Shrewsbury Town v Plymouth Argyle

The case has been made to me, rather convincingly, that if Plymouth Argyle were in the Football Conference, they would not be allowed to start the season. However, despite their frankly awful financial predicament, the fans of the Pilgrims will be able to take their minds away from off the field issues for at least 90 minutes tomorrow as they head to Greenhous Meadow to take on Graham Turner’s Shrewsbury.

Shrewsbury fans have some reason to feel bitter at still being in League 2 after coming so close to automatic promotion in 10/11, but Graham Turner has managed to hold onto a very competitive squad for the new season. Marvin Morgan has come in from Aldershot to boost the depth of the frontline, and with the bulk of the squad maintained Shrewsbury will once again be aiming to be there or thereabouts. One concern is that Joe Jacobson, impressive in pre-season, will be missing thanks to a suspension.

For Plymouth, the farce of creditors and players not being paid is becoming almost old hat now, but veteran manager Peter Reid has done a tremendous job to keep a squad together that still possesses the ability to create some problems for their opponents. Warren Feeney adds more of a goal scoring potential to the squad as well as key experience for what will be a young starting eleven overall, but on the road against a team as talented and secure as Shrewsbury, Plymouth can expect a difficult start to the season.

 

SUGGESTION:

SHREWSBURY – 1pt @ 10/11 @ various (11/12 @ 32Red)