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Plymouth Herald
QPR boss Magilton praises Larrieu
JIM MAGILTON will have to wait a little longer for his first Championship win as the manager of Queens Park Rangers.
Magilton, who was appointed by QPR in the summer, had seen his new club trounce Exeter City 5-0 at St James' Park last Tuesday.
And Rangers were on the brink of another victory in Devon until defender Kaspars Gorkss conceded a last-gasp own goal.
There was confusion in their penalty area after a long throw-in from Argyle left-back Gary Sawyer, and they paid the price.
Magilton said: "I'm disappointed, obviously. We had to deal with set pieces and long throws all afternoon, and I thought we dealt with them particularly well.
"The back four and the goalkeeper were outstanding, but you have got to play until the final whistle.
"Credit to Plymouth. They kept coming at us and coming at us, but I expected us to see it out with the experience we have in the team."
QPR have not won away from home in the Championship since the end of January and Magilton thought that could have been a factor to the outcome on Saturday.
He said: "A lot of the lads were involved in that last season, and I think there are still some after-effects.
"We sent out a very attack minded side. We came here to win the game.
"I feel that we should dominate the possession a little bit better, and we had wonderful opportunities to kill the game."
The fact QPR did not win was partly due to the brilliance of Argyle goalkeeper Romain Larrieu.
He made a fine save from Wayne Routledge in the first half, and an even better and more important one from Rowan Vine in the 87th minute.
Had Vine scored then, QPR would have gone 2-0 up and wrapped up a win.
Magilton said: "I think the 'keeper has made two wonderful saves. But, in saying that, we, as a club and as a team, set ourselves high standards.
"And I think sloppiness and poor decisions at vital moments cost us today.
"But we didn't lose the game. And we know Plymouth is a difficult place to come to.
"Paul (Sturrock) threw everything at us, and probably feels he got his just rewards."
Magilton added: "Maybe one or two of the players are hoping to get a result away from home, rather than going and getting one.
"We are going to change that. We are going to keep being offensive and we are going to keep positive.
"I have got belief in these lads. I think they are a real honest bunch of players, sprinkled with real quality."
One of those players is former Argyle midfielder Akos Buzsaky, who received a warm welcome on his return to Home Park.
The Hungarian was making his first Championship start in more than nine months after a cruciate knee ligament injury.
Magilton said: "I know there is more to come from him, and that's a great thing for us."
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Plymouth Herald - Luggy encouraged by players' persistence
Monday, August 17, 2009, 07:00Comment on this story
MANAGER Paul Sturrock praised the perseverance of his players after Plymouth Argyle's 1-1 draw against Queens Park Rangers at Home Park on Saturday.
The Pilgrims conceded the first goal of the game when QPR striker Heidar Helguson headed home in the 43rd minute.
Last season, that would have spelled almost certain defeat.
But Sturrock was encouraged by the fact that Argyle overcame a wretched first half display behind them to put Rangers under pressure after the interval.
And their endeavours were rewarded in the third minute of stoppage time.
A long throw-in from Argyle left-back Gary Sawyer was flicked on by striker Rory Fallon and the ball bounced into the net off QPR defender Kaspars Gorkss.
It was a scrappy goal, but it earned the Pilgrims a point their manager thought they deserved.
Sturrock said: "We were chasing the game in the second half and left ourselves a wee bit open.
"But, over the piece, I think our efforts merited something and we went right to the final whistle.
"We played against a very good team with some very good players. They also had a very strong bench.
"It was always going to be a difficult game, but to lose the goal like we did, two minutes before half-time, was a killer blow.
"Last season it would have been the start of us losing the game, but the boys have shown a will to win in the friendlies.
"They came from behind to beat the Romanians (FC Unirea Urziceni).
"When you look at some of the chances we had in the second half today, I think a draw was a fair result."
"QPR are a quality team and they have spent a lot of money on their squad," continued Sturrock.
"They are expected to be there or thereabouts at the end of the season, but I wouldn't have said we were totally out of sorts with them.
"I think we had parts of the game as well, and it will be a tonic for everybody involved with the football club that we have walked away with something out of the game."
Argyle started the Championship clash with a 4-2-3-1 formation, as they had done in their previous two matches this season.
But Sturrock switched to 4-3-3 for the second half, with on-loan Celtic striker Cillian Sheridan making his Argyle debut as a substitute for Steve MacLean.
Sturrock said: "I think the boy Sheridan came on and showed a willingness.
