July 2021 (Page 7)

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Former Yeovil Town midfielder Charlie Lee has signed for National League South side Billericay Town.

The 34-year-old left Huish Park at the end of his contract last month having made 32 appearances in the National League last season scoring three times.

He links up with Blues’ boss Kevin Watson, who was assistant manager for part of Lee’s time at Stevenage, and defender Ronnie Henry who he played with at Stevenage.

Lee will also be reunited with former Glovers’ goalkeeper Harry Palmer who joined Billericay in January following a three-month spell at Yeovil where he failed to make an appearance.

Billericay  have been under the ownership of a consortium of local businessmen since October 2019 when a takeover was completed to buy the club from flamboyant multi-millionaire Glenn Tamplin.

 

 

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Brundle in action against Yeovil for Dagenham

National League side Barnet have continued a busy summer of activitiy with the signing of former Yeovil Town youngster, Mitch Brundle.

Brundle, who played for Dagenham during the 2020/21  season has signed for the Bees on a two-year deal.

Predominently a defender when in the youth system at Huish Park, the 26-year-old is now more known for his box-to-box play in midfield.

As far as we can tell, he never made a competitive appearance for the Glovers, but did take part in friendlies and was an unused substitute on a couple of occasions before his departure to Bristol City in 2013.

 

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South Somerset District Council has confirmed that talks “remain open” with the owners of Yeovil Town on a deal to buy Huish Park and lease it back to the club.

The Gloverscast asked the council the following questions:

  • Can SSDC confirm whether they have heard from the owners of Yeovil Town Football Club since the moratorium on the Asset of Community Value (ACV) expired on May 26?
  • Is the council aware of a loan taken from Sport England, which the Gloverscast believes prevents the owner from selling land and the stadium before he pays the loan back?

In response, the council said: “We can confirm that talks remain open but they have not reached any conclusions and our team will take any issues raised by interested parties in to consideration.”

This follows the expiry of a moratorium  which prevented the sale and leaseback of the stadium on May 26, when SSDC said the future of the deal rested with club chairman Scott Priestnall. See our article – here.

If anyone was wondering what an ACV was, you can read our attempt to explain it – here.

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Former Yeovil Town keeper Liam O’Brien wants to repay the faith Stratford Town chairman Jed/Ged/Gerard McCrory has shown in him since recovering from his injury nightmare.

The shot stopper joined Stratford in November last year, and speaking to the Stratford-upon-Avon Herald, O’Brien said how he had contemplated quitting football after the reoccurrence of an injury in the 3-0 win against Wrexham in February 2020.

He said: “Before joining Stratford Town I nearly gave up football completely. When I was at Yeovil I pulled the quad off my bone and it required an operation. I had the operation and it took around four-and-a-half months to get back fit. I started training again, played two games and then got the same injury again. So I needed another operation and then another four-and-a-half months to get back fit. By that time Covid-19 hit, I was out of contract and ready to give it all up. From going from almost retiring to getting the love for football back, I cannot wait to get going. That phone call from Jed gave me a massive lift and playing for Stratford Town is something I’m really looking forward to. Even if I had offers from elsewhere, the answer is no because I want to repay the faith Jed has shown in me.”

O’Brien will come up against Yeovil Town when the Glovers head to Stratford on the 24th of July for a preseason friendly.

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Ex Yeovil Town forward Gold Omotayo has signed for National League side King’s Lynn Town after his time at Wrexham came to an end.

Omotayo was given the opportunity to earn a contract with TikTok’s newest partner but has instead signed a deal with the Norfolk side.

King’s Lynn director of football (what’s one of them?!) Rob Back told the club’s website: “It’s taken a few weeks to get this one over the line but we are really pleased Gold has decided to join us.”

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Former Yeovil Town ‘keeper Stuart Nelson is on trial at Bristol Rovers

The former Glovers’ Gloveman left Crawley Town at the end of the 2020/21 season and has been drafted in by Joey Barton as part of pre-season preparations.

Nelson, 39, played 45 minutes for Rovers in a friendly against Melksham Town and will be looking to earn a deal with Barton’s League Two side.

The former Brentford and Gillingham stopper played 40 times for Yeovil between February 2018 and 2020.

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Reports in Northern Ireland suggest Glentoran midfielder Dale Gorman will become Yeovil Town’s latest signing next week.

The Belfast Telegraph has reported the 25-year-old  will join from the NIFL Premiership outfit on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.

Gorman is known to Glovers’ boss Darren Sarll having played for him at Stevenage where he had a three-year spell playing 62 times.

The Ulsterman was also part of the Leyton Orient side which won promotion to the Football League, playing 22 times for them in the 2018-19 campaign.

He returned to Northern Ireland in September 2020 scoring two goals in 29 appearances last year.

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Former Yeovil Town forward Kevin Gall has said any of the stars of the club’s past would offer their support.

The Welshman, who scored 26 times in the teams which won the Conference in 2003 and League Two two years later, was talking about his memories of his time at Huish Park on the latest edition of the Gloverscast.

He told us: “The club has at its disposal all of us ex-players. At the drop of a hat I would come and help out in any way, whether that is talking to players or whatever and I am sure all of the other lads would, because of what Yeovil gave us as players.

Kevin Gall in action during his Yeovil Town days.
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“When players come to a football club, fans expect them to live and die to for the football club and that just does not happen any more, whereas when I came to Yeovil, Yeovil made me a Yeovil Town fan.

“I was not born and bred in Yeovil but I became a Yeovil fan very quickly because of what happened.”

Gall, who left to join Carlisle United in 2006 when his contract was not renewed after three-and-a-half seasons in Somerset, is now working for a sports management company run by Lee Matthews, another former Glover.

In his role, he works with a number of League players to get them in to clubs and was involved in the loan deals which saw midfielders Lewis Wing and Alex Pattison arrive  on loan at Yeovil Town from Middlesbrough in 2018.

Gall said: “I would always try and put any young player in to Yeovil because I know what the fan base is like and the area is like.
“If you’re a young player and you want to play football, going to Yeovil is a no brainer for me.”

To listen to Gally talk about his memories of his time at Huish Park – click here.

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Yeovil Town’s newest defender, Mark Little, has been tipped to be a big success by former Glovers’ forward Kevin Gall.

Speaking to the Gloverscast, the Welsh wing wizard said that he got to know Little on a recent coaching course and that he’s exactly the sort of character the club can benefit from.

“He’s honestly a really good lad, I know he’s a really good, good player as well, he’s a good professional, so people like that.”

“I know Yeovil have just lost Dicko (Carl Dickinson) and Charlie Lee – some experienced players like Mark will be a good addition”

Gall, who now works as an agent alongside former Yeovil loanee Lee Matthews, said that he has enjoyed advising younger players on a potential move to Huish Park citing Lewis Wing and Alex Pattison as recent clients to have progressed in their careers via a spell at Yeovil.

You can listen to the interview in full, on the Podcast page of the Gloverscast website or wherever you get your audio on demand, we’ve had Hugo Rodrigues as a recent guest as well as a celebration of all things Gary Johnson following the 20th anniversary of his appointment at Huish Park, be sure to subscribe for more interviews and chats in the coming weeks!