Last Home Game Match Day Thread Plymouth Argyle v Crewe Alexandra

Man in the middle Trevor Kettle.

The Rutland-based official was last in charge of an Argyle game in April last season when the Greens drew 2-2 away to Cambridge United in the last away game of the season.

So far this season Kettle has issued 134 yellow cards and six red cards in 34 games.

He will be assisted by Simon Knapp and Adrian Tranter

The fourth official is Mark Derrien.

Crewe News

David Artell says his team are in good shape as we head to Plymouth this weekend

Crewe Alexandra boss David Artell has revealed that there are ‘no more major concerns’ as the Railwaymen head to Plymouth for our final away game of the season. A 3-0 win over Leyton Orient confirmed our League Two status, but Artell wants his players to remain totally professional, especially as Plymouth, Doncaster and outsiders Portsmouth can still win the League Two title.

The Alex boss is having to cope without any of his four main centre-halves and the versatile Billy Bingham looks set to fill in at the back once again after impressive displays against Yeovil and the O’s. He is set to be partnered at the back once again by Perry Ng.

Artell will have striker Jordan Bowery available again for the trip to Home Park, after EFL rules prevented him from facing his parent club on Saturday.

The boss told crewealex.net: “We do not have any more major concerns for Saturday. They all seemed to come through the Leyton Orient game with no real problems.

“If I’m honest, it wasn't a physically demanding second half on Saturday. The job was done in the first half and the second half was nowhere as intense as the first 45 minutes needed to be.

He added: “The players are in good shape. We gave them an extra rest day and they will be ready for the weekend.”

David Artell  says his players can draw inspiration from previous win at Pompey.
He also said that if his players can perform to their potential at Home Park this weekend then there is no reason why his side cannot spring another major surprise. Plymouth Argyle are still aiming to win the League Two title, but Artell wants his players to upset the odds like we have previously done away at Portsmouth back in early March.

Ahead of the encounter against the Pilgrims, Artell told the club’s official web-site: “To a man on Saturday I thought we were terrific. When you have 9,10,11 players performing better than their opponent then you are going to win more games than you lose. We had that on Saturday. We had that at Portsmouth when we comprehensively beat them on the day.

“That result and performance gave us great confidence because it showed that we can go away from home and beat a promotion winning team.

“It is about developing that consistency and having the right mind-set to believe that we can do it. We had that at Portsmouth and that is what we will need again at Plymouth this weekend. I want us to go there and try and spoil their promotion party by getting a result. Why not?

“They are going for the title. We will give them a bottle and congratulate them on that great achievement but hopefully that will be after we have taken three points from them.”

Billy Bingham is coming back to Home Park !

Is it true what people say, we're going to win division 3 ?

beesrus wrote:

Billy Bingham is coming back to Home Park !

Is it true what people say, we're going to win division 3 ?

To the tune of Grocer Jack [Excerpt from a teenage opera,never finished].Wasn't true back then and probably won't be true this time.

But manager Artell is demanding they stay focused, and wants to hinder promoted Argyle’s title bid when they visit Home Park for Derek Adams’s side’s final home game.

Argyle have already sold more than 10,000 tickets and expect a 17,800 sell-out.

A nice easy win in final home game of the season.

The season seems to have flown by.

I can't make the game or the Mutley mash-up, something else has cropped up.

3 - nil win no messing, the wife will not let me near Mutley

2-1 argyle scrappy match penalty to us

Not a bad shout !!

hells bells doesnt sound good 1st half....

Rotten to the core, glad I'm not there.

Two attempts on goal, neither on target. No corners. Tough division this lol.

Green jim coining it in. Nothing changes.

Same old Argo .

Would have enjoyed the Fort session though.....................

Tringreen wrote:

Two attempts on goal, neither on target. No corners. Tough division this lol.

Green jim coining it in. Nothing changes.

Same old Argo .

Would have enjoyed the Fort session though.....................

You wanker Tringy !

Keep calm - now ahead 2-1 and Donny down 1-3 TOP TOP TOP TOP

feck my old boots! TOP TOP TOP TOP!!!!!!!!!

Sky should promptly announce they will show Grimsby v Argo next Saturday. They had said they will be at the game where the champions are likely to be.
Donny have lost 1-3

Donny Imploded....

Now it's in our own hands....

What a day its been. Blissett is £15000 well spent as his inclusion helped us get a grip on the game in the 2nd half.

2 goals when it seemed nothing was going right was well received. top of the league and 2 points clear is truly now ours too lose this title what a turn around that has been when it seemed destined to go to donccaster when they where 6 points ahead!.


We must win next saturday

Never in doubt.

Certainly a horror show in the first half. Crewe should have been at least another goal to the good, can't remember Argyle having a shot. Only good thing was hearing the Ciderman at half time-sounded in good form, must be in his 80's now. Noticeable that Argyle came out early for the second half with, i suspect, an Adams flea in the ear and Blissett on for Jervis. He made a difference and is a handful, no doubt about it-has the same effect on the opposition as Akinfenwa has done against Argyle in the past. The pressure mounted as the half went on and Blissett had an excellent header saved before Taylor steered the equaliser. Carey then made a typical match winning contribution by delivering an inch perfect cross for Blissett to score with a bullet close range header to clinch the points. Once more not a great performance but you can't knock Argyle's resilience, which has been a major factor throughout the season. Bradley swept the board in the POY stakes, on to Grimsby now-never would have thought Argyle had a chance a few weeks ago.

One has to thank Exeter City for giving Argyle the chance to become Champions.

Greenskin wrote:

Certainly a horror show in the first half. Crewe should have been at least another goal to the good, can't remember Argyle having a shot. Only good thing was hearing the Ciderman at half time-sounded in good form, must be in his 80's now. Noticeable that Argyle came out early for the second half with, i suspect, an Adams flea in the ear and Blissett on for Jervis. He made a difference and is a handful, no doubt about it-has the same effect on the opposition as Akinfenwa has done against Argyle in the past. The pressure mounted as the half went on and Blissett had an excellent header saved before Taylor steered the equaliser. Carey then made a typical match winning contribution by delivering an inch perfect cross for Blissett to score with a bullet close range header to clinch the points. Once more not a great performance but you can't knock Argyle's resilience, which has been a major factor throughout the season. Bradley swept the board in the POY stakes, on to Grimsby now-never would have thought Argyle had a chance a few weeks ago.

Who would have thought it back in August.

I can recall one or two changing their final league placings following the defeat to Lootown.

Donny was jumping the gun at their game today

There were a lot of booing when Chris Errington was announced

It Plymouth now (mind games)

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