IJN":38wcxcfr said:
Shankster":38wcxcfr said:
I donāt believe in this āprovincial small clubā label, especially in the case of Plymouth Argyle. Iāve been to Leyton Orient on a cold winters Tuesday night and been surrounded by circa 1000 greens. Argyle are a big club with a strong history and widespread and passionate fanbase. Simply donāt buy the belittling of the club at all
Webby and I met Stevie Castle and Kevin Nugent at a PASLB meeting about 7 years ago, both of them said that whilst Argyle are big in Devon, they aren't even talked about past Bristol. I always remember them saying it, and I think they are right to a certain extent.
I love this club, but to claim we are a 'big' club is a nonsense.
Big is subjective Ian, how do we gauge big?
Turnover, shirts sold in the Philippines? Crowd/ stadium size? Big for me is consistency and provincially.
If you listened to anyone north of Bristol theyād suggest they donāt know where Plymouth is and yet Plymouth has the strongest history as a city in the U.K. probably in the world (of course it depends on how far back you want to go);
Amarda
World war
Trade
Naval
Pilgrim Fathers
Et etc etc
When I go North they talk about Portsmouth and yet they really are no one as a city or a club IMO