The Argyle Podcast

Getting Chopsy. Martin Barlow is one of Argyle’s most colourful characters. Fondly remembered for his cheeky attitude, for his partying and above all else, his longevity as a player. He broke through as a teenager in the late 1980s, rubbing shoulders with Argyle legends such as Tommy Tynan, Kevin Summerfield and Kevin Hodges. Played under iconic managers like Peter Shilton, Neil Warnock and Paul Sturrock. And played in memorable matches including Burnley in 1995, Colchester United and Darlington in 1996 and Exeter City in 2002, albeit for the Grecians. His 13 years as an Argyle player was full of stories, antics, highs and lows and if there is one thing you need to know about Chopsy, he loved every second of it. This is the story of, Martin ‘Chopsy’ Barlow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The champagne super striker. When Tyler Harvey made his Argyle debut, there was already quite a bit of hype around him. He was a prolific goal scorer throughout his youth days and was catching the attention of sides in the Premier League. So it was of little surprise that when he was handed his first start on Boxing Day 2012, he was the star man (well star boy) – a goal at the Devonport End in the 90th minute. What was a shock was that he never went on to fulfil that potential with Argyle. In 60 appearances he only started 11 times and as the seasons went on the opportunities faded. Just 12 months after leaving Argyle, Tyler stopped playing full-time and embarked on a new career in the ‘real world.’ That coupled with a remarkable time at Truro City has led him to going back into the professional game aged 30. And yes, he’s still scoring lots of goals. This is the story of, Tyler Harvey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Argyle Fives on the Devon Derby.A game that needs little introduction. Since the first meeting between Argyle and Exeter City back in 1908 through to today, this game has always mattered to both sets of supporters. Throughout the past 117 years, both sides have at one stage or another, had the upper hand and there have been some blockbuster matches. Whether that be a six-goal thriller under the lights at Home Park, a narrow win with a deflected winner, a comeback to end all comebacks or just a comfortable cup win. It doesn’t matter how you win these games; it just matters that you do. Kevin Nancekivell, Charlie Price and Rob McNichol sit down to discuss their favourite five from the previous 115 Devon Derbies. Argyle Fives is also available to watch on Argyle TV - enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s Trotman time. It was maybe his crowning glory in an Argyle shirt, scoring in injury time away to Mansfield Town to kick-start Argyle’s season. Forget Fergie time, this is Trotman’s time. It was a glorious moment in a troubled career, however. From bright things at the Burnley Academy, to the disappointment of being released. Building his career back up, getting a big money move but ultimately retiring at 28 due to chronic injuries. Neal Trotman definitely experienced the highs and lows of football.  He now, uses those experiences, to help others. A qualified physiotherapist, with first-hand experience to guide sports people and particularly footballer, who are going through a tough time.  This is the story of, Neal Trotman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

College football. How many times has a football club signed a player from a university? It can’t be many. Well, one example is that of Josh Clapham, who joined Argyle in the summer of 2006 after excelling during his time at the University of Plymouth. Put forward by his uni coach, the legendary Fred Binney, he impressed Ian Holloway sufficiently to give him a contract for the season. Now, despite never playing a competitive game for Argyle, Josh did play in that famous friendly with Real Madrid and lived out his, and many others, childhood dream of being a professional footballer. This is the story of, Josh Clapham. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The ultimate team player. Jon Ashton lived out the dream of many – playing for the club he supported. From the moment the door to playing for Argyle opened, thanks to a chance conversation at a cattle sale, Ashy was never going to let the opportunity pass him by. From cleaning boots, to picking up cones even going in goal when required; Jon’s love of Argyle was evident in every game he played. This is the story of, Jon Ashton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Working six ‘till six, what a way to make a living. What goes into being the Head Coach of Plymouth Argyle? Well, a lot – that’s the short answer. Tom Clevelrey arrived at Home Park in the summer of 2025. He was touted as being one of the hottest prospects in terms of coaches in England and it’s clear to see why. The effort and detail that goes into the day-to-day is dizzying and the work ethic that he lives by has clearly been drilled into him through the different challenges and obstacles he’s overcome in his career. As a player he excelled. A Premier League champion, England international and Olympian. But as a coach, he feels even more comfortable. This is the story of, our gaffer, Tom Cleverley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One of England’s finest. Not many clubs can say they have been managed by England’s greatest goalkeeper and record appearance holder. In fact, only one can and that’s Plymouth Argyle. Peter Shilton had a glittering career that saw him capped by his country 125 times, play at three World Cups, become and English champion, a European champion twice and play over 1000 Football League games. In 1992 he became Argyle manager and oversaw one of the most remarkable periods in the club’s recent history. From underachievers to swashbuckling entertainers, Shilton transformed the way Argyle played and brough some of the greatest players in modern times to the club.  This is the story of Peter Shilton OBE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

