On the day Roy Hodgson named his England for the forthcoming World Cup in Brazil- Plymouth Argyle manager John Sheridan made his first summer signing in the form of midfielder Lee Cox.
The central midfielder, 23, made ten appearances for the Pilgrims during the 2012-13 season during a loan spell from Swindon Town, which was cut short by injury in their Devon derby victory over Exeter City on March 31st 2013.
In addition to his spell with Swindon, Cox has also appeared for Leicester City-where he started his career, Yeovil Town and Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
He is the first summer signing for Sheridan ahead of a season where he will be expected to be amongst the front-runners for promotion.
After several years fighting relegation battles across a number of different leagues, last season's 10th placed finish could be seen a respite from their previous struggles.
However, the Pilgrims also finished the season 11 points off the Play-Off spots- which they briefly flirted with in mid-March- and ten points clear of the relegation zone.
Also, with Argyle finishing the campaign in second place (with 7,304) in the average home attendances behind Portsmouth (15,460) expectations will be greater in the 2014-15 season.
Another former loan signing that the Green Army would surely love to see return to Home Park on a permanent basis is last season's leading scorer Reuben Reid, who has recently been released by Yeovil after Glovers' boss Gary Johnson recently announced their retained list.
Last season, Reid became the first Argyle striker to net 20 goals or more in season since Tommy Tynan managed the feat in the 1988-89 campaign- so if Sheridan was able to snap him up on a permanent basis, then there is every chance that Argyle could be able to build on what can be regarded a reasonable achievement.
If the Pilgrims needed any inspiration for next season, then they only need to look at the achievements of Swansea City who - ten years ago- finished 10th in Division Three, after avoiding relegation the year before, before going on to win automatic promotion.
