November 2021 (Page 9)

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Venue: Lodge Road
Saturday, November 6 2021, 3pm kick-off.

Conditions: Overcast and windy
Ground: Excellent. Wide, really wide.

Scorers: Dale Gorman Matt Worthington Jack Robinson 7, Charlie Wakefield 14, Dale Gorman 29, Yussuf 48, Sonny Blu Lo-Everton 62,

Attendance: 1,600 (well, that’s how many tickets were sold)

Referee: Matthew Russell

Bookings:
Yeovil Town: Yussuf
Yate Town: Harding, Turl

Sendings off:
Yeovil Town: None
Yate Town: None


Yeovil Town : (4-3-3)

Grant Smith
Dan Moss, Morgan Williams, Josh Staunton, Jack Robinson
Matt Worthington, Dale Gorman, Jordan Barnett
Tom Knowles Adi Yussuf Charlie Wakefield

Substitutes: Joe Quigley (for Yussuf 67) , Alex Bradley (for Worthington 67) , Sonny Blu Lo Everton (for Robinson 53), Luke Wilkinson (for Williams 53), Toby Stephens (for Gorman 76), Max Evans.

Yate Town: Andy Hannah, Sam Turl, Liam Angel, Andy Lewis, Will Tunnicliff, Jamie Adams, Sam Kamara, Joe Tumelty, Ricardo Rees, David Sims-Burgess, James Harding
Substitutes: Thuo (for Tunnicliff 73), Brabham, Hopper, Bower(for Lewis 65), Mehew (for Kamara 54), Williams (for Harding 72) , Allen, Hall (for Tumelty 65), Rhodes

Match Report

Yeovil Town were ruthless as they saw off the potential banana skin in Yate Town in the FA Cup first round.

Goals from Dale Gorman Matt Worthington Jack Robinson, Charlie Wakefield, Dale Gorman, Adi Yussuf and substitute Sonny Blu Lo-Everton rounded off a professional afternoon in South Gloucestershire.

Here’s how Coatesie saw the game from behind the goal at Lodge Road…

First half

The only changes from last weekend’s goalless draw at Solihull Moors saw Morgan Williams replace the suspended Max Hunt in the centre of defence.

The ex-Coventry City man was making his first appearance since picking up an injury at the end of September against Bridgwater United in the Somerset Premier Cup.

Luke Wilkinson returned from injury to the bench as one of only six of the allowed seven substitutes.

We were told about the width of the pitch at Lodge Road and it was Charlie Wakefield and Dan Moss who enjoyed it the most in the early exchanges, causing all kinds of problems.

Tom Knowles smashed a shot over aided by the fingertips of Yate keeer Andy Hannah after six minutes, but it was a minute later that a low corner by Jordan Barnett found its way to the edge of the box where it was hit by Dale Gorman  whose low hit was deflected in off of Jack ROBINSON.

I thought it was Gorman, the club Twitter account gave it to Gorman, then Worthington, the radio gave it to Adi Yussuf. After the game the club tweeted that it was in fact, Jack Robinson who scored.

Four minutes later Wakefield was twisting, turning and finding space on the right of the box, but his shot was blocked.

On 15 minutes, WAKEFIELD made no mistake when he was found in space inside the box by a Barnett through-ball, he turned his marker before bending in a superb shot.

It has to be said Wakefield personified the athleticism which Darren Sarll has spoken so much about this season, admittedly against a part-time side, he was relentless.

Yate had barely had an attack in the opening exchanges and even though they saw a lot of the ball for the next ten minutes, they didn’t do too much to trouble the Yeovil defence.

It took until the half-hour mark for the Glovers to extend their lead. The marauding Worthington broke in to the box and was brought down.

Yussuf grabbed the ball, he wanted it, but GORMAN pulled rank and sent the keeper the wrong way to make it 3-0. 12 yards is not really enough for tequila, is it?

The hosts’ top-scorer David Sims-Burgess broke the offside trap on 33 minutes, but smashed his shot high and not that handsome.

Three minutes later it was Knowles’ turn to beat the flag, he tried to draw the keeper but lifted his shot wide.

Five minutes from the break Yate thought they had got one back, but it was handled in to the net. Despite the protests of the home supporters, that’s not allowed.

Half time: Yate Town 0 Yeovil Town 3

If the team talk before the match was to not allow their hosts to get their tails up, the briefing at the break must have been similar and Yeovil again did not disappoint.

Seconds in to the second half good link up between Knowles and Wakefield led to the latter’s effort going just wide, and soon after Gorman warmed the keeper’s hands with a shot from the edge of the box. Where else?

