"If you were to say we are in for a long, hard winter I would have to get my coat and agree with you," Boothroyd said after the match.
"We've got one recognised centre-forward at the club.
"With our best 11 players on the pitch we'll go toe-to-toe with anyone but Plymouth made seven changes and if I made seven changes I would have had the physio at right-back.
"I'm going to have a chat with the chairman and see what's available because it's a lot to ask for this squad to play as many games as we have got coming up."