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Tuesday 29th April 2025

Under-18s forward Joe Hatch has been offered his first professional contract by Argyle.

Joe, from North Devon, is an attacking threat and has played across the front three this season, and scored with considerable regularity before picking up an injury that ended his season prematurely.

The Wales youth international also made his first-team debut against Burnley earlier in the season.

Defender Harry Shield has been offered an additional year's scholarship, having missed a large percentage of his time at Argyle due to injury.

Academy Manager, Phil Stokes, said: "We are delighted to offer Joe his first professional contract. He has shown great quality and determination throughout his time with us and, although injury cut his season short, we believe he has a bright future ahead.

"We are also really pleased to extend Harry's scholarship. We look forward to continuing to support his development next season."

27th

First team Head Coach, Miron Muslic, credited his side's performance and willingness to continue to fight, despite knowing the saddening news from earlier in the day that Luton's last-minute winner against Coventry had already effectively relegated the Green..

"When you receive the message just a few minutes before the first whistle of the game that you are relegated, it takes lots of courage and character to get out and to give your all one more time - but we did it," he said.

"That shows the true spirit of this team and the character of the lads, because we had two obligations today. The first obligation was towards us as a team and staff to give it all and protect and shield each other.

"The second obligation was for the Green Army. 2,000 of them were here today to give it all one more time and they also knew about the result. It shows just the right character.

"I just feel in the end, we ran out of games. We took so many points over the last couple of weeks, and played well and strong but, unfortunately, it was not enough.

"We are all empty and heartbroken. It's a hard hit for Plymouth Argyle. It's a hard hit for us, all the fans, but once you are on the ground, the only opportunity is to get up and to try again. That's the spirit we have."

Nearly 2,000 fans continuously sang, cheered and celebrated over 90+ minutes - and beyond - at Deepdale, showing their lengthy appreciation of the players, long after the final whistle. Muslic had nothing but praise for the support they gave his side.

He said: "Not only did they believe, but they recognised that we gave it our all until the very end, even though we were out before the game. That's the respect we had to earn from the Green Army. Thank you for that."

Argyle Women will play FA Women's National League South football once more next season, after a 2-0 victory at Gwalia United.

The Pilgrims went into the game second from bottom in the table, level on points with Billericay Town. The brief was for Argyle to get a result that was better than Billericay, who were away at Wimbledon. Wimbledon obliged by winning 4-0, so Argyle's two-goal victory was more than enough for them to get above the dotted line.

Argyle captain Giota Papaioannou said: "We're over the moon. It might not have been an ideal season for us but to react the way we did and get a clean sheet in quite difficult conditions is pretty good.

"In the last few weeks, results haven't necessarily gone our way and we know today was going to be a tough one, but we came and performed."

Head Coach James Bradley was full of praise for his side's achievement. He said: " We got the job done. It wasn't the prettiest of performances. I think we've played better and not won in other games, but we got the job done today and that was all we needed to do and focus on.

"I thought it was a really professional performance. The first 10 minutes were a bit cagey like you'd expect. I thought we became the dominant team over the game and that carried on until the final 10 minutes.

"I took this over three months ago, and had no real expectations around what I was walking into, but I've just been absolutely taken aback by the players' character. First and foremost, we've just got a group that are fantastic human beings and have been fantastic to spend time around. I've thoroughly enjoyed it and it's all credit to them.

"It means the world to me, but like I said full credit to the players and the staff. James Morley and Dan Greenhough, who have come in and helped me, and Tom Hunter, who's come in and helped on the medical side. Matt Green has been here for a long time and without him, we wouldn't have had a chance of doing what we've done. Sorry if I'm forgetting anyone as well!

"It's been a real team effort - staff and players all together until the very last moments and now, we can go and enjoy it."

