Argyle need time and patience to reset after their relegation

PLYMOUTH Argyle's youth and inconsistency has certainly counted against them at the start of the 2025/26 season, but another factor has been at play too.

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It is difficult to have success on the pitch when things are unsettled off it and Argyle, as a club, are crying out for stability after a number of recent significant changes at Home Park.

Leaving aside the summer transfer window, when 18 players moved elsewhere and 15 new signings were brought in, there have been plenty of departures behind the scenes.

The latest came on Friday when it was announced that Andrew Parkinson was stepping down from his role as chief executive, which he had held since May 2019.

Argyle are immeasurably a better, more professional club than they were when Parkinson took over and he deserves credit for that (along with others at Home Park), as well as for the much-improved matchday experience for the Green Army.

It should be added, though, that as chief executive Parkinson also has to shoulder some of the blame for what has to be seen as poor decision-making over head coaches and player recruitment.