PLYMOUTH ARGYLE F.C. GUIDE
Hello, Hello.
Before i begin with this i will tell you that this guide is based on this patch http://www.fm-base.co.uk/forum/downloads.php?do=file&id=4392 as i could not wait for patch 11.3
A History of Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle Football Club, commonly known as Argyle, or by their nickname, The Pilgrims, are an English professional football club based in Central Park, Plymouth. They play in the Football League Championship, the second division of the English football league system, having joined the Football League in 1920. Since becoming professional in 1903 the club has won six Football League title's, one Southern League title and one Western League title, with their most recent success coming in 2004 when they were crowned Second Division champions. The 2009–10 season is the club's 41st in the second tier of English football.
The club takes its nickname from an English religious group that left Plymouth for the New World in 1620. The club crest features the Mayflower, the London-based ship, which carried the pilgrims to Massachusetts. Former League club Boston United are also known as the Pilgrims and feature the Mayflower on its badge; Boston was the starting point on the Pilgrims journey. Plymouth Argyle were the only club to play in a principally green home strip until 2004 when Yeovil Town gained promotion to the Football League. The city of Plymouth is currently the largest in England to never host top-flight football, after Hull City were promoted to the Premier League in 2008.
It is the most southern and western League club in England.
Nation: England
Year Founded: 1886
Status: Professional
Reputation: Regional
Chairman Status: Happy to stay
Legends: Paul Strurrock, Mickey Evans, Paul Wotton
Icons: Romain Larrieu, Tommy Tynan, Graham Coughlan, Paul Marnier, David Friio, Kevin Hodges, Paul Stapleton, Lee Hodges, David Norris, Lillian Nalis, Alan Judge, Carl Fletcher, Dan Gosling
Favoured Personnel: Jason Bent, Peter Halmosi, Akos Buzsaky, Neil Warnock
Derbies: West Country Derby (vs Exeter)
Fierce Rivals: Exeter, Bristol City
Other Rivals: Cardiff City
Finances: Insecure
Average Ticket Price: £20.00
Average Season Ticket Price: £341.00
Season Ticket Holders: 6000
Estimated Value: £1.9 million
Continental Competition: None
Media Prediction: 4th
Squad Personality: Determined
Captain: Carl Fletcher
Notice that the chairman does not love the club. If you do well then a tycoon could come in.
Season Expectations
I always go for winner as you have a strong squad and even if you get promoted without winning the league they will still keep you in charge. Also notice that there are no transfer funds oO). To work around this problem use monthly installaments.
The wage budget is quite low but if you ask for more and say that you'll get left behind by rivals then it will increase to £54k
Coaches
Keep all the coaches for league 1 level as they are good enough but in January and when you get promoted some potential candinates could be:
Paul Hardyman – Coach – Very good tactical coach, and fairly decent all-round attributes as well.
Gary Brazil – Coach – A coach with reasonable attacking attributes, but make sure you offer the job as a coach, rather than a youth coach. Not the best coach, but a very good all-rounder.
Andrew Cole: Well known for his Man Utd days, he is a very good attacking coach for league 1 level and will massively help your strikers.
And a decent physio could be useful:
Paul Green - a fantastic physiotherapy rating of 20, he will be a vital asset for your club, however he may need to be disposed of if you reach the premier league
Squad Analysis
GOALKEEPERS
David Button - A loanee from spurs for the season, he is clearly the number one choice for your team, seek to buy/loan him for the championship as well.
Romain Larrieu - A plymouth argyle fave. He has reasonable attributes but will probably need to be replaced after 2-4 seasons. A good back-up keeper.
FUll BACKS
Karl Duguid (also midfielder) - A reasonable-ish full back but i do not rate him. He is more effective as a centre midfielder.
Lee Molyneux - A ok-ish leftback on a 6 month contract, i recommend that you make the descision on extending it in January as he can be good as well as bad.
Jamie Richards - Promote this youngster from the U18s as he is a reasonable cover for any injuries that occur (however he starts off injured
)
Onismor Bhasera - Easily the best full back but he is a lot better as a left midfielder in my view as his pace and crossing are relatively high.
Jim Paterson - A reasonable left back and midfielder, i mainly use him at left back and Bhasera at left midfield.
CENTRE BACKS
Stephane Zubar - A young defender who has reasonable attributes he will be good at league 1 level.
Bonz N'Gala - He is a very hot prospect for the future and i use him at right back instead, due to the poor options avaliable.
Curtis Nelson - Another youngster who is awesome at league 1 level, i put him straight into centre back with Zubar but that is because as a plymouth fan i love him
K. Timar - Another reasonable centre back, he has good-ish attributes and he is very good at the likes of heading, a strong contender for centre back.