"He's quick, he's big, he has got a good touch and he wants to shoot at goals. So he has all the ingredients we need at this minute in time.
"I think the system change was definitely a benefit as well."
Argyle won only seven of their 23 home Championship matches last season and Sturrock knows they must improve on that this term.
So, although they did not beat QPR, he was keen to highlight the positives.
"It's a start," said Sturrock. "Last season, we would have probably lost that game 2-0.
"We have brought a new system to the show and we seem a more comfortable team with the ball."
Sturrock thought midfielder Jim Paterson and centre-back Krisztian Timar both had good games for Argyle.
Paterson was replaced by Karl Duguid in the closing stages, but the Pilgrims' boss insisted that was no reflection on the Scot.
Craig Noone was also sent on as a substitute late on, with on-loan Blackburn Rovers midfielder Alan Judge making way for him.
Sturrock said: "I thought Jim Paterson was very solid today.
"The substitutions towards the end were in no way meant to be critical of the players' performances.
"If I was changing system, I wanted somebody different out there to do that."
Timar played against QPR after recovering from an ankle injury and produced a strong defensive display.
Sturrock believes the Hungarian defender is now close to being back to his best following his horrific head injury at the end of the 2007/08 season.
Timar suffered multiple fractures to his skull in a 1-0 defeat away to Wolverhampton Wanderers in May 2008.
Sturrock said: "Kris has been much more like he was before the injury.
"Last season, I think there was always a subconscious worry in his mind, which didn't benefit his performances.
"But he has come back very positively. He trained very hard in the pre-season.
"He's a very aggressive player and I think he's back to bringing that to the table."
Timar scored for Argyle in their 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace in their first match.
Sturrock added: "It was a very serious injury he had and it takes a long time to get over something like that.
"It definitely affected his performances, but I have seen a different player this season."
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Plymouth Herald
IT WAS not so much 'New World' as 'Same Old Story' for Argyle in their first Championship home match of the season.
The transfer of power within the boardroom this summer has been a breath of fresh air for the Pilgrims.
A series of fan-friendly ideas and initiatives have been launched, under the 'New World' banner.
But, the bottom line for any football club, are the performances of the team on the pitch, especially those in home matches.
And there has not been much to cheer for the supporters in recent times.
Argyle won only seven of their 23 home Championship matches last season as they narrowly escaped relegation.
And they will have to play a lot better than they did against QPR on Saturday to improve on that record this term.
Argyle put in a dreadful first half display and only trailed 1-0 at the break because of some fine goalkeeping from Romain Larrieu.
Perhaps QPR were lulled into a false sense of security.
Whatever the reason, the visitors were nowhere near as impressive in the second half and Argyle started to apply some pressure on the visitors.
Their endeavours were rewarded with an equaliser in the third minute of stoppage time.
It came courtesy of an own goal from Kaspars Gorkss, after QPR were undone by a long throw-in into their penalty area.
There was relief all around Home Park that defeat in the first home match of the season had been avoided.
But Argyle manager Paul Sturrock must still have been bitterly disappointed with how totally ineffective his team were before half-time.
For the third successive match this season, he opted to start with a 4-2-3-1 formation.
Argyle created several excellent chances, and played some fluent football, when they drew 1-1 at Crystal Palace.
Even in the 2-1 defeat away to Gillingham in the Carling Cup last Tuesday, the Pilgrims were always an attacking threat.
But, in their first home match of the season, Argyle could not get into their stride at all.
They ended up resorting to hit-and-hope tactics aimed towards Rory Fallon.
The striker did not have one of his better games, although he was not alone in that respect by any means.
And that made it all too easy for Gorkss and his centre-back partner Fitz Hall.
Sturrock had little option but to try a new system in the second half, and he went with 4-3-3.
On-loan Celtic striker Cillian Sheridan also came on as a substitute for Steve MacLean.
Sheridan, on his Argyle debut, played wide on the left in attack, with Jamie Mackie on the right and Fallon in the centre.
And it was the newcomer who provided the impetus for the hosts to put in a better second half showing.
Sheridan went close to scoring a couple of times – once with a glancing header and the other time with an angled shot.
His obvious enthusiasm also seemed to inspire his team-mates.
Yet, for all that, Rangers seemed destined to secure their first Championship away win since the end of January.
It took a superb save from Larrieu to prevent QPR substitute Rowan Vine from making the scoreline 2-0 in the 87th minute.
But Argyle, to their credit, kept applying pressure and, finally, the visitors' defence cracked, deep into stoppage time.
