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Sunday 30th March 2025

Argyle's 0-0 draw at Watford yesterday carried with it some mixed feelings.

In isolation, it was a good point, and a good performance against a team then 10th in the league but, at this stage of the season, it was two points dropped in the Greens battle against relegation.

For Miron Muslic, it was a situation that needed balancing. He knew a win was the optimum result, and that Argyle will rue some missed opportunities. However, the team put in a solid, organised away performance that will hopefully stand them in good stead for the remaining seven, crucial games.

"It's a point and we take it, I think," Muslic said, after the game. "The lads did it brilliant; first half, we didn't allow Watford a shot on target. Believe me, this is a hell of a task; this is a good team.

"We had consistently this transition threat, and I think that's the next step for us. We have to take advantage of so many regains, so many transition opportunities just to be effective, to be clinical, to reward ourselves - and to score the goal.

"I think, in the second half, the game changed a little bit. Watford became more dominant. but we still had so many transition opportunities.

"We were in a challenging situation, especially after two defeats. Still coming here and believe that we can keep the structure, believe that we can defend, believe that we can also be a threat offensively, especially in transition shows that we, as a team, we believe.

"That was maybe the most difficult part, because you feel that the game can change, but you also feel that we have so many transition opportunities and so many regains. The game gave us a possible loss, but also a possible win.

"Even second half, we had two big goalscoring opportunities. But like I said, I want to take the positive with the team defensively."

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On a day where it felt Watford needed a win in their hunt for a play-off spot, and Argyle desired three points on the road to aid their Sky Bet Championship survival quest, it ended in a goalless draw that is not really satisfactory for either side. Argyle were the better team in the first half, restricting Watford to precious little in their final third, and fashioning the superior opportunities. After the break, the home side looked far more of a threat, but the Greens still had their moments. In the end, though, for all their efforts, neither side could find that crucial breakthrough.

Argyle: Hazard, Pleguezuelo, Szucs, Hardie (Tijani), Obafemi (Baidoo), Bundu (Mumba), Puchacz, Gyabi (Houghton), Randell, Katic, Sorinola (Wright). Substitutes (not used): Grimshaw, Ogbeta, Edwards, Palsson.

Argyle Under-18s picked up a much-needed three points at Millennium Fields on Saturday morning, beating Forest Green Rovers 2-1 in the Youth Alliance League South.

A glancing header in the final minutes of the game from substitute Frankie Maund secured the victory for Argyle, after Joel Sullivan's headed effort cancelled out the visitors' early goal in the first half.

Head Coach Jamie Lowry said: "I'm  really happy. We asked the boys to be competitive, to run, do the basics, fight, compete, win first and second balls...and they did that. If you do all the basics really well, then you get opportunities and earn the right to create a little bit of quality at the end, which we did for the goal. I'm very happy with the performance.

"We went through the post-match analysis on Tuesday and showed where we weren't winning one-on-one duals, making tackles, landing on first and second balls, the mentality which we lacked, but today everybody was fantastic.

"In an ideal world, we'd like to pass the ball a bit better and a bit nicer, but we can only play what's in front of us, and the surface didn't allow us to pass the ball loads, so we had to play the game in the right way, which we did."

27th

Experienced midfielder Max Power is the latest player to commit to Argyle's squad for this summer's TST (The Soccer Tournament) event in Cary, North Carolina.

Having started his career at Tranmere Rovers and represented Wigan Athletic, Sunderland, Al-Qadsiah and AGF, Power will offer a wealth of experience and versatility to Argyle's team for the 7v7 tournament.

The 31-year-old becomes the third player to join David Norris and Jamie Lowry's roster for the $1million winner takes all event, following the announcements that former Argyle stars Graham Carey and Jake Jervis will feature.

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Argyle Under-18s suffered a 3-0 defeat away from home to Portsmouth on Tuesday afternoon in the Youth Alliance League South.

Within a minute of the tie, Portsmouth had the lead. The hosts delivered a free-kick, from the left, into the area, which fell to Allan on the edge of the box. He fired the effort home through multiple bodies.

Despite plenty of efforts in front of goal in the opening 45 minutes, Argyle struggled to find a way back into the game.

Argyle remain in fifth, while Portsmouth gain places in the middle of the table.

Freddie Issaka scored his first goal for Wales under-19s as they won 3-1 against Turkey in Rhyl. He opened the scoring for the home side in only the third minute when he cut in from the left with a driving run into the penalty area and slotted home from a narrow angle.