26th

Here is the news in brief: Argyle won 2-1 at Preston North End on Saturday, but despite this victory, just the second in the league on the road this season, the Greens are, to all intents and purposes, relegated. Luton Town's 1-0 win over Coventry City, earlier in the day, meant that Argyle would have to win their final two games and turn around a goal difference of 14. We shall not pretend that this is likely.

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

Argyle Under-18s suffered a 1-0 away defeat to Cambridge United in their final game of the Youth Alliance League season.

A late second-half goal from the hosts was enough to secure them three points to end the campaign, despite the Greens having chances throughout the 90 minutes to find the back of the net.

Head Coach Jamie Lowry said: "We started well across the first 10-15 minutes of the game and had a couple of chances that might change the game a little, but they went a bit more aggressive on the press and we struggled to kick the ball. We probably, overall, just lost our way a little bit.

"Too many players not at the level required to win the game and then do enough, so that was disappointing and probably summarises our season really with inconsistent performances, which is the message after the game.

"Overall, disappointed to finish a season like that, but again, hopefully the biggest thing is that the boys learn."

23rd

Argyle's group for this summer's TST (The Soccer Tournament) in Cary, North Carolina has been confirmed.

The Greens will take on German giants Borussia Dortmund, Drunken Monkeys, a team looking to revolutionise through innovation and disruption, and Freedom United SC, a team of United States Air Force alumni.

David Norris and Jamie Lowry will lead an Argyle team made up of legends, former players, invitational players and influencers who will complement the squad further.

The tournament takes place from June 4-9 and offers a $1million winner-takes-all prize.

22nd

Miron Muslic announced himself "very proud" of his team's gutsy performance in the defeat of Coventry City at Home Park on Easter Monday.

"I'm very proud to deliver this kind of performance just three days after Middlesbrough.

"We had a good game plan, but the execution of the lads was just exceptional.

"We went physical, direct, vertical, intense. [We wanted to] play with aggression, a lot of duels, get Coventry in a fight - because that's something they don't like, so we can take advantage of this.

"That's how I like to see my team playing - aggressive, intense, brave, physical. I think we throw ourselves into every single duel.

"I think we showed from minute one we believe that we can achieve this. We played Norwich. Sheffield United and Coventry- three giants in our competition – and took nine out of nine.

"There are still six points to collect - why not keep going the hard way, and going for the miracle?

"We are still in it. That's what we want. That was the message inside the locker room. We did our job. We can't control what happens in other stadiums, but we can perform and control our performance.

"The next opportunity for us is Preston, and when we face Leeds here, the last home game, the last match at Home Park, we hope to have something to play for - that's the plan."

21st

For another week, the fight goes on. Admittedly, the scores from elsewhere tempered the joy at Argyle's third home win in a row, but Miron Muslic's Greens can only do what they can do, and they thoroughly deserved their 3-1 win over promotion-chasing Coventry City. With just over five minutes of the first half remaining, the game was goalless. When the whistle blew, Argyle were 2-1 up. Mustapha Bundu had lashed the Pilgrims in front and Ryan Hardie doubled the lead, before Haji Wright returned fire. Coventry started brightly after the break, but it was Argyle who scored the game's next, and final, goal, with Bundu's persistence paying off as he forced the ball over the line.

Argyle: Hazard, Mumba, Pleguezuelo, Szucs, Hardie (Issaka), Bundu (Baidoo), Gyabi (Boateng), Randell, Katic, Tijani (Wright), Palsson. Substitutes (not used): Grimshaw, Ogbeta, Puchacz, Al Hajj, Roberts.

19th

Miron Muslic opted not to let the circumstances surrounding Middlesbrough's winning goal cloud his judgment on Argyle's performance at the Riverside Stadium on Friday.

The Greens lost 2-1 at Boro, with the winning goal coming from a somewhat controversial penalty in injury time. Former Pilgrim Finn Azaz had put Middlesbrough in front, but Mustapha Bundu equalised quickly, and Argyle held their own against the play-off chasers.

