Pilgrim's Progress

Three Departures from The Pilgrims

Three stalwarts for Plymouth have departed, as new manager Bobby Stones starts to make his mark.

Right back and sometime captain Joe Edwards completed a move to Norwich City for £900,000, which is a good price for the 32-year-old.

Goalkeeper Callum Burton was sold to FC Luzem for £400,000, the 26-year-old realising that his likely time on the pitch this season would be limited.

Centre-Back Brendan Galloway has gone to Pogon Szczecin for £600,000.

"We need to raise some money to implement the start of our reorganisation, and these deals represent good value for the club," the manager said.  "All three had expressed a desire to move on within the last few days, so to get good prices is a bonus."

It is believed that the three had expressed unease at the direction Stones is taking, and their potential part in it.  All three, especially Edwards and Galloway, would expect normally to be regular starters and it is believed that this is not what was on offer.  

@JustinCase0110
Absolutely right...you should be a detective!

Plymouth has very little money and a very average squad, so freebies are really the only way to go at this point.

There is a bit of transfer money, now I have sold some players, but none of them fetch great amounts.  

I've had to be creative with the youth scouting, too, because I can't afford expensive scouts.  It'll be interesting to see what the team puts forward as potential recruits, as I have a challenging youth development objective and what the game puts in the academy at the start of the career is woeful.