Turkey equalised just before the break but Wales regained the lead when Manchester United's Gabriele Biancheri scored in the 67th minute, with Issaka making an important pass in the build-up to the goal.

Issaka, who also started the games against England and Portugal, was replaced by Sam Parker of Swansea City in the 78th minute before Norwich City's Elliott Myles made it 3-1 late on.

The victory meant that Wales finished third out of four nations in their group for Elite Round qualifying, with England finishing top and advancing to the European Under-19 Championship finals in Romania this summer.

Argyle defender Maksym Talovierov is set to miss the rest of the season after suffering a knee injury in the loss to Derby.

The Pilgrims' record signing joined up with his international team-mates last week to be assessed ahead of their Uefa Nations League play-off games with Belgium, but returned to Plymouth for more treatment.

It is understood the injury will keep him out for between eight and nine weeks, ruling him out for the rest of the campaign.

With the season-ending leg injury to Brendan Galloway in January and Julio Pleguezuelo nursing rib damage, Argyle have only three recognised central defenders available - Katic Szucs and Palsson - for the next game away to Watford.

However, there was better news of Mustapha Bundu whose injury in the international game for Sierra Leone is not as bad as expected.

23rd

Argyle Women suffered defeat on Sunday afternoon, losing 3-1 to Ipswich Town at Portman Road in FAWNL Southern Premier Division action.

Nearly 11,000 fans were in attendance to see the league-leading Tractor Girls pick up the three points Argyle, despite Charlotte Whitmore's consolation goal in the final minutes of the game.

Argyle had Felgate to thank for keeping the game at 3-0 and the Greens seemed to have some momentum to end the tie but were soon hit with a sending-off, for Giota Papaioannou for a second yellow..

Argyle defended valiantly and were soon rewarded with a goal of their own. Ipswich's goalkeeper Natalia Negri's pass was cut out by Whitmore, before the Pilgrims' number seven unleashed a vicious left-footed effort into the top left corner.

Head Coach James Bradley said: "They're [Ipswich] a really good outfit. I thought we competed well for large spells of the game and our possession work was fantastic. The effort and application from everyone was excellent and Char's goal at the end was a nice moment for us, and we deserved it.

"The character from the team to concede after one minute, in front of nearly 11,000 people in a first-team stadium, and then to stand up to that test for the remainder of that half, and then the second half as well, takes a lot, so full credit to them.

"It's a shame we couldn't get something from the game in terms of points, but in terms of work rate, endeavour and desire, absolutely faultless from every single one of them."

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Argyle Under-18s returned to Youth Alliance League South action with an important three points on Saturday, beating Exeter City 2-0 away from home. Goals from Fletcher Poole and Sam Lord, once in each half, secured the victory in the Devon Derby in Exeter.

A dominant first-half performance saw the Greens create chance upon chance in front of the hosts' goal but, just after the half-hour mark, it was advantage Pilgrims.

The second half continued much like the first, with Argyle creating chances, moving the ball and looking the much more likely side to grab the next, and decisive, goal.

The win, and three points, moves the Greens up the Southern table and into fifth, ahead of Swindon Town, on goal difference.

Head Coach Jamie Lowry said: "The boys were really good today. We had lots of the ball and tested them a little bit, but it would've been nice to get more clearcut chances on goal and try to wear their keeper down a bit more.

"On the flip side, they didn't have a shot on goal in the whole game, so it just shows how much control we had of the ball. Overall, a really pleasing performance from the boys."

In the absence of Premier League and Championship fixtures this weekend, Argyle fans are invited to support Non-League Day by attending one of the local non-league teams in the Western and South West Peninsula leagues. In the National League South, Torquay are at home to Bath City, while Truro City take on Salisbury. Both Torquay and Truro are flying high in the play-off positions of the NLS. Argyle season ticket holders can watch the Truro match for £10.

20th

Argyle striker, Mustapha Bundu, suffered a first-half injury as he captained Sierra Leone to a 3-1 victory over Guinea-Bissau in the World Cup Qualifiers, scoring a goal himself before having to be taken off. Bundu was given the armband in the Group A encounter, which took place in neighbouring Liberia.

Bundu, wearing the number 11 shirt and lining up alongside compatriot and former Pilgrims loanee Tyrese Fornah, made an instant impact with a swirling free kick from the wide right which almost led to his side taking the lead in the eighth minute. He then seized on a defensive error by Guinea-Bissau to round the goalkeeper and open the scoring for Sierra Leone on the 19th minute.

