PAUL Sturrock believes that his relationship with Pilgrims' chairman Paul Stapleton is the key to Argyle's continued success.

Luggy played an integral in formulating a five-year plan when the chairman took over the club at the beginning of the 2001-02 season, and, having seen Argyle surpass the aims of that plan, wants to put another in place as soon as possible.

"The chairman, the board, and I will have to sit down and discuss all that," he said. "I am a great believer in long-term plans for the simple reason that everybody then knows where we are coming from.

"We went on a five-year plan when Paul [Stapleton] first took over, and they have achieved that - to win two promotions and then solidify yourselves in the Championship was something special. The three managers since me have done a fantastic job in allowing that five-year plan to work."

Luggy's management experience before he first came to Home Park, with St Johnstone, and since, with Sheffield Wednesday and Swindon, where he was affected by financial constraints and constant takeover proposals, makes him realise the value of a sound relationship with the club's board.

"Every time I've had a successful relationship with a chairman, I've had a successful team," he said. "At St Johnstone, I had five years, played in Europe and played in a cup final, and that was with a great relationship with the chairman.

"The first year at Sheffield Wednesday was very pleasing, and I had a great relationship with the chairman. Even at Swindon, things worked out very well. It's just that this take-over business, and lack of finances, has really affected the club.

"Paul and I don't see eye to eye on everything - he has an opinion and I have - but we know what direction we want the football club to be going in and we both want to achieve that: he through off-the-park activities and me on the park."