The hosts had gone into the game boosted by the return from injury of skipper Carl Fletcher and Timar.
But they made a slow start to the contest and, gradually, QPR started to take control, with former Argyle midfielder Akos Buzsaky heavily involved for them.
Buzsaky forced a diving save out of Larrieu from a 30-yard free-kick in the 17th minute. The Hungarian then fired over the crossbar from another set piece after Fletcher had tripped the tricky Wayne Routledge.
Rangers were carrying all the attacking threat and Larrieu had to be at his best to prevent them from scoring.
First he made a stunning low save to keep out a fierce first-time shot from Routledge in the 30th minute.
Soon afterwards, QPR's on-loan Tottenham midfielder Adel Taarabt unlocked the Argyle defence with a slick one-two with Buzsaky.
Taarabt had only Larrieu to beat, but his close range shot was blocked by the French 'keeper.
Sturrock must have hoped his side could hold out until half-time.
But Rangers took the lead, and deservedly so, in the 43rd minute with a goal from Iceland international striker Heidar Helguson.
Taarabt cut inside and tried a shot which deflected off Timar into the path of Helguson.
He reacted smartly as he headed home from eight yards out, with Argyle appealing in vain for offside.
The lively Taarabt almost added a second goal for QPR in the 55th minute.
Many inside Home Park thought his 20-yard shot had flown into the net and bounced out again.
But it had actually hit the stanchion behind the goal, and the scoreline remained 1-0.
Sheridan sent an angled shot narrowly wide after being set up by on-loan Blackburn Rovers midfielder Alan Judge.
Fallon was also well off target with a far post header in the 69th minute, with the Pilgrims appealing unsuccessfully for handball by a QPR defender.
Craig Noone and Karl Duguid were sent on as substitutes by Sturrock in the closing stages, with Judge and Jim Paterson making way for them.
Larrieu once again came to the rescue for Argyle in the 87th minute.
Rangers' substitute Rowan Vine raced clear of the Pilgrims' defence but his shot was brilliantly saved by Larrieu.
Referee Roger East added on five minutes of stoppage time and Argyle piled on the pressure.
Sheridan saw a goalbound shot deflect off QPR right-back Peter Ramage for a corner, which was taken by Noone.
He curled the ball into the penalty area and Timar had two goal attempts cleared off the line, by Hogan Ephraim and Gavin Mahon respectively.
QPR hacked the ball out of play for a throw-in, which was hurled towards the near post by Argyle left-back Gary Sawyer.
The ball was flicked on by Fallon and it hit Gorkss before bouncing into the net.
Argyle were elated to have snatched a draw, while Rangers were left to reflect on their inability to finish off the hosts when they had the chance
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Plymouth Herald Bus to Home Park a hit
FREE bus services to and from Home Park were championed by Argyle fans at the QPR clash on Saturday.
Seven free buses ran supporters from every corner of the city to the game in a new initiative by the club – and those who travelled on them said they had 'a really good atmosphere'.
Each one of the buses was packed with fans – so much so that two extra services were laid on to make it up to nine services on the day.
Buses ran from locations such as Saltash, Whitleigh, Plymstock and the city centre.
The Plymouth Argyle Football Special Services are being provided for supporters on match days to help ease congestion. They are available to supporters with match-day tickets.
The idea to ferry the Green Army to the ground is the brainchild of Argyle's new management team. As well as helping to calm congestion on match days around the ground, it is hoped the initiative will also help the environment and ultimately improve the match day experience for supporters.
Lewis Godfrey, 56, and his daughter Zandra, 18, travelled from St Budeaux on one of the buses. Lewis said: "We went on the bus because it was free and was a new service that we wanted to try out.
"It was very busy."
Zandra added: "It's a really good idea."
John Merrick, 25, from Whitleigh, said: "The service saved lots of people from parking and also eased the traffic around Home Park.
"The buses were busy. I'll use them for the rest of the season. It's a great idea."
Simon Smith, 30, from Woolwell, took sons Lewis, seven, and Sam, five, on one of the buses.
He said: "It was advertised in The Herald and we thought we'd give it a shot, as it was free. I wasn't expecting it to be so busy.
"We'd definitely get it again. There was a really good atmosphere on the bus." Lewis agreed: "I think going on the bus was great."
Argyle head of communications Rick Cowdery said the feedback he had received following the buses' first day had been 'very positive'.
"They were popular – but when the cold winter evenings come in I think they'll become even more popular," he said.
"It was a very encouraging start for the bus services and they'll become a regular part of match days at Plymouth Argyle."