“We’ve got Carey…” The one we’ve all been waiting for.  Graham Carey is a modern great of Plymouth Argyle. His skill, ability to score world class goals and importance to the team that won promotion in 2017, will always be remembered by Argyle supporters. From growing up in Dublin and leaving home as a teenager to chase the dream of being a footballer, this incredibly talented sportsman was destined for greatness. And although not always being a smooth journey. A career which includes playing for Celtic, gracing Wembley and Anfield, promotions, player of the seasons and a goal in the Europa League against Roma, isn’t half bad, is it? This is the story of Graham Carey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Train Daddy. Did you know, there is an Argyle fan who has managed most of the largest train networks around the world? Well, there is. And his name is Andy Byford. Having grown up in the South Hams, Andy was sucked into the allure of Home Park in the early 1980s. As he entered adulthood, one of his other loves, trains, became the new obsession. Andy worked his way up at the London Underground before getting the authority and reputation that would make him desirable to all the big train networks.  His career took him to Australia as the Operations Director of Rail Corp in New South Wales, to Canada as the CEO of the Toronto Transit Commission; and to New York, where he became the first non-American to become President of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). Having done all of that, he then took over the commissioner role of Transport for London and oversaw the completion of the Elizabeth Tube line. All the while, supporting the Greens wherever he went. A journey like no other. This is the story of Andy Byford.  *WARNING: This podcast contains very strong language that some may find offensive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Just a roofer from Liverpool. Growing up in Liverpool one of the main sources of entertainment for children is kicking a ball around. It’s a football mad city. Whether you’re a red or a blue, football dominates. For a young Craig Noone the dream of becoming a professional seemed to be slipping away. Released from Wrexham at the age of 17 he became a roofer and ploughed his footballing furrow in the local non-league scene. His big break came when Paul Sturrock saw enough in him to be classed as one of those special “wee nuggets” and his professional career began at Home Park. Brighton, Cardiff and the Premier League followed for the talented winger, before a move to the opposite side of the world and Australia was the closing curtain on a remarkable career. This is the story of Craig Noone. You can also watch this episode of the Argyle Podcast on Argyle TV. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The perennial promotion winner. Keith Hill had a self-confessed ‘happy home’ when he was growing up in Bolton in 1970s and you can certainly see those grounded values in the way he approaches football. Whether that be as a player at Blackburn ~rovers in his early days, helping the side to the top tier, at Home Park with Argyle and helping them to promotion via the play-offs at Wembley, or even as a manager at Rochdale AFC, guiding them two the highest league position. The happy go lucky Lancastrian, who had an old school attitude with missed with modern values who has become one of the most decorated managers in the EFL. This is the story of Keith Hill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From Paris to Plymouth. There won’t be many players who would have enjoyed the career that Mathias Kouo-Doumbe did. And it was a career that almost didn’t get started. Growing up in the football hotbed that is Paris, an obsession with the was game was always going to happen. But Mathias quicky shone. Despite his obvious quality, his feet were kept firmly on the ground by his parents who refused to let him join the much-famed Clairefontaine football academy and Monaco as a teenager. He would soon make the move into the professional game at his boyhood club PSG. A trip to Scotland soon followed before he was taken south, to Argyle, by former manager Bobby Williamson. Mat was an important player over his five years at the club. Comfortable playing anywhere across the back, his pace and physicality made him a firm fans favourite with the fans. This is the story of Mathias Kouo-Doumbe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Argyle Fives on kits. On Friday, 25th April, it is the Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer Research UK's annual Football Shirt Friday campaign. And as we have done for the last couple of years, Argyle are proud to support it.Therefore, the Argyle Fives team of Charlie Price, Rob McNichol and Kevin Nancekivell got together to discuss their favourite football shirts from Argyle history. Obviously, we all bleed green, but what shade of green? Do you prefer stripes or block colour? What about green and black or green and white.  