Boro had plenty of possession and pressure, but Argyle countered often and had several chances of their own, including an opportunity when Michael Obafemi went forward late on, with Muhamed Tijani for company, but Boro regained the ball and, within a minute, got a penalty.

Joe Edwards was adjudged, harshly, to have fouled Tommy Conway in the area. Edwards was sent off, and Conway converted, giving Middlesbrough the win, and costing Argyle a point that could have proved precious.

Now, the Greens will face Coventry City on Monday, in the third-last game of the season, with time running out for Argyle to claw their away out of the relegation zone.

"I think the lads delivered a brilliant game," said Muslic. "I think creating over an expected goals value of two, away against Middlesbrough, creating four or five big goalscoring opportunities, says a lot about our performance.

"I think we defended very well against a very strong opponent, [who are] super dangerous in between the lines and the pockets, but I think we found a good structure to keep them out. In big, big moments, Conor [Hazard] was also there to save us. You need those saves and those moments of consistently being a threat in transition.

"There's nothing to regret with our performance, and then you lose this point in minute 93 with a penalty. As you can imagine. It's a big hit.

"Sixty seconds before we concede the penalty, we had a two-versus-two. These are big moments. We have to take advantage of them, and we let some big moments today go without a reward.

"Theoretically, we still have a chance. The next opportunity for us is Monday. And why not? I think we gave it all today, we sacrificed until minute 100. We tried everything, we just could not reward ourselves.

"I think the Green Army recognised this. They saw this, that we just simply gave it all. That was also my wording inside the locker room.

"The next opportunity for us is Monday, and we will give it all again."

18th

Midfielder, Caleb Roberts, has signed a new deal, which ties him to Argyle until the summer of 2028.

Caleb, who will turn 20 in October, made his debut in 2021, nine days after his 16th birthday, and has gone on to feature 14 times in green and white.

This season, he has started two matches, and has come off the bench in a further three. His two starts were notable ones: he began the game in front of 36,000 at Elland Road against Leeds and played 90 minutes at Brentford in the Emirates FA Cup, when Argyle beat the Premier League outfit 1-0.

"I'm buzzing to get the deal done and be at the club for another three years," said Caleb.

"It's great; it gives me time to learn a lot more and build into what I've already made at this club. Hopefully get more minutes, more experience, all of that.

"I feel like since I've been training with the first team, for a couple years now, I'm learning more and more every year, and feel like I'm improving a lot.

"[Next season, I hope to] break into the first team, break into the starting 11. I want to be in and around it as much as possible and pick up as many appearances as possible."

As Tommy Conway's injury-time penalty rolled into the net, sending Middlesbrough fans into euphoria, Argyle fans could hardly believe what they were seeing. In a frantic, open game, it would be hard to deny that Argyle spent a lot of it under pressure from the home side, but equally as true would be that the Greens created oodles of changes, as each side sought three points that could make or break their respective seasons. Former Argyle man Finn Azaz had put Boro ahead after 12 minutes, but Mustapha Bundu equalised, and there were plenty of moments in the game where it seemed Argyle could find a second goal to complete a second turnround victory in succession. However, in the opening throes of injury time, Conway went down under a hand from Edwards, the Argyle skipper was dismissed, and Conway scored the spot-kick that decided everything.

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

17th

Argyle Under-18s came away as 6-2 victors in their final home game of the season at Harper's Park against nine-men Northampton Town, thanks to a quartet of goals from Cole Fisher.

Despite falling 2-0 behind to the visiting side in the opening 15 minutes of the game, an impressive and determined performance from Jamie Lowry's side saw the three points come the way of the Greens.

The Head Coach described the game as 'topsy-turvy'.

That might be an understatement. Argyle were 2-0 down after 13 minutes of the game, with Ollie Evans and Neo Dobson on target for the Cobblers. By the half-hour mark, Argyle had turned it around, and were in front. Cole Fisher got one back, Fletcher Poole equalised, and then Fisher scored again to cap an incredible opening 30 minutes.

