by Colin Bradbury | Jul 10, 2019 | Opinion
Residents of Cornwall’s county town would have heard a loud hissing noise at about 9.30pm last night. That was the sound of the air being let out of the Plymouth Argyle balloon as the Pilgrims flopped to a 1-0 defeat against Truro City. It’s debatable whether...
by Colin Bradbury | May 20, 2019 | Opinion
Supporters’ desperation for Argyle to reveal the name of the new manager is understandable, but the club is caught between a rock and a hard place. Appoint too quickly and people will say they’ve jumped at the first candidate willing to take the job. Take too long and...
by Colin Bradbury | May 7, 2019 | Opinion
I suppose the one thing about Saturday’s game is that it delivered what we all want from football, namely an emotional roller coaster. As the goals went in at Home Park and Southend, Argyle bounced from relegation to safety and back again, but it goes without saying...
by Colin Bradbury | Apr 29, 2019 | Opinion
Another eventful week at Home Park, then. The bare facts are that, following the abysmal 5-1 defeat at Accrington, Derek Adams was sacked 6 weeks short of 4 years in charge of Argyle. That’s a long tenure by the standards of modern football management, though I’m sure...
by Colin Bradbury | Apr 24, 2019 | Opinion
On Monday night I found myself reflecting on the fact that, for the first time in my life, I had seriously considered walking out of a football game before the end. In fact, I was seriously tempted to flee at half time, and in some ways I wish I had. I could have got...