Ground : Home Park, Plymouth. Sat Nav numbers : PL2 3DQ
Directions:
From the north: M1 to J23A, A42 / M42 to M5, south to Exeter then M5 becomes A38 to Plymouth. Turn off A38 Devon Expressway at junction with the A386, left toward City Centre, then pick up signs for Home Park, which is one mile on your left. Good fast road all the way. Distance from BDTBL 286 miles. Allow four and a half hours.
Car Parking:
The club car park is reserved on match days… Visitors can use the car park on Outland Rd. Adjacent to Home Park and is FOC. Street parking on three sides of the ground.
Railway Station:
Plymouth Central. Shuttle bus service runs from the station to the ground, free on production of match ticket.
Away Blades :
Loads of space in the Barn Park Stand
Food and Drink :
Various pasty and fast food vans located in the club car park and in surrounding streets. Cheap food and drink at the Britannia Pub, a Wetherspoons, is a 5 minute walk from the ground and is away fan friendly. Nearest Chippy is in Stoke Village, about 25 minute walk. Also, as you leave the main A38 just after a Morrisons supermarket The Cherry Tree Pub is on the right at the next lights. Early arrivals could head for the city centre, a ten minute drive from the ground.
Plymouth Argyle – Some Facts:
?Known as The Pilgrims, they are one of only two teams in the English leagues who play in predominantly green.
?PAFC are the southern and western most league club.
?Plymouth is the largest city in England never to host top flight football.
?Ex Blades and Argyle manager Neil Warnock who took the Pilgrims up in 1996, still has a house close by in North Cornwall.
?Nearest rivals are Bristol City, who are referred to as ‘The Turnips` and Portsmouth who`s games are known as ‘The Dock yard Derby`
?Sponsored by Cornish pasty firm Ginsters since 2002
Who`s Who:
Managed by Ex wendy Paul Sturrock who re-joined in November 2007 after leaving Swindon. Previous managers were Ian Holloway, who left in acrimonious circumstances, Tony Pulis, Bobby Williamson, then back to Sturrock’s first session at Home Park between 2000 and 2004, a period that established the club in the second tier.
They Played for Both recently
Lillian Nallis, Barry Hales, Vincent Pericard,
Argyles Recent Form :
Currently 23rd in the league with 15 points. A water logged pitch saved them from a heavy home defeat against Barnsley last Saturday. Given the current weather in the South West, let`s hope the pitch will be playable.
Blades Last Visit :
A 2-2 draw at Home Park, goals from Webber and Halford on a quagmire of a pitch (pattern emerging here?) in front of 10044 including 668 Blades fans.
Saturdays Referee : Graham Horwood, who hasn`t refereed United in two seasons.
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