley 3<br />
Rochdale 3, Barnsley 4<br />
Peterborough 4, Southend United 0<br />
Torquay United 0, Leicester City 4<br />
Stevenage 3, AFC Wimbledon 1<br />
Watford 1, Wycombe Wanderers 0<br />
Doncaster 1, York City 1 (Doncaster win 4-2 on penalties)<br />
Carlisle 1, Accrington Stanley 0<br />
Aldershot Town 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 (Wolves win 7-6 on penalties)<br />
Notts County 0, <b>Bradford City</b> 1 (AET)<br />
Fleetwood Town 0, Nottingham Forest 1<br />
Blackpool 1, <b>Morecambe</b> 2<br />
Hull City 1, Rotherham 1 (Hull win 7-6 on penalties)<br />
<br />Dojo Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348462879177958931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716502476456252045.post-17027829458971459682012-08-14T23:19:00.002+01:002012-08-16T21:49:29.154+01:00Argyle 3, Portsmouth 0Woof. <br />
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Argyle progressed to the second round of the League Cup (a rare event indeed), beating beleaguered Portsmouth 3-0 at Home Park. Johnny Gorman opened the scoring on the stroke of half-time to give the home side a deserved lead, before late strikes from Paris Cowan-Hall and Nick Chadwick helped paper over the cracks of a sometimes nervy second half performance. Pompey, who were reduced to putting out a virtual youth team, battled gamely throughout but rarely threatened, a couple of long range efforts aside.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.pafc.co.uk/news/article/report-argyle-3-portsmouth-0-312383.aspx?pageView=full#anchored">Baggo Report</a><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19159779">BBC Report</a><br />
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<br />Dojo Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348462879177958931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716502476456252045.post-69309394161261520462012-08-12T17:19:00.000+01:002012-08-16T21:39:30.618+01:00The New Guys - Rene Gilmartin<br />
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A 25-year-old goalkeeper, capped at U-19 and U-21 level by
the Republic of Ireland.</div>
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<b>Where’s he come from?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Gilmartin arrives at Home Park after being released by
Watford at the end of last season. The 6ft 5in Dubliner made seven league and
cup appearances in his two years at Vicarage Road.</div>
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Rene signed for Walsall in 2005 and made his debut as a
17-year-old, eventually racking up 38 appearances for the Saddlers. He rejected the offer of a new contract to
make the switch to the Hornets in 2010.</div>
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<b>Watford, eh? Isn’t that Scott Loach fairly handy?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Indeed he is. With
the England U-21 ‘keeper firmly established as the first choice between the
sticks, Gilmartin found his opportunities at Vicarage Road to be few and far
between. A handful of cup appearances for Watford during 2010-11 were followed
by two loan spells last season, at Yeovil and Crawley.</div>
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Yep. Fletch and Ro
had already had Gilmartin scouted, with the writing on the wall for the big Irishman
at Watford. After receiving a glowing
reference from former Yeovil teammate Paul Wotton, they snapped him up at the
start of July.</div>
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Dojo Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348462879177958931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716502476456252045.post-7022527912807283082012-08-07T23:31:00.000+01:002012-08-16T21:39:19.751+01:00The New Guys - Paris Cowan-Hall<br />
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A sprightly forward, who can play up front or wide on the
right.</div>
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<b>Where’s he come from? </b></div>
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Woking, where he scored 11 goals in 27 appearances during a
title winning campaign that saw the Cards promoted to the Blue Square Premier.</div>
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Cowan-Hall started his senior career at Portsmouth, where he
made a solitary appearance in a pre-season friendly. A couple of loan spells at
Grimsby were blighted by illness and injury, before Pompey got rid after their
relegation from the Premier League in 2010.
