Plymouth Argyle were faced with more than just a defeat at Portman Road on Saturday afternoon.
Former star player for the Plymouth Argyle, Ryan H., declares retirement Regarding the highly controversial moment in the game where George Edmundson appeared to pull down Mustapha Bundu as the final man but no foul was called, the Green Army will not stop until the cows come home.
Although this was a significant turning point in the match, Steven Schumacher and company undoubtedly feel badly treated, but the problems go deeper for Plymouth Argyle supporters.The 22-year-old will be impacted by Ardie and Bundu blows; it’s time to take charge.
Former Plymouth Argyle top player announces retirement:
The 35-year-old began his professional career with the Pilgrims in 2008 after signing from non-league club Southport in a £110,000 transfer.
After spending time playing in Australia in recent years and starting with the Plymouth Argyle in 2008, Craig Noone has decided to terminate his professional football career.
Before Paul Sturrock signed Noone for then Championship team Argyle in a £110,000 trade from non-league side Southport, he was employed as a roofer in Merseyside.
In September 2008, the deft winger replaced Jamie Mackie in the second half of the Pilgrims’ 1-0 victory over Coventry City, scoring his maiden goal in the 87th minute.
Ryan HThe Green Army will take until the cows come home about the hugely contentious moment in the game, George Edmundson seemingly bringing down Mustapha Bundu as the last man but no foul was given.
Steven Schumacher and co certainly feel hard done by with this being the major turning point of the fixture, but the issues run deeper for those of a Plymouth Argyle persuasion. Ardie and Bundu blows will impact 22-year-old, it’s time to step up.
Ryan Hardie went off injured with just over a quarter of an hour on the clock and there were then concerns for Bundu late on as well. Ben Waine is the man tasked with filling the void up front and Argyle fans aren’t convinced that he is capable.
The extent of the Argyle injuries
Argyle returned home to Devon empty-handed following this 3-2 defeat against Ipswich, the other side who gained automatic promotion out of League One last year.
The champions of the third division lost Ryan Hardie to injury in the first 20 minutes, whilst on the front foot.
PAFC’s match report on their website writes that his “exertions seemed to have extended his hamstring beyond a point of comfort” and so Mustapha Bundu was sent on his place.
Bundu, the Sierra Leone international, opened his account for the club with a thunderous free-kick in the 3-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday.
He himself had to leave the field of play though towards the end of the game and here it is in the words of Schumacher.
“We had to play the last 15 minutes with 10 men, because Mustapha was injured. Even then, they still had belief to pass the ball, to still try and create chances, and we scored a great goal with 10 men.”
It remains to be seen just how bad the injuries to Hardie and Bundu are with more news likely to emerge in the coming days ahead of Middlesbrough’s visit to Home Park on the weekend.
Can Ben Waine fill the void?
If Hardie and Bundu are to be absent for the ‘Boro game and other fixtures moving forward, then Ben Waine will surely be tasked with stepping up to the plate.
Waine is the only other senior striker on the books in Devon but the Green Army aren’t quite convinced that he is the man for the job.
“He needs a loan move big time” and “Spent as much time on the deck as on his feet” are just two opinions from those on X as to what they’ve seen from Waine thus far.
He is a full international for New Zealand and scored his first goal for the All Whites in a World Cup qualifying victory over Papua New Guinea.
The 22-year-old has rarely got a chance in green and white though, totalling just 240 league minutes last term and there is yet to be anything to blow away the fanbase thus far.
“It’s going to be a hard watch with an inexperienced striker who so far looks out of his depth in the Championship” is what another supporter wrote online and there are some big games coming up in which he may appear.
The match against Middlesbrough comes first, followed by a journey to Elland Road to take on Leeds United, before Sunderland’s visit to Home Park.
Ben Waine is going through a real baptism of fire at Plymouth Argyle, and this looks to be a turning point in his career.
Leave a Reply