Opposition view: Cleverley 'proud' of 'unbelievable' Pilgrims despite play-off miss

Argyle trailed 2-0 to Northampton on the final day of the season after early goals from Elliott List and Michael Jacobs, but Malachi Boateng and Laurent Tolaj levelled before half-time. Conor McCarthy then saw red and the visitors completed the turnaround thanks to Brendan Wiredu, however results elsewhere denied them a play-off berth.

"The game completely mirrored our season," said Cleverley. "It was a pretty disastrous start but we fought back and our first goal really kicked us on. We showed unbelievable resilience and calmness when it was needed to win the game even though we weren't at our best. It sums up our never-say-die attitude and our togetherness.

"It would have been difficult had all three clubs drawn today but we can go to bed happy knowing that we did our job and we gave everything. Our push for the play-offs came too late in the end but I think we've set some solid foundations to make sure we go one step further next season.

"I'm really proud of the players because it's not easy and I'll always be their on the sideline with my chest out whether we're losing 3-0 and getting abuse or we're winning 3-0 and getting praise. The players are doing the same and I feel there's a really good connection with the supporters at the moment and that's something we have to build on. It's important we have as much consistency as possible going into the summer and beyond.”