Trials at several Championship and League One clubs followed, before a
short-term deal with Scunthorpe resulted in a substitute appearance in a
Championship fixture against Watford. The Iron then sent our man out on loan at
Rushden and Diamonds, his boyhood club, where he scored one goal in three
appearances. With no new deal forthcoming from Glanford Park, Paris opted to
drop down the leagues and sign a one-year contract with Woking, then of the
Conference South.</div>
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<b>Any fee involved?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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No transfer fee, although compensation is owed to Woking due
to his age (21).</div>
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Quick, but also good in the air for a player of his size
(5ft 8). At Woking Cowan-Hall played
predominantly as a centre-forward, but Carl Fletcher is likely to deploy him on
either side of a front three.</div>
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Dojo Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348462879177958931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716502476456252045.post-11441498167742886762012-05-12T10:50:00.002+01:002012-05-12T11:08:58.402+01:00Weekend Update<span style="font-size: small;">It's been a quiet week at Home Park, with the players off on their holidays, although the club has apparently been doing a healthy trade in <a href="http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10364%7E2769577,00.html">memberships</a> (season tickets). James Brent, for one, is in an <a href="http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/Plymouth-Argyle-aiming-promotion-season/story-16061952-detail/story.html">optimistic mood</a> as thoughts turn to next season.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Negotiations are ongoing between Carl Fletcher, Romain Larrieu and James Brent regarding the current management team's future at the club. All of the signs appear to be <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18019049">positive</a> despite a <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17980580">BBC Sport article</a>, published on Monday, which had a go at creating a load of drama around one standard non-commital Fletch response (the stat about Le Keeper being fourth in the all time appearances list is also wrong; he's actually <a href="http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/gosdb-players2.asp?pid=918&scp=1,2,3,4,5,6,7">21st</a>).</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">On a not-completely unrelated topic: Paul Groves has been appointed as <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17952453">Bournemouth's permanent manager</a> on a two-year deal.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Here are a few interesting bits and bobs from the local press:</span><br />
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<ul>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">The side that faced Santos at Home Park back in 1973 are planning a<a href="http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/Santos-reunion-planned-2013/story-16052020-detail/story.html"> reunion</a> (Friday).</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Carl Fletcher almost <a href="http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/Plymouth-Argyle-failed-sign-Maxime-Blanchard/story-16052045-detail/story.html">passed</a> on signing Maxime Blanchard (Friday).</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">An <a href="http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/Plymouth-Argyle-young-player-year-says-award-caps/story-16040017-detail/story.html">interview</a> with Young Player of the Season, Luke Young (Thursday).</span></li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: small;">Nominations are now open for the Plymouth Argyle Supporters Board (PASB). A <a href="http://www.pafc.co.uk/staticFiles/f2/af/0,,10364%7E176114,00.pdf">leaflet</a>, with all of the details, is available on the club site, while Thisisplymouth.co.uk have a <a href="http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/Nominations-invited-supporters-board-vote/story-16052062-detail/story.html">piece</a> on the subject. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Finally, there's a fascinating, three part 50 minute interview with Carl Fletcher, Romain Larrieu and Kevin Nancekivell on Argyle World, looking back at the whole of the 2011-12 season. It's just the sort of thing that the club should do more of, and well worth the £4 monthly Argyle Player subscription.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Here are a few choice quotes:</span><br />
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Fletcher on pre-season worries:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I think
we doubted [that the club would start the season] once we got back for
pre-season, and nothing had changed. I think we kind of expected to go
away, come back and at least see some kind of movement. Literally nothing
had changed at all...that was the worst time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">On the
players' strike threat in the run-up to the Burton game:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We were
the only ones left who could have actually done something...if it was the staff
or anyone the administrator would have been “great, go on, you go on strike and
we’ll just sack you, we don’t have to pay you again.”... Miraculously, they
were able to find some more money for us. Makes you wonder why they
didn’t do it in the first place.</span></div>
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Guilfoyle and Ridsdale: </span></div>
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no relationship between the players and the administrator. The only one who would ever tell us anything
was Ridsdale. To be fair to him, he did
come down on a fairly regular basis and say [what was happening]...whether true
or not, at least he was telling us something.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">On the
takeover:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I think
everyone thought we’d get taken over, spend loads of money, gets loads of
players in and that would be it, done. We were very realistic, the club
wasn’t run like a football club before and you need to take time to get the
wheels turning again. It’ll still take time now.</span></div>
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style of play:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Where we
were, there was no way we were suddenly going to come out [and play attractive
football]. It would have been great if we’d gone “yeah, we’ll pass the ball
around, brilliant, we’ll look really pretty and everything like that.”