However, Bundu was not on the pitch much longer. He went down off the ball in the 31st minute as he appeared to slip and fall awkwardly while attempting to turn and chase a long ball forward. He was back on his feet shortly after and appeared to be moving freely, but remained in communication with his bench and was withdrawn on the 40th minute and replaced by Musa Noah Kamara.

Former Argyle player Jake Jervis becomes the latest name to commit to this summer's TST event in Cary, North Carolina. The 33-year-old joins former teammate Graham Carey as the next member of Argyle's squad.

Jervis, who is still plying his trade for Hednesford Town in Northern Premier League Division One West, made 127 appearances in green, scoring 31 goals.

Jake said: "I loved my time with the club and had some of the best moments of my career at Home Park, so it was a no brainer to join the squad when I was asked.

"I'm looking forward to joining up with the players and giving our best to win the $1million prize."

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Goalkeeper, Zak Baker, has signed a one-year contract extension.

The 20-year-old has had somewhat of a disrupted season through injury and is currently sidelined with a meniscus tear in his knee but has impressed enough, when fit, to earn an extension.

Zak, who has been at Argyle since the age of 11, said: I'm absolutely buzzing. This is my third professional contract which shows I am doing the right things.

"I am really enjoying working with the group of goalkeepers we currently have. I obviously worked with Conor last year, but Grimmy has come in as well and added a lot.

"He has been around some of the best goalkeepers in the world so there is plenty to pick his brain on to help my development.

"I'm looking forward to getting back fit and continuing to grow and learn from the other goalkeepers and Darryl (Flahavan)."

18th

Argyle have been dealt another injury blow in their struggle to avoid relegation from the Championship to League One.

Defender and fans' favourite Maksym Talovierov (Maxi), had been away with the Ukraine national squad in Spain. But the Ukrainian Association of Football's official X account confirmed Maxi had headed back to the UK due to a knee injury which he picked up in Argyle's home defeat by Derby County on 15 March.

Maxi will be now assessed by Argyle doctors at Home Park.

16th

Head Coach Miron Muslic admitted to feeling deflated following Argyle's 3-2 home defeat against Derby County, rueing a missed opportunity for Argyle to get closer to the sides above them in the Sky Bet Championship relegation battle.

When Argyle clawed a 2-0 deficit back to 2-2, just after half-time, there was hope. Derby had led 2-0 in the first half via goals from Marcus Harness and Harrison Armstrong, but Mustapha Bundu got one back from a free-kick, and Callum Wright pressured Nat Phillips into an own-goal less than 30 seconds after the restart.

Argyle went for it, with Muslic notably bringing on attacking midfielder Rami Al Hajj for defender Kornel Szucs in the closing stages, but it was Derby who found the winner, Harness scoring his second to clinch it for Derby, who started the day just two points above the Pilgrims, and ended it five away.

Despite the midweek away win over Portsmouth, Argyle have lost two home games, on consecutive Saturdays to Sheffield Wednesday and now Derby, conceding three goals in both home fixtures.

"I am very emotional and, to be fair, very down," said Muslic. "We gave away the game. We were 2-0 down because we cannot defend two throw-ins.

"We gave away so much against Sheffield, and we did it again today, but we managed to bounce back, to find a way back in the first half, and to start well in the second half to get back in the game, and get back to 2-2.

"We tried everything to win the game, and we lost it again, after a long throw-in and three times the possibility to clear the ball and get it out of the danger zone.

"It felt like a chance to get all three points. We tried, we took a risk – I think we should take a risk – but we simply could not reward ourselves.

"We went all-in in the last ten minutes. I think we have to do this. We wanted to win this game, especially at home against Derby. In the end we gambled, and we lost.

"The response was fantastic (at 2-0 down), and you have to keep on going, and we did. But we gave it away, simply due to individual mistakes. These are big moments, and got immediately punished.

"We knew it, and we've prepared to stop it, but we took wrong decisions, sometimes losing our head, losing our coolness, and you simply can't, because you get punished."

With the two-week international break upcoming, Miron is hopeful that the break in fixtures may give a chance for contemplation before the season's run-in.

"It's now a moment to breathe," he said. "We have to. Tonight, it feels very heavy, but we have to get up and try again. This is our responsibility, and we have to fulfil this responsibility."

