by Nick Saunders Smith | Jun 18, 2019 | Analysis
Tomorrow, a 134 year-old club faces extinction. Unless a buyer for Bury F.C. emerges in the next 24 hours and chairman Steve Dale agrees to sell, then the club will be at the mercy of the High Court in London. They could be read their last rites. Theirs is a story of...
by Nick Saunders Smith | Jun 3, 2019 | Analysis
While the first part of this trio of analysis articles focused on Plymouth Argyle’s botched midfield, and the latter will address the mentality behind committing so many defensive errors across a single season, this second part will focus on one of the most...
by Nick Saunders Smith | May 28, 2019 | Analysis
There were many reasons for Argyle’s failure last season, and many explanations put forward by all the commentators on the club over the past six- to twelve-months. Of those suggested, one of the most commonly cited is the chronic tactical failings caused by the...
by Nick Saunders Smith | May 20, 2019 | Analysis
With people beginning to doubt whether Ryan Lowe will take the vacant managerial position at Plymouth Argyle, more eyes are turning back towards Ian Holloway as an option to lead the club into a new era. Managerial history Ian Holloway has had a long and varied...
by Nick Saunders Smith | May 16, 2019 | Analysis
Almost out of nowhere, Ryan Lowe has emerged as the front-runner for the vacant managerial position at Home Park. From an individual who had not been linked with the club, Lowe was been confirmed as a favourite for the role by reliable journalist Alan Nixon and it has...
by Sam Down | May 14, 2019 | Analysis
It’s been a gruelling season of, let’s face it, more misery than joy. However, there’s still been some moments that were worth worth celebrating. In particular, as the season closes, it’s time to confirm our player of the season. Lameiras wins...
by Nick Saunders Smith | May 2, 2019 | Analysis
And so, late on the evening of the 28th of April 2019, one of Plymouth Argyle’s most successful managers departed Home Park. Derek Adams may have only won one promotion, missing out on the League Title on goal difference, but he ends his time as the manager with...
by Sam Down | Apr 26, 2019 | Analysis
After back to back defeats for Plymouth Argyle against Gillingham and Barnsley, we have updated out Argyle Life player rankings heading into the penultimate week of the season. Sarcevic joins the podium As Argyle move on to the final two matchdays, Ruben Lameiras...
by Nick Saunders Smith | Apr 18, 2019 | Analysis
Twice this week, Derek Adams has hinted at changes to his team ahead of this massive Easter weekend tie against Gillingham. Last Saturday, he said “we’ll have to make changes for next week”, and yesterday he said “we will freshen things up for this...
by Sam Down | Apr 18, 2019 | Analysis
From now until the end of the season, we will be publishing our Plymouth Argyle player rankings, made up of aggregated player ratings from every game of 2018/19. How we calculate the score Each player receives a match rating from 1-10 and one player from each match...
by Nick Saunders Smith | Mar 12, 2019 | Analysis
Even since Kyle Letheren was introduced to the team, I have been making the case that he was not the cause of Plymouth Argyle’s upsurge in form. Granted, it was a neat explanation: he entered the team and they went on to win six of eleven as the rate at which...
by Nick Saunders Smith | Feb 19, 2019 | Analysis
Throughout this season, the single most consistent complaint made about Plymouth Argyle has been about the central defenders. Aside from hearing that our current selection aren’t good enough, a specific complaint has been that the absence of Zak Vyner or another...
by Nick Saunders Smith | Jan 23, 2019 | Analysis
Four wins from four to start 2019, fitting in neatly with the introduction of a series of players into Plymouth Argyle’s first team: it all makes for a nice narrative. Derek Adams finds his best team, that team goes on to deliver results immediately and things...
by Nick Saunders Smith | Jan 14, 2019 | Analysis
“Create a good second league and you will see how many players make it to the Premier League,” he said. “Perhaps then managers in the Premier League will have more courage to play them.” Those were the words of Pep Guardiola – let’s...
by Nick Saunders Smith | Dec 23, 2018 | Analysis
There is a path emerging. An unfortunate one. An unnecessary one. It leads to 48 points and – if the past few seasons are anything to go by – a two-thirds chance of relegation. It is far from guaranteed, and though it appears to me to be the most likely...
by Nick Saunders Smith | Dec 21, 2018 | Analysis
In short: no. Is he having a worse season than each of his past three? Yes. Is he underperforming on a personal level? Mostly no, but not entirely. Are fans focusing on his goals and assists rather than his overall performances? Most likely. Has he been impacted by...
by Nick Saunders Smith | Dec 12, 2018 | Analysis
Plymouth Argyle stumbled in November. Though they progressed in the FA Cup, only one league victory in four saw the gap to safety increase to five points. Yet, a handful of players enjoyed good months and deservedly feature in the top three. Player of the month...
by Sam Down | Dec 12, 2018 | Analysis
It is so obvious as to almost go without saying that this season for Plymouth Argyle has been a dismal failure compared to the dazzling form of 2017/18. Argyle spent the majority of the second half of last season grinding down every team in their path on the way to...
by Sam Down | Dec 5, 2018 | Analysis
Tomorrow night, in the Green Taverners Suite at Higher Home Park, Plymouth Argyle will host a Fans’ Forum event with new chairman and majority owner Simon Hallett as well as chief executive Michael Dunford. Assuming you are able to, we fully recommend you...
by Sam Down | Nov 26, 2018 | Analysis
Cast your minds back to a balmy May evening in South Buckinghamshire. Plymouth Argyle had just lost 2-1 to Wycombe Wanderers at Adams Park and the dream of promotion to League One was crushed. Two poor performances saw the team roll over to the Chairboys, who quite...