But the fourth goal came three minutes in to the second half, Josh Staunton did well to keep a high ball into the box alive, and his smashed pass across the face of goal came to YUSSUF was there to turn it home from close range.

It was another frustrating afternoon for Yussuf, he seemed to try to unsettle the hosts’ defence but never really did enough to threaten the goal. That said, he was confident enough to grab the ball when a penalty was awarded and he was in the right place at the right time with his goal.

If the game was not out of reach of the home side before that fourth, it was after it. Darren Sarll responded with his first batch of substitutions as Sonny Blu Lo-Everton and Luke Wilkinson replaced Williams and Jack Robinson on 52 minutes.

It took eight minutes for Sonny to make an impact. The same low corner routine that gave us the first goal got us the fifth on the hour. Gorman played it low in to LO-EVERTON who dropped a shoulder, turned into the box and bent in a nice shot in to the far corner.

You could almost hear our ball dropping in to the hat there and further changes saw Joe Quigley and Alex Bradley replace Yussuf and Worthington.

In terms of chances, that was pretty much that with the possible exception of Dan Moss’ effort over the bar after 71 minutes following good play by Wakefield, those two just never stopped.

The talk on the terraces turned to just how tall Yate substitute Joe Hall was (we’re talking Hugo Rodrigues stood in Miracle Gro tall) and, of course, who we’d all like in the next round.

Full time: Yate Town 0 Yeovil Town 5

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Defender Morgan Williams replaces the suspended Max Hunt in the only change for today’s FA Cup first round proper tie at Yate Town. (3pm kick-off).

Luke Wilkinson returns from injury on the substitutes’ bench.

Yeovil Town: Grant Smith, Dan Moss,  Josh Staunton, Morgan Williams , Jack Robinson, Matt Worthington, Dale Gorman, Jordan Barnett, Tom Knowles, Adi Yussuf, Charlie Wakefield.

Substitutes: Max Evans, Luke Wilkinson, Alex Bradley, Toby Stephens, Sonny Blu Lo-Everton, Joe Quigley.

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There is a full compliment of youth teams representing the Yeovil Town Community Sports Trust in Junior Premier League action this weekend.

The Trust’s sides from Under-11s through to Under-16s are all in action.

However, Yeovil Town Under-18s are without a match today after their South West Counties Youth League fixture at home to Bath City Under-18s was postponed.

 

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Tickets are on sale for Yeovil Town’s trip to Dagenham & Redbridge on Saturday, November 20 (3pm kick-off).

There will be no ticket sales on the day meaning all tickets must be bought online before the match.

The SD Samuels Stand at Victoria Road is part of the club’s move towards cashless ticketing arrangements.

Prices:

Adults: £21
Concession (Over 65 and Students with valid ID): £15
Junior (10 -16 years-old): £12
Under-10: £2 – must be accompanied by an adult.

Tickets can be bought online – here.

SD Samuels Stand is the Daggers’ newest, opened for 2009-2010, is all-seater and to be found at the west end of the stadium.

The stand holds 1,240 and is shared with home fans, with the hosts allocating blocks 1 to 3 (600 seats) as standard; and then expanding  if they consider away ticket sales could make that necessary.

Disabled Supporter Info:

There are 12 wheelchair spaces situated in front of the away stand. Wheelchair users pay the relevant ticket price but may have a carer accompanying free of charge if desired. There are four disabled adapted toilets around the stadium all fitted with radar locks. The stadium has 7 car parking spaces allocated to disabled supporters. For any special arrangements, contact Dagenham’s Ticket Office on 020 8592 1549 ext. 21 or by emailing info@daggers.co.uk.

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For Yate Town, this weekend’s visit from Yeovil Town marks only the second time the club have reached the FA Cup’s first round proper.

They lost 3-0 at Cheltenham Town that time in 2012 having put then-Conference Premier leaders Newport County in the fourth qualifying round.

Yate head in the tie in decent form having won four or their last six including a 5-2 win over Steve ‘I Played At The Highest Level You Know?’ Claridge‘s Salisbury City on Tuesday night.

That means The Bluebells are nine unbeaten in their last Southern League Premier South and FA Cup matches, with their only recent decents coming when manager Paul Michael changed his side.

A much-changed side went out of the FA Trophy after a 2-0 at home to Willand Rovers last weekend when experienced former W*ymouth and Hereford United striker Stuart Fleetwood was sent off.

The other defeat saw them go down to a 2-1 defeat at home to Cirencester Town in the Southern League Challenge Cup at the start of the season.

There might be 38 places dividing the two sides, but the hosts do have a striker in form in the shape of David Sims-Burgess, a wills and probate consultant who lives five minutes from the ground, who has ten goals this season already.

