Site Supporter Cheese Posted August 2, 2023 Site Supporter Share Posted August 2, 2023 2 minutes ago, Zico said: REEKS of crime That's the one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc505 Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 Bosh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolli Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 9 hours ago, Traf said: Still only 38... Seems to be a very loyal professional! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 3 hours ago, DazBob said: Diddles is a good sort, not like that deviant Gonzo. Diddles rightly called him out a few years ago - proper pwned him with a series of critical headshots. I never recovered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc505 Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 River Plate fans having a good old time of it in Copa Libertadores other night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter MickyD Posted August 2, 2023 Site Supporter Share Posted August 2, 2023 2 hours ago, Marc505 said: Bosh. Sneekes every game. Well maybe not EVERY game. Perhaps a couple of times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DazBob Posted August 3, 2023 Members Share Posted August 3, 2023 11 hours ago, gonzo said: I never recovered You definitely eased off with your hard man talk to up your post count. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderlust Posted August 3, 2023 Share Posted August 3, 2023 WWC making and breaking a few hearts. Jamaica advance to the last 16 at the expense of Brazil and Morocco advance at the expense of the Germans. First time either country go past the group stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Feelgood Posted August 3, 2023 Share Posted August 3, 2023 46 minutes ago, Wanderlust said: WWC making and breaking a few hearts. Jamaica advance to the last 16 at the expense of Brazil and Morocco advance at the expense of the Germans. First time either country go past the group stage. There's a thread for this shite. I know, coz I don't go on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc505 Posted August 3, 2023 Share Posted August 3, 2023 That free kick from Panama would grace any game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radcliffe white Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Great finish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomski Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Good game. I think Southampton fans are going to be frustrated with this bloke. He reminds me of someone. They should of annihilated Sheff Wed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marple whites Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Good win and deserved - long trip on a Friday night and on tv - hats off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 36 minutes ago, tomski said: Good game. I think Southampton fans are going to be frustrated with this bloke. He reminds me of someone. They should of annihilated Sheff Wed I think theyll win it by 10 points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomski Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 8 minutes ago, gonzo said: I think theyll win it by 10 points. Be interesting to see how they look by the end of window. Looked a bit emperors new clothes to me. That said it’s a team with a losing culture who’ve set their marker. Let’s see. I’ll be happier if the other bloke wins by 10 points😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 Im so glad we didnt go up. We were nowhere near ready as a football club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radcliffe white Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 Personally I’d never think that yes we’d struggle on the pitch but it’s not impossible to compete plenty of teams have held their own after promotion off the field the set up is championship level and with our support growing the club would only benefit from it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomski Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 4 minutes ago, radcliffe white said: Personally I’d never think that yes we’d struggle on the pitch but it’s not impossible to compete plenty of teams have held their own after promotion off the field the set up is championship level and with our support growing the club would only benefit from it Spot on for me that pal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green genie Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 58 minutes ago, gonzo said: Im so glad we didnt go up. We were nowhere near ready as a football club. Really? Off the pitch you are way better prepared than us with capacity to coin in on the “big” games. Anyway, Happy New Season to you all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderlust Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 15 minutes ago, green genie said: Really? Off the pitch you are way better prepared than us with capacity to coin in on the “big” games. Anyway, Happy New Season to you all. Good luck this season GG. Easy start for you guys. Here is Matchday Man's prediction: Plymouth Argyle 13th Plymouth Argyle playing Premier League football in the future? It is far from a pipe dream. The Pilgrims’ ascent into the Championship has been coming for a while. Promotion from League Two was won via points-per-game back in 2019-20. Anyone who visited Home Park that season would have identified the infrastructure and support that had the potential for life far above the fourth tier. Three progressive years in League One would follow, culminating in a magnificent 101-point title season whilst up against two exceptional competitors in Ipswich Town and Sheffield Wednesday. Key to the immense success on the field has been Steven Schumacher. There is a very valid argument to suggest that Ryan Lowe’s departure to Preston North End in December 2021 was actually one of the best things that could have happened to the club. Steady progress would have certainly been achieved under the Liverpudlian, but not at the rate seen currently by Argyle. Assistant Schumacher chose to stay down in Devon and has never looked back, creating a stylistically effective winning machine that last season boasted a phenomenal home record and a remarkable resilience to setbacks. They have no reason to fear life in the Championship. Northern Irish goalkeeper Conor Hazard needs to grab the opportunity presented to him. Star stopper Michael Cooper remains out of the action for the foreseeable and the 25-year-old former Celtic man will hope to create a selection dilemma for Schumacher by the time both are available. Callum Burton proved a more than effective backup last season in League One. Dan Scarr had a starring role as a rock in the centre of Plymouth’s back three last term. The pair of Macaulay Gillesphey and Brendan Galloway both played their part in the title-winning defence and were occasionally pushed further wide on the left. Left-sided defender Lewis Gibson joins permanently from Everton after a productive League One loan at Bristol Rovers in 2022-23. Spaniard Julio Pleguezuelo is a signing very much in the mould of what can be expected from Championship Argyle. The 26-year-old is in following four Eredivisie seasons with FC Twente. Wing-back plays a key part in Schumacher’s progressive formations, and Plymouth Argyle carry both familiar and new riches. Bali Mumba was one of League One’s superstars last season, outstanding as a wing-back on either side, primarily the right. 