Extra Time: Managerial Money Talk

Extra Time: Managerial Money Talk

It’s all a bit surreal in the bottom half of League One at the moment, with just two points separating the teams in 13th and 21st places. Everyone below 12th placed Argyle (apart from Bristol Rovers and Accrington) has eight games left, so the relegation battle is...
Extra Time: Lessons from the Chiefs

Extra Time: Lessons from the Chiefs

The buzz around Home Park Last Friday was, understandably, all about the forthcoming Sunderland clash. But an event of greater long-term significance for Argyle occurred that afternoon with the launch of a new website and accompanying social media accounts under the...
Extra Time: Bums on Seats

Extra Time: Bums on Seats

“What is a club in any case? Not the buildings or the directors or the people who are paid to represent it. It’s not the television contracts, get-out clauses, marketing departments or executive boxes. It’s the noise, the passion, the feeling of belonging, the...
Extra Time: Bums on Seats

Extra Time: Some Financial Home Park Truths

Yes folks, it’s transfer window time! The ‘most wonderful time of the year’ (or something like that) when supporters fantasise about season-changing big-name signings. And never more so than when your team is in the drop-zone. Sound familiar? With Argyle heading, on...
Extra Time: Lessons from the Chiefs

Extra Time: Putting a price on relegation

‘This club can’t afford to go down!’ A statement often heard in football but rarely backed up with hard evidence because of the difficulty of quantifying the financial hit delivered by relegation. But nonetheless, I’m going to take a stab at it for two reasons. First,...