Ready for Robins

SATURDAY’S game against Cheltenham Town is our fifth home league Sky Bet League Two match of the 2019-20 season; we are unbeaten in our four previous games.

OUR new Family Fan Zone in the Devonport end will be open from 11am to allow supporters to meet, enjoy each other’s company, get a drink and something to eat, enjoy pre-match entertainment, watch the early TV game, share thoughts about the match against the Robins, and generally soak up the pre-match vibe. There will also be games for the children and all food and drink in the Family Fan Zone will be half-price. Admission is free to Season-Ticket or Flexi-Ticket Holders; Club Argyle Members; 1886 Members; and Big Green Lottery subscribers. Show your membership card on the gate for admission.

AS well as our new Family Fan Zone, Argyle Community Trust will be running their own Fan Zone, also at the Devonport end, for young supporters to enjoy a variety of games including 3v3 football, archery and golf-putting. There is also an area to put your feet up with extra-comfortable bean bags; sink your toes into an artificial lawn; or pretend you are at the beach in our giant deck chair to watch the world go by.

THE game kicks off at 3pm.

MATCH-DAY admission prices are £25 for adults; £20 for over 65s and under 23s; £11 for under 18s; £8 for under 12s; and £3 for under 8s.

RECEPTION at Home Park is in the Ticket Office and will be open from 9am on match-day.

THE Home Park Superstore is also open from 9am. Saturday’s Match-Day Mania special are Argyle-branded luxury towels reduced by 50% to £10.

THE ground will be open for the match from 1.30pm. Turnstile 16 will stay open until 3.30pm and Turnstile 6 will remain open until five minutes after the second half kicks off.

AWAY fans will be able to pay on the day (cash or card) on Gate 2 at the Barn Park end of Home Park; this will also be a late gate.

THERE is free car-parking in the Outland Road Park & Ride Car-Park adjacent to Home Park, but this will fill up early. Street parking in the area is available, but please take care to note local restrictions. Our advice is to use public transport whenever possible.

THE official Pilgrim Match-Day programme freshly re-designed for 2019-20 will be on sale from the Argyle Superstore and around the ground for the price of £3. We have sold out at every single home game so far – meaning we have order in extra copies to be sold on Saturday – from the usual vendors, kiosks, the Home Park Superstore and the family fan zone. There is also our new for 2019-20 season, special children’s programme, which costs just £1.

BEFORE the game, we will be holding the eighth instalment of our regular Crossbar Challenge, with someone selected from the crowd at this time at every home game to step on to the pitch and attempt to kick the ball onto the crossbar. A £400 prize awaits a successful challenger. In the event that the crossbar is not hit, the £400 rolls over to the prize fund for the next home game, making the pot £450. The prize fund will roll over by £50 week on week, until somebody is able to strike the crossbar.

We only select from seats that are clearly occupied at 1.55pm – so to be in with a chance of playing the Crossbar Challenge, supporters need to be seated before then.

THE Match Sponsor is Target Travel, who provide coaches to take the first-team and the Green Army to games.

THE food and drink kiosks inside Home Park will be offering Meal Deals throughout the day.

THERE will be a 50-50 Lottery half-time prize draw, with tickets available from the usual sellers. Former Pilgrims Geoff Barnsley and Romain Larrieu will make the draw.

ALSO at half-time, Plymouth Parkway Under-14s are taking part in a small-sided game organized by Argyle Community Trust. This is part of a full package which includes match tickets, a stadium tour, lunch, shop discount, discounted Community Trust roadshow courses and a signed football from the first-team squad.

WE are asking supporters – especially those who come to Home Park early on match-days to experience our new pre-game entertainment – not to stand in the walkways between the front row of seats and the pitch-perimeter boards. Access to seating in many areas of the ground has become something of an increasing problem, especially for our disabled supporters, so it is essential to keep those walkways clear. Stewards have been asked by the club to keep these areas clear and will, if absolutely necessary, take action to ensure all supporters are able to walk around the stadium safely, and enjoy the on-pitch activity without having their view impeded.

WE have a duty of care to everyone who visits Home Park and, in keeping with our Vision and Values, we take that duty very seriously. That is why we ask all supporters to respect our requests to refrain from persistent standing. By ‘persistent’, we mean “when individuals in seated areas stand for prolonged periods of time other than for short durations during moments of excitement. The Sports Grounds Safety Authority has a legal responsibility for the issuing of licences and, if we, as a club, do not comply with the regulations, they have the power to impose large financial penalties, and, ultimately, to close Home Park.

PLYMOUTH Argyle Football Club is a community-focused, values-driven organisation, whose stated aim is to make attending football matches as inclusive and enjoyable as possible for all members of society. We have a zero-tolerance approach to anyone who thinks it is acceptable to bully, intimidate or discriminate against a fellow supporter, player or member of club staff. We encourage supporters to report any instance of inappropriate comments, chanting or behaviour. There is no definitive list of what is or is not appropriate, but, if the target of the behaviour, or anyone else who hears it, feels uncomfortable, then the chances are that it is not acceptable. At Home Park, you can report your concerns to the nearest steward, or to the club, or via our match-day reporting service - text ARGYLE and your message to 66777.

IT is a criminal offence to enter a sports ground whilst drunk and to bring alcohol into the ground. Anyone trying to enter Home Park whilst drunk will be refused entry and anyone found attempting to bring alcohol into the ground will be handed to the police. There is a three-year football banning order linked to these offences.

IT is also a criminal offence to enter the field of play. Pitch incursions pose a threat to the safety of players, officials and spectators and will result in the Pilgrims being disciplined by the Football Association. Such incidents have resulted in clubs being charged and subsequently fined up to £200,000 by Regulatory Commissions.

THE following articles must not be brought into the ground: knives, fireworks, smoke canisters, air-horns, flares, weapons, dangerous or hazardous items, laser devices, bottles, glass vessels, cans, poles and any article that might be used as a weapon and/or compromise public safety. Anyone found to be in possession of any of these articles inside the ground could face a criminal prosecution and will receive an immediate and indefinite banning order from Home Park.