Plymouth Argyle are currently top of League Two at Christmas, ahead of what promises to be a very prosperous new year for Derek Adams's side.
A 2-1 win away at Hartlepool United, which was secured thanks to goals from Carl McHugh and Kelvin Mellor, moved Argyle back to the summit of the division ahead of Northampton Town on goal difference.
As well as being the league leaders, the Pilgrims also have the joint best defensive record in League Two having conceded 19 goals - a record which they share with Oxford United and Portsmouth.
This record has been achieved despite injuries to goalkeeper Luke McCormick, who James Bittner and loan signing Christian Walton have filled in for, and Peter Hartley was absent recently with a hamstring injury.
Argyle would surely have added to the 33 goals that they have scored if Reuben Reid hadn't succumbed to a hip injury at the end of October. Had this not been the case, then Reid would surely have added to the six goals that he has scored this season that places him second in the Pilgrims' goal scoring charts behind summer signings Graham Carey and Jake Jervis.
Over the festive, Argyle host Yeovil Town on Boxing Day, who are currently managed by Plymouth-born caretaker Darren Way whilst the Glovers' board search for a successor to former Pilgrims' manager Paul Sturrock, before travelling to Newport County on Bank Holiday Monday for their final fixture of 2015.
The Exiles are currently managed by former Argyle boss John Sheridan, who left Home Park last summer after guiding the Pilgrims to the League Two Play-offs.
It will the first time that Argyle have crossed paths with Sheridan since his departure and it will be interesting to see what kind of reception he gets from the 'Green Army.'
However, it shouldn't be forgotten that relegation from League Two was a very real possibility for the Pilgrims at the time of his arrival in January 2013. Snce his departure Argyle have gone from strength to strength under his successor Adams and they are now in a position where a title challenge in 2016 is now a realistic goal.
