The Argyle Analyst

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The repository for an obsessed Argyle fan to spew lots of information, analysis, and opinions about #pafc

Hazard's departure is for the best I think, still young for a keeper and could definitely kick on still. As ever, like to remember the best in departing players and those saves v Liverpool will live long in the memory 💚

To summarise, the club's defence is "we asked the person who's resigned to tell them". Didn't check they'd been informed. Weren't present to take accountability and answer any practicalities. Blame the person who doesn't work here. It took them a day to come up with that. #pafc

That rumoured WC squad would be so disappointing. If true, Tuchel's got to win - or make the final at least - or big questions will be about who was taken and who was left behind. Feels like a continuation of absolutely dire football; if so, it had better be winning football

100% the right call from the EFL. Southampton institutionally engaged in premeditated attempt to gain an illegal, unfair sporting advantage in a knockout game that ultimately was so close that two teams level on points after 46 games couldn't be separated over 180 minutes

Argyle took more away fans to almost every L1 opponent this season: - Cardiff & Argyle + Exeter & Argyle saw both away ends sell out (indicated by black tip), so is an unfair comparison. - Bradford brought one extra fan, but Argyle visited midweek (lighter shaded bar) #pafc

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Last year, 95% of fans renewed their season tickets (which would be 10.5/11k). This year a percentage hasn't been announced, but it looks around 82% (10.3/12.5k). Roughly the same number, but a lower share retained compared to the previous three years (all 95%+) #pafc

After the last 15 months, I'm not getting remotely engaged in any speculation about any kind of investment or takeover. If it happens, wonderful. Otherwise, I'm just assuming there's absolutely nothing in any of the rumours

Here's the two graphs that seriously worry me. Our wage spending as a share of turnover is basically static. And yet our losses are MILES up. Both are pre any profit/loss from player trading. There's a massive black hole somewhere, and it's not the playing squad #pafc

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I used to hold this take, but we've been saying this for over a decade, and the losses have just further increased. Cumulative Championship losses have trebled in the past decade. Are we likely to run out of bored, wealthy elites who want clubs for play things?

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Not especially surprising that there's been a backlash to price rises and the tickets being released far earlier than usual. I get it from a marketing perspective, but it doesn't scream community club, does it. Let's see what the renewal rates are. 98% in 2024, 95% in 2025. #pafc

Game plan all wrong so far imo. Stop trying to out-run/muscle them. Slow it down, in Kane we have a quality technical player, why don't we try and use that? No no, let's twat it long and run run run run run... nowhere or backwards

Argyle's away attendance at Reading (2.9k) is set to be the 12th highest since the 2009 visit to Arsenal, the eighth highest excluding cup games. Aside from winning the title at Vale in front of 3.9k fans, Argyle have lost the remaining six games by an average of 3.3 goals #pafc

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I'm not conspiratorial, but the financial fans' forum when I was on holiday last September, the financial accounts while my laptop is broken, now these job cuts when I'm on holiday again? Are Argyle scheduling these financial announcements for when I'm not available comment?😂

Pepple's first 12 league apps: 1 goal, 0 assists (375 minutes per goal involvement) Pepple's next 12 league apps: 8 goals, 2 assists (83 minutes per goal involvement) Pepple also has more goals in all comps than any other Luton player this season #pafc