The Plymouth Argyle Post
Squad10 Aug 2026
Murphy Cooper signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Murphy Cooper and Plymouth Argyle agree another 3 years.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Coventry City tell Plymouth Argyle: Jack Rudoni is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Plymouth Argyle ask about Miodrag Pivaš
A loan enquiry to Newcastle United: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Plymouth Argyle try to borrow Tom Iorpenda
Swansea City have been asked whether they would lend him. Loans are agreed quickly or not at all, and this one will be one or the other by the weekend.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Murphy Cooper knocks on the manager’s door
“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Murphy Cooper trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
Looking ahead10 Aug 2026
Alex Mitchell goes back to face Lincoln City
Every squad has one of these fixtures for somebody every season. This one is Alex Mitchell’s: the club that knew him first, the supporters who will decide in the first minute whether to applaud, and Plymouth Argyle needing him to play as if none of it matters.
Market10 Aug 2026
Still no ink between Plymouth Argyle and Ayman Benarous
“We keep meeting, and we keep leaving the room with the same numbers we walked in with.” Another round of talks at Plymouth Argyle, another week without a signature from Ayman Benarous.
Market10 Aug 2026
The clock runs on Alex Mitchell's contract
48 months left and silence from upstairs — no offer, no talks, nothing for his people to answer. Clubs that let a calendar do their negotiating usually end up negotiating with the calendar.
Market10 Aug 2026
Tyrell Ashcroft arrives on loan
Plymouth Argyle have taken Tyrell Ashcroft on loan from Tottenham — cover where cover was needed.
In brief
- Squad Herbie Kane has company in his position
- Squad Mathias Ross wants to know why he earns less
- Looking ahead Plymouth Argyle travel to Lincoln City