this is it...... (the phoenix is rising)

[Greenskin]

To those who question James Brent's motives, is their any sensible Argyle fan who doesn't shudder to think what would have become of us if he hadn't stepped in when he did. I don't care if him or his Companies benefit from any Argyle-related investment, for that to happen it would almost certainly require there to be success on the field in the form of at least one Promotion. Then, perhaps a new Grandstand might start to become a reality rather than a pipe dream.

As for wanting to bring in other investors, be careful what you wish for.

When we were a decent Championship Club, Stapleton and Co. not unreasonably thought that we might be an attractive option for would-be investors and actively went looking for them with the aim of taking the club "to the next level"; but instead, we ended up with the likes of Gardener and the others who brought the club to its knees and then as we started to go down the pan, disappeared from whence they had come.

If we couldn't get decent and genuine investors then, what chance is there now?

They didn't, at least not until it was too late- that's the whole point of saying that the process of planning for the future should be starting now rather than being caught out if indeed Argyle have uncovered a gem in Derek Adams who can progress the club up the divisions. Although the Gardener gang were certainly instrumental in Argyle's decline and fall, they did take over when the club was already starting to falter with the sale of all of those class players in 2007- it is interesting to speculate on what managers like Pulis and Holloway would have done with the money that was provided for Sturrock and Mariner during their reign and indeed to wonder if their departures to other clubs may have been averted. One thing is for sure-if DA does manage to get Argyle up to the second level, he will need help in order to take the club any further-it certainly can be done as witnessed by the ascent of Swansea and Bournemouth, two clubs who it may be fairly said are no bigger in terms of history or attendances than Argyle.