PLYMOUTH Argyle is a unique football club - it is what makes the Green Army so proud, but it is also what makes life hard for the manager.

Paul Sturrock knows more about being in charge of this club than anyone else, but even he admitted that this summer has been unusually frustrating.

The difficulty of attracting new players to his Green revolution has been hampered by something that will never change: geography.

Luggy said: "When you sign for Plymouth Argyle, it is lock, stock and barrel.

"It is very difficult when you have extra problems that other football clubs don't have. If we were in Sheffield, for example, we would have settled team and blah, blah, blah.

"When we sign a player, they have to move to Plymouth, and that has been our main obstacle. You can't cajole them into moving here without upheaval.

"Once they get here, they dismiss it in their mind. Once I have got them, I have got a wee chance.

"I have chased my tail all through close-season and we have had so many people renege on us. The first ten names I would have liked to bring to this football club all turned us down.

"You are chasing yourself all the time and you have to make sure you don't panic and take people just for the sake of it."

Despite the obstacles, Luggy is still hopeful of bringing in a couple of new faces before tomorrow's televised showdown with Swansea City at Home Park.

"We are in the lap of the Gods as far as other football clubs are concerned," he said.

"I would love to have two [new signings]. We need to have competition for certain areas of the team.

"I would imagine things will get a wee bit more excitable when there are a few days to go [before the transfer window closes on September 1]."

The revolving door at Home Park may also start spinning the other way, with Luggy hoping to send some of his youngsters out on loan.

Another factor for the manager to consider is renewing the contracts of his current crop, although this will not become a priority until after the window closes.

"You can only discuss with other football clubs and wait and see their reactions," he said. "I have made it plain to people about availability.

"When the window closes, there may be time [to discuss new contracts]. At this juncture, people coming in are more important."

New signings are obviously very important to Argyle but three points against Swansea remains top of Luggy's wish list.

He said: "My head is down, blinkers are on and the whole essence of life is to try and muster the troops into remembering their jobs.

"I am discussing these things but I must emphasise we are still out there to win games. I could say we will be a better team in January, but, by January, we could be so far off the pace.

"That is why we are having double-sessions on the training ground and I am over-emphasising all the things I have preached in the past to try and get them quicker in their minds.

"Simon Walton has come here with a general fitness problem and Chris Barker as well.

"Jason Puncheon has come with an idea of how to play the game, which is completely different to what I am looking for. There are obviously other players trying to find their feet as well.

"I am excited in a way because the training ground is where any manager wants to be and it has been full tilt since the start of the week.

"We also have to curb our exuberance with the thought that we need to leave something in their legs."