The last time that Plymouth Argyle headed into a League One campaign following relegation from the Championship, they did so with a former Everton and England midfielder in charge.
However, that looks to be where the similarities begin and end with the 2010-11 season, which saw the Pilgrims enter Administration and manager Peter Reid paid the heating bill and even auctioned off his 1986 FA Cup runners-up medal.
Instead, current Argyle boss Tom Cleverley will be looking to build a new side who can emerge as a force in the third tier, which hopefully, in time, can return to the Championship.
The summer has been notable for the departures of Ryan Hardie, homegrown midfielder Adam Randell and Ukrainian centre back Maksym Talerov amongst others. However, Cleverley, in tandem with head of football operations David Fox, has recruited a number of new faces who can become heroes for the Green Army.
Amongst the new faces are Xavier Amaechi, who has played for England at a variety of youth levels - but has spent his senior career in Germany, and striker Owen Oseni from St Mirren who Cleverley will be hoping can fill the void left by Hardie. The signing of attacking midfielder Jamie Paterson will also add more experience to the squad, with club captain Joe Edwards also remaining at the club.
Also, young starlets Caleb Roberts and Freddie Issaka will be looking to become the standard bearers for the club's academy products, following the departure of Randell.
Cleverley is still on the lookout for a number 9, who would give his side a more complete look. Nevertheless, the loan market could provide him with an option.
If everything can come together for the Pilgrims, a challenge for an immediate return to the Championship could be within their reach. However, if this proves not to be the case, then they will have a strong base to build from next season.
Over the course of the campaign, the Pilgrims will be reacquainted with a couple of old friends in the form of ex managers Ryan Lowe and Steven Schumacher, who are now in charge of Wigan Athletic and Bolton Wanderers respectively. They will also be coming up against former midfielder Conor Hourihane, who is embarking on his first managerial role with Barnsley.
Player to Watch: Bali Mumba
In the wake of the summer departures of Hardie and Randell, Bali Mumba is now only one of a few of Argyle's key figures from their record breaking Championship campaign of 2023-24. If the Pilgrims do manage to achieve a second promotion, then Mumba, should he remain at Home Park in the meantime, would have played an important role.
In: Jamie Paterson (Coventry City), Caleb Watts (Exeter City), Jack McKenzie (Aberdeen), Brendam Wiredu (Fleetwood Town), Xavier Amaechi (Madgeburg), Brendan Ibrahim (Hertha Berlin), Bim Pepple (Luton Town), Owen Oseni (St Mirren), Luca Ashby-Hammond (Fulham)
Out: Maksym Talerov (Stoke City), Ryan Hardie (Wrexham), Adam Randell (Bristol City), Rami Al Hajj (Michael Baidoo (Umm Salal, loan), Callum Wright (Wigan Athletic, loan), Nathanael Ogbeta (Barnsley, loan), Will Jenkins Davies (Bath City), Jordan Houghton