15th

For the second time in a week, history was defied in a Plymouth Argyle match – this time, it did not go the Pilgrims' way. On Wednesday, with Argyle 2-1 up at Portsmouth, the brain went to its recollections of the consecutive 2-2 draws at Fratton Park, all of which saw Pompey equalise late on, but Argyle held on. With that, on Saturday, there must have been more than a few souls inside Home Park that recalled a famous day at Pride Park, two seasons ago, in which Argyle trailed Derby County 2-0, and turned it right round. The pattern seemed on again, but beware the turning of the tides of March. The Greens had fallen behind to goals from Marcus Harness and Harrison Armstrong, but levelled via a Mustapha Bundu free-kick and an own goal from Nat Phillips, in the first minute of the second period. In search of a winner, Argyle were hit by the sucker punch, and Harness scored what on the day was a winner, and ultimately, one feels, could end up being a season-definer for both teams.

Argyle: Hazard, Mumba (Edwards), Houghton, Szucs (Al Hajj), Hardie, Wright (Obafemi), Bundu, Puchacz (Ogbeta), Gyabi (Boateng), Katic, Talovierov. Substitutes (not used): Grimshaw, Roberts, Issaka, Palsson.

14th

The ribbon has officially been cut to mark the launch of Plymouth's brand-new state-of-the-art sports, wellbeing and community hub - The Hub at Foulston Park.

A ceremony today kickstarted a weekend of community activities and previews ahead of the new facility fully opening its doors on Monday, 17 March, 2025.

Developed and operated by Argyle Community Trust, The Hub represents the first phase of Argyle's multi-million-pound redevelopment of the former Brickfields Sports Centre and surrounding site. The ambitious project has been delivered through a partnership involving Plymouth Argyle, Argyle Community Trust, Plymouth City Council, Plymouth Albion RFC and Devonport Community Leisure Limited (DCLL).

13th

Argyle are still 'alive', declared Miron Muslic, said Head Coach Miron Muslic, after Argyle's first away of the season at Portsmouth. "It is a relief, because it does something to a team not being able to be successful away. We finally finish this curse and rewarded ourselves with a strong performance today.

"The first three points away: it feels very, very good.

"I thought we're going to make it because it felt, from minute one, [we were] ready to bounce back, ready to show that we can do it way, way better than the last game. Finally, we also had the momentum on our side.

"It was also very much needed to give us this last proof of confidence that we can do it away. When the fourth official (John Busby) told me 11 minutes I knew we were going to make this because we deserved it."

"We defended well, like the last couple of weeks, and we had this transition threat today with Musa [Bundu], with Hardie, and with Obafemi. We rewarded ourselves with a beautiful first transition goal and with a beautiful second transition goal. If you can be defensively stable ,and have this attacking threat, you are competitive - and we've been competitive tonight.

"It's just different if you have an offensive threat. We cannot defend for 90 minutes because, simply, the quality in this competition is way too high individually and collectively. But if we can defend properly like we did over the last couple of weeks, and have this threat, we are hard to beat and hard to play."

Argyle had the support of 1,401 members of the Green Army in the Fratton Park crowd of 20,394 and Muslic was glad his team could finally give the travelling fans something to celebrate.

Muslic said: "It's unbelievable, midweek. Those guys are going to get up at six-thirty to start working again so nothing but respect for them and I'm so happy that we could reward them with a first away victory.

"We are still alive and we have the next opportunity on Saturday. We have to grab this opportunity with both hands - and we will."

Argyle's Sky Bet Championship match against Sheffield United at Home Park has been selected for live coverage on Sky Sports Football.

The match will now kick-off at 12.30pm, on Saturday, 12 April.

Argyle have met Chris Wilder's side once already this season, losing 2-0 at Bramall Lane in December, despite a strong performance.

12th

Victor Palsson has been called up to Iceland's squad for their UEFA Nations League play-off matches against Kosovo.

Tonight's Championship fixture at Fratton Park will mark 50 games in Green for both goalkeeper, Conor Hazard and loanee midfielder Darko Gyabi.

Have you heard the one about Victory in Portsmouth? No? Well, it's a famous warship, commanded by Admiral Horatio Nelson, a man who was great friends with a man called Hardy. Some 220 years ago, in the Battle of Trafalgar, Victory prevailed. And have you heard the one about victory in Portsmouth? No? Well, it's a terrific evening where Argyle, with Garry Nelson commentating on Argyle TV, attained victory following a goal by a man called Hardie. Some 341 days after their last away win, Argyle prevailed. It was a nervy one, mind. With only a few minutes of the 90 remaining, Argyle were 2-0 up, with goals from Mustapha Bundu and Ryan Hardie, and looked good for the win. However, Matty Sorinola was sent off moments before Adil Aouchiche got one back, and nearly a dozen worrying minutes of stoppage time were enough to send any Pilgrim's sealegs wobbly. The whistle, when it came, was the most welcome of the season.

