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Don Goodman has remained on the fence whether Plymouth Argyle should stick with Miron Muslic.

Don Goodman has remained on the fence on whether Miron Muslic is the right man to get Plymouth Argyle straight back to the Championship next season.

The Bosnian was appointed head coach at Home Park in January 2025, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract with the Devon-based outfit. To say his time with the Greens has been a rollercoaster of emotions would be quite an understatement.

From a historic FA Cup triumph against Liverpool to thrashings at the hands of their Championship opponents, Muslic has been unable to steer his side clear of the drop zone. With just a handful of games to go, the situation gets even more dire as each week passes.

Plymouth's struggles on the pitch this season began long before the ex-Cercle Brugge boss arrived at Home Park, and despite having some positive results, relegation to League One is looming.

If the Pilgrims are relegated, Muslic will be tasked with the job of overseeing a straight return to the second tier. However, questions have been raised about whether the 42-year-old is the right man to do that job.

Don Goodman on the fence over Miron Muslic's Plymouth Argyle future

Football League World spoke exclusively to Sky Sports pundit and former West Bromwich Albion striker Goodman, asking him whether he believed Muslic was the man to take Plymouth back to the Championship.

The 58-year-old told us: "If they are to go down, that is a question for the hierarchy at Plymouth Argyle.

"It's not a given that clubs relegated from the Championship to League One bounce straight back. You're across the board with the three that came down last season - Birmingham have romped it but invested heavily, Huddersfield [are] probably a little bit disappointed, [they're] fighting to get into the play-offs, and Rotherham [have been] desperately disappointing.

"You don't know what you're going to get, and it depends very much on investment. I guess really, the question for the Plymouth hierarchy is to decide whether Miron Muslic has earned the right [to stay], and maybe they still need to see how it goes in these final games before they decide that."

Plymouth won't want to return to square one

When the Bosnian was appointed, he was given a mountain to climb as the club had suffered numerous heavy defeats towards the end of Wayne Rooney's tenure. Despite a strong January transfer window, there is still a lack of quality in the Argyle squad in comparison to their relegation rivals.

For any manager to go into Home Park and turn the team's fortunes around would be a tall order, but Muslic has had some excellent moments along his journey with the club so far. The performance against Liverpool stands out as everything the 42-year-old wants his side to be, defensively resolute and clinical in front of goal.

You'd like to think that some of the players Plymouth have on their books would be standouts in League One. The likes of Michael Baidoo and Maksym Talovierov, who both cost the Pilgrims seven-figure sums in the winter transfer window, will likely thrive in the third tier if they stick around.

Most importantly though, it would almost feel like Argyle were heading straight back to square one if they parted ways with Muslic. The Bosnian inherited a struggling side, and it's bold to assume that anyone could turn things around in half a season. The best bet would be to stick with him, and then assess the situation if Plymouth struggle in League One.