0 0 – 2 0 0 1 ▁season , ▁where ▁P ly mouth ▁Arg yle ▁manager ▁Paul ▁St ur rock ▁offered ▁them ▁a ▁trial . ▁It ▁was ▁here ▁that ▁Fri io ▁would ▁be ▁converted ▁from ▁a ▁def ender ▁into ▁a ▁box - to - box ▁mid f iel der . ▁He ▁signed ▁a ▁contract ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁in ▁November ▁and ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁for ▁the ▁Pil gr ims ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 – 0 ▁Dev on ▁der by ▁victory ▁over ▁Ex eter ▁City ▁on ▁ 2 ▁December . ▁He ▁figured ▁consist ently ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁scoring ▁ 5 ▁goals , ▁and ▁signed ▁a ▁two - year ▁contract ▁extension ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁Fri io ▁went ▁from ▁strength ▁to ▁strength ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁season ▁as ▁he ▁established ▁himself ▁as ▁a ▁key ▁player , ▁scoring ▁ 1 1 ▁goals , ▁as ▁the ▁club ▁were ▁crown ed ▁Third ▁Division ▁Champions . ▁He ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁the ▁division ' s ▁Team ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁by ▁the ▁P FA ▁along ▁with ▁three ▁of ▁his ▁team - m ates , ▁Lar rie u , ▁Paul ▁W ot ton , ▁and ▁Graham ▁C ough lan . ▁ ▁Fri io ▁enjoyed ▁another ▁product ive ▁season ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 – 2 0 0 3 , ▁making ▁ 4 1 ▁appearances ▁in ▁all ▁compet itions , ▁scoring ▁ 7 ▁goals , ▁as ▁the ▁club ▁finished ▁e ighth ▁in ▁the ▁Second ▁Division . ▁He ▁signed ▁a ▁two -