The 2021-22 League One season ended in disaster for Plymouth Argyle, who dropped out of the play-off places despite being in the running for the majority of the campaign.

The Pilgrims topped the third tier table between October and November, going 16 league games unbeaten in the process, but the mid-season departure of manager Ryan Lowe to Preston North End could have seen things blow up.

Steven Schumacher thankfully steadied the ship and kept the momentum going - until the final five matches of the season that is.

Plymouth picked up just three points out of a possible 15 in that time-frame, but the final day 5-0 home drubbing by MK Dons meant they finished in seventh position after spending so long in the top six.

Schumacher's squad must pick themselves up and go again, but first they must replenish their squad ahead of the 2022-23 season.

Loanees have returned to their parent clubs and star midfielder Panutche Camara is on the transfer list, so changes need to happen - let's look at EIGHT Premier League players who Argyle could bring to the club on loan to help boost their numbers this summer.

Last season, Plymouth brought in Fulham defender Steven Sessegnon to cover the right wing-back position as well as the other positions in defence, but despite his talent he could not usurp Joe Edwards, who played 41 times in the league.

Edwards is the Pilgrims captain and you assume one of the first names on the team-sheet, but he could easily slot back into midfield and let someone with a bit more pace occupy the wing-back slot.

Kesler is a player that perhaps needs another season in League One - he started the 2021-22 season on loan at Swindon Town in League Two from Aston Villa before making a mid-season switch to MK Dons.

The 19-year-old has experience of the third tier and he would give Argyle a real exciting outlet from the right-hand side.

If Villa decide that Kesler has outgrown League One already and send him to the Championship instead, then there are other right-backs out there who could challenge Edwards.

One of those is Alebiosu, who much like Kesler found himself on loan in League One last season from Arsenal at Crewe Alexandra.

Because of injuries though, Alebiosu only played six times for the Railwaymen as they were relegated to League Two, but if he's kept fit, the 20-year-old could be an asset.

Alebiosu was a winger a few years ago who has been converted into a wing-back, and with five assists in 10 under-23 Premier League games last season, he clearly has an eye for a cross.

What the final match of the 2021-22 season showed for Plymouth is that the centre of their defence could do with a bit of strengthening, and perhaps having someone added to it with a bit of pace and ability on the ball.

Roberts is a player who has League One experience already, having played 25 times for Rochdale during the 2020-21 season, but he didn't go out on loan from Brighton this past season and spent half of it on the bench in the Premier League.

It does appear though that he could do with another loan spell away from the Amex Stadium, and Plymouth could be the ideal destination for his talents.

If not Roberts, then there are plenty of other young Premier League centre-backs who Plymouth could go for, and another one based on the south coast is Simeu.

The Cameroon-born defender swapped Chelsea for Southampton last summer, and in January he made the long journey to join Carlisle United on loan for the rest of the season.

It was at Brunton Park where Simeu flourished, playing 18 times for the club and was a key player in their escape from relegation danger, and he looked destined for bigger things.

A move up the EFL pyramid looks to be a natural step for Simeu, who could find that at Plymouth.

Plymouth fans will be sad to see Panutche Camara go when he inevitably departs this summer, and a player of his size and strength is going to be hard to replace.

And whilst Devine of Tottenham Hotspur is by no means a like-for-like replacement for Camara, he certainly has an eye for goal.

He is just 17 years old but turns 18 in August, and despite his young age he has played seven times for England's under-19's, scored for Tottenham's senior team in the FA Cup at the age of 16 and scored nine times in 17 under-23 Premier League appearances this past season.

Devine is a slight player who will not bring you everything that Camara did, but goals from midfield might be crucial for Argyle next season and Devine could bring those in abundance.

One of the more surprising January transfers in the EFL was Mansfield Town of League Two snapping up Longstaff from Newcastle United for the rest of the season - it had been just two-and-a-half years since he burst onto the scene for the Magpies in the top flight but things have gone awry.

The 22-year-old has got some of his confidence back though with the Stags, scoring six times in 17 appearances and he could help them to promotion in the play-offs.

Longstaff is quite clearly better than that level though, and he could fit in at Plymouth as a Camara replacement easily.

Jordon Garrick will head back to Swansea City following his loan, meaning Schumacher needs a striker to compete with Ryan Hardie, Luke Jephcott and Niall Ennis.

It's fair to say that John-Jules has not had the best of seasons in 2021-22, having started it at Blackpool on loan from Arsenal, but failed to get on the scoresheet in 11 appearances.

Darren Moore sought to link up with the 21-year-old at Sheffield Wednesday, having managed him at Doncaster Rovers, but after just one appearance, John-Jules suffered a season-ending quad injury just as his loan had started.

John-Jules has already scored goals in League One with Doncaster in 2020-21, scoring five times in 18 appearances, and it's just a case of keeping him fit and giving him chances, and he could be an asset for Plymouth if he stays away from the treatment table.

A John-Jules alternative who has had a great second half of the 2021-22 season is Barry, who many thought would flourish in League One with Ipswich Town when he joined the Tractor Boys from Aston Villa in the summer.

When that move didn't work out though, the 18-year-old dropped down a level to Swindon Town and has scored six times in 15 appearances - he can still improve on that with the Robins involved in the play-offs against Port Vale.

Barry deserves another shot in League One next season and he would offer something that Plymouth do not have right now - a quick, mobile small striker who has the ability to be a game-changer.