Plymouth Argyle - Home Park Heros

It was quite hostile, there was a fair amount of booing and anti-Holloway chants but nothing too bad.

We need a goalscorer, we have all season and it was painfully obvious today. We had the chances in the first half to be 2 or 3 up, if we'd had a decent striker we would have been but those chances weren't taken. Blackpool were much better in the second half and were desering winners.

With a good striker this team is good enough to win promotion back out of League One. The board will have to spend money to bring in a striker and to continue paying the high wages of our better players, that's what it'll take to bounce back. Unfortunately though I can't see that happening, the club's losing money and there are a few of our players that I don't think will be happy at a lower level, unless the board invest a lot of their own cash I don't think we'll do any better than midtable next year as we're forced to slowly rebuild.

 

JJ i was able to watch this game on the net, unfortunately did'nt find out about the stream until just before the game started.
Yes Argyle won but i think they can count thrmselves lucky, again David Stockdale was a key player for Argyle making some good saves.
Argyle caught Doncaster at the right time, their leading goalscorer was injured and a virus went through the team and they only dressed 5 subs instead of 7.
Doncaster are a good footballing team neat passes intelligent play but they lacked a finishing touch, stats from the game, we were outshot 19-7, out cornered 7-1, but the key thing is we outscored them. Kenny Cooper came on and played out on the right for last 10 mins, he did'nt play badly, looked better than before, but he needs a goal to boost his confidence.

Next game monday afternoon home to Middlesboro.

 

glad to see plymouth win today, they really needed it too. I hope they stay up this year, but they have a tough schedule coming up with their remaining fixtures.

 

also im surprised plymouth doesn't have their own thread by now, im sure the moderators see that this thread gets a lot of post

 

JJ your wish is my command

SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY
5 Apr, 15:00 Sheffield Wednesday v Bristol City
10 Apr, 15:00 Middlesbrough v Sheffield Wednesday
18 Apr, 13:00 Sheffield Wednesday v Sheffield United
24 Apr, 15:00 Cardiff City v Sheffield Wednesday
2 May, 13:00 Sheffield Wednesday v Crystal Palace

WATFORD
5 Apr, 15:00 Watford v West Bromwich Albion
10 Apr, 15:00 Watford v Plymouth Argyle
17 Apr, 15:00 Leicester City v Watford
20 Apr, 20:00 Queens Park Rangers v Watford
24 Apr, 15:00 Watford v Reading
2 May, 13:00 Coventry City v Watford Championship

CRYSTAL PALACE
5 Apr, 15:00 Crystal Palace v Preston North End
10 Apr, 15:00 Crystal Palace v Queens Park Rangers
17 Apr, 15:00 Derby County v Crystal Palace
26 Apr, 20:00 Crystal Palace v West Bromwich Albion
2 May, 13:00 Sheffield Wednesday v Crystal Palace

PLYMOUTH ARGYLE
5 Apr, 15:00 Plymouth Argyle v Middlesbrough
10 Apr, 15:00 Watford v Plymouth Argyle
19 Apr, 19:45 Plymouth Argyle v Newcastle United
24 Apr, 15:00 Nottingham Forest v Plymouth Argyle
2 May, 13:00 Plymouth Argyle v Peterborough

 

Huge win, keeps us in the fight. To stay up we'll probably have to win against Middlesbrough and Peterborough at home at Watford away, three wins might well be enough. We're very unlikely to get anything against Newcastle at home or Forest away, although it might be possible if Forest are not able to go up automatically by the tmie we play them that they'll rest players for the play-offs but it's far from certain. At least it makes the end of season very exciting.

 

We'll have to hope Newcastle or Forest rest players and give us an easy game now, we won't be able to stay up just by beating Watford and Peterborough. Judge's missed penalty could turn out to be very, very costly. Watford next, lose there and even the slim chance than still remains will be gone, they'g get away from danger and our next two games would be Newcastle and Forest, it would become impossibe. Hopefully there'll be a good turn out from the fans for this one, anything that might help us get some much needed points.

 

Argyle 0 Midlesborough 2

Judge missed a penalty, sounded like Argyle did not have it today, Middsboro 2nd goal was scored into a empty net in last minute after Stockdale moved up into attack, and could not get back in time.
Another nail in the coffin.

 

Three wins might be enough, that would mean beating one of Forest or Newcastle which will be difficult, Newcastle may be in a position to win the league when they play us, win it on live tv so I doubt they'll be playing their reserves. Forest, if they're already guarranteed a play-off spot and can't catch West Brom in second may rest players for the play-offs which wouod give us a chance but their home record is excellent, getting any kind of result there will be very tough. Wins against Watford and Peterborough will be vital but not easy, Watford are fighting for survival as well but are in terrible form, Peterborough were relegated today but, now there's no pressure on them, play better, it does often seem to happen. I don't think we can do it, if we'd won today we'd be in with a real shot but it's too much to do now, it would ba an incredible escape if it happened.

 

Cooper finally scores ( for the reserves )

http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/ReservesReport/0,,10364~2017588,00.html

 

It's over, we'd have to win every remaining game now and with Forest and Newcastle to come that will not happen.

 

Today's game is being streamed, you get a chance to see Argyle relegated and Newcastle crowned as champions.

http://www.myp2p.eu/broadcast.php?matchid=72332&part=sports

 

Well that's it, we're relegated. Even though I knew it was coming it's still feels horrible.

 

Cooper is injured and finished with Argyle.

http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/spo...er-Cooper/article-2092095-detail/article.html

 

another story on Cooper

http://www.thisisdevon.co.uk/sport/Cooper-chance-shine/article-2092466-detail/article.html

 

nice find, thanks.