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“This club should be nowhere near the position it’s in. It’s a joke really. Almost embarrassing.” So said on-loan striker Reuben Reid after Argyle had avoided the drop into the Conference on the final day of the season. Watching sections of the Green Army stage a Spotland pitch invasion from…

“Is it getting better… or do you feel the same?” Over twenty years have passed since Bono posed this question, but it’s one Argyle fans keep asking themselves at the moment. One year on from the club’s life-saving operation and the transplanting of Carl Fletcher for Peter Reid at its…

The early odds released for League Two next season show that the bookies expect Plymouth Argyle to be firmly mid-table in 2012/13. The Greens are priced up at 20/1 for the title with Victor Chandler, alongside the likes of rivals Exeter and newly-promoted York. Rotherham are the strong favourites for success,…

The title track from Lana Del Rey’s Born To Die album is still getting a lot of radio play at the moment – and every time I hear the lyrics, I can’t help but think of Plymouth Argyle’s relegation battle. “Feet don’t fail me now,” implores Lana, in her haunting tones. “Take me…

As we are a few days into 2012, there’s no better time to reflect on the previous year in the Football League. 2011 served up some memorable moments, with unexpected promotions, great relegation escapes, controversies and goals aplenty. A resurgent East Anglian outfit upset the odds to claim their second…

Contrary to the many chants you may hear at St James Park, Home Park or Plainmoor, there are three teams in Devon (in the Football League, anyway), and it’s fair to say the yellow corner of the county is the smallest. Our fiercest rivalry is with Exeter, as they are…

A near-death experience, bottom of the Football League and now FA Cup humiliation – Plymouth Argyle have that sinking feeling yet again. Carl Fletcher is 31 years old. He is the recently-appointed permanent manager of Plymouth Argyle, one of the club’s senior professional players, and he is also the father…

As the away side in a football match, you are expected to keep things tight and make life difficult for your hosts. More often than not a well-fought draw will do and if you pick up a close victory, even better. Thrashings in football aren’t a regular occurrence but they…

Peter Ridsdale’s decision to change Plymouth Argyle’s manager now is kinder on Peter Reid than it might first appear. Carl Fletcher will have more than just the Green Army cheering on his charges when his caretaker stint begins in earnest. The former Wales international has been handed the Pilgrims’ managerial…

After Peterborough United’s 7-1 demolition job over Ipswich Town on Saturday, it is only fitting that this week’s top ten takes a look at some other big victories in Football League history. Football is all about putting the ball into the opposition’s net and the vast majority of league fixtures…