A 2-2 draw to kick off 2025, marshalled by two club legends in the pouring rain at Home Park. An improved first-half performance and another late, late show provide a platform for a deep dive into the three festive spirits of Plymouth Argyle: past, present, and future. Inevitably, the departure of Wayne Rooney is a focus, before a wide-ranging discussion on the decisions to come that will affect a challenging season. Departures (announced and rumoured), the recruitment process, and potential incomings all feature.

Join Alex, Archie, Chris, and Tom for a bumper episode: oh, and Happy New Year.

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The last pod of 2024. Which, we all agreed, feels like a blessing.

A welcome return of some old favorites has little to no impact on another insipid display so conversation inevitably turns to broader topics. How did we get here, what can happen in 2025 to change things and how do we get the soul of our club back?

Join Archie, Chris, Mark and Tom for a wallow. Things, surely, can only get better…

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The pod reconvenes on Boxing Day to dissect an abject performance that extinguished the brief hope sparked by a two-game revival. Groundhog Day looms large as the team debates the starting line-up, woeful defending, and a toothless attack.

In Part 2, the big questions take centre stage: Is Wayne Rooney’s position becoming untenable? What about the club’s broader footballing strategy? With January looming, rumours of big-money signings provide a glimmer of hope. But will an influx of fresh faces and the return of key players be enough to turn the tide?

The episode wraps up with a look ahead to a defining run of relegation six-pointers, as Argyle’s injury crisis deepens.

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