Argyle: Hazard, Houghton, Pleguezuelo (Szucs), Hardie (Mumba), Obafemi (Wright), Bundu (Ogbeta), Puchacz, Gyabi, Katic, Sorinola, Talovierov. Substitutes (not used): Grimshaw, Edwards, Boateng, Al Hajj, Issaka.

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Argyle 'keeper, Conor Hazard, is in the Northern Ireland squad for their upcoming friendlies against Switzerland and Sweden.

Forward Charlotte Whitmore has been voted Argyle Women's Player of the Month for February.

Argyle's number seven was a key part to the squad's success during the month, scoring four goals in as many games and helping the Greens pick up seven points.

Charlotte won the supporters' vote with 39% of the poll, ahead of Ellie Sara (31%), Ava Kuyken (16%) and Caitlin Smith (14%).

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Argyle have become one of the first EFL Green Clubs to receive a Gold award, and full GreenCode accreditation.

EFL Green Clubs is a league-wide voluntary scheme that supports EFL Clubs to improve their environmental practices and operations. It first launched in 2021 and was updated for the 2024/25 season to introduce a new assessment cycle that awards participating clubs with a status of "Participant", "Bronze", "Silver" or "Gold".

Argyle were one of the first Green Clubs in 2021 and this year marks our inaugural GreenCode accreditation, alongside our EFL Green Clubs Gold award. As part of our commitment to making a positive impact on the environment, we launched an Energy and Environmental Plan, which in 2022 marked the beginning of our journey towards achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

To date, our green actions have included procuring 100% clean renewable energy, joining the Network Net Zero Community and partnering with a sustainable cup provider.

Happy birthday to former Argyle player, Legend and Club ambassador, Ronnie Mauge, who is 56 today.

9th

Miron Muslic's stark assessment of Argyle's 3-0 home defeat to Sheffield Wednesday was this his team 'collapsed' after their first setback.

Another Home Park full house would have been buoyed in the early stages by a fast start by Muslic's Pilgrims, but on 15 minutes Wednesday took the lead, forcing the ball home via Nathanael Ogbeta own-goal, and from there the Owls took over.

"We collapsed after the first goal," Muslic told Argyle TV. "We actually started very well, the first 10, 12, 15 minutes. We were aggressive, trying to create goalscoring opportunities, we had two big ones with Mus [Bundu] and Matty [Sorinola]. That was the moment for us to score.

"But with the first offensive action of Sheffield they scored immediately, and that for us felt like a collapse, and we could not bounce back from this.

"Pressure can do a lot of damage. We are in a period where we can't deal well with that pressure.

"We played Manchester City and Liverpool, and they were outstanding games because they were something to enjoy, and there was not pressure at all. You see what we were capable of. As soon as we have to [face pressure] we are struggling.

"We have to look into the mirror to find our mistakes. It is my responsibility that we are not performing, and we are not collecting the points. It is my task to put up the right line-up, the right tactic and the right approach.

"I will take the responsibility, like I did against Burnley, and am to protect the lads, to keep them away from this."

Muslic was sympathetic to the response of sections of the Green Army, many of whom left after the third goal.

He said: "It was a big moment when they turned against us. They gave up on us today – but I cannot blame them, because we gave up on ourselves also. At 2-0 down, with still a half in front of you, that was a moment when the pressure was on, and in these moments, we are struggling to keep a cool head.

"I saw similar things against Burnley, one-and-a-half months ago. We managed to get out from this, to find the right approach, to support lads and take away the pressure for them, so they can perform.

"We will try to do the same. Nothing is over yet."

8th

Adam Randell has been given a three-match ban, effective immediately, after being charged with misconduct by the FA, meaning he will miss the games against Sheffield Wednesday, Portsmouth and Derby County.

Following the Pilgrims' Sky Bet Championship match against Cardiff City at Home Park on Saturda, 22 February. It was alleged that, following the final whistle, Randell acted in an improper manner and/or used violent conduct and/or threatening behaviour towards a match official in or around the match officials' dressing room. Adam has admitted the charge, and an independent Regulatory Commission subsequently issued him with a three-match suspension and £4,000 fine.

