Sturrock: Returning to Plymouth will be my toughest assignment yet

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Sturrock returns for his second spell after successfully leading the club to League Two promotion in 2002, and replaces Ian Holloway who left for Coca-Cola Championship rivals Leicester last week.

He is likely to prove a popular choice at Home Park, after the success he enjoyed in nearly three and a half years from August 2000 to March 2004 - taking them from the bottom division to the top of League One before leaving for Southampton.

Sturrock returned to Home Park on Tuesday, along with coaches Kevin Summerfield and John Blackley, to manage a side riding high in the Coca-Cola Championship

"This will be the hardest job I've ever had to take over," he said, "but I am very, very pleased and looking forward to the challenge.

"I do feel I have taken a difficult job because of the expectation-level.

"Plus, there's also the old onion that you should never go back to try again."