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QPR boss Magilton praises Larrieu
JIM MAGILTON will have to wait a little longer for his first Championship win as the manager of Queens Park Rangers.
Magilton, who was appointed by QPR in the summer, had seen his new club trounce Exeter City 5-0 at St James' Park last Tuesday.
And Rangers were on the brink of another victory in Devon until defender Kaspars Gorkss conceded a last-gasp own goal.
There was confusion in their penalty area after a long throw-in from Argyle left-back Gary Sawyer, and they paid the price.
Magilton said: "I'm disappointed, obviously. We had to deal with set pieces and long throws all afternoon, and I thought we dealt with them particularly well.
"The back four and the goalkeeper were outstanding, but you have got to play until the final whistle.
"Credit to Plymouth. They kept coming at us and coming at us, but I expected us to see it out with the experience we have in the team."
QPR have not won away from home in the Championship since the end of January and Magilton thought that could have been a factor to the outcome on Saturday.
He said: "A lot of the lads were involved in that last season, and I think there are still some after-effects.
"We sent out a very attack minded side. We came here to win the game.
"I feel that we should dominate the possession a little bit better, and we had wonderful opportunities to kill the game."
The fact QPR did not win was partly due to the brilliance of Argyle goalkeeper Romain Larrieu.
He made a fine save from Wayne Routledge in the first half, and an even better and more important one from Rowan Vine in the 87th minute.
Had Vine scored then, QPR would have gone 2-0 up and wrapped up a win.
Magilton said: "I think the 'keeper has made two wonderful saves. But, in saying that, we, as a club and as a team, set ourselves high standards.
"And I think sloppiness and poor decisions at vital moments cost us today.
"But we didn't lose the game. And we know Plymouth is a difficult place to come to.
"Paul (Sturrock) threw everything at us, and probably feels he got his just rewards."
Magilton added: "Maybe one or two of the players are hoping to get a result away from home, rather than going and getting one.
"We are going to change that. We are going to keep being offensive and we are going to keep positive.
"I have got belief in these lads. I think they are a real honest bunch of players, sprinkled with real quality."
One of those players is former Argyle midfielder Akos Buzsaky, who received a warm welcome on his return to Home Park.
The Hungarian was making his first Championship start in more than nine months after a cruciate knee ligament injury.
Magilton said: "I know there is more to come from him, and that's a great thing for us."
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Plymouth Herald - Luggy encouraged by players' persistence
Monday, August 17, 2009, 07:00Comment on this story
MANAGER Paul Sturrock praised the perseverance of his players after Plymouth Argyle's 1-1 draw against Queens Park Rangers at Home Park on Saturday.
The Pilgrims conceded the first goal of the game when QPR striker Heidar Helguson headed home in the 43rd minute.
Last season, that would have spelled almost certain defeat.
But Sturrock was encouraged by the fact that Argyle overcame a wretched first half display behind them to put Rangers under pressure after the interval.
And their endeavours were rewarded in the third minute of stoppage time.
A long throw-in from Argyle left-back Gary Sawyer was flicked on by striker Rory Fallon and the ball bounced into the net off QPR defender Kaspars Gorkss.
It was a scrappy goal, but it earned the Pilgrims a point their manager thought they deserved.
Sturrock said: "We were chasing the game in the second half and left ourselves a wee bit open.
"But, over the piece, I think our efforts merited something and we went right to the final whistle.
"We played against a very good team with some very good players. They also had a very strong bench.
"It was always going to be a difficult game, but to lose the goal like we did, two minutes before half-time, was a killer blow.
"Last season it would have been the start of us losing the game, but the boys have shown a will to win in the friendlies.
"They came from behind to beat the Romanians (FC Unirea Urziceni).
"When you look at some of the chances we had in the second half today, I think a draw was a fair result."
"QPR are a quality team and they have spent a lot of money on their squad," continued Sturrock.
"They are expected to be there or thereabouts at the end of the season, but I wouldn't have said we were totally out of sorts with them.
"I think we had parts of the game as well, and it will be a tonic for everybody involved with the football club that we have walked away with something out of the game."
Argyle started the Championship clash with a 4-2-3-1 formation, as they had done in their previous two matches this season.
But Sturrock switched to 4-3-3 for the second half, with on-loan Celtic striker Cillian Sheridan making his Argyle debut as a substitute for Steve MacLean.
Sturrock said: "I think the boy Sheridan came on and showed a willingness.
"He's quick, he's big, he has got a good touch and he wants to shoot at goals. So he has all the ingredients we need at this minute in time.
