Pilgrim's Progress
The beginning...
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Plymouth Argyle was created in 1886 as Argyle FC, in the Devon county town of Plymouth. The town is famous as a naval base of operations, and from where Sir Francis Drake sailed to confront the Spanish Armada back in 1588. It is also the port where the Mayflower finally departed England, bound for what is now the USA, carrying the pilgrims that give the club its nickname to Massachusetts. The club proudly includes the Mayflower in its crest.
The club has predominantly played in green and white throughout their history, with a few exceptions in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Argyle have traditionally bounced between the bottom two divisions in the football league, since the start of the 21st century occasionally and briefly playing in the second tier - what is now the EFL Championship.
We join the club after a successful campaign in 2022-23 saw promotion to the EFL Championship, after a long period away from the second tier which included brief seasons in the bottom division and a period when it seemed the club might go out of business. Owner Simon Hallett has restored financial stability to the club and now wants to progress Plymouth to the next level. He was hoping that manager Steve Schumacher would be the man to do that, having overseen two promotions over the last 4 years, but Schumacher has been tempted by the opportunity to manage Hull City, a club he believes are wealthier and which has a better chance of making it into the Premier League. Plymouth's owner, whilst bankrolling certain aspects of the club, insists that it must live within its means and the new manager will need to work within those constraints.
"Could it be? That I see here, with my moral eyes, a text written in purest green!?" (Lord Percy somewhere in the late 16th century, Blackadder II)
Written in Plymouth-green: nice detail!
A Brit with C0J0NES ! 😃
So, a link with Mexico - interesting. Apologies for repeating the question, but is this connected to something personal? Do you like Mexico for any particular special reason? Or, is it completely made up? Or does the link to Mexico suggest a primary objective for the club to sign Mexican players (if there is such a thing) ?
@Danimal5981 wrote:A Brit with C0J0NES ! 😃
So, a link with Mexico - interesting. Apologies for repeating the question, but is this connected to something personal? Do you like Mexico for any particular special reason? Or, is it completely made up? Or does the link to Mexico suggest a primary objective for the club to sign Mexican players (if there is such a thing) ?
I had the same question. But I'll bet it has something to do with a plan to bring in a few Mexican free agents, as @CO88LER5 has done in previous careers too. I suppose it would provide a more realistic feel to that game plan.
