The Argyle Podcast

Introducing Argyle Fives.

A brand new feature where Charlie Price, Rob McNichol and Kevin Nancekivell discuss and rank the top fives of certain chosen subjects. This time around it's Babcock Devonport End goals.

There has been so many excellent and important goals scored at the Devonport End - from the likes of promotion clinchers from Tommy Tynan's and David Friio to long range belters from Jamie Mackie and Bali Mumba, trying to narrow it down to five will be difficult.

There is some fierce debate, some laughs and a lot of disagreement but five goals have been chosen, no doubt you will have a list of your own though.

Argyle Fives is also available to watch on Argyle TV - enjoy!

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Ten new faces through the door and a brand new league to recruit for.

Argyle's recruitment team have completed their work for the summer transfer window. They along with the management staff have added six permanent signings along with four arrivals on loan to complete the Argyle squad for the upcoming Sky Bet Championship season.

But what was the summer like in the hub of a transfer window? Well, Head of Recruitment Jimmy Dickinson and Head of Football Data, Ross Goodwin, talk to the podcast about what exactly goes into making a deal happen, from their perspective.

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"The ultimate job of a coach is to become redundant."

Aaron Cusack is a voice and a face many Argyle fans will know through his work for Argyle TV. However, his association with the football club goes back way before the microphone.

As a football mad child, living in Plymouth, Aaron dreamt of being a footballer. He almost achieved that dream, getting a Youth training Scheme at the club before ultimately being let go at 18.

He didn't let that disappointment end his association with the game though and quickly made his journey into coaching. He spent 13 years at the Argyle Academy and has been instrumental in the development of players such as Adam Randell and Mike Cooper.

This is the story of Aaron Cusack.

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Player, coach, manager, scout and pundit.

Chris Hargreaves arrived at Home Park in 1998 and the Green Army were treated to a couple of solid years of his luscious flowing locks.

Born in Cleethorpes, he made his name as an exciting centre-forward for his home town club, Grimsby Town.
Being a local hero, in a successful team was becoming a distraction, so a move to Hull and a conversion to a midfielder set Chris up for the rest of his career.

Remembered at Argyle for a thunderbolt against Reading in the FA Cup and for his energetic performances in midfield, Chris went on to win a couple of promotions in the latter stages of his career before becoming a successful coach and manager.

He can now been seen in commentary boxes and television screens, across the country as he adds even more strings to a pretty full bow.

This is the story of Chris Hargreaves.

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Local lad, son of a legend, but a top player in his own right.

Luke Summerfield grew up with knowledge that his dad, Kevin, was a hero to many at Home Park. So, from joining the Centre of Excellence at the age of 10, through to making his debut at 17, he had to work doubly hard to forge his own pathway.

In the latest episode of the Argyle Podcast, Luke talks though his breakthrough into Championship football, a weeks training with Chelsea and battling illness to return to the game he loves.

This is the story of Luke Summerfield.

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The reluctant football owner.

In Argyle's darkest days, with the club teetering on the edge of liquidation, step forward James Brent.

In October 2011, James stepped in to help save the club from oblivion and began the process of turning Argyle's fortunes around. 

In the eight years he was at the top, he saw the club promoted, take on Liverpool in the Emirates FA Cup and become financially stable.

James left the place in a better place than he found it and now watches on, as a fan, enjoying the progress we have seen in the four years since he ended his association.

In the latest episode of the Argyle Podcast, we sat down with former Argyle chairman, James Brent.

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An Argyle fan, who helped relegate the club.

There wont be many with a story like Ryan Dickson, born in Saltash and an Argyle fan pretty much his entire life, Ryan grew up wanting to be like his heroes; Martin Phillips, Paul Wotton and Michael Evans.

At 17 he got that chance, thrown in against Wigan Athletic,  the runaway leaders in the Championship. Despite some impressive performances, injuries hampered his development and eventually a move to Brentford resurrected his career.

A bit of a cult figure at Griffin Park, Dickson was destined for bigger things. Fulham and Southampton came calling and it was the pull of the south coast that tempted him. Training with the likes of Adam Lallana, Rickie Lambert and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, he pushed on again. Then, at the end of the 2010/11 season, he helped relegate Argyle at Home Park.

This is the story of Ryan Dickson.

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We are just a few days out from the start of the Sky Bet Championship season. Argyle are back in the second tier for the first time since 2010 and are looking forward to hosting Huddersfield Town at Home Park.

Excitement is building around the club and the city and everyone at Argyle wants everything to be right for when Saturday comes. An awful lot of work goes into a match day at Home Park, even more so for an opening match day, but just how much?

In this week's episode, the podcast goes behind the scenes, into the offices at the Theatre of Greens, to see just what everyone does to create the perfect day.

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There's only one Mark Hughes. 

Well, that is not strictly true, but there is only one who had the career that our Hughesy has had. 

The Argyle assistant manager came through the ranks at his beloved Everton, but in this enlightening interview he tells us what led to him making the decision to leave the Toffees, aged just 20, and forge a career elsewhere. 

That career led him to nearly 600 professional appearances, including a stint Down Under, several captaincies, title victories and more. 

More notably, Mark has been associated with Steven Schumacher at four clubs: as youngsters at Everton, team-mates at Bury and Stevenage, and now as a management duo at Argyle.  

This is Mark's story. 

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In November 2022, an incident in Bath shocked the football world. 

Former Argyle youngster Alex Fletcher was the name on everyone’s lips, he ass front page news. A horrifying collision with ad advertising board had left the striker fighting not only for his footballing career, but also his life.

Thankfully, there is a happy ending and Fletch is now looking to get back into the game he loves.

His time in the Argyle first team was brief, but included some memorable moments, including a brace against a young Chelsea side which featured Reece James and Callum Hudson-Odoi.

This is the story of Alex Fletcher. 

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