Lowe in talks with Argyle (Confirmed)

[demportdave]

I would say 'definitely not'.

To what exactly?

Based on where we are after 4 years of Adams, it’s hard to see how any other candidate could have done worse. I’m sure it would have been better with Jones but as he was untried and I can see why the Board were reluctant to take a chance. It was a similar situation when Sheridan was appointed instead of Lee Johnson.

It might also have been a little bit less negative and a bit more entertaining with somebody else, compared to Adams the poor-man’s Tony Pulis. All eleven players back at corners, even when we were losing with 10 minutes or less to go, 9 or 10 players behind the ball for large parts of matches whoever we were playing and sitting on 1-goal leads if we did manage to score first.

After 4 years of Adams, I think it puts Sheridan in a lot better light, rock bottom and going out of the Football League to Play-off contenders within 2 seasons and all with with the likes of Dominic Blizzard.

 

[IJN]

I would say 'definitely not'.

To what exactly?

To your question, would the board have made a different choice.

 

[Tugboat]

I would say 'definitely not'.

To what exactly?

To your question, would the board have made a different choice.

My question?

You’ve lost me?

 

[IJN]

Don't worry Tuggers, it's me going round the twist.

It was Alan Turing who asked it.

Apologies.

 

[Mark Smith]

If there were two Plymouth Argyles or this was a computer game, then I would definitely take a punt on Lowe. But there is “only one Argyle” and I think we need to maximise our chances of immediate promotion. I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to spend more than one season back in league two – and I don’t mean falling into non-league.

This means someone with experience, an extensive network and a personality that gets people talking about our club. Someone with a plan A, a plan B, and a plan C. Someone who can drag good loan signings out of the woodwork in January. And so on.

Lowe could possibly fit us very well and I’d be 100% behind him if that was the decision. But I don’t think our club needs to take that kind of risk on someone who has had one good season in a year-and-a-half of management (Adams’ promotion was statistically more impressive).

 

[Tugboat]

Don't worry Tuggers, it's me going round the twist.

It was Alan Turing who asked it.

Apologies.

:lol:

No worries, I was half expecting me to be going round the twist.

A relief on my part :thumbup:

 

[loyal1970]

People questioning Ryan Lowes links and ability to recruit. The guy got Jordan Rossiter on loan from Rangers, thats a massive coup for a club like Bury

That is because he is a long time friend of Steve Gerrard so we might get similar loans from Rangers should he be appointed.

and bury played a pre season friendly at Rangers which would be nice.

 

[loyal1970]

People questioning Ryan Lowes links and ability to recruit. The guy got Jordan Rossiter on loan from Rangers, thats a massive coup for a club like Bury

That is because he is a long time friend of Steve Gerrard so we might get similar loans from Rangers should he be appointed.

and bury played a pre season friendly at Rangers which would be nice.

 

[PL2 3DQ]

People questioning Ryan Lowes links and ability to recruit. The guy got Jordan Rossiter on loan from Rangers, thats a massive coup for a club like Bury

That is because he is a long time friend of Steve Gerrard so we might get similar loans from Rangers should he be appointed.

Wouldn't it be us sending players on loan to Rangers to help them out?

 

[Alan Turing]

The possibility of recruiting Ryan Lowe does excite me, despite his inexperience, but if he isn’t prepared to move here with his family, then I think we should look elsewhere.

 

[Topboy]

And his brother Curtis was the finest picker to ever play the blues.

Best post on here Postie!!! :clap:

 

[Dorset Green]

Picking a new manager is just like any appointment, you only have a limited choice and some of the best candidates may get other jobs while you're going through the process. There's also the issues of taking on a club relegated to the bottom tier of league football, in the south-west. I don't envy those making the decision, so I'll go with whoever's appointed although I'd rather have a young manager keen to prove themselves than one on the way back down from better things.

 

[philmeboots]

If there were two Plymouth Argyles or this was a computer game, then I would definitely take a punt on Lowe. But there is “only one Argyle” and I think we need to maximise our chances of immediate promotion. I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to spend more than one season back in league two – and I don’t mean falling into non-league.

This means someone with experience, an extensive network and a personality that gets people talking about our club. Someone with a plan A, a plan B, and a plan C. Someone who can drag good loan signings out of the woodwork in January. And so on.

Lowe could possibly fit us very well and I’d be 100% behind him if that was the decision. But I don’t think our club needs to take that kind of risk on someone who has had one good season in a year-and-a-half of management (Adams’ promotion was statistically more impressive).

Is it taking a risk to employ someone who had just achieved promotion from the division we’re trying to get out of? Also with the highest scoring record.

 

[Biggs]

Balls to experience.

Roberto Martinez didn’t have managerial experience when Swansea hired him, Eddie Howe didn’t have managerial experience when Bournemouth turned to him, David Wagner didn’t have experience of English football when Huddersfield hired him. Hell, even we can point to Carl Fletcher turning around a hopeless situation adrift at the bottom of League 2.

Ideas trump experience every single time.

 

[leeroy221]

Attended the Argyle tournament yesterday and spoke to quite a few people i know who work at Argyle including the academy and youth teams, all had told me that Holloway had been interviewed at the end of the last week.