There’s an HGV driver in the form of midfielder Sam Kamara as well, so the FA Cup stories just write themselves.

The game is a sell-out with 1,600 tickets sold with capacity reduced from the ground’s 2,000 official capacity to ensure safety.

There’s even a temporary stand been put up at Lodge Road to accommodate the bumper attendance.

In the previous rounds of the Cup, Yate have recorded the following results:

  • First Qualifying Round: Dorchester Town 1 Yate Town 3
  • Second Qualifying Round: Yate Town 2 Gosport Borough 0
  • Third Qualifying Round: Yate Town 3 Redhill 0
  • Fourth Qualifying Round: Dover Athletic 1 Yate Town 1
  • Fourth Qualifying Round (Replay): Yate Town 1 Dover Athletic

If you are making the trip to Yate, don’t forget to check out our Ciderspace Away Travel Guide to Lodge Road – here.

Also, catch our chat with Seb from Yate Town on the latest podcast – here.

FROM THE MANAGER

Speaking after the midweek win over Salisbury City, Yate Town manager Paul Michael described this weekend’s tie as “a free hit” for his in-form side.

Speaking of the Yeovil game, he said: “We look at every game and what the other team can do and see if we can tweak anything, but generally it is about us.

“We have not changed our shape in any game this season, we have played the same shape and played the same way and just tweaked little things depending on who we are playing against.

“If you take the two games out of it where I changed the team in the Challenge Cup and FA Trophy, that is nine unbeaten in the league and FA Cup, so we are on a great run.

“So what we have earned is to just have a free hit on Saturday and whatever happens will be.”

TEAM NEWS

Midfielder Andy Lewis is the only new injury doubt from Yate Town’s midweek 5-2 win over Salisbury City.

Boss Paul Michael said defender Will Tunnicliff, who went off in the victory on Tuesday night, “will be fine“.

The boss said the loss of Lewis was “a bit of a concern” with defender Nick Rhodes already missing, and added that former Dorchester Town striker Olly Mehew  was “touch and go” for the visit of the Glovers.

The manager said: “I would be massively surprised if he makes it, but fair play to him, he is doing everything he can.”

 

A FOOT IN BOTH CAMPS

Yate Town Director of Football Richard Thompson will be a man with a foot in both camps for this weekend’s FA Cup tie.

The striker played 36 times during two spells at Yeovil Town between 1989 and 1990 initially on loan from Torquay United before joining permanently following his release by the Gulls.

He left Huish in 1990 and went on to play around a number of other Westcountry non-League sides including a spell at Yate before returning as manager in 2000.

Thompson guided the club to two promotions during nine years at the club before going on to manage at Almondsbury Town and Mangotsfield United before returning to Lodge Road as Director of Football.

Welsh winger Howard Pritchard, who played more than 150 times for Bristol City, had a couple of seasons with Yeovil in the early 1990s before going on to join Yate in 1992.

But, a more recent connection is Rob Cousins, a cultured midfielder who was a key part of the club’s ICIS League-winning side under Graham Roberts in the mid-1990s.

He spent four years at Huish Park before going on to play for Forest Green Rovers and Tiverton Town, ending his career at Yate as both a player and manager.

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Ian, Ben and Dave chat through this week, talk about the FA Cup, take your questions and we have the quiz!

Plus Ian speaks to Yate Town’s media guy Seb about Saturday’s 1st Round tie.

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If you want to take part in the quiz, have an idea for the website or just want to send us a message, email gloverscast@gmail.com. 

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Yeovil Town will need to be “ruthless” to avoid becoming the victims of an FA Cup giant-killing this weekend, according to manager Darren Sarll.

The Glovers travel to a Yate Town side who are 38 places below them in the football pyramid in ninth place in the Southern League Premier Division South for the first round proper this weekend.

Yeovil Town manager Darren Sarll.
Picture courtesy of Mike Kunz.

The Bluebells have won four of their last six games including a 5-2 league win over Salisbury City in midweek and a 1-0 win over National League whipping boys Dover Athletic in the last round.

Sarll said: “Yate deserve a lot of credit for their progress through this competition.

“They are in a rich vein of form, you can’t deny momentum at whatever level and they have qualities and it will be very important that we share our qualities with everyone on Saturday.

“We have to ensure we are robust, professional and very committed and ensure we get the job done, it will be about being ruthless and professional.

“It may not be a wonderfully smooth display but on these sort of games it is important we get the job done.”

The manager was in attendance for Yate’s 5-2 win over Salisbury City on Tuesday night and said he had picked up a lot of tips from “good friends” he and assistant manager Terry Skiverton have with knowledge of their opponents.

He added: “It’s a really big pitch, it looked in good condition on Tuesday night and it will give us a chance to pass it and we will have to pass it.”

