Source: Team_Talk
Davey: We did what we had to do
Davey and his team were well aware that Norwich, the only team who could potentially relegate them - were 3-1 down at half-time at Charlton but still pressed on to recover from 1-0 down to claim victory.
"We knew when we were 1-0 down the fans were telling us that it was 1-0 (at Charlton), then 2-0 but we said when we came here that today was going to be about us and taking care of our own business," Davey said.
"Even when we came into the dressing room at 1-1 and we knew the score was 3-1 at Charlton at half-time, we knew that we still had to make sure with a win because football does this strange thing of kicking you when you least expect it. We did our bit and that's all we could do."
By his own admission, Barnsley got off to a "nightmare start" as Plymouth began brightly and sensed their visitors' nervousness.
After forcing a corner on the left, top scorer Paul Gallagher - on loan from Blackburn - sent over a pacy set-piece to the front post where left-back Gary Sawyer escaped his marker to glance a header into the far corner for his third goal in 13 starts.
Both managers agreed the turning point of the match came in the 25th minute, when Alan Judge, also on loan from Blackburn, had his thumping volley turned up on to the underside of the crossbar by Tykes goalkeeper Lee Steele.
The ball was scrambled clear by Robert Kozluk to the relief of the near 1,700 Tykes fans gathered behind Steele's goal in the away end.
News filtered through to them that Charlton had taken the lead against Norwich and their cheers seemed to spur the Yorkshire side on.
Striker Jon Macken won the ball in the air and his perfect cushioned header set the ball up nicely for on-loan Liverpool midfielder Adam Hammill to let fly with a 25-yard grass-cutter that flew into the corner, out of the reach of diving home goalkeeper Romain Larrieu, recipient of Plymouth's player of the year award just before the match.
Larrieu could do little about Barnsley's winner early in the second half, with Macken - again - playing a major part.
Macken was forced wide by Chris Barker but the striker's cutback fell to the Tykes' top scorer Jamal Campbell-Ryce, who picked his spot from 15 yards for his 11th league goal of the season.
Argyle boss Paul Sturrock said: "The priority this season was staying in this division and our celebration came last week, when we knew we were safe, but I was desperate to end on a high note, with a home win for these fans because they have been fantastic, home and away.
"Unfortunately we haven't been the best at home - which is something we have to rectify in the summer in time for next season.
"The real turning point came when Alan Judge's shot came back off the bar. If that had gone in and made it 2-0 then the game would have taken on a whole different complexion.
"It didn't so now we go away in the knowledge that we are safe and can regroup and restructure over the summer. We are still a Championship club."
