ARGYLE Executive Director Keith Todd and manager Paul Sturrock were united in their defence of the club's decision to allow on-loan Pilgrim Marcel Seip to play against Argyle.

The Pilgrims' Dutch defender made his debut for Blackpool and scored the Tangerines' first goal in their 2-0 Championship defeat of Argyle.

"It didn't matter who scored the goal," insisted Luggy, who saw his side come under waves of home pressure in an uninspiring first half.

"[Blackpool] had several chances: they hit the post; our goalie's made two great saves; a Blackpool player was going to score.

"If it hadn't have been Marcel in that strip, one of the other ones would have been there, flicking it in.

"In the end, the important thing to remember is that Marcel has been put on the transfer-list, and we are attempting to move Marcel on. We have got an opportunity to put him in the shop window.

"The loan would not have happened unless we agreed to it, and the board and myself thought it was appropriate to put him in the shop window."

Keith Todd said: "I suppose it was bound to happen that Marcel would score the [first] goal, but I don't think we should look on it as anything other than probably the cover should have been better.

"Whether it was Marcel or any of the others, there was not enough cover and why that was [is something] the manager will have to address.

"We understood exactly what we are doing with Marcel going out on loan, to get Marcel some match practice, which is good, as with any loan players.

"The issue of him playing against us...no disrespect to Marcel, but he's just another player.

"We are responsible for our own defending; if we don't defend, we are going to get goals scored against us, whether it's Marcel, [Charlie] Adam or any other of their players.

"It's a goal against us, that's all it is. We have got to concentrate on getting our defending better and building from here."