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End of Season


41/1 Shots Plymouth win the League! Whats the odds going to be next year?
Man city retain the Premiership.
Lots of player work to do over the summer.


Plymouth Team
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Curtins Nelson looks like he'll be good enough for the next few season while Denzel Slager proved to be a great signing. Tyler Harvey was my surprise of the season. Started as back up.




End of Season awards
League 2 Player of the Year - Curtis Nelson
League 2 Manager of the year - Darran Donald




League 2
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Three teams tied for top spot which went our way on goal difference. Pompy could cause issues next year. Tranmere won the 4th promotion spot at Wembley in the playoff.




Other Leagues


Premiership
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Man City beat out Liverpool again while Chelsea and Man Utd beat Arsenal out of the Champions League spots. Mata was player of the year and Falcao & Van Persie led the golden boot race.


Championship
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Bournemouth and reading go up to the Premiership while Norwich immediately return. Brighton, Blackpool & Rotherham will join us in League 1 next year.


League 1
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Like in League 2 the top 2 teams were level on points at the top and it was Bristol Citys goal difference that won them the title. There joined by the returning Yeovil. Crew, Chesterfield, Colchester & Crawley go down.



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Season 2 Preview
2015/16




Pre Season
Peterborough and Preston loose heaps of players some to the Premiership.
We'll face our top scorer from last year Reuben Reid who's now at Bradford but i have got a more than perfect replacement.
Portsmouth spend a bit of money to build there squad for League 2.
We make some fruity additions of our own.

Targets
League 1 - Top Half Finish
Johnston's paint trophy - regional Finals
FA, League Cup - No expectations




Transfers
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Busy window this time!


In


Wes Brown - DC
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Whats a coup! He may be old he man not be great but its great to add a Champions League and multi time Premiership winner to the squad to lead my defense


Adil Chihl - MR
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The winger who grew up in German football before a lost year in the Fulham reserves last season. I expect big things!


Sylvan Ebanks-Blake - Att
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This is my signing of the summer 2 wonderful seasons where he scored 21 goals leading the Plymouth team in the Championship. He's back now in league 1 to bring them back to the championship days!


Cristian Ceballos AM
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Started at Barcelona's youth system then Spurs where he failed to develop. he turned down a loan here last season but more willing this season with no money from Spurs.


Rudy Mater DR

A upgrade at right back. One year wonder most likely.




4 Join on loan from Spurs. All should expect to get plenty action.
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4 Youth players who will be back up to the starting 11 but will get there chance!
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Out
Reuben Reid scored plenty least year but strikers in my system usually do and when i found his replacement i was happy to let him go. Carl McHugh was into the last year of his contract and was only going to be my 4th choice defender so great cash for someone in that position. Lewis Alessandra was injured so often last year i was just glad to see him leave. Lots of rubbish let go on a free.




Starting team
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Massive changes from last year. Only our player of the year Nelson & long term anchor Norris survive my best 11. The only way to tackle promotion is to quickly replace & rebuild



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August


Decent start in the League with a huge win against league favorites Brighton.
We make 1 final addition on deadline day.
League Cup run was short but sweet.


Fixtures


Plymouth 0-0 Burton


Capital One Cup 1st Round
Plymouth 2-1 Walsall
Banton 2
Despite a playing a back up side we win in extra time


Scunthorpe 0-4 Plymouth
Norris
McEvory
Chihi
Scunthorpe are relegation favorites but did not expect this.


Plymouth 4-1 Brighton
Norris
Banton 3
Ok Brighton are huge favorites to win the league bit im stunned we beat a team like this so well!


Plymouth 1-1 Peterborough
Banton

Capital One Cup 1st Round
Southampton 2-0 Plymouth
Used back up players and parked the bus but a ever improving Southampton team.


Swindon 3-1 Plymouth
Harvey
This was bottom of the table Swindon's 1st win of the season.




League 1
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Former Premiership sides Barnsley & Bradford lead the way while we make a very respectable start.




Transfers


Joao Teixeira
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What a buy this is for us. Used up all of my budget to bring in the former Portugal U21 player.



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September


As the month comes to a end we finally get most of our summer signing fit and playing
Stewart Pearce take over from Karl Robertson at Brighton after there poor start
We change plans and decided to go after the paint trophy


Fixtures


Johnstones Trophy 1st round
Burton 1-3 Plymouth
Harvey
Hartley
Hall
We'll try a bit harder in this contest this season since we wouldnt have many more chances to win this hopefully.


Plymouth 1-2 Sheff Utd
Harvey


Plymouth 1-1 Walsal
Banton


Roachdale 1-2 Plymouth
Rowe
Miller
First league win of the month


Preston 1-2 Plymouth
Norris
Chihi
Wes Brown FINALLY makes his debut.