There were no more goals until the final quarter of the game, when Fisher got another two, either side of a Sam Lord goal.

Lowry said: "We conceded two early goals from being in possession, losing it and not transitioning well enough. We got back in the game with some fantastic goals in the first half and the boys passed the ball really well. It was great to have the first-team training pitch to play on and we utilised the great surface.

"In the second half, they lost their way a little bit and got players sent off and then we were in control of the game after that. Football is always about ups and downs and different things happening. From our point of view, after the first two goals, we were the dominant team and really in control of the game throughout.

"The performance was really good, overall. Those two little moments let us down, giving the ball away and then conceding, but apart from that, I don't think Dan [Holman] had any saves to make.

"Our biggest Achilles heel has been where we've played well or had strong moments in games and not got ourselves in front, punished teams and then we get punished at the opposite end. The boys came back, were fantastic for the remaining 78 minutes of the game, and had control.

"The only little disappointment was probably, when they did go down to nine men, we wanted a bit more ruthlessness to score more goals!"

This result means that Argyle have only lost one game at home and sets up a chance to end the season on a four-game unbeaten run when facing Cambridge United away on Saturday, 26 April.

16th

Miron Muslic has issued updates on several of his injured defenders.

He told Plymouth Live that on-loan centre back, Nikola Katic, could be available for Argyle's penultimate home game, against Coventry City, on Monday afternoon.

Muslic said: "I think we are progressing very well with Nikola Katic. We are very optimistic right now but there is even a little chance to maybe have him available for Monday. He desperately wants, so we will try everything to push for this ...this is a player with a big, big heart, with a big, big commitment and look, he shows it even right now."

There is also the possibility that Makysm Talovierov could be available to play again before the end of the season after he suffered a knee injury last month.

Talovierov has a similar desire to get back to playing as soon as possible. Muslic said: "This guy is desperately pushing, he wants to help, he wants to support.

"I don't want to put any pressure on him, I don't want to put any pressure on the medical department. He's trying his best, those guys are trying their best. Let's meet somewhere in the middle. Why not?"

More positive news came about Brendan Galloway who suffered a season-ending leg injury in Muslic's first match as head coach, the 1-1 draw with Oxford United at Home Park on January 14 and it required surgery.

Galloway has made good progress in his rehabilitation and the Zimbabwe international is expected to be fully fit for the start of pre-season training in June.

Muslic said: "I know the season is about to end in two-and-a-half weeks but he's very close to be fully fit and then we are going to have the (summer) break and when we start the pre-season he will be 100 per cent fit, available. I can just see it in Brendan's eyes, he's ready to push again."

14th

Jack Endacott becomes the latest former Argyle player to commit to this summer's TST event in Cary, North Carolina.

The defender made his debut for Argyle in August 2022 and went on to make eight appearances for the Greens before being released last summer.

He went on to play for Plymouth Parkway and Tavistock, but will head stateside for TST, and then join Oscar Halls again at Loyola University Greyhounds.

13th

Miron Muslic praised the role of the substitutes in Argyle's stunning victory against Sheffield United in Saturday's televised lunchtime fixture.

"I think we played a good first half," said Muslic. "We were structured and organised, switching between our 5-3-2 into a 4-4-2, not allowing anything to Sheffield United, and keeping them out of the danger zone.

"Then, you go 1-0 down in minute 43 due to an individual action, a finish inside the top corner that's hard to defend. But we had belief in the locker room that we could change this, because we were good in the game. We knew if we could get the equaliser, we could get Home Park behind us, and it is possible. Actually, we did it.

"The message in the half-time was 'We can do this, because we are in the game' and I think we showed the desire, the belief in the second half that we can turn this.

"We had a good structure, a good setup, a good plan and also good substitutions, fantastic game-changers. It was completely clear that we had to start strong, and also finish strong.

