by RICK COWDERY

AFTER a non-start, a false start and a late start, Bradley Wright-Phillips is ready to start over.

The Argyle striker, who is with the Greens on their pre-season training-camp in Holland, arrived at Home Park amid much publicity and hope a little over a year ago.

Signed by the Pilgrims after leaving Southampton, BWP was all set to be the man to fire his new team up the Championship table.

Then, on the very cusp of the new campaign, he smashed his knee so badly that it would be the following March that the Green Army would eventually get to see him in regular action.

That followed an abortive return around the turn of the year.

"Last season like three pre-seasons, because I came back and got injured again," said 25-year-old Bradley.

"I did think I was ready, but it was frozen, the ground was hard, and my knee just went again."

The knee initially went at Exeter's Cat & Fiddle training-ground in a behind-closed-doors game in the week preceding the beginning of the season.

"I was playing out of position," said Bradley. "It wasn't a bad foul. I tried to turn too sharp for my ability."

Now Bradley has his sights set on getting a starting shirt for this season's opener at his former club, Southampton.

To do that, he will have to overcome serious competition for places: George Donnelly and Rory Patterson have been selected to start Wednesday's prestige friendly against AZ Alkmaar, for instance.

"You need that," he said. "As long as everyone gets a fair crack, I don't mind."

The fact that the opening day's game is against his previous club is, he says, of little consequence.

He said: "I just want to play every game - it will be the same the week after.

"It's like starting again."