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Supporters Branches

PASALB - The London Branch

Formed in 1976, the London Branch currently has over 300 members. As well as organising match day travel, PASALB runs successful Football, Pool and Darts teams under the APFSCIL umbrella. Pasty News, the long established PASALB newsletter, is mailed on a monthly basis to members and includes up to the minute news, match reports, travel information, social events and much more. PASALB prides itself on the fundraising done on behalf of PAST + DT, and will continue to do so.

Membership costs £20 p.a from July onwards, or less depending on when you join.

For more information, please refer to the website at www.pasalb.co.uk

PACSA - The Cornish Branch

Representing Argyle fans in the Duchy, PACSA arrange match day travel to both home and away games. Regular Social events often have Argyle players and staff in attendance, and a bi-monthly newsletter, the Janners Journal, provides the latest news from the Cornish branch.

Membership costs £10 p.a or £5 for u-16's.

For further information, please visit www.pacsa.co.uk

PASANB - The Northern Branch

The Northern Branch has a membership of around 65, and produces a monthly newsletter, The P.A.S.T.I.L, which includes interviews with players, management and club officials. PASANB sponsor a matchball at one home game a season, and members are invited to view this game from an executive box, and choose the man of the match. Additionally, PASANB organise a Social event at an away game each season, to which players and staff are invited. Football matches between PASANB and other supporters branches are often organised before Saturday matches.

If you are an exile in the North of England (or even if you are not!), and would like to join, then please contact Chris Galvin at 15 Lathkill Dale, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, Derby, DE11 9RL or by phone on 01283 226484, or by email at chris@acclaim36.fsnet.co.uk. Alternatively, visit the website at www.argyle.org.uk/pasanb/

Membership costs £12 per year.

PASTA - The Avon Branch

PASTA was founded almost by accident in 1990. Dave Pay, who had recently moved to Bristol, had travelled to Rogerstone for a friendly by an Argyle XI. There he bumped into Bath based Steve Nicholson. The two arranged to share transport to games wherever possible, and they realised that there may be other Argyle fans in the area. With Tony Scowcroft having also moved to Bristol, ads were placed in Rub of the Greens, and the embryonic PASTA was brought into life.

The group soon found itself organising travel to home and away games, and a constitution was set up, followed by PASTA News, to keep supporters informed. Then came regular social events and soon a football team was playing supporters teams to help enrich the matchday experience.

With a surplus of funds, donations were made to PAYD as many PASTA members believe that the way forward for clubs like Plymouth is through the development of youth. Although many of the original members of PASTA have moved on and are not as active as when they started, the group still exists and still holds the original aims of keeping supporters in the Avon area in touch and arranging transport.

PASTA founder members Dave Pay and Steve Nicholson continue to produce the ever entertaining "Rub of The Greens" fanzine, and maintain the associated website, which forms Argyle's contribution to the Rivals.net webring.

The monthly newsletter "PASTA NEWS" has been reborn and is now available online (from stevepafc@aol.com) as well as in hard copy.

The (in)famous monthly socials have also restarted - usually the first Monday of the month, usually in Bristol or Bath, but we also have 'Out Of Towners' in Wiltshire and Somerset.

Membership Secretary - Steve Nicholson, 12 Valley View Close, Larkhall, Bath, BA1 6TP

Visit www.rubofthegreens.com, or email PASTA at rotgmaster@aol.com

Midland Greens

Midland Greens is the Supporters Club for those Argyle fans based in the Midlands (or thereabouts) or other fans that travel to away games and are interested in joining our activities. We send out a bi-monthly newsletter which includes Argyle news, travel information & meeting pubs for away games, match reports, and many other articles. We can get match tickets for our members, and you can get entry to the Far Post Club with the Midland Greens membership card.

Membership fees are £5 for adults and £3 for under 16's per annum. To join, send your name, address, e-mail address(if you have one), and phone number, along with a cheque made payable to Midland Greens, to: Midland Greens, 24 Westminster Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 7RS.

More details can be found on the Midland Greens website at www.geocities.com/midlandgreens or by e-mailing us at midlandgreens@hotmail.com.

PASC - The Plymouth Branch

The original and the best - well at least one of those comments is true. The Plymouth based, Plymouth Argyle Supporters Club has now been in existence (in various guises) for 76 years. We are currently in the middle of a recruitment drive and you can join for a mere £5.

Membership entitles you to an exclusive badge and free subscription to "Forever Green" magazine which is published about 6 times a year. Currently, the club are providing an autographed ball each month which is presented to a randomly selected member. Social events are planned and there is the opportunity to meet the players and manager at our end of season party.

The Supporters Club currently runs the Travel Club which provides some of the least expensive away travel in the country. On the very rare occasion that there is not enough demand to justify a coach we can be relied on to guarantee one means or another to get to away games.