"I think the system change was definitely a benefit as well."
Argyle won only seven of their 23 home Championship matches last season and Sturrock knows they must improve on that this term.
So, although they did not beat QPR, he was keen to highlight the positives.
"It's a start," said Sturrock. "Last season, we would have probably lost that game 2-0.
"We have brought a new system to the show and we seem a more comfortable team with the ball."
Sturrock thought midfielder Jim Paterson and centre-back Krisztian Timar both had good games for Argyle.
Paterson was replaced by Karl Duguid in the closing stages, but the Pilgrims' boss insisted that was no reflection on the Scot.
Craig Noone was also sent on as a substitute late on, with on-loan Blackburn Rovers midfielder Alan Judge making way for him.
Sturrock said: "I thought Jim Paterson was very solid today.
"The substitutions towards the end were in no way meant to be critical of the players' performances.
"If I was changing system, I wanted somebody different out there to do that."
Timar played against QPR after recovering from an ankle injury and produced a strong defensive display.
Sturrock believes the Hungarian defender is now close to being back to his best following his horrific head injury at the end of the 2007/08 season.
Timar suffered multiple fractures to his skull in a 1-0 defeat away to Wolverhampton Wanderers in May 2008.
Sturrock said: "Kris has been much more like he was before the injury.
"Last season, I think there was always a subconscious worry in his mind, which didn't benefit his performances.
"But he has come back very positively. He trained very hard in the pre-season.
"He's a very aggressive player and I think he's back to bringing that to the table."
Timar scored for Argyle in their 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace in their first match.
Sturrock added: "It was a very serious injury he had and it takes a long time to get over something like that.
"It definitely affected his performances, but I have seen a different player this season."
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Plymouth Herald
IT WAS not so much 'New World' as 'Same Old Story' for Argyle in their first Championship home match of the season.
The transfer of power within the boardroom this summer has been a breath of fresh air for the Pilgrims.
A series of fan-friendly ideas and initiatives have been launched, under the 'New World' banner.
But, the bottom line for any football club, are the performances of the team on the pitch, especially those in home matches.
And there has not been much to cheer for the supporters in recent times.
Argyle won only seven of their 23 home Championship matches last season as they narrowly escaped relegation.
And they will have to play a lot better than they did against QPR on Saturday to improve on that record this term.
Argyle put in a dreadful first half display and only trailed 1-0 at the break because of some fine goalkeeping from Romain Larrieu.
Perhaps QPR were lulled into a false sense of security.
Whatever the reason, the visitors were nowhere near as impressive in the second half and Argyle started to apply some pressure on the visitors.
Their endeavours were rewarded with an equaliser in the third minute of stoppage time.
It came courtesy of an own goal from Kaspars Gorkss, after QPR were undone by a long throw-in into their penalty area.
There was relief all around Home Park that defeat in the first home match of the season had been avoided.
But Argyle manager Paul Sturrock must still have been bitterly disappointed with how totally ineffective his team were before half-time.
For the third successive match this season, he opted to start with a 4-2-3-1 formation.
Argyle created several excellent chances, and played some fluent football, when they drew 1-1 at Crystal Palace.
Even in the 2-1 defeat away to Gillingham in the Carling Cup last Tuesday, the Pilgrims were always an attacking threat.
But, in their first home match of the season, Argyle could not get into their stride at all.
They ended up resorting to hit-and-hope tactics aimed towards Rory Fallon.
The striker did not have one of his better games, although he was not alone in that respect by any means.
And that made it all too easy for Gorkss and his centre-back partner Fitz Hall.
Sturrock had little option but to try a new system in the second half, and he went with 4-3-3.
On-loan Celtic striker Cillian Sheridan also came on as a substitute for Steve MacLean.
Sheridan, on his Argyle debut, played wide on the left in attack, with Jamie Mackie on the right and Fallon in the centre.
And it was the newcomer who provided the impetus for the hosts to put in a better second half showing.
Sheridan went close to scoring a couple of times – once with a glancing header and the other time with an angled shot.
His obvious enthusiasm also seemed to inspire his team-mates.
Yet, for all that, Rangers seemed destined to secure their first Championship away win since the end of January.
It took a superb save from Larrieu to prevent QPR substitute Rowan Vine from making the scoreline 2-0 in the 87th minute.
But Argyle, to their credit, kept applying pressure and, finally, the visitors' defence cracked, deep into stoppage time.
The hosts had gone into the game boosted by the return from injury of skipper Carl Fletcher and Timar.
