Scarr's Morecambe Preview

Dan Scarr says that the Argyle squad are using their Wembley disappointment as a fuel for the crucial run-in to the Sky Bet League One season.

The Greens lost 4-0 to Bolton Wanderers in the final of the Papa Johns Trophy on Sunday, but are quickly back in league action, heading to the North West to meet Morecambe on Good Friday.

Defender Scarr says that the relatively short turnaround between fixtures could work in Argyle favour, and that everyone involved wants to be back in action as soon they are able.

“If you get a bad result, you just want the next game to come as quick as possible,” he said. “Friday can't come quick enough for the fans, for the players and the staff. We all just want to get on with it; get on with the league now and put that to bed.

“Everyone was hurt, everyone was annoyed. It was quiet for a bit and then we started talking about how we've got to use that as motivation. We haven't really got time to be down about it and dwell on it.

“Forget about it now. It's done. It wasn't a good day. We apologise for the performance that we had, we move on, and we go and put it right now in the league.”

Argyle head to Morecambe, a side managed by promotion-winning former Argyle boss Derek Adams, who are 22nd in League One, with a relegation fight on their hands. They are, though, hard to beat at the Mazuma Stadium, having lost just six times in 20 fixtures on their own patch.

Scarr says that for the Morecambe game, the first of eight remaining matches this season, the Pilgrims need to regroup and take confidence from the league form that has seen reach 80 points and occupy a promotion slot at this advanced stage of the campaign.

“We're in a great position,” he said. “We've got lots to be excited about and to look forward to. We'll go in with our heads high and do what we've been doing all season really.

“We will try to get our preparation right, work out the strengths and weaknesses of the team we are playing. We make sure we do the things that we are good at.

“I think it’ll be a really tough game. I expect we should have a lot of the ball, but it's just trying to break them down. They'll be solid. They'll want to try and cause an upset; they need the points.

“If you had offered me [80 points at this stage] before I'd kicked a ball at the start of the season I’d have snapped your hand off and I think most of the fans would as well. To be able to have eight games left and be beyond the points tally of what we were last year is a great achievement. It's a credit to what we've done this season, but obviously nothing's done yet.

“There are eight games to play and they're big games. We're going to go into it and just do the best we can.

“I'm sure the celebrations, if we get promoted, will be a lot better than they were for the Papa Johns.”