"I think Joe especially helped us massively. His first action, without even touching the ball, was to lift Home Park. That was very much needed, and his performance on the pitch was brilliant.

"The game-changers did their job brilliantly. They helped us to come back into the game, and in the end a goal from a substitute, Muhamed Tijani, helped us win the game.

"I am very happy for him. He has struggled; if you are out for months with injury, and you can't help the team, it is very tough. His profile was very much needed. He's six-foot-seven, it's hard to defend."

Muslic believes that Argyle can achieve the 'almost impossible'. He told Plymouth Live:

"So many people are writing us out, and down, and don't give us any hope but it's always up to us. If we can continue to perform like today we have a chance.

"I'm completely aware about the rest of the programme, some heavyweights are coming, but okay, why not, it seems like against the heavyweight teams we are strong."

"We are [still fighting]. We still believe. It is up to us to not mess around with the next one."

"I was very happy, very emotional, maybe too emotional, I don't know, because I just felt this lift from our shoulders that we can change this kind of result against Sheffield United. This should give us the belief we can achieve the almost impossible. I told you guys I always believed, so why not?"

Once again, an injury-time goal by visitors to Home Park snatched a victory away from Argyle Women.

The Greens were leading Wimbledon 2-1, having seen goals from Giota Papaioannou and Georgia Wilson go in either side of an Ashlee Hincks strike, when substitute Kelly-Jade Whelan looped a header into the net in the third minute of stoppage time.

Despite the nature of the result, which - for a long time - looked like a win, the point means Argyle move closer to Billericay Town, the side with which the Greens are locked in a battle to stay up in English women's football's third tier.

The draw, coupled with Billericay's loss at home to Oxford United, means Argyle now know exactly what they must do on the final weekend of the season, on 27 April. Billericay and the Greens are now level on points, with the Essex side having the better goal difference.

When Billericay play Wimbledon on that day, Argyle are at Gwalia United. The Pilgrims must better Billericay's result to secure safety in the FA Women's National League Premier Division South.

12th

There is something about 12 April, you know. In 2024, Championship leaders Leicester City came to Home Park, with Argyle desperate for a win. The Pilgrims obliged on that occasion and, exactly one year later, performed a similar piece of heroics. Sheffield United, serious promotion contenders, third in the league, went 1-0 up in a dour first half, and it felt like the Argyle flame was down to its fading embers. The Pilgrims, though, found two second-half goals, through Ryan Hardie and Muhamed Tijani, to show the fire still burns.

Argyle: Hazard, Mumba, Ogbeta (Edwards), Houghton, Pleguezuelo, Szucs, Hardie, Wright (Tijani), Obafemi, Bundu (Gyabi), Randell, Palsson. Substitutes: Grimshaw, Obafemi, Puchacz, Boateng, Baidoo, Issaka.

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

After scoring at Portman Road in front of nearly 11,000 fans against Ipswich Town, the Argyle number seven picks up her fourth monthly award of the season, so far.

Charlotte won the supporters' vote with 49% of the poll, ahead of Roxy Thomas (23%), Ella Stephens (18%) and Caitlin Smith (9%).

Argyle Under-18s had to settle for a point at Millennium Fields on Saturday afternoon after drawing 1-1 with Sutton United.

The Youth Alliance League South tie started immediately in favour of the Greens, with Harley Sneap putting the home side ahead just 49 seconds into the match, but minutes before half-time Sutton equalised through Taylor Boon.

The second half was much like the first, with neither side causing many major problems for the other despite the fast-paced nature of the end of the game, meaning both teams had to settle for a point in the rain in Devon.

Head Coach Jamie Lowry said: "We had a really good start, with Harley scoring early, after combining with Cole Fisher. We were on top for the first 20 minutes and should have put the game to bed, to be honest, with some great chances.

"That probably sums up our season really, where we don't put teams to bed while we're on top and then we don't keep the ball out of the back of our net down the other end keeping teams in games. Overall, some really good bits and some not-so-good bits.

