Refresh the squad?

First thing the new Manager will have to do is decide who goes and who stays with 6 players on loan or temporary contracts.

Cissoko must be favourite to stay along with Marosi as a back up keeper. Of the others-Tijani, Obefemi, Greyand Gyabi, only Gyabi seems worth sticking with.

The new manager will (hopefully) have some ideas as to who he wants to bring in either as loans or full transfers. With the likes of Ogbeta and Palsson in the squad it's clearly time to dispense with "data driven" recruitment.

I hope Cissoko stays and Toulouse don't recall him

Big job for whoever comes in.

Significant number of players bought in during the last 1-2 years are clearly not good enough so it's how many of those the new manager can move on. Needs to also find a scoring striker from somewhere. Hardie is struggling and Gray/Obafemi have been inconsistent. The fact that Bundu is our top scorer this season shows there's a big problem there.

Worth loaning out Roberts and Issaka to make room if we can find a league club who can take them

I don't think any of the loans in have really impressed, although Gray looks like he might have a few goals in him. We seem a long way from having loanees the quality of Azaz.

Flat_Track_Bully wrote:

Big job for whoever comes in.

Significant number of players bought in during the last 1-2 years are clearly not good enough so it's how many of those the new manager can move on. Needs to also find a scoring striker from somewhere. Hardie is struggling and Gray/Obafemi have been inconsistent. The fact that Bundu is our top scorer this season shows there's a big problem there.

Worth loaning out Roberts and Issaka to make room if we can find a league club who can take them

I don't think any of the loans in have really impressed, although Gray looks like he might have a few goals in him. We seem a long way from having loanees the quality of Azaz.

Probably why Dewsnip is on his bike. Poor loan signings and two catastrophic Managerial appointments

(But that would make him a shoe-in for a job with Man Utd)

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This summary of our loans out illustrates our recruitment problem.
Earley and Waine can't get game time in the league below.
Meanwhile one of our first year pro's can't even get in the starting eleven for Tivvy, in the 7th tier of the league - doesn't say much for our youth academy!

Andre Gray now gone and Hardie linked to a (£2 million LOL) move to Wrexham. Any chance of any inbound strikers?

Freathy wrote:

Andre Gray  now gone and Hardie linked to a  (£2 million LOL) move to Wrexham.  Any chance of any inbound strikers?

Why would Wrexham want a striker that hardly ever scores? I think Andre Gary may be going there though-they won't mind forcing out big wages for six months to ensure promotion.

I can't see Argyle signing anyone until a new manager is in place.

Lewis Gibson gone to PNE. FFS! We’re in a relegation scrap with the worst defence in the EFL.! We need defenders not sell them! WTAF is going on? We can’t sign players with no manager but we can let them all leave!

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This summary of our loans out illustrates our recruitment problem.
Earley and Waine can't get game time in the league below.
Meanwhile one of our first year pro's can't even get in the starting eleven for Tivvy, in the 7th tier of the league - doesn't say much for our youth academy!

this department of the club has been neglected for years and if by accident they find a kid that’s good enough they can’t flog him quick enough ..Exeter have always been miles a head as academy…tell you what it would be the last place I’d send my son or grandson to Argyle

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Lewis Gibson gone to PNE. FFS!   We’re in a relegation scrap with the worst defence in the EFL.! We need defenders not  sell them! WTAF is going on?  We can’t sign players with no manager but we can let them  all leave!

It has to be said that Rooney has played a big part in Lewis Gibson's development.


Half a season in a team coached by Rooney, in a defence that has at times included Palsson and Ogbeta means he's done at least two seasons worth of defending in 5 months!

Sadly, it's had a negative affect on Hardie who's had more touches kicking off 5 or 6 times per game than he has had in open play.


Just looking for some positives, guys.

Just seen that Baidoo has finally signed -not in time to play tomorrow though-were Argyle waiting for the Cheque from PNE to clear?

Hope he lives up to all the hype. Good to see that despite having just one coach no manager and no Dof we've got some kid with a video camera who thinks he's the next Spielberg.

Chairman Simon Hallett

We hope to be able to give you more good news in coming weeks. Still waiting

2 weeks left of this window still several signings needed especially in defence and up front.