Eighth That a Shame

Eighth That a Shame

From Pilgrims Podcast by Pilgrims Podcast

May 2, 2026 · 1h 15m · Season 1 · Episode 214

About this episode

The episode reviews a chaotic League One match and discusses the implications for the teams involved.

It’s all over. The large opera singer has sung. Summer is here. It feels worse than a pulsating win, but win we did. So for the last time this season, Archie is joined by Chris, Mark and Tom to review a chaotic League One afternoon in an equally chaotic one parter. Anyone in the typical Argyle camp would have been their central element after a counter attack and an absolute worldie (hate that word) saw Argyle 2-0 down. The nerves in the stands, at home, watching on phones translated to the pitch with some world class balls over the stands and clunky moves had everyone worried. But it started to turn, slowly, and yet again a set play played its part in starting a turnaround and by half time its 2-2 and all to play for. With other results: it’s as you were… To a seasoned fan, the second half felt less about the game on the field and more about results elsewhere. A Northampton sending off - FFS we hate playing 10 men - and a great goal to take the lead but all attention turns to Bolton and to Stevenage as time slowly started to slow down. 90th minute, it’s happening. 97th, Stevenage have scored a ghost goal, Luton are winning and we are all back to earth with a bump. Ugh. In amongst…

People in this episode

Host: Archie

Guests: Chris, Mark, Tom

Topics covered

  • League One review
  • soccer match analysis
  • team performance
  • playoff discussion
  • fan experience

Keywords

  • League One
  • Argyle
  • soccer
  • Tom Cleverley
  • Xavier Amaechi
  • playoffs
  • fan experience

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Argyle, Northampton, Bolton, Stevenage, Luton

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