We’d lose every game; that was no good for us...on our worst days we were fit,
we were solid and we were hard to beat.</span></div>
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recruitment policy:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We try
and bring the right characters in, that’s the main thing. If you get
people who are idiots – we don’t want them. It just disrupts everything;
if someone’s an idiot he might drag a couple with him, then you get splits in
the group...we’re very lucky that we got some real good characters.</span></div>
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doubters:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">There’s
nothing nicer than sticking two fingers up at people who doubted you... it
takes strong people to stick [to their guns] like James Brent – he stuck behind
us and has put his faith in us with his football club, and we know the people
who have stuck by us through thick and thin......we appreciate the ones who
stuck with us when things aren’t going right. We stayed up, and we’re all
getting twenty, thirty messages on our phone; we didn’t get that when we lost
at Rotherham.</span></div>
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on the same topic:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I
remember coming back Monday morning and watching the Football League Show and
one of the pundits said “now they’ve got an owner, they just need a
manager.” I remember that very well, and I thought “yeah, you’ll be
eating your words in a minute”. He was probably looking for a job.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">As I
said, there's much, much more (another 49 minutes worth, in fact) on a varied
selection of topics - Shrewsbury, Stourbridge, Bristol Rovers, Rotherham,
Oxford, Nance's playing career, Romain's clean sheets, receiving their backpay
over five years - <a href="http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/player/LatestNews/0,,10364,00.html">it's all in there</a>.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">If you want to reall all the Argyle news without clicking on a load of links, why not head over to <a href="http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/sv-diary.asp">Greens On Screens' Daily Diary</a>? </span></b></div>
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</blockquote>Dojo Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348462879177958931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716502476456252045.post-64492386993147016192012-05-06T12:25:00.001+01:002012-05-06T12:28:02.011+01:00Merci, Romain<br />
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Yesterday marked the end of an era for Plymouth Argyle. Much has happened during the past eleven and
a half years at Home Park; three sides of the ground redeveloped, two
championships, two relegations, seven months in administration, seven different
full time managers, numerous players and directors in and out of the door. And
through it all one goalkeeper - Romain Larrieu - has been at the club, an ever-present in
constantly changing times.</div>
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There are few one club men in football, especially in the
modern era; it’s quite possible that there will never be another Argyle player
who spends more than eleven seasons with the club. Of course, the chances are that ‘Le Keeper’
will remain at Home Park next season as Carl Fletcher’s number two but, for
many, it’ll be an odd feeling to see an Argyle teamsheet without the name ‘Romain
Larrieu’ listed amongst the starters or the substitutes.</div>
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There’s a nice <a href="http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10364%7E2760652,00.html">tribute piece</a> by Rick Cowdery on the official site, along
with some <a href="http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10364%7E2760437,00.html">pictures</a> from Ro’s time at the club. And the image that accompanies <a href="http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10364%7E2761314,00.html">this article</a> about yesterday's match is oddly touching.</div>
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<b>Romain Larrieu In Numbers</b></div>
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<li><b>4,169</b> days between first appearance (vs Bristol City in the LDV Vans Trophy, 5th December 2000) and last appearance (vs Cheltenham Town in Football League Two, 5th May 2012) </li>
<li><b>One</b> month - the length of Romain's initial trial contract </li>
<li><b>314</b> starts and <b>four</b> substitute appearances</li>
<li><b>86</b> clean sheets</li>
<li><b>Two</b> championship medals (Division 3 champions 2001-02, Division 2 champions 2003-04)</li>
<li><b>Two</b> loan spells away from the club, at Yeovil Town (2006-07) and Gillingham (2007-08)</li>
<li><b>161</b> different Argyle teammates</li>
<li><b>One</b> Player of the Season award (2008-09)</li>
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<a href="http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/gosdb-players2.asp?pid=918&scp=1,2,3,4,5,6,7">Romain Larrieu</a> at the Greens on Screen database<br />
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<a href="http://www.letestimonial.co.uk/">Le Testimonial</a>Dojo Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348462879177958931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716502476456252045.post-72089867978267851142011-12-21T18:11:00.001+00:002011-12-21T18:12:12.644+00:00BACK IN 2012!Argyle Outsider is currently on hiatus and will return in 2012.Dojo Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348462879177958931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716502476456252045.post-33892952879669538852011-08-27T18:16:00.005+01:002011-08-27T18:24:31.140+01:00Plymouth Argyle 0, Crewe Alexandria 1Argh.