League 1
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Another respectable month. Were still only 5 points off top spot and came on strong at the end of the month setting us up for a exciting October.



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Good start mate, nice signings too reckon you may be able to sneak into the play-offs with some luck!!
 
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Good start mate, nice signings too reckon you may be able to sneak into the play-offs with some luck!!
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I'm hoping for that. Wes Browns time in the treatment room may be the difference!
 

October


Two bad defeats in the middle is surrounded by form that takes us into the top 6.
Were still going strong in the Johnstone Trophy




Fixtures


Plymouth 1-1 Blackpool
Mellor


Johnstones Trophy 2nd round
Plymouth 4-1 Swindon
Rowe 2
McCabe
Coulthirst


Port Vale 1-1 Plymouth
Teixeira


Coventry 4-1 Plymouth
Ebanks Blake
Sad result as Blake finally scored but we lost after failing to take the chances we had.


Plymouth 0-1 Barnsley


MK Dons 0-1 Plymouth
Ebanks Blake


Plymouth 4-0 Doncaster
Blake 2
Banton 2




League 1
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Sheff Utd led by former SPL star Jamie Murphy hit the top. Could this finally be the year there year to sort themselfs out. From the Promoted teams only Burton are in the relegation zone.



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November


Very quiet month in front of goal only time we scored 2 goals we lost in the FA Cup
Notts County, Blackpool, MK Dons, Doncaster & Rochdale all sack managers this month.
Victory in the Johnsons Trophy sets up a Semi Final with Brighton


Fixtures

Plymouth 1-0 Rotherham
Blake


FA Cup 1st Round
Plymouth 2-3 Colchester
A total team of back ups were 3 goals down but almost got a equaliser at the death.


Johnsons Trophy South Q/F
Northampton 1-1 Plymouth - Plymouth win 5-4 on pens
Hall


Gillingham 1-1 Plymouth
Teixeira


Tranmere 2-1 Plymouth
Blake


Plymouth 1-1 Notts County
Blake




League 1
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Probably our worst months of the season. Blake got into good scoring form but the rest of the side need to start pulling there weight. Top 2 are almost certainly beyond us but were only 2 points off the top 6. Pompy are starting to catch us up of the promoted teams.



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December


Coventry manager Steven Pressley leaves for Fulham and the cursed Danny Wilson takes over.
Only a trip to Portsmouth deny us a perfect month






Fixtures


Johnsons trophy Semi Final
Plymouth 4-0 Brighton
Chihi 2
Collins
Mellor
We'll face Portsmouth in the southern final. Crew & Scunthorpe meet up North


Bradford 1-3 Plymouth
McEvoy
Cebballos
Mellor


Portsmouth 1-1 Plymouth
Norris


Plymouth 1-0 Oldham
Blake


Fleetwood 0-3 Plymouth
Blake
Mellor
Coulthirst




League 1
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Our best month of the season. A cup final secured with a huge win over the best team in the league not for the 1st time. Coventry have a small hiccup after loosing Presley but all we care about is being back into the top 6.



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January


We add another striker to add to our fire power despite defensive issues
VERY mixed bag of results in the League
We take a big lead in the Johnstons Trophy Semi Final 1st leg




Fixtures

Burton 4-3 Plymouth
Collins
Blake 2
Played over 70 minutes with 10 men that led to this huge defeat


Brighton 3-1 Plymouth
Harvey


Plymouth 3-0 Scunthorpe
Blake
Norris
O'Connor


Johnsons Paint Trophy - Semi Final 1st leg
Portsmouth 1-3 Plymouth
McCabe
Hall
Collins


Plymouth 2-1 Swindon
Coulthirst
McCabe
90th minute winner!


Peterborough 2-3 Plymouth
Teixeira
Purrington
Gape


Plymouth 0-2 Preston


Sheff Utd 0-3 Plymouth
McCabe
Teixeira
Collins
Team reacted perfectly after a poor result against Preston.




League 1
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Were right in the playoff fight. Brighton are level on points but still only 5 points between 2nd & 7th. All to play for.




Transfer Window
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We pick up another former Man Utd youth striker and sell 2 players. Mater became a squad player after a poor start while Brunt wasnt even making the bench. On deadline day we sold my fist signing Slager after a £550k bid from a top flight Dutch team



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Hey! Nice to see somebody playing as Plymouth Argyle! I was born there and have followed them for the entirety of my life and having seen us crash down two divisions it's great to see you have them back on the cusp of Championship Football!