"It's all part of our learning development, however. We need to improve those little bits to make sure we're more ruthless in games and kill teams off when we're playing really well."

11th

Argyle right wing-back and fans' favourite, Matty Sorinola, has been ruled out for the final five matches of the season due to a quadriceps injury.

On-loan FC Zurich defender, Nikola Katic, has also been ruled out of tomorrow's Championship clash against promotion-chasing Sheffield United. Katic has been dealing with a hamstring issue since the 3-1 Emirates FA Cup fifth round defeat away to Manchester City on 1 March, but it has now worsened to such an extent that he can no longer play on with it. But Head Coach, Miron Muslic has indicated that the 28-year-old may be fit for the last couple of games of the season.

Those injuries, plus the long-term sidelining of Brendan Galloway has drastically reduced Argyle's defensive options.

However, there was better news of Ukrainian defender, Maksym Talovierov, who is making a quicker than expected recovery from a knee injury which has ruled him out since the 3-2 home defeat by Derby County on 15 March.

Maxi posted on his Instagram: 'Hi Green Army, I have really good news for you. My recovery from injury has been quicker than we expected, which means I will be able to play the last three games of the season. I can't wait to get back out there in front of you and help the team as much as I can.'"

10th

On Wednesday night, Argyle were beaten 3-0 by a dominant Swansea City team, and the Pilgrims' push to obtain Sky Bet Championship safety took a severe dent.

"Somehow, we make it more complicated and more difficult than we have to," said Head Coach, Miron Muslic. "There were no signs for this poor performance. Actually, just two and a half weeks ago, we managed to win our first away game in a year, at Portsmouth, then a decent defensive performance against Watford. We grab a point, [and then] a very strong home game and home performance, and rewarded with three points against Norwich.

"Everything was prepared to take this next big step, but it seems like a pattern. Every time we have the opportunity to jump big, we simply miss that train and we put ourselves in a position where we are - where we have to win on Saturday against Sheffield United.

"We are somehow unpredictable for good, and unpredictable, for bad - hopefully it's a good one on Saturday."

"We are completely aware about the calibre of the opponent," said Muslic.

"Sheffield United will be not amused, especially with the result against Millwall. They will come here and be very physical, very dominant, very strong. We have to face this.

"We have to keep our composure, stick to the plan - then we have a chance. Norwich was the best possible example. When we do the things we work on, and when we execute it clean, we are competitive.

"We have a chance to win games, and we will need this from every single player who starts, but also from every single game-changer. Then we have a chance because it's another must win game.

"There is no second chance really after this, maybe because it was the same scenario against Norwich, and we managed to grab the opportunity, [but it] just disappeared against Swansea. We missed a big opportunity.

"They are an aggressive opponent who realises that they left something on the road and they will try to grab it back. They will think Plymouth is, right now, the right opponent for this.

"That's exactly where we have to jump on this. That's exactly where we have to see our chance to take advantage of this. They will be physical, they will be honest. They will try to turn it into a fight. We have to be ready to pick up this fight."

9th

Argyle suffered a 3-0 defeat to Swansea City on Wednesday night. First-half goals from Lewis O'Brien, Harry Darling and Matt Key secured the Welsh side three points at the Swansea.com Stadium.

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

8th

Joel Sullivan's second-half header handed Argyle Under-18s a 1-0 victory over Bristol Rovers at Millennium Fields on Tuesday morning.

The Greens' captain flicked a long throw-in excellently past Will Wilson in the visitors' goal in the 69th minute to secure the three points at home for Argyle.

Head Coach Jamie Lowry said: "They were fantastic today with their performance, in terms of the basics that we asked for: the fighting, competing, running, one-on-one duels. We were very good. The pitch made it very difficult to play the football we'd like to, even though we had spells of possession and did try to pass the ball. Overall, I'm pleased.

"We do our homework on how they [the opposition] play and then we'll try and utilise our strength and cause problems.

