IT’S Derby Day, Plymouth will make there shortest journey yet as they travel to Devon Rivals Torquay United on a Tuesday evening in a 7:45pm kick-off .
Can Argyle make it eight games unbeaten when they
travel to the seaside town or will United get their first win in three games?
The last time The Pilgrims went seven games
unbeaten in the league was season 2006-2007.
Recently having his contract terminated by Premier League Club Crystal
Palace, Ian Holloway was the man in charge of the greens that season when the team
was chasing a play-off space in the Championship. Ian Holloway’s team finished
in 11th position that season on 67 points.
Is the season starting to make a turn, will Argyle make it eight games
in all competitions unbeaten?
Twenty third placed Torquay United captained by
Lee Mansell are currently placed in the last relegation place just above
Northampton Town who are occupying the bottom of League Two this season after
an outing to Wembley in the play-off final last season. Winning once in nine, the Gulls will look to
get back to the winning ways. Torquay's last outing in SkyBet League Two was
the Saturday just passed. The Gulls were
up in Liverpool to play Accrington Stanley.
The visitors took the lead through former West Ham Loanee Paul McCallum
in the first half. Accrington equalized
shortly afterwards after Kal Naismith scored twice, the first goal coming from
a header. The second goal came when
Nicky Hunt floated in a cross and Naismith headed the ball into the back of the
net.
On the same Saturday Plymouth Argyle were home to
a much improved Dagenham and Redbridge squad than past seasons in League
Two. After quite a cagey first half from
the Pilgrims, hat trick hero from the previous game Reuben Reid popped up with
a fine finish coming from the inside of the post from 25yards on
44minutes. The lead didn't last long, a
finalist with Bradford City at Wembley last season, Zavon Hines, was on the
front foot calmly passing the ball passed Luke McCormick in the bottom of the corner following a slip
from right back Maxime Blanchard in added time of the first half. Argyle improved their game hugely in the
second half and it was awarded with a superb goal from loyal lad Luke
Young. Reuben Reid forced a free kick
from just outside the box. Young hit a
sweet curling ball inside and passed goalkeeper Craig Lewington and into the
goal in front of the Devonport Stand.
The fans went wild.
John Sheridan will welcome back left back Jamie
Reckord for the short trip to South Devon.
The Wolverhampton loanee has missed the past two games, the FA Cup first
round reply and a SkyBet League Two fixture, due to illness after being
substituted in the 1-1 draw at York City.
Torquay United are however without many first team players for the visit
of Plymouth Argyle at Plainmoor. Striker
Paul McCallum has returned to his parent club, West Ham United, after suffering
a back injury. Billy Bodin and Ben
Harding will also miss the much awaited Devon Derby due to cartilage and foot
injuries. As fellow striker McCallum
returned to London Alan Knill has been forced into looking for a striker in the
loan market. John Marquis joined the
Gulls on an initial one month loan deal from Championship outfit Millwall on
Monday afternoon.
Available:- Jake Cole, Luke McCormick, Curtis
Nelson, Maxime Blanchard, Jamie Richards, Neal Trotman, Guy Branston, Paul
Wotton, Durrell Berry, Jamie Reckord, Andre Blackman, Ben Purrington, Andres
Gurrieri, Conor Hourihane, Dominic Blizzard, Romuald Boco, Hamza Bencherif,
Ryan Lane, Luke Young, Lewis Alessandra, Reuben Reid, Tyler Harvey, Isaac
Vassell, Tope Abadeyi, Caolan Lavery
Unavailable: - Matt LeCointe (knee injury),
Marvin Morgan (shoulder injury), Nick Chadwick (on loan to Tamworth until
January 2014),
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