Summer News

I'm reporting 2nd hand news but it's said Hardie's contract ends at the end of the coming season. Therefore, he will be open to offers from wherever. If by then he's settled & happy in Plymouth, who knows?

 

Blackpool say they have an option of extending his contract for another season ?

 

Callum McFadzean has left Argyle.....he wants to stay nearer home....no talk of him having another club as yet....at least PAFC know where they stand now.

 

Ryan Lowe will no longer try to get George Cooper back to Plymouth.....he admits that Peterborough are asking more than we can afford....so disappointing end result.

 

At this afternoons Press Conference....Ryan Lowe amongst other things said that he had a left wing back coming on trial from a Championship club next week.

 

You seem to be right: Hardie's contract runs out next year but Blackpool have an option to extend for a further year.

 

But if Hardie doesn't want to extend it...how does that work ?

 

He stays. Blackpool have the option not the player.

 

Two names being talked about at the moment are....Liam Sercombe 30 yrs old midfielder released by Bristol R's......and Joseph Mills also 30 yrs old left back/midfielder...FGR's captain....offered a new contract but not as yet accepted it.....both interesting and experienced.

 

Ryan Hardie IS moving his family to Plymouth. That's positive.

 

Annual fans' survey. Speak now or forever hold your peace.

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/PAFC2020

 

Done it....although being an exile a lot of it doesn't relate.

 

Like most fans I think, I'm pretty happy with what the club is doing. My one reservation is that although I understand that season ticket holders do and should come first, I think the likes of me who are long term regular and committed fans at the next level down now get little recognition. One of the questions is about a "loyalty" scheme and I hope that's about more than a few percent off in the club shop. It's all about access to match day tickets for me: not price so much but priority booking.

 

Yes I agree....you should be on a "level 2".....of course STH's will get preference....but if there are say....6,000 STH's you'll have to wait a few games before a chance comes your way.....and that will depend on you being available and wanting to see that game/opponent anyway......as for exiles....we can just forget it until the restrictions are lifted......we might be in the Premiership/Conference by then.

 

I'm quite content to rank behind full season ticket holders and they must come first during what we all hope will be a brief recovery period after Covid19.

But in the longer term, if I'm willing to pay for, say 10 matches upfront, then I think it's reasonable to expect some advantage throughout the whole season over those that make no commitment at all. That's advantage in booking tickets for other 13 games, plus earlier access to cup and (if it comes to it, play-off games. Not better prices, but earlier access.

 

Signing No 3.....Frank Nouble 28 yr old forward....released by Colchester (budget reasons ?)....little surprising....didn't see Ryan Lowe going for a target man type.....he might use him wide....or he might see him as a possible Sarcevic replacement....who knows....have to wait and see,.

 

I see Ryan Edwards has left Blackpool for Dundee United......and to play in the Scottish Premiership ?.....that must be saying that other than the obvious two big clubs the rest of the league are not so hot....nothing against Edwards ability....I just cannot see him being Premier level.....so as Derek Adams used to say some Div 1 or 2 clubs could play in Scotland's top league.

 

The club write up says "A powerful centre-forward who is also adept out wide".

He's already made friends in the Green Army with his first Tweet in a Green shirt. He mentions his pain in losing to Exeter in the play-off game at Exeter and confesses he laughed as he drove past Exeter on the way down to League 1 with Argyle. Some ECFC fans are slightly less impressed,

 

He's been at so many clubs in his career.....which means with his experience he knows the right things to say.

 

This has been on the club website for a while but it's still interesting