'He Lost a Lot of the Dressing Room Before He Even Started' ; a New Book, Peter Shilton's Nearly Men - a Plymouth Argyle Story, Chronicles Shilton's Tumultuous Spell As Argyle Manager From 1992- 95. It Is Written by Paul Roberts. Here, in the First of Two Exclusive Extracts, Roberts Relives the Heady Day Shilton Was Appointed

Plymouth Evening Herald, The › October 16, 2009

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THE news of Peter Shilton's appointment as Plymouth Argyle manager rocked the city and reverberated across the country.

If the club's directors wanted a reaction from their big-name managerial appointment, they got one in spades.

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'He Lost a Lot of the Dressing Room Before He Even Started' ; a New Book, Peter Shilton's Nearly Men - a Plymouth Argyle Story, Chronicles Shilton's Tumultuous Spell As Argyle Manager From 1992- 95. It Is Written by Paul Roberts. Here, in the First of Two Exclusive Extracts, Roberts Relives the Heady Day Shilton Was Appointed

The grand unveiling took place at the Forte Post House hotel on Plymouth's seafront at 11.15am on Monday, March 2 1992.

"It was terribly exciting," said former Argyle director Ivor Jones. "When he walked into the room it was a rea...

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