JAMIE Mackie has left Argyle to link up with former Pilgrims' manager Neil Warnock, bringing to an end a two and a half year stay at Home Park..
The 24-year-old forward has joined Championship side Queens Park Rangers for an undisclosed fee, signing a four year deal with the London club.
Mackie, the Pilgrims' leading scorer in the Championship last season with eight goals, had one year left on his Argyle contract but was eager to move on this summer.
Argyle head coach Paul Mariner said: "Jamie had expressed a strong desire to leave Argyle.
"With his contract due to expire at the end of next season, we felt it was in the best interests of ourselves and Jamie to allow him to move now.
"There were a number of clubs interested in acquiring his services and we are very happy with the deal that we have struck with Queens Park Rangers.
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Letting Fly: Mackie unleashes a bullet against Reading in 2009 |
"We thank Jamie for the commitment he has given the club during his stay at Home Park and wish him well for the future.
"Agreeing this transfer so early in the summer gives us ample time to plan for next season without him."
Jamie joined Argyle from Exeter City, then a non-league side, in January 2008, having begun his career with Wimbledon before they became MK Dons.
He made his Pilgrims' debut the following month, coming on as a substitute against Barnsley and scoring twice - two of 16 career goals while at Home Park.
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Always Celebrating: Jamie on the pre-season tour on Scotland in summer 2009 |
That was the first of 102 league and cup matches for Argyle in two and a half seasons, his last appearance being in the match last month when Newcastle's 2-0 victory at Home Park relegated the Pilgrims to League One.
He was a virtual ever-present in his only two full seasons at Home Park and, at the end of each, was twice runner-up in the fans' vote for Argyle Player of the Season, to Romain Larrieu and Carl Fletcher.