But they made a slow start to the contest and, gradually, QPR started to take control, with former Argyle midfielder Akos Buzsaky heavily involved for them.
Buzsaky forced a diving save out of Larrieu from a 30-yard free-kick in the 17th minute. The Hungarian then fired over the crossbar from another set piece after Fletcher had tripped the tricky Wayne Routledge.
Rangers were carrying all the attacking threat and Larrieu had to be at his best to prevent them from scoring.
First he made a stunning low save to keep out a fierce first-time shot from Routledge in the 30th minute.
Soon afterwards, QPR's on-loan Tottenham midfielder Adel Taarabt unlocked the Argyle defence with a slick one-two with Buzsaky.
Taarabt had only Larrieu to beat, but his close range shot was blocked by the French 'keeper.
Sturrock must have hoped his side could hold out until half-time.
But Rangers took the lead, and deservedly so, in the 43rd minute with a goal from Iceland international striker Heidar Helguson.
Taarabt cut inside and tried a shot which deflected off Timar into the path of Helguson.
He reacted smartly as he headed home from eight yards out, with Argyle appealing in vain for offside.
The lively Taarabt almost added a second goal for QPR in the 55th minute.
Many inside Home Park thought his 20-yard shot had flown into the net and bounced out again.
But it had actually hit the stanchion behind the goal, and the scoreline remained 1-0.
Sheridan sent an angled shot narrowly wide after being set up by on-loan Blackburn Rovers midfielder Alan Judge.
Fallon was also well off target with a far post header in the 69th minute, with the Pilgrims appealing unsuccessfully for handball by a QPR defender.
Craig Noone and Karl Duguid were sent on as substitutes by Sturrock in the closing stages, with Judge and Jim Paterson making way for them.
Larrieu once again came to the rescue for Argyle in the 87th minute.
Rangers' substitute Rowan Vine raced clear of the Pilgrims' defence but his shot was brilliantly saved by Larrieu.
Referee Roger East added on five minutes of stoppage time and Argyle piled on the pressure.
Sheridan saw a goalbound shot deflect off QPR right-back Peter Ramage for a corner, which was taken by Noone.
He curled the ball into the penalty area and Timar had two goal attempts cleared off the line, by Hogan Ephraim and Gavin Mahon respectively.
QPR hacked the ball out of play for a throw-in, which was hurled towards the near post by Argyle left-back Gary Sawyer.
The ball was flicked on by Fallon and it hit Gorkss before bouncing into the net.
Argyle were elated to have snatched a draw, while Rangers were left to reflect on their inability to finish off the hosts when they had the chance
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Plymouth Herald Bus to Home Park a hit
FREE bus services to and from Home Park were championed by Argyle fans at the QPR clash on Saturday.
Seven free buses ran supporters from every corner of the city to the game in a new initiative by the club – and those who travelled on them said they had 'a really good atmosphere'.
Each one of the buses was packed with fans – so much so that two extra services were laid on to make it up to nine services on the day.
Buses ran from locations such as Saltash, Whitleigh, Plymstock and the city centre.
The Plymouth Argyle Football Special Services are being provided for supporters on match days to help ease congestion. They are available to supporters with match-day tickets.
The idea to ferry the Green Army to the ground is the brainchild of Argyle's new management team. As well as helping to calm congestion on match days around the ground, it is hoped the initiative will also help the environment and ultimately improve the match day experience for supporters.
Lewis Godfrey, 56, and his daughter Zandra, 18, travelled from St Budeaux on one of the buses. Lewis said: "We went on the bus because it was free and was a new service that we wanted to try out.
"It was very busy."
Zandra added: "It's a really good idea."
John Merrick, 25, from Whitleigh, said: "The service saved lots of people from parking and also eased the traffic around Home Park.
"The buses were busy. I'll use them for the rest of the season. It's a great idea."
Simon Smith, 30, from Woolwell, took sons Lewis, seven, and Sam, five, on one of the buses.
He said: "It was advertised in The Herald and we thought we'd give it a shot, as it was free. I wasn't expecting it to be so busy.
"We'd definitely get it again. There was a really good atmosphere on the bus." Lewis agreed: "I think going on the bus was great."
Argyle head of communications Rick Cowdery said the feedback he had received following the buses' first day had been 'very positive'.
"They were popular – but when the cold winter evenings come in I think they'll become even more popular," he said.
"It was a very encouraging start for the bus services and they'll become a regular part of match days at Plymouth Argyle."
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