The constant throughout our history has been the colour green but there have been a wide variety of stripes that Argyle players have worn. But which ones will make it into the top five? Argyle Fives is also available to watch on Argyle TV - enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The team behind the man. Any good Head Coach will tell you; they can’t be successful without the team behind the scenes. When Miron Muslic arrived at Home Park, he was lucky to have the likes of Kevin Nancekivell and Darryl Flahavan, two experienced coaches, already in place. However, he needed some familiar faces around him for his first job in England. He turned to two men who helped him build success in Belgium in the shape of fellow Bosnia Adin Osmanbasic and Englishman Eddie Lattimore. Both are young for coaches but have packed their careers full of experience. Over the next 30 minutes you’ll hear both of their journeys. This is the story of the backroom staff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Late to the game, but worth the wait. Many people, by the age of 25, would have given up on the dream of becoming a professional footballer. And in fact, Dwight Marshall was also in that camp. Failed trials at Crystal Palace and Sheffield United meant he had started a career in the ‘real world.’  However, an invitation to Cornwall to play in a pre-season tournament for Plymouth Argyle changed his life.  Manager David Kemp offered him a deal right there and then and he went on to become a leading light for Argyle for the next four years. Dwight only played eight seasons as a professional but as any fan of Argyle, Middlesbrough and Luton Town about him and they will all speak in glowing terms. This is the story of Dwight Marshall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Crossing the divide. Growing up in Surrey, there is little chance that Jamie Mackie would ever have imagined he would be embroiled in two of the fiercest rivalries in England. Well, he was, and he somehow comes out of it pretty well. As a teenager he broke into a Wimbledon side that was struggling financially and, when the decision was made to move the club to Milton Keynes, 18-year-old Jamie went.  Three years later, he found himself as one of the top scorers in the Conference, with Exeter. At the peak of his powers, Devon rivals Argyle come into the conversation and once more Jamie takes the plunge. He has a successful time at Home Park, despite the side falling out of the Championship, and bagged a move to Queens Park Rangers, where, in two spells he won promotion, got called up for his country and scored in one of the most famous games of all time. Not bad for a boy from Surrey. This is the story of Jamie Mackie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A table of redemption. When he arrived at Home Park in what could have risen to be a club record fee, there were incredibly high hopes for Simon Walton. He broke into his boyhood Leeds United side as a teenager, had almost 100 games at Championship level under his belt and was supposed to be part of a rebuild job that would take Argyle forward. Fast forward just a couple of months and he was wanting out. A combination of bad performances, lack of professionalism and falling out with the manager left Walts on the transfer list – he was gone. He had loan spell after loan spell and was losing his love for football until he was given the armband and the chance to prove himself and boy did he do that. He, along with the players in the 2011/12 season, will forever be remembered. This is the story of Simon Walton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The voice of Home Park. From last minute winner, to promotions, penalty shootout wins and semi-final triumphs, Gary McLean has been there for all of them, over the last 15 seasons. For an outgoing Argyle fan who always had a love for being a showman, being the stadium announcer has to be up there as a dream job. In 2010, the club was looking for someone new to take the mic and Gary was the man to get Home Park ready for matchday’s ever since. He’s seen big cup ties, semi-final wins, last minute winners and fights on the touchline. He has a close-up view of the goings on at Home Park. This is the story of Gary McLean. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The latest episode of the Argyle Podcast is ready for you to listen to! An Argyle team led by former player David Norris and Under-18s Head Coach Jamie Lowry will head Stateside this summer to take part in The Soccer Tournament (TST) in North Carolina.TST, a 7v7 event with a $1million winner-takes-all prize will be played at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, NC, from June 4-9.Argyle’s full squad will be announced in due course but will feature former players and futsal stars and be overseen for the week by player-manager Norris and player-assistant-manager Lowry.Also competing at TST will be the likes of European giants Villarreal and Borussia Dortmund, as well as Sergio Aguero’s 'Selección Potrero', and Luis Nani's 'Nani FC'. Hear from the coaches themselves in this latest episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices