Wednesday, February 20, 2008

First win away to Saints since I was 0 years old.

Return of the Mac. With new loan signings Russell Anderson and Gary Teale starting and on the bench respectively, it was yet another unfamiliar lineup that made the rearranged journey to St Mary's. The faces may have been new, but it was business as usual for the Pilgrims and their recent impressive form. Argyle saw off the down-on-their-luck Saints in a five minute spell of ruthless punishment, capitalising on their superiority through a Peter Halmosi strike on the half hour, and then, not content with a slender advantage, sealed the points a few minutes later through Jim Paterson. With little threat to the result throughout the second half, the Greens' first win in Southampton in nearly 45 years was greated by a hearty rendition of 'One Paul Sturrock', leaving the sorry Saints to wonder what might have been.

This how it was presented on the Greens on Screen website whilst an unbiased report comes from teacher at school.

You'll be a happy man this evening, though I'm not sure if you were hoping to be at Saint Mary's or not. Saints were as crap as they have been for most of the season, and I felt Plymouth were scarcely troubled to keep their 0-2 lead. Well taken first goal, from good build-up on the left side, with some good interplay (there was a fair bit of that from the visitors even in the second half when they were able to take things a bit easier. Second goal was more a case of well "Let's all watch this one roll gently past a bemused Davis." so they did and it did too. A poor crowd (loads up from the West Country though which surprised us) and even fewer from half-time onwards.

Bit worried that anyone thinks we might make the play offs.

The other chat on the Argyle websites is, now we've won at places we just don't win at, can we get a result at Ashton Gate?

Good point for them Monday in the end.


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