Two members of Argyle's medical team have also been sanctioned. Physio Alex Kay and sports therapist Abner Bruzzichessi are found to have acted in an improper manner in or around the dressing room after the match had finished. An independent Regulatory Commission subsequently issued Kay with a one-match extended touchline ban and £500 fine, while Bruzzichessi received a three-match extended touchline ban and £500 fine.

Thirty-five games after Sheffield Wednesday inflicted a four-goal defeat on Argyle to kick the season off, they returned to haunt the beleaguered Pilgrims. The Owls stopped one short of their opening-day goal tally, but still managed to cruise to a 3-0 win thanks to goals from Callum Paterson and Djeidi Gassama that followed a Nathanael Ogbeta own goal.

Argyle: Hazard, Mumba, Ogbeta (Puchacz), Pleguezuelo (Palsson), Wright (Hardie), Bundu (Obafemi), Gyabi, Boateng, Katic, Sorinola (Edwards), Talovierov. Substitutes (not used): Grimshaw, Houghton, Szucs, Al Hajj.

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Defender, Maksym Talovierov, has been called up for Ukraine's UEFA Nations League play-off matches against Belgium.

Argyle and Argyle Community Trust (ACT) have been nominated at this year's Football Business Awards which take place in London on Friday 9 May.

Argyle will be hoping to win the 'Best Digital/Social Media Team' category, up against Chelsea, Liverpool and the FA. Argyle Community Trust are in the running for 'Best Corporate Social Responsibility Scheme.' Their ACTing with Children initiative will go up against Paris Saint Germain, Burnley Football Club and Prostate Cancer UK, among others.

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Ryan Hardie has been nominated for the Sky Bet Championship Player of the Month award for February. Although he

only played 101 league minutes for Argyle in the month, he scored four goals in that time, netting twice off the bench in the 2-1 home win over West Bromwich Albion. Eleven days later, he netted the memorable winning penalty against Liverpool in the Emirates FA Cup, and bagged a brace in our 5-1 win over Millwall the following Wednesday.

The other nominees are Dan James of Leeds United, Portsmouth's Josh Murphy and Norwich City's Josh Sargent. The winner will be announced on Friday, 7 March.

The striker - who nears a return to fitness - has also been awarded the Argyle CT1 player of the month for February.

Nikola Katic has been called up to the Bosnia & Herzegovina squad for their FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against Romania and Cyprus.

First-team coach, Kevin Nancekivell, has been named as Argyle's Her Game Too advocate ahead of Saturday's dedicated fixture, the match against Sheffield Wednesday, . As advocate, Nance will be championing the message of equality in football and continuing Argyle's work to ensure Home Park is a welcoming place for all.

He said: "As a passionate advocate for equality I am honoured to support the Her Game Too campaign.

"Throughout my time at Argyle, we have always tried to make the club open and inclusive for all and supporting campaigns such as Her Game Too will continue to hopefully make this a reality.

"Occasions like Saturday's dedicated fixture will continue to boost awareness and I'm looking forward to working closely alongside Her Game Too moving forward."

Her Game Too's aim is to raise awareness of the issues women face in football, to celebrate female fans, players, and professionals, and to work alongside clubs, organisations, and governing bodies to foster a supportive and equitable atmosphere.

Saturday's game will also see a collection in the Fan Zone for members of the Green Army to donate sanitary products to local charity, Trevi.

For more information on Her Game Too, visit their website: https://www.hergametoo.co.uk

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Miron Muslic expressed his supreme disappointment not only at Argyle's 2-0 defeat by Hull City and the MKM Stadium, but at the manner in which they lost.

At the start of the game Argyle were facing a team just three points above them, but failed to have a shot on target against the Tigers, who scored early in the second half through Joe Gelhardt, then sealed the game with a goal from Abu Kamara.

Argyle had previously lost just two of their previous eight games in all competitions, beating West Bromwich Albion, Millwall and Liverpool, and giving Manchester City an almighty scare.

The fighting Argyle that showed at the Etihad did not make it to Humberside, and Muslic says that positive traits need to return as Argyle battle for Sky Bet Championship survival, starting on Saturday against Sheffield Wednesday.

"I'm disappointed not only with the result," he said. "Hull dominated us from the first whistle to the last one, and absolutely deserved [their win].

"We lacked everything that made us strong over the last couple of weeks. It's a big, big setback and I'm very disappointed.

"We tried to prepare for this game in the best possible way. We worked backwards. We took some players out against Manchester City, as non-starters, to keep them fresh. We made our first substitutions on minute 60, took three players off to give them a possible to perform tonight. But we were nowhere close to performing.

