Griffiths will return to Peterborough United

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LEFT-BACK Scott Griffiths will return to Championship club Peterborough United when his loan spell at Plymouth Argyle ends later this month.

Griffiths, 25, will be with the Pilgrims up to and including the away League Two game against Bradford City on Tuesday, November 20.

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There is no prospect of him extending his stay at Home Park beyond that, however, despite some assured performances since his arrival last month.

Argyle's regular left-back Robbie Williams is nearing a return to action after a stomach muscle injury while Zimbabwe international Onismor Bhasera can also play in that position.

So there will be competition for that role even after Griffiths leaves, and the finances of keeping him at Home Park are prohibitive for the Pilgrims.

Peterborough have subsidised some of his wages while he has been on loan to Argyle.

Griffiths does not figure in the first team plans of Peterborough boss Darren Ferguson so he is likely to end up at another club before the deadline for 'emergency loan' signings on November 22.

The left-back is eligible to play for Argyle in their ESPN-televised FA Cup first round tie at Dorchester Town tomorrow (4.30pm).

Griffiths will also be available for League Two games against Burton Albion, Gillingham, Fleetwood Town and Bradford.

He was snapped up by Argyle manager Carl Fletcher after the 2-1 home defeat by AFC Wimbledon.

Williams was struggling with his injury at the time and Bhasera was on international duty.

Griffiths signed for the Pilgrims on the morning of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy second round tie against Aldershot Town on October 9.

He drove across country, arriving in Plymouth only a couple of hours before kick-off, but played the full game as Argyle won 2-1.

Griffiths has started all four of the league games since then. His loan spell was initially until November 6, but was yesterday extended by two weeks.

Fletcher said: "Willo is not quite ready yet. We thought he might be back in time for this weekend but it will be a little bit longer.

"We needed to make sure we were covered by extending the loan of Scott."

Griffiths and on-loan Aldershot Town striker Guy Madjo have both been allowed to play for Argyle in the FA Cup.

But the Pilgrims will take on Dorchester without versatile attacker Alex MacDonald, who has been borrowed from Burnley.

The Championship club do not want the 22-year-old to be cup-tied.

MacDonald has been a regular for Argyle since a second loan spell with them at the start of September.

Fletcher would not be drawn on whether captain and centre-back Darren Purse would be fit for the trip to Dorchester.

Purse had an injection for a troublesome toe injury on Monday, after sitting out Argyle's 1-0 defeat at Rotherham United two days earlier.

He and his wife, Lindsay, watched the game from seats in the directors' box at The New York Stadium.

Fletcher said: "Darren had a jab in it (the toe) on Monday and it has had a few days to settle down. We will keep monitoring him."

Definitely available for Argyle against Dorchester will be midfielder Conor Hourihane after he served a one-match suspension last Saturday.

Meanwhile, Fletcher has shrugged off speculation earlier this week which linked him with the managerial vacancy at his former club Crystal Palace.

I think the fact that Madjo is permitted to play means he's likely to be leaving Aldershot in January - I hope we can sign him.

Pity about Scott Griffiths. From what I've seen he is a better option than ATD's Williams.

And I agree about Madjo and he is certainly better than the other options we have. If Griiffiths the Goal can knock a few in we will have a not bad strike-force in this league.

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Meanwhile, Fletcher has shrugged off speculation earlier this week which linked him with the managerial vacancy at his former club Crystal Palace.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Palace! In your dreams clueless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Freathy wrote:

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Meanwhile, Fletcher has shrugged off speculation earlier this week which linked him with the managerial vacancy at his former club Crystal Palace.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Palace! In your dreams clueless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Maybe, the original quote should of read something like -

Fletcher has shrugged off speculation, planted by his representatives in a desperate attempt to talk up his stock, earlier this week which linked him with the managerial vacancy at his former club Crystal Palace.

Will you lot all shut up about Chris Webb and talk about the football?

Iggy wrote:

Will you lot all shut up about Chris Webb and talk about the football?

There is a football thread, this is a truth thread

Can we invent a whoosh word? I fecking hate whooshing people.

would have have been cheaper than parsons ? or available even...