STRIKER Rory Fallon will sit out Plymouth Argyle's away game against Walsall in League One today (3pm) because of a groin injury.

Manager Peter Reid revealed Fallon had been struggling with the problem since playing for the reserves in their 4-0 defeat away to Swindon Town on Tuesday.

Reid also confirmed Fallon had turned down the chance to sign for League Two club Rotherham United.

Argyle are prepared to let Fallon leave Home Park, but the 28-year-old is thought to be undecided about his future.

There has been speculation one of Fallon's former clubs, Championship outfit Swansea City, could be interested in re-signing him.

Rotherham manager Ronnie Moore, like Reid, comes from Huyton on Merseyside and is someone the Pilgrims' boss has known for a long time.

"They (Rotherham) have been in touch about Rory," explained Reid. "I asked him did he want to go and he said 'no'.

"Unless anything changes, I expect the boy to do his best for us."

Moore wanted to partner Fallon with Rotherham's prolific goalscorer Adam Le Fondre, and has not abandoned hope of taking him to the south Yorkshire club.

"We have had a sniff but he wants to sit tight and see what develops," said Moore.

"I think he is waiting to see whether Swansea come in and that's a shame because I think he would have given us what we want.

"Fallon has started three games for Plymouth but I think he's ready for a change. We will be keeping an eye on the situation."

Fallon

(right)

cost Argyle £300,000 when he signed from Swansea in January 2007.

He has since made 132 first team appearances for the Pilgrims and scored 18 goals.

Fallon was substituted by Reid in the first half of Argyle's 1-1 draw against Carlisle United at Home Park last Saturday.

That was because the Pilgrims' boss had been less than impressed with the striker's performance.

Winger Craig Noone is also out of Argyle's clash with Walsall today because of a knee injury he suffered in training on Thursday.

It is not thought the damage is too severe, however.

Meanwhile, Reid has warned he will not tolerate a repeat of the reserves' dismal display against Swindon Town earlier this week.

An experienced Pilgrims' side, including Fallon and Noone, were beaten 4-0 in a Totesport.com Combination clash at the County Ground on Tuesday.

Reid did not make the trip to Wiltshire, with head coach Paul Mariner taking charge of the team.

But, in addition to Mariner's thoughts, Reid had his card marked about the reserves' poor performance by a couple of his contacts within football — and was not impressed with what he was told.

Reid spoke with the players concerned before training at UCP Marjon on Thursday.

"I have dealt with it," said the Pilgrims' boss. "I can take getting beaten, but it was the manner in which we were beaten.

"There are a couple of people I know who rang me up after the game.

"I pride myself on making my teams hard to beat, and trying to be professional and run it right, and then that happens. I wasn't happy at all.

"It's the first and last time it will happen."

Argyle's next Combination match is not until September 14 when they are away to Bournemouth.

So Reid could try to arrange a friendly for the reserves before then.

AS EXPECTED, John Carver has been appointed as Sheffield United's first team coach, ending an eight-month stint at Argyle.

United have agreed a deal for Carver with the Pilgrims, and he will work for new Blades' boss Gary Speed.

Carver, 45, had a contract with Argyle until the summer of 2012.

RUSSIAN Premier League club Krylia Sovetsov are not pursuing any further interest in former Argyle striker Alan Gow.

The 27-year-old, released by the Pilgrims earlier this summer, spent a couple of days on trial with Krylia Sovetsov this week.