"It's [keeping a clean sheet] something we spoke about as our objectives for this season and where we're at with them. Clean sheets are a big thing and stopping conceding poor goals, which happened on Saturday.

"It's a collective. Every single one worked their socks off. They ran for the press from the front fantastically. Every single one of them were top performers today."

Julio Pleguezuelo is the Argyle CT1 Player of the Month for March.

Despite a difficult month for the Greens, Pleguezuelo shined, featuring in five of Argyle's six matches, missing the loss to Derby County through injury.

The Spanish defender impressed as Argyle bowed out of the Emirates FA Cup at Manchester City, but had to depart Argyle's 2-1 win at Portsmouth in the 64th minute after suffering broken ribs.

Despite this, Pleguezuelo was knocking on Miron Muslic's door as little as two weeks later, wanting to feature at Watford, where he was colossal in helping Argyle to a clean sheet on the road.

Pleggy won the supporters' poll with 47% of the vote. Mustapha Bundu and Conor Hazard tied for second-place, with 18% each, and Matty Sorinola was just behind them on 17%.

6th

Head Coach, Miron Muslic, expressed his pride after the Greens important win against Norwich.

Most of the Green Army had left Home Park, filing out into the sunny Plymouth evening with smiles on their faces, when an Oasis hit from 1995 was broadcast from the public address system.

There are times this season, where the realities of the Sky Bet Championship have meant that there was nothing we could do but Roll With It. However, in the first game of an April sextet that will define everything about 2024/25, Argyle did not let anybody get in their way.

Norwich City were seemingly building momentum before Ryan Hardie struck in the 24th minute, and then again five minutes later.

Under a minute after the break, Josh Sargent got one back for the Canaries, setting up a tense second half. However, in the end, Argyle would not be denied, and saw the game out for a precious win that tightens up the gap little by little to those above in the relegation scrap.

"We refused to give up – and that's fantastic," said Muslic, who has spent a good deal of his tenure stressing the importance of Argyle not being idle.

"We finally gave the Green Army a good home game, and we rewarded ourselves with two goals, and a victory. It felt good. We have to keep believing, and we have to keep on going.

"It was so important to get the first goal, to get the confidence back; in the team and into Home Park.

"I said it at Watford, and against Portsmouth – when we have this transition threat, we are very dangerous. We know if we get Hardie in a one-on-one against the GK, it's almost a goal. That's a nice feeling to have.

"After the first goal, we dominated the first half. Then, we struggled in the second, because after just 30 seconds we conceded. It was a beautiful goal, very difficult to defend because it was a high level.

"Then, [it was about] not collapsing, and handling this kind of pressure. It is a huge step forward, and I am very proud.

"Believe me, it's not easy. You are facing a lot of individual and collective quality of Norwich, and you still have to defend for 45 minutes, but we did it exceptionally. It is a step forward, we are still alive, and keep on fighting."

5th

Argyle have designed today's Norwich fixture as the latest Project 35 game. Fans are invited to bring donations of food and cash to the collection point outside the Devonport End.

A Ryan Hardie brace secured Argyle three points at Home Park against Norwich City on Saturday afternoon. The Scotsman's two goals within four minutes in the first 45 minutes placed Argyle in good stead before the break, but things weren't made simple as Josh Sargent clawed a goal back just 43 seconds in the second half. Despite mounting pressure from the visitors, Miron Muslic's side held onto the lead and claimed victory for the second time in four Championship matches.

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

Argyle Under-18s suffered defeat to Leyton Orient on Saturday morning after two late goals from the hosts in Buckhurst Hill.

Joe Mwaro's first-half slotted finish seemed enough to hand the Greens the victory away from home, but two goals in the final stages of the tie, from Dan Carter and Uko Oji, secured three points for Orient.

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Eight new young players have recently signed on to the Argyle Academy for 2024-25. The signings were pitchside prior to kick-off against Derby to take photos and be welcomed to the Academy for the 2024/25 season, further strengthening the club's commitment to developing homegrown talent.

