I must thank Mark Russell from Existem Affiliate Management for inviting myself and Jason into the hospitality tent marquee at Argyle on Saturday. Existem AM sponsored the match ball in the Westcountry derby against Bristol City, and as such we were treated to a pre-match breakfast (due to a 12:30pm kickoff) and post-match buffet, as well as a stadium tour of the state-of-the art dressing rooms before taking our magnificent seats in the grandstand (Er Indoors’ father was also grateful for the use of my season-ticket for the day!)

The security at Home Park just isn’t what it used to be, and somehow some City fans in the shape of Matt, Claire and Chris from Existem somehow made it into the home end with us, as did Bruce from Existem AM, who was missing the MK Dons match against Accrington Stanley (who are they?) to be there. Thankfully they were very subdued though, especially when they fell behind to one of the softest penalties ever seen at Home Park, when Sylvan Ebanks-Blake slipped on a blade of grass before dispatching the penalty for his 9th goal of the season.

A quick nip back to the tent marquee for the half time analysis and a cup of coffee (or beer for the Brizzle boys who needed to drown their sorrows) and then back to our seats for the second half, which was pretty much dominated by City, with the exception of the occasional counter-attack from argyle which ultimately came to nothing. It was going to take something special for City to get back into the game, and as it turned out, that was a freak own-goal from the Terminator himself, Kristian Timar, who sliced a clearance horribly over the helpless Romain Larrieu (who was named MOM, and I’m sure Mark will have the pic of the presentation on his site soon) to ensure that honours ended up even.

It was a fantastic game, and a great day out, so massive thanks have to go once again to Mark, especially now we’ve learned that he was actually carrying a pretty nasty injury, having broken three ribs a few days earlier – So thanks a lot for the hospitality mate, and get well soon – Rest up, and you’ll be back on your feet before you know it!

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