The Argyle Podcast

The promotion episode.

13 years after relegation from the Championship, 10 years on from almost exiting the Football League, Argyle returned to the second tier of English football on Saturday, 29 April with a 1-0 win over Burton Albion.

There were joyous scenes inside Home Park and around the city of Plymouth all weekend and the buzz and pride around Argyle was clear to see.

This episode of the podcast is all about those heroes in Green and White and how they felt as soon as they knew, 'they had done it!'

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It's Her Game Too.

As well as being a magnificent evening on the pitch, Tuesday night's 2-0 win over Bristol Rovers also saw Argyle celebrate all the women involved with the club, whether it be staff members, players or supporters.

It was a night dedicated to Her Game Too and the great work that the campaign has done to raise the awareness of abuse towards women at football.

Argyle are proud supporters of the campaign and have done incredible work to make sure that Home Park and the football club as a whole, is a comfortable space for women and girls, but more can still be done.

Argyle's Her Game Too advocates Megan Stone and Hayley Borman open up about why they wanted to get involved with the cause and why it is so important to keep the messaging in the public eye.

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From the Barn Park to Villa Park.

John Uzzell grew up, like many of us, watching his heroes from the stands of Home Park. Little did the 8-year-old, watching the likes of Steve Davey and Johnny Hore, think he would go on to make over 350 appearances.

Thrust into first-team action as a teenager, Uz had ups and down in the Green of Argyle and was an ever present in the Pilgrims' run to the FA Cup semi-final in 1984.

A popular figure on and off the pitch, John will always be remembered as an Argyle legend.

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The Devon Derby.

It's the fixture every fan looks out for at the start of the season - "when are we playing them."

The fixtures dates back to the early 1900s and has been played out 113 times to date. Arguably, none will be more important to Argyle than this one; on the verge of promotion back to the Sky Bet Championship and in need of a pick-me-up.

But what are these matches like to play in? Between them, Ian Stonebridge and Luke McCormick have racked up 13 Devon Derbies and have experienced the highs and lows. 

This is Devon's biggest rivalry from a players' perspective.

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The Manchester Messi.

Antoni Sarcevic is the promotion king. He twice achieved it in an Argyle shirt and is on the verge of a seventh in professional football.

His journey in the game began at his beloved Manchester City and after reaching the highs scoring at Wembley, he lost his appetite for football before falling back in love at Home Park.

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Wembley memories.

Only twice before has the Green Army descended on the home of English football, with two very different outcomes.

The 1996 play-off victory is still fondly remembered today, whereas 2016 is being hurriedly forgotten.

As we approach our third visit to Wembley, we look back on those previous trip with five men who featured in them.

Ronnie Mauge, Neil Warnock and Mick Heathcote are three heroes from the class  of '96 and remember the joy of clinching promotion at Wembley. On the flip side Gary Sawyer and Jordan Houghton still bear the scars of that painful afternoon against AFC Wimbledon.

On Sunday, 2 April, new memories will be made. Fingers crossed we'll be celebrating this trip in years to come.

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He's seen the best of times, he's seen the worst of times.

Nick Chadwick's two spells at Home Park couldn't have been more different. From arriving as a highly-rated youngster in 2005 to returning an experienced pro in 2011, the club had changed more than he had in the time he'd been away.

Memories of scoring for Everton in the FA Cup, bagging the winner at the Stadium of Light and being persuaded back to help out in League Two, Nick has certainly seen it all.
 

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Remembering the day Pele and his Santos side came to town. 

The evening of 14 March, 1973 was one of the most iconic in the club's history. Goals from Mike Dowling, Derek Rickard and Jimmy Hinch sent 38,000  Argyle fans wild as the Greens toppled the might of Santos at Home Park.

50 years on, Johnny Hore, Derek Rickard and Steve Davey look back on that incredible night from a player's perspective, while long standing Argyle fan, Paul Hart, remembers the occasion from a supporters' point of view.

We also look ahead to Saturday's game against Forest Green Rovers, which is the club's annual Armed Services Day.

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All about Mike Cooper

Five years on from signing his first professional contract, Argyle's number one has put pen to paper on another deal at Home Park.

This week's episode explores just what Mike is like. Academy coaches Rhys Wilmot and Aaron Cusack saw him develop from a gangly teenager to one of the country's finest.

Steven Schumacher talks about how he saw Mike's talent from day one and, of course, the man himself opens up about his injury, the rehab and his delight at staying at his boyhood club.

'He's one of our own.'

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Devon lad,  Argyle fan, Schuey's mate and maybe best known for getting cramp live on BBC Final Score.

John Acres has been a familiar voice to many football fans over the years, but he is now back in Devon and has more time to come and watch his boyhood club.

The BBC Radio Devon presenter has many a tale to tell; from his time following Stoke City and Tony Pulis through Europe, to celebrating wit Gordon Sparks at Vale Park.

The joy of football by John Acres.

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