"It's about showing up. It's the Championship; you have to deliver, consistently, every three of four days, it's a demand.

"We are very disappointed. We have to accept this right now, even if it is very painful. I feel very sorry for the 500 Greens who made a long trip tonight to see us…not fighting, and I have a problem with that.

"The positive we can take is that a couple of days later we have the chance to show we can do it better. We will try everything possible to show we can do it better.

"We have to be competitive again. We have to stay in our structure and we have pick up the fight from minute one until the last. If we can manage to do this, we are competitive. If not, it looks like tonight."

Classic Builders will gift their front of shirt sponsorship to local hospice St Luke's for Argyle's home Sky Bet Championship match against Derby County on Saturday 15 March. Their logo will help to raise awareness and vital funds tfor he hospice which looked after - among others - Argyle legend, Gordon Sparks, in his last days.

Three hundred limited edition shirts for Argyle fans will be available for purchase from today, priced at £40 for juniors and £50 for adults, with all proceeds going to St Luke's.

Post-game, the match-worn shirts will be signed by the players before an auction which will run from Thursday, 20 March to Sunday, 30 March.

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Argyle fell to a two-goal defeat at the MKM Stadium on Tuesday night, courtesy of second-half strikes from Joe Gelhardt and Abu Kamara. It was a moment of fortune for Gelhardt who thundered a shot past Conor Hazard minutes into the second half. The Green's misery was compounded when the hosts made it two shortly after, Kamara slotted into an empty net after unselfish play from strike-partner Joao Pedro.

Argyle: Hazard, Mumba (Baidoo), Houghton (Boateng), Pleguezuelo, Bundu, Puchacz (Ogbeta), Gyabi, Katic, Al Hajj (Obafemi), Sorinola, Talovierov (Wright). Substitutes (not used): Grimshaw, Szucs, Edwards, Palsson.

Young Argyle exited the Devon St Luke's Challenge Cup at the quarter-final stage on Tuesday night, suffering a 2-0 defeat away from home to Bideford.

Second-half goals from Jamie Hearsey and Scott Robinson within 10 minutes secured a place in the final four of the competition for the North Devon side.

The young Pilgrims battled throughout the 90 minutes but could not create any clear-cut chances in front of goal.

Head Coach Jamie Lowry said: "I am really pleased with how the boys performed on Tuesday night. We had three under-16s in the starting line-up playing against a decent Southern Division One team, so credit to Seb [Campbell], Frankie [Maund] and Toby [Maclean] for all stepping up, competing and physically dealing with it, which was great to see.

"Theo Roberts came in from the Community programme to support us and he did fantastic, so I'm delighted for him. Overall, the boys did well and dealt with the physicality, which was a challenge at the start of the game.

"We noticed it wasn't going to be a passing game, with the state of the pitch, but with the younger boys stepping up and competing well against a good men's outfit, I am really pleased."

3rd

Argyle Under-18s bowed out of the Youth Alliance Cup on penalties, after their fixture against Oxford United ended 1-1 in normal time.

Joel Sullivan's late equaliser cancelled out Jack Lee's first-half goal. Both Tegan Finn and Seb Campbell saw efforts saved by Oxford's Patel, the keeper proving a match for everything the young Greens had thrown at him to that point.

With the game finishing a draw at the end of regulation time, the cup tie went straight to a penalty shoot-out, with Oxford the first team to take. The teams went toe to toe until Argyle defender Jensen Ireland was denied by Patel, meaning the Us could - and did - win with the next penalty.

Head Coach Jamie Lowry said: "We were braver in possession but still lacked the intensity and the levels out of possession. In the final third, we had quite a lot of the ball but didn't really trouble their goalkeeper and their backline enough.

"It is disappointing but again it's another learning curve for the boys. They've got to be consistent with the performances, especially going into big cup games."

2nd

It was a FA Cup run which saw Argyle play three Premier League sides and score first against each of them, winning 1-0 away to Brentford and by the same result against Liverpool at Home Park, before giving a good account of themselves, losing 3-1 against the current champions of England on Saturday evening. Maksym Talovierov headed the Pilgrims in front from Matty Sorinola's corner on 37 minutes, sending the almost 8,000 Greens into raptures.

After the game, Head Coach, Miron Muslic, said: Muslic said: "I think we can only be disappointed with the result but very proud of our performance. I think we gave Manchester City a game, and we gave them a proper game.

