Plymouth
Argyle are unbeaten at home this season in the league as they welcome Phil Brown’s Southend
United on Saturday with Chris ‘Woody’ Wood from Bastille watching on.
The last
time Argyle and Southend met was January of last year, the game finishing in a
1-1 draw. Dominic Blizzard gave the
Pilgrims the lead just after the hour mark through a deflected shot from
outside the penalty area. Argyle’s lead didn’t
last long as Southend equalised through Kevan Hurst two minutes after.
There will
be a few familiar faces to the Green Army on Saturday as Phil Brown’s men
visit. Former Ivybridge Community
College student Ryan Leonard will be leading his squad out, come kick-off
against his boyhood club. The
Plymouth-born signed for Argyle aged 9 as a schoolboy. Leonard spent 11 years with the Devon club
before joining the Essex club in 2011.
Will Atkinson
is another former Pilgrim who is most likely to be lining up alongside his
former team mates.
The midfielder was
part of Peter Reid’s team in the 2011-12 season. Then on loan from Hull City,
Atkinson made 22 appearances scoring 4 goals in all competitions.
The final ex
Pilgrims is Conor Clifford who joined on an initial one month loan deal. Then his parent club and Argyle had agreed an
extension to his loan but the football league declined it due to the Pilgrims
finical problem then.
The
midfielder who signed for Southend in 2013 made 7 appearances for the
greens.
A name which
will ring fondly in the ears of the Green Army is Graham Coughlan. Playing a key role in the Pilgrims
promotional season under Paul Sturrock in 2001-2002, Graham spent four rememberable
seasons in Devon. During his first year
Coughlan was named in PFA’s Division Three team of the year for the 2001-2002
season.
Making 177 appearances
for the South West side, Coughlan is now the first team coach of the Seasiders,
having previously been the assistant manager under former manager Paul Sturrock.
The central defender retired from professional football in 2013 having took on
the role in 2013 under Sturrock.
John
Sheridan’s only absentee this weekend is 19 year old Matt LeCointe who has aggravated
his knee injury that he suffered during last season’s pre-season fixture
against Truro City.
The news which
fans didn’t want to hear was made after Matt had visited a second specialist
this week.
Jack Payne,
David Worrell and Gary Deegan could all return for the Shrimpers as they visit
Home Park on Saturday.
Available: Luke McCormick, James Bittner,
Kelvin Mellor, Ben Purrington, Curtis Nelson (captain), Peter Hartley, Anthony
O’Connor, Aaron Bentley, Carl McHugh, Paul Wotton, Nathan Thomas, Deane
Smalley, Jason Banton, Ollie Norburn, Lee Cox, Lewis Alessandra, Dominic Blizzard,
River Allen, Tyler Harvey, Reuben Reid, Marvin Morgan
Unavailable: Jamie Richards – on loan to Linfield
FC, Matt LeCointe (knee injury)
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