Hartley off to Bristol Rovers

Thanks, Pete Hartley

The central defender will join up with his old Hartlepool team mate Darrell Clarke, now the Rovers manager, when he officially joins Rovers on July 1.

Rovers were automatically promoted to Sky Bet League One last season, and despite Argyle offering a contract renewal to Hartley, he has been given the opportunity to ply his trade as a higher level.

Argyle fans will have warm memories of Peter, who played 96 games in his two-year spell at Home Park, scoring eight goals.

All but one of those appearances came alongside Curtis Nelson in the heart of Argyle’s defence – and all but two featured Luke McCormick in goal. As a triumvirate, the three men functioned well together on and off the pitch. With Luke as club captain, Curtis as team captain and Pete as vice-captain, they led by example.

Only one team shipped fewer goals than Argyle’s 35 in Peter’s first season at the club, and the 44 conceded in 2016-17 still placed Argyle as one of the meaner rearguards in the division.

The last of Peter’s eight Argyle goals came against Portsmouth in the play-off semi-final second leg. His injury-time far post header sent the Pilgrims to Wembley, and the Green Army into raptures.

Peter will surely be remembered fondly by the Home Park faithful for his determined attitude and committed displays in the green and white.

Thanks, Pete – and good luck.

PAFC

There's better then him out there, jog on next

Jethro wrote:

There's better then him out there, jog on next

I hope we find one or two probs 3 now Nelson will probably go too in that case.

According to Gordon Sparks on Twitter..

Going to a more ambitious club then..

Suppose he'll always be remembered for the winner in the play offs. Best of luck to him, always a whole hearted player.

Thought he wanted to go back up north for family reasons...so that was a load bollocks then . That just confirms it brent penny pinching on the wage budget to buy the ground

Its all part of Jimmy's sustainable failure policy, best players allowed to leave then sign rejects from Cambridge... To think 34 thousand people went to watch Mickey Mouse Argyle at wembley, they wont be back anytime soon thats foreshore.

RegGreen wrote:

Thought he wanted to go back up north for family reasons...so that was a load bollocks then . That just confirms it brent penny pinching on the wage budget to buy the ground

Spot on Reg, no one wants another year at the Circus they cant leave quick enough.

sufferedsince 68 wrote:

Its all part of Jimmy's sustainable failure policy, best players allowed to leave then sign rejects from Cambridge... To think 34 thousand people went to watch Mickey Mouse Argyle at wembley, they wont be back anytime soon thats foreshore.

1-100 on that you would say that. Why not say ''welcome'' to him? If Zubar joined would he be a Bournemouth reject?

WTF?

Extraordinary

Ridonculous.

tigertony wrote:

sufferedsince 68 wrote:

Its all part of Jimmy's sustainable failure policy, best players allowed to leave then sign rejects from Cambridge... To think 34 thousand people went to watch Mickey Mouse Argyle at wembley, they wont be back anytime soon thats foreshore.

1-100 on that you would say that. Why not say ''welcome'' to him? If Zubar joined would he be a Bournemouth reject?

Why not apologise to me? you said he was going back to the north east for family reasons? .................. Hilarious

I wonder if before he goes, he is ever going to award his five gifts to the five fans who made the greatest "Pilgrimage" to Wembley as promised by the club on the Baggo?

sufferedsince 68 wrote:

tigertony wrote:

sufferedsince 68 wrote:

Its all part of Jimmy's sustainable failure policy, best players allowed to leave then sign rejects from Cambridge... To think 34 thousand people went to watch Mickey Mouse Argyle at wembley, they wont be back anytime soon thats foreshore.

1-100 on that you would say that. Why not say ''welcome'' to him? If Zubar joined would he be a Bournemouth reject?

Why not apologise to me? you said he was going back to the north east for family reasons? .................. Hilarious

Yes I seem to recall I got a slagging in that post as well when I suggested if we had offered him the right money......