Source: Team_Talk
Argyle angst grows at Scunthorpe
The Iron moved out of the drop zone on Saturday after Martyn Woolford's deflected second-half strike gave them a vital victory at Glanford Park.[LNB]Jamie Mackie's 28th-minute strike put the visitors in front before Garry Thompson drew them level.[LNB]Argyle goalkeeper David Stockdale made an excellent save to deny Thompson a second before the break, but just after the hour mark Woolford got into the area and his shot was deflected in.[LNB]The result leaves the Pilgrims seven points adrift of safety with games rapidly beginning to run out.[LNB]But manager Paul Mariner is not yet ready to throw in the towel.[LNB]"We are a resilient lot and we will pick ourselves back up from this disappointment," he said.[LNB]"I thought we played some good football in the early stages and were the better team for the first half-hour.[LNB]"We scored a terrific goal to go in front through Jamie Mackie but for me the turning point came when we lost Richard Eckersley injury.[LNB]"It was a bad challenge on him, one which was deserving of a yellow card.[LNB]"He will go to hospital for an X-ray on what we fear might be a broken ankle.[LNB]"That's another defensive problem for us, we just don't seem to have any luck in that department this season."[LNB]Scunthorpe manager Nigel Adkins was all smiles at the end after his side ended a run of three successive away defeats.[LNB]"This was a victory we badly needed and I think we thoroughly deserved," he said.[LNB]"Even without Gary Hooper we created a lot of chances and it was their goalkeeper David Stockdale who was man of the match with some fantastic saves.[LNB]"There has always been total belief in our dressing room that we can succeed this season.[LNB]"There was a nervousness out there which I am sure there will be from now until the end of the season.[LNB]"But our home form has been good all season and this is where we can achieve what we expect to achieve this season."[LNB][LNB]