Great signings in Joshua King and McCabe, I'm also delighted to see Ebanks-Blake back at Home Park! Best of luck buddy. :)
 

February


We have a great run of easy games to move into the hunt for automatic promotion. 11 games to go and only 4 of them are against positional rivals. We have agreat chance.
Arsenal Win the League Cup beating Burnley


Fixtures

Johnstones paint trophy South Final 2nd leg
Plymouth 1-0 Portsmouth - Agg Plymouth 4-1
Blake
We'll play Crew in the Final


Plymouth 1-0 MK Dons
Blake
Pretty sure it should be the other way around with MK Dons fighting for the playoffs and MK Dons in the relegation zone.


Walsal 1-1 Plymouth
Norris


Blackpool 2-1 Plymouth
Nelson


Plymouth 2-1 Rochdale
Teixeira
Coulthirst
Despite going down to 10 men right after half time we went on to get a massive win!


Plymouth 4-1 Port Vale
Blake 2
Chihi
Teixeira




League 1
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Were well positioned in the play off spots 6 points clear of 7th but even more impressive is the 2 point gap to 2nd. We could consolidate our our shot at automatic promotion as we play 3rd place Barnsley next time out.



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March


Plymouth have a perfect month to move up into a automatic promotion position
Second piece of silverware as we win the Johnsons's paint trophy by thrashing Crewe at Wembley.
7th Place Man Utd sack Louie Van Gall and replace him with Laurent Blanc



Fixtures

Barnsley 0-2 Plymouth
Collins
Norris
Top result!


Doncaster 2-5 Plymouth
Blake 2
Ball
Rowe 2


Plymouth 3-2 Coventry
Chihi
McEvoy
Blake
An amazing result after taking the lead 3 times we finally kept it at the end with the winner from Blake.


Plymouth 2-0 Gillingham
McEvoy
Purrington


Plymouth 3-0 Tranmere
Blake 2
Chihi
A perfect end to a perfect month at my 100th game at Plymouth




League 1
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We stepped up big time. At worst we'll be in the play offs but unlike last year when we were busy trying to throw away the title this year were roaring up on Sheffield United. If we win our game in hand the gap will be down to 5 points with 5 to go!




Johnstone's Paint Trophy Finals
Plymouth 4-0 Crewe
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We pick up our 2nd trophy in 2 seasons with a rout over Crewe. We took the lead in the 8th minute and waltzed on from there. Now time to focus on the promotion race.




Youth Intake
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I keep on 2 of the defenders from this years class.



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April


Two victorys at the end of the month secure back to back promotions and will be back in the championship.




Fixtures


Notts Co 1-1 Plymouth
King
Like last year we build some momentum i speak too soon and we drop points to a tam that look doomed.


Rotherham 1-5 Plymouth
Rideout
McCabe
Coulthirst
McEvory
Ok i take that back. What a way to answer your critics after loosing 3 key attacking players.


Plymouth 2-2 Bradford
Rowe
Ceballos
Had to fight from behind with a late goal from Ceballos to save a point. Even so a horrible day to drop points as Sheff Utd also drew and Walsall caught us both with a win


Plymouth 3-0 Portsmouth
Rowe
Norris
Blake
Top 3 all win, 2 games left!


Plymouth 2-0 Fleetwood
Ball
Rowe
PERFECT PROMOTION DAY Sheff Utd loose & Walsall only get a point thanks to a 90th minute equalizer which is not enough to stop our promotion.




League 1
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Almost nothing between us. Were 1 point behind but are 10 goals ahead in goal difference. Sheff Utd have a trip to Port Vale who have nothing to play for down in 19th. We have a tougher game with a trip to Oldham who have top 10 home form.



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Final Game


Sheffield United vs Plymouth for the title. United have led the way for the past few months but some very poor results in March & April let us close the gap right up so we go into the last game with a chance. If United loose we only need a draw but will clearly be going for a win after we won 11 of the last 14




Half time

Sheffield United 1-2 Port Vale
They have been slipping and sliding for the past month could they be about to land on there *** right at the end?




Oldham 0-0 Plymouth
Nervous 1st half as both sides had chances but poor finishing leaves it goalless but as it stands were winning the league.




Full Time

Sheffield United 4-2 Port Vale
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The favorites and league leaders fight back like champions to secure the title


Oldham 1-3 Plymouth
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We also put on a champions display in the 2nd half but we just fall short of going back to back.




Final Table
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End of Season


200/1 & Beyond but we finished 2nd securing back to back promotions
Coventry join us in the championship by beating Bradford in the play offs
Arsenal Win the Premiership


Plymouth Team
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What a signing Rhys McCabe turns out to be as he wins player of the year. Curtis Nelson didnt look as comfortable in League 1 but was still our best defender compared to Wes Brown who was a total waste of money. Young wingers Rowe & Chihi also did well in there 1st year. Up front was a problem for us with non of our strikers stepping up ad taking the position as there own.



