AUTUMN NEWS

Big questions being asked by West Ham today as to why it's possible for fans to pay to watch the match indoors in a local cinema but not outdoors at their stadium. As David Moyes has said, surely 25% or 30% of fans could be slotted in safely, Same applies to our 5,000 odd season ticket holders in an 18,000 stadium, given that family groups could sit together with spaces only required between groups, not each individual.

I have no doubt the majority of season ticket holders would follow the rules. I'm not so sure those in the Devonport End could easily be convinced they can't all stand together and shout/sing at the tops of their voices.

 

Draw for Round One of the FA Cup takes place 7pm this evening.....my local team Bromley are in it still.....what are the odds of Argyle playing two miles from my home.....and of course me being unable to go.

Games will be played over the weekend of Nov 7th.

 

George Cooper does not have Covid19 but his sister does and so he is isolating as a precaution.

 

Seems she popped down to Plymouth recently.

 

Charlton...v...Plymouth A .....first round of the FA>Cup.

 

Thanks for the info Plym.

 

Any games off on Tuesday ?

 

Yes....Swindon...v...Accrington.....both teams have Covid problems.

 

Roger that.

 

So important to get drawn at home this year......with games decided on the day the value of a draw after 90 minutes loses it's value.

 

That's a rubbish draw isn't it? A club we play twice in the league anyway. Away from home: whether that's a disadvantage with no fans is arguable but we don't need the travelling. A result and progression will be hard to come by and will require the first 11 to play when we're down on numbers due to Covid and could do with some rotation. Absolutely nothing going for it.

 

Disappointing for me....one of my nearest games.....and with the added incentive of my son and grandson being ST holders there...it would of been a good day out for us all.....even the league match there on Boxing day is fading away as a possibility....I'm then left with the last away match of the season at Gillingham in May being my last chance of live football....which I'm starting to doubt will happen.....that's assuming the season goes to completion.

Strange how in recent times Gillingham has been the last game of the season.....a 5-2 trouncing from a team who had a poorish home record and couldn't score goals....we had a flurry of youngsters come on near the end....Lolos got his first game that day.....5th May 2018.

 

Argyle's away game at Accrington on Saturday ( 31st ) has already been postponed because of their Covid situation....plus their following Tuesday game.

 

Accrington have announced that they have had 19 players and staff in the last week test positive for Covid-19.

 

Spent part of this afternoon looking and listening too the recent...." Plymouth Argyle Virtual Fans Forum"......interesting to hear how the club is doing through this pandemic period.....those answering the questions were Simon Hallett, Andrew Parkinson, Gary Sawyer and hosted by Sparksy......plenty of fans asking questions.....good to hear how we are coping as a Club at the moment.

 

Lee Bowyer is talking of resting key players from the FA Cup tie on Saturday against Argyle.....okay fair enough....lets hope we can win then.

 

Now may be the time to give the our returnees some game time, if they're up to it with no training for 2 weeks. Last 30 minutes perhaps..........

 

Luke Jephcott has been called up for the Welsh U21 squad.....which means he won't be available for the Portsmouth game.....just our luck.

 

This is not on. Jephcott needs to stop doing well enough to get called up for internationals.

 

No iFollow Sat. as it's a FA Cup game.
The Portsmouth game is moved to Monday for live TV.
No iFollow for that as well.
Pity.