by Nick Saunders Smith | Sep 21, 2023 | Opinion
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...
by Nick Saunders Smith | Sep 14, 2023 | Opinion
Occasionally during the past two seasons, as Argyle looked like having a shot at promotion in 2022 and then dominated League One in 2023, conversation veered into the hypothetical: how would Argyle do in the Championship? We knew that our budget was far from the...
by Nick Saunders Smith | Aug 5, 2021 | Season preview
Key player: Dion Charles After battling with Colby Bishop for the title of star striker at Accrington in 2020, Charles kicked things up a notch last season and ended the season with 19 goals as the league’s fifth top scorer, an outstanding tally in only his...
by Nick Saunders Smith | Aug 5, 2021 | Season preview
Key player: Vadaine Oliver If you’d asked me my thoughts on Vadaine Oliver at the start of last season, then reflecting on them right now would be a touch embarrassing to say the least. Fair to say that he proved me wrong – I thought he was a League Two...
by Nick Saunders Smith | Aug 5, 2021 | Season preview
Key player: Lucas Akins Arguably the only man who is even more of a Burton institution than Hasselbaink is winger/striker Akins. He has smashed every record in the book for the Staffordshire side, joining in time for back to back promotions and staying to become their...
