Plymouth Argyle should make Neil Warnock call as supporters turn on Ian Foster: View | OneFootball

It has been a tough few weeks for Plymouth Argyle in the Championship.

In a shock move, the Pilgrims lost head coach Steven Schumacher to Stoke City in December, with Ian Foster leaving his role as Steven Gerrard's assistant at Saudi Arabian side Al-Ettifaq to take over the vacancy at Home Park in January.

Foster enjoyed a strong start to life as Pilgrims boss, but his side's form has declined significantly in recent weeks, and they have now won just one of their last nine games.

Some Plymouth Argyle fans call for Ian Foster to be sacked as Head Coach

Argyle were beaten 1-0 at home by Preston North End on Saturday, with Liam Millar's first-half strike sealing all three points for the Lilywhites, with some supporters called for Foster to be sacked after the game.

Foster said that he understood the fans' frustration, but he believes the chants against him are not helpful to the team.

"I get the frustration, I get it, I do. If they want to turn the frustrations onto myself that's fine. Does it help? Not really. It doesn't help me, it doesn't particularly help the players either because we are all one team," Foster told Plymouth Live.

"If you look back to January you are in the running for Manager of the Month. Halfway through March they want you sacked. Is that football? Perhaps it is. Is it fair? I'm not sure it is to be perfectly honest."

The 47-year-old insisted he will work hard to turn the situation around, but with the Pilgrims currently sitting 18th in the table, just two points above the relegation zone, the board have a decision to make over the international break.

Should Argyle opt to make a change, one name that could be considered is former manager Neil Warnock, who is available again after his departure from Aberdeen.

Neil Warnock must be on Plymouth Argyle radar as Ian Foster pressure increases

Foster has only been in charge of Plymouth for just over two months, and he may be right that some of the criticism of him is unfair, but there is no doubt that the current run of form is alarming.

Home Park was a fortress in the first half of the season and the football was exciting under Schumacher, but the defeat to Preston on Saturday was the Pilgrims' fourth consecutive home defeat, and that is a huge cause for concern - particularly given their struggles on the road this campaign.

Foster was always a risky appointment for Argyle given his lack of managerial experience, and he arrived at a tough time, with the club losing key players such as Kaine Kesler-Hayden, Luke Cundle and Finn Azaz in the January transfer window, in addition to the departure of Schumacher the previous month.

It is difficult not to feel some sympathy for Foster, but with the Pilgrims sliding towards the relegation zone, and the fact that he has seemingly lost the majority of the fan base, a change may be needed.

Former Argyle manager Warnock - who was at the club between 1995 and 1997 and led the Devon outfit to promotion from the fourth tier of English football in 1996 via the play-offs - is a free agent following his shock departure from Aberdeen last weekend after just eight games in charge as interim boss.

According to The Sun, the 75-year-old has already received a "couple of enquiries" after his exit from Pittodrie, and he would be open to the possibility of taking charge of a struggling Championship club this season.

Warnock did an outstanding job at Huddersfield Town last season, leading the Terriers to safety after his arrival in February, and that will make him an appealing candidate for those clubs currently in and around the bottom three.

The Plymouth squad may not necessarily seem suited to Warnock, but with a lack of experience in the ranks, a manager like Warnock could be crucial to keeping the club in the division, and he would help give the players some much-needed confidence and bring positivity back to Home Park.

Warnock is based in the Cornish village of Stoke Climsland - some 17 miles from Home Park - too, so the prospect of taking a job close to home, and at a club he has previously managed, would surely be a tempting proposition for him at this stage of his career.

With the international break now upon us, the Pilgrims may need to move quickly if they are to secure Warnock's services, as it would be no surprise to see the likes of Blackburn Rovers or Stoke City turn to the veteran manager over the coming weeks.