The latest additions, who have progressed through our pathway from all age groups, are proof of the club's success in identifying and nurturing young players from across the South West.

Harry and Noah will be joining our Under-9s side; Torrin in the Under-10s; Logan and Ollie in the Under-11s; and Reuben in the Under-12s. George and Toby have both progressed through our Cornwall Elite Hub and will be part of our Under-14s squad.

Adam Hayman, Head of Academy Recruitment, expressed his excitement at the new intake: "We are thrilled to welcome these talented young players into the Academy. Every single one of them has shown fantastic potential, work ethic, and dedication to their development. The fact that they have progressed through our pathway is also a testament to the strength of our recruitment and development programmes.

"Enormous thanks and credit must go to the coaches who have supported them to this point. We look forward to supporting them on the next stage of their footballing journey."

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Former Argyle defender Oscar Halls is the next player to commit to this summer's TST (The Soccer Tournament) event in Cary, North Carolina.

Halls made his professional debut for Argyle in the EFL Trophy against Bristol Rovers in 2022, going on to make six appearances in the competition.

The 20-year-old left the Pilgrims in the summer of 2024, and immediately headed Stateside to join Loyola University Greyhounds on a college scholarship.

Oscar says he is excited to pull on an Argyle shirt once again in the country he now calls home, and can't wait to represent Argyle again.

The schedule for the 2025/26 EFL season has been confirmed.

Fixtures will be announced at 9am on Thursday 26 June, together with the draws for Round One of the Carabao Cup and the Vertu Trophy Group Stage.

Leagues One and Two will kick off during the weekend of 8-10 August, with the Sky Bet Championship season beginning the previous weekend - 1-3 August.

The Sky Bet Play-Offs will take place during the May Bank Holiday Weekend, from 23-25 May 2026.

Argyle Community Trust's ACTing with Children programme, which supports children who have a parent in prison, has been named the EFL Championship Community Project of the Season.

ACTing with Children is a first of its kind project in Cornwall - and one of very few in the country - providing tailored one-to-one and group support to children aged 0-18 who have a parent in prison. The harm caused by parental imprisonment is far reaching and without the right support can last a lifetime.

Trust representatives, including CEO Mark Lovell, CCO Jason Chapman and ACTing with Children Project Deliverer Caitlin Jones, travelled up to London on Wednesday to accept the award at the House of Commons.

The ACTingwith Football programme will now be entered into the grand final against Port Vale's cost-of-living programme 'Baby Bank' and Charlton Athletic's Youth Engagement Vehicles scheme to claim the overall award, which will be decided in May.

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Argyle Women suffered a 6-0 defeat to Exeter City at Coach Road on Wednesday night, in the inaugural Devon FA Challenge Cup final.

A Sarah Stacey hat-trick and goals from Ishbel Zuurmond, Beth Everson and Zoe Watkins secured victory for the Grecians in Newton Abbot.

After being awarded a penalty in the opening stages of the tie, Stacey slotted home from the spot to hand Exeter the lead and from there, Exeter never looked back, scoring three more before half time and a further two in the second period.

Head Coach James Bradley said: "I'm really disappointed. [In the] first half we lacked intensity all over the pitch and were slow out of the gates. I'm disappointed because I think in previous games where the result hasn't necessarily gone our way, we've still shown a lot of bite, intensity and fight in our play. Tonight, I thought we let ourselves down in terms of those non-negotiables that we've talked about.

"We have to learn from it. It's not like we can forget about tonight and pretend it didn't happen. It has happened and we've got to take the learnings from it and move on. The next game (v AFC Wimbledon, 13 April) is absolutely huge. It's at Home Park in front of our fans, which I'm looking forward to after lots of away games in a row.

"We'll regroup, bring that intensity and that fight that we have done in so many previous games and make sure it's there for that game."

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