WINGERS
Onismor Bhasera, Jim Paterson and karl Duguid explained eariler
Yala Bolasie - My main man for the right wing as he has high flair and determination attributes. However he is injured at the start of the season.
Matt Rickard - Another U18 who is a reasonable backup player. Look to develop him as he could become a wonderkid.
MIDFIELDERS
Kari Arnason - The midfielder who can also play centre back has very good attributes. When played with Fletcher in the centre they are unstoppable.
Carl Fletcher - The club captain (and keep him as so) who is easily championship quality.
Luke Summerfield - A player who creeps up from behind to provide competition is Summerfield. 22 years old and he has ok-ish attributes.
Chris Clark - A hardworking member of the team who continues to provide lots of competiton. His work rate is a shocking 18 hence I use him ahead of Summerfield in the case of injury. However he starts on the right due to Bolasie's injury.
Anton Peterlin - Personally i use him as back up. Ok-ish attributes, allow him to leave on a free at the end of the season.
FOWARDS
Rory Fallon - A very effective target man, however for some reason his finishing is very poor, make him focus on finishing in training
Joe Mason - An Argyle Legend at the age of 18. The best striker in the squad by a clear stone mile. Use him. (6)
Rory Patterson - Reasonable striker with decent finishing attributes. Its up to you as to who starts up front with Mason
Recommended Transfers
GOALKEEPERS
Jack Butland - A young Birmingham keeper who has reasonable attributes, however you can only have 4 long term loans.
Tony Sylva - Avaliable for free, a decent goalkeeper
DEFENDERS
Danny Bath - A wolves youngster avaliable for loan. Snap him up i say as he has pretty good attributes
Deark Geary - A right back who is okish but not good enough for championship level. Plus he is free ^^)
Abubakari Yakubu - Another freebie but he is way better that Geary, but you face tough competition to sign him
MIDFIELDERS
Bernard Mendy - Yes i said it. If you can use your persuading abilities then you might be able to snap him up, it may be tough but he is worth it.
FORWARDS
Brandy - A real speedster, he can undo any defence in league 1, i strongly recommend this player.
Jeremie Aliadiere - Another good forward but good persuasive skills are needed to sign him.
Transfers Out
Peterlin - this is your choice but to me he offers nothing
Molyneux - Again its my choice but i feel that he offers nothing
Anyho Cheers for reading and i hope it has given you lots of information of managing Plymouth Argyle F.C.
PAFC4EVA
Hello, Hello.
Before i begin with this i will tell you that this guide is based on this patch http://www.fm-base.co.uk/forum/downloads.php?do=file&id=4392 as i could not wait for patch 11.3
A History of Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle Football Club, commonly known as Argyle, or by their nickname, The Pilgrims, are an English professional football club based in Central Park, Plymouth. They play in the Football League Championship, the second division of the English football league system, having joined the Football League in 1920. Since becoming professional in 1903 the club has won six Football League title's, one Southern League title and one Western League title, with their most recent success coming in 2004 when they were crowned Second Division champions. The 2009–10 season is the club's 41st in the second tier of English football.
The club takes its nickname from an English religious group that left Plymouth for the New World in 1620. The club crest features the Mayflower, the London-based ship, which carried the pilgrims to Massachusetts. Former League club Boston United are also known as the Pilgrims and feature the Mayflower on its badge; Boston was the starting point on the Pilgrims journey. Plymouth Argyle were the only club to play in a principally green home strip until 2004 when Yeovil Town gained promotion to the Football League. The city of Plymouth is currently the largest in England to never host top-flight football, after Hull City were promoted to the Premier League in 2008.
It is the most southern and western League club in England.
Nation: England
Year Founded: 1886
Status: Professional
Reputation: Regional
Chairman Status: Happy to stay
Legends: Paul Strurrock, Mickey Evans, Paul Wotton
Icons: Romain Larrieu, Tommy Tynan, Graham Coughlan, Paul Marnier, David Friio, Kevin Hodges, Paul Stapleton, Lee Hodges, David Norris, Lillian Nalis, Alan Judge, Carl Fletcher, Dan Gosling
Favoured Personnel: Jason Bent, Peter Halmosi, Akos Buzsaky, Neil Warnock
Derbies: West Country Derby (vs Exeter)
Fierce Rivals: Exeter, Bristol City
Other Rivals: Cardiff City
Finances: Insecure
Average Ticket Price: £20.00
Average Season Ticket Price: £341.00
Season Ticket Holders: 6000
Estimated Value: £1.9 million
Continental Competition: None
Media Prediction: 4th
Squad Personality: Determined
Captain: Carl Fletcher
Notice that the chairman does not love the club. If you do well then a tycoon could come in.
