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Ronan Curtis says he has felt no ill effects from his summer knee surgery.

The 30-year-old Plymouth Argyle winger joined the club permanently from Port Vale in January and scored twice in 23 appearances in all competitions last season.

He has gone on to start all five of Argyle's League One matches this season as the Pilgrims have opened with two wins and two defeats.

"The knee's good," he told BBC South West.

"I got the surgery in the summer, it was something that I did last pre-season, had a slight meniscus tear but I could play through the pain just managing it through last season.

"But I managed to get it done this season, get the surgery and back to my fully fit best now.

"I have all faith in myself to come back stronger, fitter and much better.

"It was something that I needed to get done in the summer because the odd time it would swell up and taking too many tablets to get me through games and stuff like that, but I'm all fit and healthy now."

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Gateshead have signed forward Freddie Issaka on loan from League One side Plymouth Argyle until January.

The 20-year-old holds the record as Argyle's youngest-ever first-team player after making his debut aged 15 years and 34 days on 31 August 2021.

He spent time on loan with Bristol Rovers in League One and made eight substitute appearances for the Pirates.

He then went on to join Truro City and made 14 appearances in the National League during a loan spell last season.

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Plymouth Argyle attacker Caleb Watts should be aiming for at least 10 goals this season, according to boss Tom Cleverley.

The 24-year-old is returning from injury and scored for the first time this season in the 3-2 win at Doncaster Rovers on Saturday.

Watts, who moved to Argyle from Devon rivals Exeter City last summer, scored seven times in 33 appearances last season.

"He's intense, he's aggressive, and he showed good game understanding and real good quality in the final action," Cleverley told BBC Radio Devon of the forward-thinking midfielder.

"His numbers are off the chart for an attacking midfielder, to be honest," he added.

"He should definitely be targeting double figures this year.

"If he stays fit I'm sure he'll get there."

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Plymouth Argyle defender Jack MacKenzie has been ruled out for a further two weeks through injury.

The 26-year-old joined from Aberdeen in May 2025, and has only managed to play 12 times in all competitions due to tendonitis in his knee, and shin splints.

Plymouth head coach Tom Cleverley described the Scottish Cup winner as an "incredibly hard worker" but that he had been set back by an abductor injury.

"There will be an element of guilt from the player and all the stuff which goes through your mind when you've had bad injuries for a long period," Cleverley said.

"We've rallied around him at the minute because he's had small set-back, and he was flying in training.

"He has ticked all the boxes to return to play and unfortunately he's got a little niggle in his adductor.

He added: "When you work as hard as he does, in the end it works out, so I'm hoping that's the case for Jack."

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Plymouth Argyle manager Tom Cleverley has said he does not expect any incomings or outgoings before Tuesday's transfer deadline day.

The Pilgrims added the loan signings of midfielder Tyreeq Bakinson from Leyton Orient and Tottenham Hotspur forward Oliver Irow on Monday and Cleverley said he was pleased with how his side is looking.

"I'm happy with the squad. We know performance-wise in the league, there's a lot of things we need to work on, we're nowhere near the finished article, which we'll get to. We'll develop, we'll improve. But, I'd be surprised if there were any further ins and outs," Cleverley said.

"I said two players in on Monday and I finally got one right. So let's hope that my confidence in the squad is what it is, and it stays through till Tuesday."

Bakinson and Irow made their debuts in Tuesday's EFL Cup defeat against Coventry along with 17-year-old academy product Joe Mwaro and Cleverley was impressed with their performances.

"They physically look sharp so really pleased with their debuts. They slotted nicely into the group and will be key players for us going forward."

Speaking ahead of Saturday's league visit of Bradford, Cleverley also touched on any potential outgoings.

"As far as players going out, that's always a little bit more tricky perhaps because that's sometimes a bit out of your control.

"The only way that could change would be the obvious, if someone offered an astronomical amount of money for one of our players."

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Plymouth Argyle midfielder Malachi Boateng has been ruled out of action for at least six weeks due to injury.

The 24-year-old suffered knee ligament damage during the Pilgrim's 1-1 draw against Wycombe on Saturday.

Earlier in the week, head coach Tom Cleverley had described the match as "the highest intensity game" he had been involved with at the club.

Speaking after Plymouth's 4-2 loss against Coventry in the EFL Cup second round, Cleverley confirmed the length of the midfielder's absence, but said "it could have been a lot worse."

"It's going to be six to eight weeks," he told BBC Radio Devon.

"Whenever someone has an issue with any kind of knee instability we know that is a ligament problem, and so you fear the worst.

"We're not happy to miss him for 10 to 12 league games but it could have been a lot worse, and so we're happy with that news."