And so back with no requests whatsoever my personalised view of the upcoming game...
Stuck in Benahavis with no Sky and a skin redder than the upcoming oppositions shirts I like most Argyle fans ponder the imponderable...can anything match last season for drama, bathos (look it up Sam) triumph almost snatched from the jaws of disaster and in the end to quote the Iron Duke a damned close run thing but my money was always on Abba.
So what has changed......well Sonny took the Luton shilling, Oscar Foxtrotted Oscar to Belgium whilst Foxy simply trotted to Home Park...oh and Alex Battle tried to be a Trotter but ended up staying a Del Boy...for now
A host of new arrivals, including shopping in the other more Southerly Premier League which had considerable novelty value( two Arsenal players and only one from Manchester City) although compared to Peterborough Home Park appears an oasis of calm and sanity.
This years Premier League drop outs and Sky Sports favourites for over exposure are Sunderland and given all three relegated clubs escaped last season Barnsley and Burton should be up there although this season the financials mean it may be a lot more even. In the City Short Selling is a smart if risky way of making money...in Sunderland it was a sure fire way of losing it.
So What of Walsall....well if they were a 2018 World Cup team they would be Serbia, industrial, industrious, with more talented and financially capable neighbours...although the late flurry of transfer loan activity lends them an air of a combined testimonial Walsall/WBA XI albeit on Thursday you might have thought they were going to have to raid the under twelves for a centre half worthy of the name. They had a mixed preseason which included a win v Ajax and Cheltenham despite conceding two penalties and yet potentially a third of their opening day line ups could have signed in the last 24 hours. Up front the have Andy Cook ( ex Tranmere) supported by Zeli Ishmael ( ex Bury)
For Argyle well we know It will be 4-3-3 and if the portents are right eight of the starting XI will not be strangers to the fans and more importantly the team mates. The key questions for Argyle fans will be as follows
How many goalkeepers to stack the bench with...just in case?
How long will Ryan Taylors season start last this year...hopefully measured in games rather than minutes this season
Will Greg Wylde maintain his scoring streak in season openers and extend it to three?
What will happen when someone calls Granty's ball...a mass collision or up to three players leaving it.
Will the superstore get the new Wootton shirt spelling right?
After a pre season of spanking non leaguers and crashing and burning at Yeovil has Sam Jones got his hashtag ready, and as so many people seem to have blocked him will anyone notice if he does?
First game up, everything to play for....COYG
Stuck in Benahavis with no Sky and a skin redder than the upcoming oppositions shirts I like most Argyle fans ponder the imponderable...can anything match last season for drama, bathos (look it up Sam) triumph almost snatched from the jaws of disaster and in the end to quote the Iron Duke a damned close run thing but my money was always on Abba.
So what has changed......well Sonny took the Luton shilling, Oscar Foxtrotted Oscar to Belgium whilst Foxy simply trotted to Home Park...oh and Alex Battle tried to be a Trotter but ended up staying a Del Boy...for now
A host of new arrivals, including shopping in the other more Southerly Premier League which had considerable novelty value( two Arsenal players and only one from Manchester City) although compared to Peterborough Home Park appears an oasis of calm and sanity.
This years Premier League drop outs and Sky Sports favourites for over exposure are Sunderland and given all three relegated clubs escaped last season Barnsley and Burton should be up there although this season the financials mean it may be a lot more even. In the City Short Selling is a smart if risky way of making money...in Sunderland it was a sure fire way of losing it.
So What of Walsall....well if they were a 2018 World Cup team they would be Serbia, industrial, industrious, with more talented and financially capable neighbours...although the late flurry of transfer loan activity lends them an air of a combined testimonial Walsall/WBA XI albeit on Thursday you might have thought they were going to have to raid the under twelves for a centre half worthy of the name. They had a mixed preseason which included a win v Ajax and Cheltenham despite conceding two penalties and yet potentially a third of their opening day line ups could have signed in the last 24 hours. Up front the have Andy Cook ( ex Tranmere) supported by Zeli Ishmael ( ex Bury)
For Argyle well we know It will be 4-3-3 and if the portents are right eight of the starting XI will not be strangers to the fans and more importantly the team mates. The key questions for Argyle fans will be as follows
How many goalkeepers to stack the bench with...just in case?
How long will Ryan Taylors season start last this year...hopefully measured in games rather than minutes this season
Will Greg Wylde maintain his scoring streak in season openers and extend it to three?
What will happen when someone calls Granty's ball...a mass collision or up to three players leaving it.
Will the superstore get the new Wootton shirt spelling right?
After a pre season of spanking non leaguers and crashing and burning at Yeovil has Sam Jones got his hashtag ready, and as so many people seem to have blocked him will anyone notice if he does?
First game up, everything to play for....COYG