Graham Westley

STAYING UP WOULD RANK HIGH FOR WAYNE

by
The LeaguePaper Team
8 December 2024

Graham Westley
EX-STEVENAGE, PRESTON, PETERBOROUGH AND NEWPORT MANAGER

GOING into the weekend, Wayne Rooney’s Plymouth Argyle were just two points outside the bottom three off the back of two heavy away defeats at Bristol City (4-0) and Norwich (6-1).
Prior to that, on the road, Argyle had suffered by 3-0 at Leeds before earning a draw at Derby (1-1). An aggregate of 2-14 in those games against big opponents must be a worry.
But it is also an opportunity. Clearly the team hasn’t yet figured out how to grind away at those games against big clubs, big teams, in big atmosp...

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