But, Sarll said the financial reward of making the second round of the competition would not be a factor for his players. The winners of Saturday’s tie will collect more than £22,000 in prize money.

The boss said: “The financial status is for the boardroom, that’s not for our changing room, so the most important thing is they focus on their current form.

“Working with this group of players it is more important to know we are doing okay and we need to keep improvement, but we are certainly not going backwards.“

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Matt Worthington is targeting adding more goals to his game after finding the net for the first time in the recent FA Cup replaywin at W*ymouth.

The 23-year-old header in the derby was his first goal since January 2020 when he scored in a 2-2 draw with Colchester United during the club’s first season back in the non-League.

Matt Worthington.
Picture courtesy of Mike Kunz.

He told the Gloverscast’s Ben Barrett that manager Darren Sarll had challenged him to add more goals from midfield having signed a new contract in the summer.

Speaking ahead of the weekend’s trip to Yate Town in the FA Cup first round he said: “The manager and I had a lot of conversation of what he wanted from me, he wants me to add more goals which I want to do and take on a more leadership role to my game.

“I was delighted to sign, I wanted to get that sorted and at the moment I am enjoying my football and hopefully there are many more good performances to come.”

Having recently passed a century of appearances for the club, Worthington is the most experienced players in the squad in green-and-white.

He added: “There’s a bit more (of a need to take on more) seniority this year, but the new lads have come in and done really well.

“I am still only 23 myself but with the experience of games I have had I think I can help some of the young lads on their way.”

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Loan signing Dan Moss in action against King’s Lynn Town.
Picture courtesy of Mike Kunz.

Dan Moss has had his loan contract extended until January 24th 2022.

The right back has been ever-present for the Glovers, starting 13 times  since signing on-loan from Championship side Millwall on the eve of the new season.

Following the 0-0 draw at Solihull Moors, manager Darren Sarll said Moss wasn’t going anywhere and the club confirmed the 21-year-old’s re-signing today.

Moss is free to play in the FA Cup and will be available for Yeovil’s trip to Yate Town on Saturday.

It’s also Dan’s birthday today and there aren’t many presents better than signing for Yeovil.

Happy Birthday Dan!

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Striker Reuben Reid should be available to return to Yeovil Town action by the end of the month.

The 33-year-old has been missing with a hamstring injury picked up in a pre-season friendly at Weston-super-Mare in July.

Speaking ahead of the FA Cup first round tie at Yate Town, manager Darren Sarll also confirmed that he hoped one of defenders Luke Wilkinson and Morgan Williams would return for the weekend.

Morgan Williams has been back in training this week.

On Reid, he said: “Reuben is ahead of schedule and we should see him by the end of the month which will be a massive addition.

“Then we will just be waiting on (injured full-back) Mark (Little) and it will be nice at some stage this we will have a fully-fit squad.”

The manager also revealed he spoke with with a Championship club about bringing an unnamed striker to the club who he described as “another young one.”

He added: “The timing is not right for them and it’s not quite right with us with the shape we are playing.”

Captain Wilkinson trained on Thursday having failed to get fit for last weekend’s goalless draw at Solihull Moors.

Williams has been pictured in training during the weekend and with centre half Max Hunt suspended, the return of one of the two of them has added importance.

Sarll added: “It is really promising with Morgan and Luke and we have been able to give Alex Bradley another week to cement the work he has been doing.

“I feel like October was going to be tough and I feel like we have broken the back of that and we are in the best form we have been in since our first four games of the season.”

The manager revealed that he did look to try to bring in another central defender better than stand-in skipper Josh Staunton but could not find anyone, leading to the signing of Mitch Rose.

But, the boss believes the returning defenders will bring a boost to his side which has picked up a win and a draw in their past two games.

He added: “I feel like we are making progress with this group, we are where we should be but we are playing well and I am excited to see where we can go.

“We feel like we are moving and with Morgan and Luke doing more in training, the squad is getting better, and it is amazing how the squad looks different when players like that come back.

“All of those elements and the way we are playing, we have a lot to be positive about and I always think with these young teams they kick on in January.”

Sarll said he would be talking with Middlesbrough about trying to keep left-back Jack Robinson for a longer spell when his loan comes to an end in January.

The 20-year-old filled in the centre of defence following the dismissal of Max Hunt at the weekend and has impressed the boss in his time.

He said: “I think Jack is a left-sided centre back in a back three, but I love him at left-back because of his passing ability.

“He does remind me a lot of (Carl) Dickinson even though he is far quicker than he was!

“Jack is loving his time with us and he has become a real important part of our team and he’s someone we will definitely be speaking to Middlesbrough about at the Christmas period.”