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<br />Argyle lost 1-0 to Crewe at Home Park this afternoon to drop to the bottom of League 2 and the foot of the Football League pyramid. The Greens have now played more than 300 minutes since they last hit the back of the opposition's net, in which time they have conceded 6 goals. Furthermore, with only five games of the season played, the Pilgrims' goal difference has already reached -9.
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<br />All of this will, of course, only make the inevitible resurrection all the sweeter. Ahem.
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<br />The official site's match report can be found <a href="http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10364%7E57994,00.html">here</a>.
<br />Dojo Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348462879177958931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716502476456252045.post-20594576158977781442011-08-16T22:01:00.001+01:002011-08-17T21:41:32.468+01:00Plymouth Argyle 0, AFC Wimbledon 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Oof</span>.
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<br />Argyle lost 2-0 at home to AFC Wimbledon this evening, their third straight defeat at Home Park in the last seven days. After having the best of a goalless opening period the Greens, much like on Saturday, conceded a quickfire double just before the hour and were unable to find a way back into the game.
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<br />A full match report is now available on the <a href="http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10364%7E57905,00.html">official site</a>.
<br />Dojo Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348462879177958931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716502476456252045.post-36108596984915935292011-08-15T21:15:00.003+01:002011-08-17T21:40:19.241+01:00Daily UpdateOminous injury news - both Robbie Williams and Carl Fletcher are set to miss tomorrow's home game against AFC Wimbledon. Left-back Williams is also likely to miss Saturday's trip to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Gillingham</span> due to a heel problem, whilst Fletch is rumoured to be looking at a couple of weeks on the sidelines with a thigh injury.
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<br />But enough of this football nonsense! What is the latest on the takeover saga, I hear no-one ask. Well, in the aftermath of Saturday's Save Our Club meeting, the Argyle Fans' Trust have this afternoon released an interesting letter which has been emailed to all of the involved parties, including Brendan <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Guilfoyle</span>. In the letter, which you can read <a href="http://www.argylefanstrust.com/2011/08/15/letter-to-the-administrator-15th-august-2011/">here</a>, the Interim Steering Committee have stated that, should a situation arise where Bishop International have the funds to complete the deal but the Football League refuse to grant their approval due to Peter <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Ridsdale's</span> upcoming trial (<a href="http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2011/07/22/peter-ridsdale-appears-in-court-on-fraud-charges-over-cardiff-city-golden-ticket-scheme-91466-29102756/">for fraud</a>), the Trust would be willing to buy the football club for £1. An unlikely outcome, perhaps, although the Guardian's <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/aug/10/peter-ridsdale-test-suitability-plymouth">Matt Scott appeared to hint last week</a> that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Ridsdale's</span> appointment with judge and jury is a factor in the League's deliberations over whether to approve the proposed BIL/<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Riddler</span> ownership structure.
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">If you want to read all the Argyle news without clicking on a load of links, why not head over to </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/sv-diary.asp">Greens On Screens' Daily Diary</a><span style="font-weight: bold;">?</span>
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<br />Dojo Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348462879177958931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716502476456252045.post-13505768218871967192011-08-15T20:33:00.000+01:002011-08-16T20:47:42.047+01:00League 2 Round-Up - Week Two<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Rotherham</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Gillingham</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Southend</span> are the early pace-setters in League Two, with all three sides picking up six points from their opening two matches of the 2011-12 campaign. The Millers sit top on goal difference after their 4-1 victory at Home Park, followed by the Gills and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Luggy's</span> Shrimpers, who both picked up 2-1 away wins against <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Crewe</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Accrington</span> respectively.
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<br />Elsewhere, bookie's favourites <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Crawley</span> Town picked up their first ever league win, overcoming <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Macclesfield</span> 2-0, a feat matched by AFC Wimbledon who picked up a great win away at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Dagenham</span>. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Torquay</span> put one over their old boss Paul Buckle, beating Bristol Rovers 2-1 at the Memorial Stadium, while Bradford recovered from their opening day defeat to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Aldershot</span> by picking up a useful point away at Oxford.
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<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Cheltenham</span> beat <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Swindon</span> 1-0, whilst Port Vale ran out 3-1 winners over <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Barnet</span>. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Shrewsbury</span> were held to their second consecutive 1-1 draw of the season away at Burton Albion, Northampton won 1-0 away to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Aldershot</span> and Hereford were smashed 3-0 at home by <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Morecambe</span>.
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