2023’s League One Young Player of the Season has been bought from Norwich City - I think the Canaries will regret that one - and it has left a huge buzz down in Devon. It’ll be business as usual with him. Right-wing-back Kaine Kesler Hayden is having another loan spell away from Aston Villa. The 20-year-old first caught the eye whilst very young at Swindon Town, and whilst subsequent loans at Milton Keynes Dons and Huddersfield Town have been fairly quiet, he could prove a fantastic fit bombing down the right-hand-side at Home Park. Saxon Earley was a ‘one for the future’ investment at left-wing-back. Joe Edwards has been one of the key figures in Plymouth’s rise from the fourth tier to the second tier, and the Argyle captain covers competently as both an all-action midfielder and a dynamic right-wing-back. Jordan Houghton and Matt Butcher typically occupy deeper, disciplined midfield roles, whilst 22-year-old academy product Adam Randell shone last year with his all-round central game. Lewis Warrington moves up a level for a loan at the Pilgrims after showing last year to be capable of several midfield roles at Fleetwood Town. Schumacher can switch his frontline setup around but often favours two attacking midfielders behind a lone striker. In the first half of last season, major creative and goalscoring output was provided by Morgan Whittaker. The 22-year-old was recalled by parent club Swansea City last January, but is now back down in Devon after being bought permanently. It is testament to the quality of Plymouth’s recruitment that having lost Whittaker in January, they swooped to bring Callum Wright in from Leicester City. The 23-year-old shone previously as an attacking midfielder at Cheltenham Town and looked an effective fit in the second half of Argyle’s title push. Finn Azaz is back for another loan from Aston Villa after the attacking midfielder made a bright impact in League One. The Argyle system doesn’t really call for natural wingers though, and that is what has held the progress and potential of Mickel Miller and Tyreik Wright back since joining. Perhaps the biggest area of improvement for Argyle is right up top. They have lost Niall Ennis to Blackburn Rovers but do still have Ryan Hardie on their books. The Scot should be a dependable source of goals again in this team with his lightning-fast movement in behind and smart finishing. Kiwi striker Ben Waine remains a work in progress after arriving from Wellington Phoenix last January. 17-year-old Freddie Issaka sits on the periphery. It can be easy to write off Plymouth Argyle as one of the supposed smaller outfits in the second tier. Doing so however is making the same mistakes people made last season. Argyle proved everything they needed to prove down in League One. Pace was set and kept against two exceptional promotion challengers. The loss of key players to recall or injury were superbly overcome. Occasional heavy, potentially demoralising defeats would not knock them off the stride. All this, and they still finished top of the pile in the third tier. Argyle are far from done with their progression. The club’s infrastructure and approach to recruitment can draw comparison with the likes of Brentford, Brighton and Hove Albion and Luton Town who have all now become Premier League clubs against the odds. That topflight dream for the Devon club is certainly possible down the line, and it could come even sooner if they quickly establish themselves in the second tier. League One sides rarely enjoyed that long trip down to Home Park last season, Championship clubs are not likely to find it any more fun… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 36 minutes ago, green genie said: Really? Off the pitch you are way better prepared than us with capacity to coin in on the “big” games. Anyway, Happy New Season to you all. Aye weve got a Premier League ground and facilities. Just think the sqaud would've needed a total overhaul to compete. Watching Wednesday chase shadows last night made me think fuck that. All the good will and vibes about the place would soon fade getting given the run around like that most weeks. It sucked the life out of this mob ere after being on the crest of wave post Oyston. Your mob were the best team in our league last season with team way better equipt to cut it in the championship. Few seasons in the making, reckon we are a season or 2 behind you in development. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green genie Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 13 minutes ago, gonzo said: Aye weve got a Premier League ground and facilities. Just think the sqaud would've needed a total overhaul to compete. Watching Wednesday chase shadows last night made me think fuck that. All the good will and vibes about the place would soon fade getting given the run around like that most weeks. It sucked the life out of this mob ere after being on the crest of wave post Oyston. Your mob were the best team in our league last season with team way better equipt to cut it in the championship. Few seasons in the making, reckon we are a season or 2 behind you in development. I fully expect Southampton to run away with the league so not putting too much onus on that measure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter desperado Posted August 5, 2023 Site Supporter Share Posted August 5, 2023 I’m on the fence with this one, As @gonzo said, there’s no fun in being outplayed and losing games in a division you’re not ready for. And this season has an air of excitement with a belief we can aim for automatic promotion. The town have bought into it with season ticket sales and if all goes to plan we can enjoy a special season. However I’m also aligned with @radcliffe white’s view. You get up there and take your chance. You can adapt and do what you need to do to compete and survive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted August 5, 2023 Moderators Share Posted August 5, 2023 2 hours ago, gonzo said: Im so glad we didnt go up. We were nowhere near ready as a football club. We'll never be ready on the pitch until we actually go up, we aren't building a championship ready squad whilst in league one Off the pitch, we are, if a bit skint, but still not spaffing money away like most of the championship probably are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted August 5, 2023 Site Supporter Share Posted August 5, 2023 2 hours ago, gonzo said: Im so glad we didnt go up. We were nowhere near ready as a football club. I find that bizarre. Go up, and we are fishing in a bigger pond, with a different set of players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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