Season Expectations
I always go for winner as you have a strong squad and even if you get promoted without winning the league they will still keep you in charge. Also notice that there are no transfer funds oO). To work around this problem use monthly installaments.
The wage budget is quite low but if you ask for more and say that you'll get left behind by rivals then it will increase to £54k
Coaches
Keep all the coaches for league 1 level as they are good enough but in January and when you get promoted some potential candinates could be:
Paul Hardyman – Coach – Very good tactical coach, and fairly decent all-round attributes as well.
Gary Brazil – Coach – A coach with reasonable attacking attributes, but make sure you offer the job as a coach, rather than a youth coach. Not the best coach, but a very good all-rounder.
Andrew Cole: Well known for his Man Utd days, he is a very good attacking coach for league 1 level and will massively help your strikers.
And a decent physio could be useful:
Paul Green - a fantastic physiotherapy rating of 20, he will be a vital asset for your club, however he may need to be disposed of if you reach the premier league
Squad Analysis
GOALKEEPERS
David Button - A loanee from spurs for the season, he is clearly the number one choice for your team, seek to buy/loan him for the championship as well.
Romain Larrieu - A plymouth argyle fave. He has reasonable attributes but will probably need to be replaced after 2-4 seasons. A good back-up keeper.
FUll BACKS
Karl Duguid (also midfielder) - A reasonable-ish full back but i do not rate him. He is more effective as a centre midfielder.
Lee Molyneux - A ok-ish leftback on a 6 month contract, i recommend that you make the descision on extending it in January as he can be good as well as bad.
Jamie Richards - Promote this youngster from the U18s as he is a reasonable cover for any injuries that occur (however he starts off injured
)Onismor Bhasera - Easily the best full back but he is a lot better as a left midfielder in my view as his pace and crossing are relatively high.
Jim Paterson - A reasonable left back and midfielder, i mainly use him at left back and Bhasera at left midfield.
CENTRE BACKS
Stephane Zubar - A young defender who has reasonable attributes he will be good at league 1 level.
Bonz N'Gala - He is a very hot prospect for the future and i use him at right back instead, due to the poor options avaliable.
Curtis Nelson - Another youngster who is awesome at league 1 level, i put him straight into centre back with Zubar but that is because as a plymouth fan i love him
K. Timar - Another reasonable centre back, he has good-ish attributes and he is very good at the likes of heading, a strong contender for centre back.
WINGERS
Onismor Bhasera, Jim Paterson and karl Duguid explained eariler
Yala Bolasie - My main man for the right wing as he has high flair and determination attributes. However he is injured at the start of the season.
Matt Rickard - Another U18 who is a reasonable backup player. Look to develop him as he could become a wonderkid.
MIDFIELDERS
Kari Arnason - The midfielder who can also play centre back has very good attributes. When played with Fletcher in the centre they are unstoppable.
Carl Fletcher - The club captain (and keep him as so) who is easily championship quality.
Luke Summerfield - A player who creeps up from behind to provide competition is Summerfield. 22 years old and he has ok-ish attributes.
Chris Clark - A hardworking member of the team who continues to provide lots of competiton. His work rate is a shocking 18 hence I use him ahead of Summerfield in the case of injury. However he starts on the right due to Bolasie's injury.
Anton Peterlin - Personally i use him as back up. Ok-ish attributes, allow him to leave on a free at the end of the season.
FOWARDS
Rory Fallon - A very effective target man, however for some reason his finishing is very poor, make him focus on finishing in training
Joe Mason - An Argyle Legend at the age of 18. The best striker in the squad by a clear stone mile. Use him. (6)
Rory Patterson - Reasonable striker with decent finishing attributes. Its up to you as to who starts up front with Mason
Recommended Transfers
GOALKEEPERS
Jack Butland - A young Birmingham keeper who has reasonable attributes, however you can only have 4 long term loans.
Tony Sylva - Avaliable for free, a decent goalkeeper
DEFENDERS
Danny Bath - A wolves youngster avaliable for loan. Snap him up i say as he has pretty good attributes
Deark Geary - A right back who is okish but not good enough for championship level. Plus he is free ^^)
Abubakari Yakubu - Another freebie but he is way better that Geary, but you face tough competition to sign him
MIDFIELDERS
Bernard Mendy - Yes i said it. If you can use your persuading abilities then you might be able to snap him up, it may be tough but he is worth it.
FORWARDS
Brandy - A real speedster, he can undo any defence in league 1, i strongly recommend this player.
Jeremie Aliadiere - Another good forward but good persuasive skills are needed to sign him.
Transfers Out
Peterlin - this is your choice but to me he offers nothing
Molyneux - Again its my choice but i feel that he offers nothing
Anyho Cheers for reading and i hope it has given you lots of information of managing Plymouth Argyle F.C.
PAFC4EVA