End of Season awards
Darran Donald - League 1 Manager of the year




League 1
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Sheffield United, Plymouth & Coventry think its 2006 as they return to the Championship. MK Dons, Notts Co, Fleetwood & Doncaster go down. Jamie Murphy will test himself against the Championships best after 26 goals in League 1.




Other Leagues




Premiership
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Arsenal finally return to the top of the table with Liverpool in tow with Man City & Chelsea making the Champions League 1 point ahead of Tottenham & Man Utd. Britt Assombalonga scored over 20 goals in his 1st season in the top flight. Joining us in the championship are Norwich, Burnley & Sunderland


Championship
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Derby make up for there close miss last season by taking the title this time round. Watford & Fulham return to the top flight. Sheff Wed, Birmingham & Leyton Orient fall through the trap door and wont be playing us next season.



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Season 3 Preview
2016/17




Pre Season
Offers come in for the Wolves & Polish national job but i stay loyal to Plymouth!
Board come down hard on me though expecting a mid table finish from us.
Quite a few changes but we have one of the weakest squads


Targets
Championship - Mid Table finish
FA, League Cup - No expectations




Transfers
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6 new players join the 1st team & 5 players on loan though show our growing pains. Sunderland nick my two best players from last year with Norwich picking up the scraps.




In


Mamadou Samassa - GK
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The giant French keeper leave France for the 1st time to take on Archer to be No1


Gabi Cichero - DL
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Venezuelan journeyman leaves his latest haunt at Sion to have a crack at English football.


Sergey Politevich - DC
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Thought i was signing a former Wolves player but turns out i may have unearthed a Bulgarian gem.


Yacouba Sylla - MC
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A Villa reject who hardly touched a ball in the past few years but i think he'll be a rock for us.


Steve Sidwall - MC
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My long term insurance policy in a few FM saves in the past and here we go again!


James Forrest - MR
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Amazed to see him released by Celtic. Will he go on to be a McGeady or McCourt?


Gabi Enache - ML
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Gets his big move if you like after a career in Romanian football.




4 Loans from Spurs, Archer & Ball return for a 2nd season & a right back from Everton
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Tariqe Fosu, Lionel Watson, Kerry Humphrey are our 1st proper batch of kids coming in.
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Out
This year i didnt do so well at holding onto my best players. Sheff Utd took my defensive lynch pin Curtis Nelson for just under £1m. All 3 breakout midfielders McCabe to Norwich £1.7m then Teixeira & Rowe to Sunderland for a combined £3m while our long term keeper McCormack is off for a final pay day at Man City. 10 other players who didnt make the cut are let go including sick note Wes Brown.




Starting team
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Possibly a entire new 11 on day 1? The league 1 stars may have a season long fight with the new breed.



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August


1 win from 5 and were 2nd from bottom
Add a striker on deadline day to try and give us a boost going forward.






Fixtures


Charlton 2-1 Plymouth
Norris
Two late goals ruin our 1st game back.


Capital One Cup 1st round
Newport County 1-2 Plymouth
Collins
Fosu
The kids will get another trip out in the cup after a good win today.


Plymouth 3-1 Bolton
Humphrey 2
Colins
A double from our new kid from crew got a huge result!


Blackburn 3-2 Plymouth
Sidwell 2


Norwich 2-0 Plymouth
Former player McCabe haunts us to back to back defeats


Capital One Cup 2nd round
Plymouth 3-3 Rochdale - Rochdale win 8-7 on pens.
Enache
Collins
Obomah
The kids did well but thats there cup action over for a few months.


Plymouth 1-2 Ipswich
Sylla




Championship
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Not the start we were looking for. Only Coventry of the promoted teams make any impact in the first month.




August Transfers


Javi Guerra AT
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Did a job for Cardiff last season but will have to do more for us to keep us in the championship.



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September


Well this is a new experience a perfect month of DEFEATS 5/5 and thats 8 in row since our win at week 2. This needs turned around quick or i may be showing my P45 with the next update rather than Octobers news.


Fixtures


Plymouth 0-1 QPR


Brentford 3-2 Plymouth
Guerra
Ball
Had a 2 goal lead heading into the last 15 minutes and threw away the game!


Middlesbrough 3-2 Plymouth
Sagbo and a red card on the hour was our demise this week after leading 2-1 at the break


Plymouth 0-1 Swansea
We cant buy a ****** break!


Plymouth 1-2 Wolves
Ball




Championship
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The 3 promoted sides joint together have 20 points which would leave us short of the top 2. But were struggling for goals & results so we're just going to have to recover what we can from this season. Survival looks tough already!



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Great read enjoying it :) hope luck turns around for u doing great job for your team :)
 
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