Plymouth Argyle have appointed Peter Reid as their new boss and believe he is the man to guide them to  the League One title next season.

Argyle parted company with Paul Mariner after he failed to keep them in the Championship last season and Reid’s first job will be to get the Pilgrims back up as soon as possible.

Reid had been working as Tony Pulis’ number two at Stoke but has now taken the helm at Home Park after Argyle chairman Sir Roy Gardner made him his number one choice.

“We said all along that we were seeking a man with proven experience who could help us realise our aspirations and ambitions,” Gardner revealed.

“We want to get back to the Championship and after that, move on. Peter fits that criteria perfectly.”

Reid has gained bad press since his ill-fated spell at Leeds United but there is no doubt that he did a tremendous job at both Manchester City and Sunderland.

At City, Reid guided them to fifth place in successive seasons but in the first season of the Premier League in 1992 they slipped into ninth place and the season after he was sacked following a poor start to the season.

Reid also did well at Sunderland and after getting them promoted from the Championship they finished seventh for two seasons running but after slipping down the table his eight-year spell as manager came to an end in October 2002.

Plymouth will now be hoping that Reid can work such wonders at Home Park but it will be a difficult task trying to get them out of League One as Charlton, Southampton, Peterborough and Sheffield Wednesday are also fighting to get out of the division.

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