The cream of Cornwall. There aren’t many footballers from Cornwall who have gone on to grace the world stage, but Chris Morris certainly is one of them. Having failed to make the grade at both Argyle and Exeter City, Newquay-born Morris had to make the decision to move to Sheffield to pursue his footballing dream. After impressing the great Jack Charlton, enough, he signed as a teenager at Sheffield Wednesday, helping them to promotion in just his second season. A move to Scotland and Celtic ...

The Feeney Footballing Family. Warren Feeney is one of four generations of professional footballers from his family. His grandad played for Swansea City and Ipswich Town in the 1940s and 50s, his dad was a prolific scorer for Glentoran, and his son has just started out being coached by Warren himself. Growing up in Belfast all Warren knew was football. He moved to Leeds United as a teenager and struck up a strong friendship with Premier League legends Robbie Fowler and Harry Kewell. Moved to ...

“Campione, Campione, ole, ole, ole…” It was a weekend to remember for the Argyle under-18 side. Coming from 4-1 down to pip rivals Swindon Town to the title, the first for nine years. This week’s episode will focus on some of the people involved in clinching the South West EFL Youth Alliance League. Coaches, Jamie Lowry and James Bradley are joined by captain Lewis Colwell, title clincher, Caleb Roberts and influential forward, Josh Bernard in remembering the day. Academy Manager, Phil Stokes...

"...but now he's alright." It's fair to say that Scott Wootton and an interesting relationship with the Argyle fans. He spent two and a half years at Home Park, got relegated, but also won promotion. That promotion season, in 2019/20, was a redemption season and once that won back many harsh critics from the year pervious. Before arriving at Argyle, Scotty had a CV to rival many in the game. He learnt his trade at Melwood under the stewardship of Steve Highway - a Liverpool legend. Then at ...

Put your left foot forward... Garry Nelson did more than that; he jumped in, full heartedly to a career which saw him loved by fans of every club he played for. Playing local football in Essex, he was overlooked by professional outfits and was about to head off to university until a certain Scottish manager called Smith, picked him up and signed him for Southend United. A successful spell at his hometown club was followed by a move to the west country when David Smith, the same Smith from ...

The long-haired left-back from Liverpool. Or at least that was where he was born. Jon Beswetherick lived out many kids dream and pulled on the shirt of the club he grew up supporting – the green short of Argyle. Converted from a 43 goal a season striker in local junior football, to a marauding left-back, Bezzie established himself as a regular at Home Park during the late 1990s. He was part of the Division Three championship winning season in 2001/02 and was somewhat of a cult figure at...

Argyle Fives on FA Cup ties. With the Greens looking to progress to the fifth round of the Emirates FA Cup for the first time since 2007, the Argyle Five gang thought it would be a good idea to chat through some of the best from the club’s history. In the third of the Argyle Fives series, Charlie Price, Kevin Nancekivell and Rob McNichol dives into the club's history to narrow the list down to just five. From the very first tie bac in 1904, through to one of our greatest ever moments at Vi...

Football, ice-cream, music. Rory Fallon had three passions growing up and carved out a career in two of them. Having grown up in a footballing family and with one of the top coaches in New Zealand as his dad, it was little surprise that a young Rory wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps. He swapped the sun and surf of New Zealand for the cut and thrust of Barnsley and began learning his trade. A three-year spell in Yorkshire was followed by time in Wiltshire and South Wales before he fin...

Every 'yard' dog has its day. From Hartlepool to India, via Argyle. Peter Hartley never hit the heights of the Premier League like some of his youth teammates at Sunderland, however, he is etched into three clubs’ history books forever. At his boyhood club, he was part of a double act, with James Poole, to thrill the football; world with a Hartley-Poole double for the Pools. Then three years later he popped up at the back post to score one of Argyle's most memorable goals to send the Greens...

It's Sutton United's Tim Vine. As we approach the Emirates FA Cup third round tie against Sutton United, Rob McNichol chats to their most well-known supporter, Tim Vine. Tim, who is touring in Devon in March, has been a passionate supporter of The Us for many years and only remembers their giant killing back in 1989, when as a non-league side, they knocked out Coventry City. This episode of the podcast his full of fun, song and general fan build-up to Argyle's first ever meeting with Sutto...

An FA Cup winner who was on the end of the biggest of cup shocks. David Phillips’ childhood was filled with travel, trauma and talent. He was born in Germany to a military family, before moving to Wales, Netherlands and Cornwall where he excelled at all sports. A talented rugby and cricket player who eventually was persuaded to play football at Home Park, just days after losing his mother. Phillips was fondly remembered by the Green Army as a scorer of great goals and being part of the FA Cup...

A year of Evergreen. A year ago, you were asked to 'be the difference' and it is fair to say, you have stepped up to the mark. 6,000 members have already signed up in the first 12 months and the membership fees have already helped, hugely across the football club. In this week's episode of the podcast, Tim Herbert and Samantha Bonney from the Evergreen team, were joined by the newly appointed Evergreen custodian - former BBC Senior Football Correspondent, Mike Ingham - to discuss the first...

