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Plymouth Argyle aiming to complete loan signing before visit of Mansfield Town
DEREK ADAMS is hoping to complete the first of two loan signings before Plymouth Argyle's game against Mansfield Town at Home Park on Saturday.

Adams has not disclosed the identity of the potential new recruit but has confirmed it will be an attacking wide player.

Argyle have 22 professionals under contract and Adams has the scope to add two loan signings before the transfer window closes at the end of August.

The lack of width has been an obvious area of weakness for the Pilgrims at the start of this season after the departure of winger Gregg Wylde to League One outfit Millwall this summer.

Adams told Herald Sport: "We are hoping to get one in (a loan signing) by Saturday. We are just working on that at this moment in time.

Tanner is...back!

Very surprised if it is.

CRAIG Tanner has rejoined Argyle.

The 21-year-old Reading midfielder, who spent last season on loan at Home Park, has agreed another temporary move to the Pilgrims.

As last season, Craig’s initial loan from the Royals will run until January.

Craig, who played in 50 of Argyle’s games last season, was on his way to Newcastle with Reading on Wednesday for the Royals' EFL Cup tie when he answered Pilgrims’ manager Derek Adams call and immediately diverted from the north east to the south west.

He arrived in Plymouth in plenty of time to reclaim his No. 27 kit for Thursday’s training session and prepare for Saturday’s Sky Bet League Two match against Mansfield Town at Home Park.

In a further echo of last season, Craig had already lined up against the Pilgrims before starting his latest loan. Last season, he played for Reading Under-21s in a pre-season friendly at Home Park; this season, he was part of the Royals’ squad which faced Argyle in the EFL Cup first round.

Two outstanding goals in cup competitions were highlights of an impressive 2015-16 campaign with the Pilgrims, in which he scored six times.

Craig turned professional with Championship side Reading in 2011, signing a four-year deal, after joining the Royals’ Academy aged eight in 2003.

Following a two-year extension in January 2015, he joined Wimbledon on loan and made 19 appearances.

Welcome back, Tanns!

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He was ok last season.

No worse than what we have. Not much better either.

Meh!

Surprised as per my earlier post as Adams hardly had him as first choice last season. Still almost certainly better than what we have now

PlymptonPilgrim wrote:

He was ok last season.

No worse than what we have. Not much better either.

Meh!

You're right, Tanner was averagely decent last year. But from what I've seen of the summer recruits, Tanner is positively Gareth Bale-esque in comparison.

Depressing.

This from the Herald in June. Obvs Tanns has had a reality check and realised he'll get a game at a basket case club like ours...

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What happened to i gunna stay at Reading & try and break into the 1st team that didnt work then..but hey ho his back i didnt mind him not a bad player & better than some of the motley with signed good luck & welcome back

Positive signing. Pretty happy with this one.

When all else fails, go back to Argyle. Looked promising when he first arrived then gradually withered into mediocrity.

Thats why reading dont bloody want him.......jeez


Brent out

Not quite Paul Dalton is it

tigertony wrote:

Positive signing. Pretty happy with this one.

ive either gone mad or totally insane i cant believe i actually agree with the tiger on this one

A wide player who so regularly cuts in needs pace overlapping him. Miller is not that.

Badly put together squad/team, almost no complimentary parts for whatever Adams is trying to do.

Wanted something better but if he can replicate the first half of last season he'll do for me

Graiser wrote:

Wanted something better but if he can replicate the first half of last season he'll do for me

Wheres your avatar pic from ? Southern region mark1s ????

Elias wrote:

Graiser wrote:

Wanted something better but if he can replicate the first half of last season he'll do for me

Wheres your avatar pic from ? Southern region mark1s ????

Elias are you a Plymouth bey ?

Papering over the cracks,
Our defence is still cack.

not much of a winger which is what we need but glad to have him back at least he puts in a shift.

Wottsy needs to start training to play again, shore up the defence.

Elias wrote:

Graiser wrote:

Wanted something better but if he can replicate the first half of last season he'll do for me

Wheres your avatar pic from ? Southern region mark1s ????

May be wrong but it looks like St Budeaux when the Southern line crossed Wolseley Road via a rather splendid bridge sadly demolished after the line was closed.

Not dismayed to see Tanner back by any means, not ecstatic either though. Hope another year at Argyle will improve his consistency, he started well and tore Exeter to pieces in the Piss pot cup last year but faded in the second half of the season, bit of a reflection of the teams fortunes.

Most underwhelming signing on the planet. We need width and pace and he doesn't really offer the side either of them.

Greenskin wrote:

Elias wrote:

Graiser wrote:

Wanted something better but if he can replicate the first half of last season he'll do for me

Wheres your avatar pic from ? Southern region mark1s ????

May be wrong but it looks like St Budeaux when the Southern line crossed Wolseley Road via a rather splendid bridge sadly demolished after the line was closed.

Not dismayed to see Tanner back by any means, not ecstatic either though. Hope another year at Argyle will improve his consistency, he started well and tore Exeter to pieces in the Piss pot cup last year but faded in the second half of the season, bit of a reflection of the teams fortunes.