Boss Warns Of Hostile Reception

Last updated : 14 September 2004 By Kevin Markey
Argyle are expecting a sell-out crowd for the first visit by Leeds since 1990 and Blackwell said: "That is how it is going to be at most places.

"Leeds is a big club and it is the fixture both opposition fans and players look forward to, hoping to send us home with our tail between our legs.

"I have a young squad and they must get used not only to the expectations of Leeds fans but also to the reception they are going to get elsewhere.

"We saw it at Gillingham and it will be the same at Plymouth but it's something we have to come to terms with.

"It's one of the reasons I'm trying to bring a couple more experienced players in. I think we need a few more people like Paul Butler and Neil Sullivan who have faced a similar atmosphere, though I don't think they will have faced the kind of burden of attention we have here."