How does a lad from Staffordshire end up an Argyle fan? Well, a series of curious events including a panini sticker book, a drab draw between Stoke City and Brighton and Hove Albion and the colour Green led BBC Radio Devon Commentator to fall in love with Argyle. Despite not being able to get to games as much as he would have liked, Drew's affection for all things Argyle only grew stronger. When his career in broadcasting led him to the stage that football reporting was a viable option, the t...

The French Green. There is a long list of French footballers who have gone on to become heroes at Plymouth Argyle and Maxime Blanchard is no exception. A classy man on and off the pitch, his relationship with the fans in such a turbulent time for the football club was a beautiful one to witness. The cliche goes that that the French are romantic, well Maxi and Argyle is a proper love story. He arrived in the club in 2011, having played in his native France and for Tranmere Rovers in his ear...

Argyle Fives on Argyle captain. From Howard C. Grose in 1886 through to Joe Edwards in 2023, the job of the Argyle captain has always been a prestigious one. In the second of the Argyle Fives series, Charlie Price, Kevin Nancekivell and Rob McNichol dives into the club's history to narrow the list down to just five. There is a lot to debate with promotion winners, heroic figures, local lads and inspirational players all worthy of a mention. Five captains have been chosen, no doubt yo...

One Argyle! It has been a busy couple of weeks for everyone involved with Argyle Women. A good couple of wins in the league was followed by the very welcome news that the ownership would be taken on by Plymouth Argyle. But what does this mean? Well manager Ryan Perks, captain, Panagiota Papaioannou and club legend, Katie Middleton discuss the plan ahead and what this could do for the women's game in the city. The pod also previews Sunday's game at Home Park against Ilminster Town Lad...

A journey from Bethel to Barcelona. Nigel Martyn is widely regarded as one of the best English goalkeepers of his generation; indeed he was the first goalie to cost a team £1m. However, his journey into the sport was anything but straight forward. A failed trial at Argyle was followed by non-league football in Cornwall. A break at Bristol Rovers got him started and allowed him to go on and playing in FA Cup Finals, the Premier League, the Champions League and at World Cups. 'Big Nige' was ...

The Lion who never roared. The story of Jack Leslie is, now, a fairly well known one among Argyle fans. However, the intricate details of his life; his childhood, his family, his friends are not. Matt Tiller is a broadcaster, journalist, historian and Argyle supporter. He co-founded the Jack Leslie campaign and now is one of the most knowledgeable about one of Argyle’s former heroes. With untold stories and unseen pictures, Matt's in-depth biography allows us to understand more behin...

"Super Stevie Castle." The London lad who made it big in Devon. Steve Castle arrived at Home Park, with a reputation of being an all action midfielder and with the ability to score goals; he didn't disappoint. Despite injury in th pre-season of his first season, he went on to score 39 goals in 120 matches, including 22 in the failed promotion push in 1994. He wasn't at Argyle for long, but anyone who watched him play will tell you, he was one heck of a player. This is the story of Steve C...

A tough Guy with family at his heart. Guy Branston played for 19 clubs in a 20 year career. He had a reputation as a tough tackling no-nonsense defender, but in reality he was so much more. Having proved his worth in the local leagues in Leicester, playing mens football at the age of 14, he was picked up by his boyhood club as a teenager. A physical presence, who wasn't afraid to get 'stuck in' he found the Premier League a step beyond him. Loaned out, Guy found his home at a number of dif...

So much promise with such bad luck. During Argyle's darkest time off the pitch, a ray of hope sprung from the Academy. A forward, who was bagging goals for fun for the youth team was gaining a reputation amongst the fanbase. Matt Lecointe broke into the first team aged just 16, started putting in a host of strong performances and scored in his one and only appearance for England under-18s. However, he never managed to fulfil his potential and his career ended in a heartbreaking way. A knee...

Black History Month. October is all about raising the awareness and celebrating the lives of black players and fans at Argyle. From the story of Jack Leslie and and his omission from the England team to current players like Brendan Galloway, adjusting to life in a new country as a child, following his families move from Zimbabwe - real life stories everywhere. This episode of the podcast includes a chat with Brendan, on his inspirations and heroes throughout his life. Chair of Kick i...

Introducing Argyle Fives. A brand new feature where Charlie Price, Rob McNichol and Kevin Nancekivell discuss and rank the top fives of certain chosen subjects. This time around it's Babcock Devonport End goals. There has been so many excellent and important goals scored at the Devonport End - from the likes of promotion clinchers from Tommy Tynan's and David Friio to long range belters from Jamie Mackie and Bali Mumba, trying to narrow it down to five will be difficult. There is some fier...

Ten new faces through the door and a brand new league to recruit for. Argyle's recruitment team have completed their work for the summer transfer window. They along with the management staff have added six permanent signings along with four arrivals on loan to complete the Argyle squad for the upcoming Sky Bet Championship season. But what was the summer like in the hub of a transfer window? Well, Head of Recruitment Jimmy Dickinson and Head of Football Data, Ross Goodwin, talk to the podca...

"The ultimate job of a coach is to become redundant." Aaron Cusack is a voice and a face many Argyle fans will know through his work for Argyle TV. However, his association with the football club goes back way before the microphone. As a football mad child, living in Plymouth, Aaron dreamt of being a footballer. He almost achieved that dream, getting a Youth training Scheme at the club before ultimately being let go at 18. He didn't let that disappointment end his association with the game...