Opinion

 

Read regular opinion pieces about the fortunes of Plymouth Argyle from our columnists Colin Bradbury and Andy Bartlett, as well as guest writers.


Fine Margins and Failing Ownership

Fine Margins and Failing Ownership

If Edwards is an example of the core values we love about football and the sort of player that all successful teams need, then the scenes at Sheffield Wednesday, Reading, Scunthorpe, Southend in particular are a reminder that football has an ownership problem.

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Back To Brilliance

Back To Brilliance

Onto discussion of Saturday, and that latest impressive Home Park performance. I think we all knew that home form would be key, but I doubt that anybody would have expected to have scored 13 goals in our first four home games.

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Throwing in the Towel?

Throwing in the Towel?

Rarely do you see a manager throw in the towel before a league game has even kicked off, against an opponent just two points above you no less. Yet, it felt like that had happened when the lineup was announced on Tuesday. I quite sincerely checked to ensure this...

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Mayflower Musings: Panic or Patience?

Mayflower Musings: Panic or Patience?

Make no mistake: this was bad. Really bad. Certainly the worst performance by an Argyle team in quite some time, possibly since the 5-0 loss on the final day of the 2021/22 season to MK Dons. The full blown hysteria on social media, however, suggests that there are issues at the club which have been brewing for some time now, whether people really noticed them or not.

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Mayflower Musings: Time To Be Ruthless

Mayflower Musings: Time To Be Ruthless

t. If Argyle want to go into that league and have some level of success (survival might be what we look at initially) then it is unfortunately time to be ruthless with the playing squad, and that means saying goodbye to some treasured and popular players at Home Park.

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The Morning After The Night Before

The Morning After The Night Before

Being a Plymouth Argyle fan, it’s safe to say I haven’t developed much of a pre-cup final routine! Yet, as the big day slowly loomed, I found myself adopting new habits and rituals, all in great hope and expectation of finally seeing Argyle lift silverware at Wembley....

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From Leipzig with Love

From Leipzig with Love

Departing beautiful Devon around 20 years ago, aged 11, with spells in New Zealand, Scotland and now Germany, travelling from afar to watch the Greens has become the norm.     Living in New Zealand between 2006-12 certainly had its inconveniences following Argyle. The...

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