{"id":87786,"date":"2023-10-07T06:30:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T05:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/?p=87786"},"modified":"2023-10-06T22:29:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T21:29:19","slug":"as-plymouth-argyle-provide-reunion-chance-duff-reveals-morgans-early-request","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/2023\/10\/07\/as-plymouth-argyle-provide-reunion-chance-duff-reveals-morgans-early-request\/","title":{"rendered":"As Plymouth Argyle provide reunion chance Duff reveals Morgan&#8217;s early request"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Morgan Whittaker and Swansea City was never a match made in heaven.\u00a0 In 29 months officially as a Swansea player Whittaker made just eight starts with just five in the league.<\/p>\n<p>Loan spells at both Lincoln and Plymouth during that time proved to be fair more productive with Whittaker never able to seemingly do enough to impress either Steve Cooper or Russell Martin.<\/p>\n<p>When he was recalled from his loan spell at Plymouth last January it was clearly with a plan that the Swans would cash in on the forward but despite interest from elsewhere coupled with bids from Rangers there was never a completed deal and Whittaker was left in SA1 with most of his 15 Championship appearances last season coming as a substitute with his sole goal coming in a 3-1 defeat to Stoke in February.\u00a0 A rare start for Whittaker that night.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty aligncenter\"><a id='bkbVlq1iRjNUuHTOu7QYkw' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1259001899' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'bkbVlq1iRjNUuHTOu7QYkw',sig:'bOX7tOjt3oMIznyRe6RRq_fq6JdZpysljd9hsJH61tk=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1259001899',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/div>\n<p>So it was little surprise to see Whittaker depart the club this summer and also to find that Plymouth was his destination.\u00a0 \u00a0Given his successful loan spell of last season and the fact that they wanted a forward for their Championship campaign it was probably one of the least surprising moves of the summer window.<\/p>\n<p>And it was definitely no surprise to Michael Duff who revealed yesterday that Whittaker had told him on his very first day that he would like to leave the club and seek opportunities elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1p441v7cixo.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6\"><span data-reactid=\".1p441v7cixo.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6.0\">&#8220;I had a meeting with the players on my very first morning at the football club, introduced myself and the staff, the usual, standard, welcome-day meeting,&#8221; Duff told BBC Sport.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1p441v7cixo.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7\"><span data-reactid=\".1p441v7cixo.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7.0\">&#8220;Morgan then followed me up to the office, knocked on my door and said, &#8216;I want to leave&#8217;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1p441v7cixo.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8\"><span data-reactid=\".1p441v7cixo.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8.0\">&#8220;He didn&#8217;t kick off, he said, &#8216;it&#8217;s nothing to do with you&#8217;. I don&#8217;t know what had gone on previously and it&#8217;s none of my business, but he made it quite clear he didn&#8217;t want to be here and there are certain things I do now know, but I&#8217;m not prepared to get into that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1p441v7cixo.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9\"><span data-reactid=\".1p441v7cixo.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9.0\">&#8220;He&#8217;s moved on, we wish him all the best, apart from Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1p441v7cixo.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-12\"><span data-reactid=\".1p441v7cixo.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-12.0\">&#8220;It happens in football. Sometimes it just doesn&#8217;t work out at the football club,&#8221; Duff said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1p441v7cixo.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13\"><span data-reactid=\".1p441v7cixo.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13.0\">&#8220;Things had gone on previous to me that basically meant he didn&#8217;t want to be at the football club anymore, but he&#8217;s a boy of good ability, people would&#8217;ve seen that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1p441v7cixo.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-14\"><span data-reactid=\".1p441v7cixo.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-14.0\">&#8220;He seems to have found a home in Plymouth, whether that was going on in the background I don&#8217;t know, I wasn&#8217;t privy to that, but he dealt with it properly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1p441v7cixo.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-15\"><span data-reactid=\".1p441v7cixo.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-15.0\">&#8220;He didn&#8217;t refuse to train or demand to go on the transfer list or anything like that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1p441v7cixo.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-16\"><span data-reactid=\".1p441v7cixo.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-16.0\">&#8220;He had an honest conversation with me, told me where he is at, and then the clubs came to an agreement.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".1p441v7cixo.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-16\">Duff&#8217;s words came on the day that Whittaker was confirmed as Plymouth&#8217;s player of the month for September.\u00a0 Helped by a hat-trick in an impressive 6-2 win over Norwich to add to an earlier goal against Blackburn he polled almost half of the votes for the award.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".1p441v7cixo.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-16\">&#8220;Scoring a hat-trick against Norwich was a very special day for me,&#8221; said Morgan. &#8220;Thank you to everyone who voted for me. Your support does not go unnoticed, and I am very appreciative.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".1p441v7cixo.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-16\">The Swans will be hoping that Whittaker draws a blank this afternoon but from the player perspective you cannot help but wonder if he feels he may have a point to prove.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty aligncenter\"><a id='iigixyrNQYBFdbWesJ-Zag' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1669778261' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'iigixyrNQYBFdbWesJ-Zag',sig:'2NVFy6oLpiq0nhlepm2ll-R7TbyZOS3zv7wAF6GTk60=',w:'594px',h:'428px',items:'1669778261',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Morgan Whittaker and Swansea City was never a match made in heaven.\u00a0 In 29 months officially as a Swansea player Whittaker made just eight starts with just five in the league. 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