"It's one of the best teams in this world, coached by the best coach in this sport. I think we had an excellent game plan and the lads just executed this game plan with the structure, the organisation you need to survive here, but especially also with the passion and the heart that's with us now for the last seven, eight, nine weeks, and I think with tactical discipline.

"We knew there would be a lot of moments similar to Liverpool where we have to defend very organised and very structured, but there would also be moments where we could escape, steal the ball and start our transitional threat, and maybe be dangerous on the set pieces.

"That was exactly the plan so I think we did it well, it's a just a little bit of a pity that we conceded the equaliser with the final whistle of the first half.

"Then I'm completely aware what is about to happen in the second half, especially what they have on the bench to put in. We tried everything. We gave Manchester City a big, big challenge and I'm very proud of this.

"Remember, I'm just here for eight or nine weeks and my first message to the team was 'It should be hard playing against Argyle, it should be difficult' and I think we are exactly hard to play and hard to beat. We did a lot of things very well tonight."

He continued: "[It was] a beautiful journey, a fantastic ride for all of us, for Argyle as an organisation and for the Green Army.

"Some memories we can keep for a lifetime but now it's just important to leave this behind us and to take the benefit from the FA Cup. It was our togetherness, a lot of beautiful moments, a lot of celebrations and it should give us the necessary confident boost we need to go again fully, and the next opportunity is Tuesday night.

"So I'm very happy this beautiful journey is behind us so we can refocus and find the right balance again to bounce back in the Championship."

Argyle's coaching team received a Pep talk after the game. Miron Muslic has revealed how Pep Guardiola arranged for a Fanta to be waiting for him when the pair met up after Argyle's exit from Emirates FA Cup fifth round at the Etihad.

Muslic and his backroom staff of Adin Osmanbasic, Kevin Nancekivell, Eddie Lattimore and Darryl Flahavan spent around 45 minutes with Guardiola in his office after the Pilgrims put up a brave fight before eventually losing 3-1.

Muslic was hugely complimentary about Guardiola before the FA Cup clash as he called him 'a giant in our sport' and 'a huge role model for every single coach in the world'.

When Guardiola was told about those comments at his pre-match Press conference, he promised there would be an 'incredible bottle of wine' waiting for Muslic.

However, City's hugely successful manager later found out that Muslic would prefer a Fanta and that is exactly what was there in Guardiola's office. Muslic said: "He told me before the kick-off 'Miron, forget about the wine, I know you are not a drinker, but a Fanta is ready'. Actually, we spent I think almost 45 minutes after the game in his office.

"So the Fanta was ready for me and a big, big bottle of Italian wine was there for the staff, and we simply enjoyed the company and the hospitality of one of the greatest coaches in sports history. It was a wonderful experience.

"It was just a mix of everything. In this case we are still colleagues even though that this guy won everything and I nothing, and that's okay.

"Nance was there, and Adin, and Eddie, and Flavs. So the whole staff was there and we just had a really beautiful time. When Pep is speaking you have to listen and I think we all listened."

Muslic getting to know Guardiola could prove to be beneficial for Argyle in the future when it comes to possible signings.

"It's football and this a very small world, and in the end a relationship and connections are very, very important," said Muslic. "With good people it's always easy to connect so maybe this can also be a benefit for the future for Argyle."

Guardiola also showed his respect for the travelling 7,800-strong Green Army who packed two levels of the South Stand at the Etihad Stadium by going across to applaud them after the final whistle in another classy gesture from the Spaniard.

1st

On Friday night, seven planets lined up in the solar system to create a celestial event that occurs once in a generation. The following day, in Manchester, the cosmos almost aligned so that a Blue Moon was so nearly obscured by a Green Wall. For eight glorious minutes, Argyle led Manchester City, reigning Premier League champions, in their own stadium. Maksym Talovierov's stratospheric leap to head Argyle in front meant the Greens had stars in their eyes. Nico O'Reilly's equaliser, right on half-time, levelled matters. It would be a further half-an-hour of football before the same player scored again to settle matters, but my-oh-my the very real thought, for much of the early evening, of a third incredible cup win for Argyle was tangible to say the least.

Argyle: Hazard, Mumba (Al Hajj, Ogbeta (Puchacz), Pleguezuelo, Wright, Bundu (Baidoo), Gyabi (Houghton), Boateng, Katic, Sorinola (Szucs), Talovierov. Substitutes (not used): Grimshaw, Edwards, Roberts, Palsson.

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