Yeovil Town have confirmed that West Bromwich Albion loanee Jamie Andrews has returned to the Hawthorns after the expiry of his loan spell.
The 20-year old played eight times in the Glovers midfield with performances against Notts County and FC Halifax Town standing out from the pack.
His final appearance came in the 2-0 home win over Torquay United on New Year’s Day.
All the best back at the Baggies, Jamie.
148 supporters shared their views on for November and gave now Mark Cooper a score of 5.5 out of 7 and scored the players performance at 5.3 out of 7 – more than doubling the scores from October.
Off the pitch, with the average score to the question ‘What would score the ownership/board this month?’ increase from 1.65 to 2.35 out of 7. With regards to communication the score increased by 0.53 to 2.47 out of 7 and supporters scored the matchday experience 3.24.
Amazing what a run of decent results does for the feeling of supporters!
Thank you to the 148 supporters who took part, take part in December’s survey here.
| Aug 22 | Sep 22 | Oct 22 | Nov 22 | Dec 22 | Jan 23 | Feb 23 | Mar 23 | Apr 23 | Aug 23 | Sep 23 | Oct 23 | Nov 23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What would you score the ownership/board this month? | 2.13 | 1.88 | 1.65 | 2.35 | 2.1 | 1.89 | 2.13 | 3.25 | 2.58 | 3.91 | 5.5 | 6.36 | 5.08 |
| How has the manager performed this month? | 3.37 | 2.9 | 1.93 | 5.54 | 5.16 | 5.09 | 4.29 | 2.8 | 2.49 | 4.32 | 5.64 | 6.34 | 5.16 |
| What would you score the communication from the club this month? | 2.32 | 2.19 | 1.94 | 2.47 | 2.2 | 1.84 | 2.54 | 3.5 | 1.36 | 5.27 | 5.38 | 5.88 | 5.21 |
| What would you score the match day experience this month? | 2.76 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 3.24 | 3.12 | 2.9 | 3.16 | 3.6 | 1.22 | 5.22 | 5.28 | 5.43 | 5.2 |
| How have the players performed this month? | 3.60 | 3.47 | 2.32 | 5.34 | 4.78 | 4.75 | 3.29 | 3.25 | 2.34 | 5.5 | 5.31 | 5.6 | 5.35 |
| Responses | 219 | 130 | 140 | 148 | 141 | 94 | 37 | 40 | 129 | 207 | 150 | 76 | 80 |
It’s time for your views on December, and it was actually kind of quiet. We’ve added a bonus question regarding the potential takeover too.
Here’s how it went on the pitch…
6th December – Yeovil Town 2 – 1 Taunton Town (SMPC)
10th December – Yeovil Town 0 – 0 Scunthorpe United
17th December – Yeovil Town 0 – 0 Dorking (Dorking win 4-1 on Pens)
26th December – Torquay 1 – 1 Yeovil Town
The FA have confirmed a charge for former Yeovil manager Gary Johnson after the Torquay boss saw red after the Gulls’ Boxing Day clash with the Glovers.
According to the monthly charges, Johnson has been charged with;
Breach of FA Rule E3.1:
1. It is alleged that upon completion of the fixture, Mr. Johnson’s language and/or behaviour was improper and/or insulting and/or abusive towards a Match Official.
2. It is alleged that following his dismissal his behaviour was improper.
The Club have until 6:00pm on Wednesday 4 January 2023 to provide a response.
Johnson was present in the dugout for the return fixture on New Year’s Day, but could face a slap on the wrist and a view from the stands of a future Torquay game as a result.
In other semi- relevant YTFC discipline news, the FA have confirmed that the red card issued to Barnet’s Nicke Kabamba on Boxing Day has been downgraded from a three match ban to just one, which means he will now be available for the Bees when Yeovil head to the Hive on January 17th.
Yeovil Town loan star Jordan Maguire-Drew has been named in the official Vanarama Team of the Week following his performance against Torquay.
The Grimsby Town forward, who could well become a Glover on a permanent basis if conversations go well, is joined by other players with a YTFC connection.
Alfie Lloyd scored within 10 seconds of kick off for Eastleigh at the weekend and Nathan Ralph also gets in after a good display for Southend.
Nice work, Jordan… now about that contract.
Plenty of games took place on Monday 2nd of January will lots of Yeovil Town connections with no fewer than seven Glovers out on loan.
We’ll start at Sherborne who picked up a 2-1 win over Ilfracombe Town.
Last week’s goal scoring hero Benjani missed out on the match day squad with a slight injury, but Yeovil Under 18s captain Jake Graziano was spotted on the Zebra’s bench.
Next at Bedford Town, Max Evans completed his second 90minutes for his adopted side, unfortunately he and his side were on the wrong end of a 3-2 scoreline.
To Truro we go where Ollie Haste was back in the starting line up after missing out last time.
He played 90 minutes as the White Tigers picked up a vital win to keep the pressure on the league leaders Weston super-Mare.
Speaking of WSM, they scraped past Plymouth Parkway 1-0.
Both Toby Stephens and Ollie Hulbert started on the bench with Stephens introduced on the hour.
Finally, Stratford Town’s game was postponed today as the club continues to mourn the loss of their player Cody Fisher who tragically passed away last week.
We at the Gloverscast join the rest of the football world, in wishing Yeovil loanee Will Dawes, everyone at Stratford Town and Cody’s family and friends well at this difficult time.
The Gloverscast understands that Under 18s defender Jake Graziano has joined Sherborne Town on loan.
Graziano, a regular for Matt Percival’s Under 18 side, has represented the Glovers’ first team in the Somerset Men’s Premier Cup and in pre-season friendlies has been named on the bench in their Monday game against Ilfracombe.
He joins Benjani Jnr at the Zebras, the striker has one goal in one game since joining the Toolstation Division One side on a short term temporary deal.
Todays #Zebras and @ilfcombeafc line ups #COYZ @TSWesternLeague @tswlfans @swsportsnews @Abbey_104 @sherbornetimes @NonLeagueCrowd pic.twitter.com/gCCB7bDxfS
— Sherborne Town FC (@SherborneTownFC) January 2, 2023
It was a perfect start to 2023 at Huish Park as the Glovers earned a 2-0 win against Torquay. Here are Ian’s Five Conclusions.
Mark Cooper got experimental. When the team sheet came out it was quite easy to put the line up into a 5-3-2 with Malachi Linton leading the line. When the players emerged for the first half and Ben Richards-Everton was in the front two with Linton many will have wondered if Mark Cooper had a few NYE drinks. The Richards-Everton experiment didnt produce much attacking flow, but after the match Cooper said it softened Torquay up. He also said Alex Fisher was sick and hadn’t trained and was only able to make a cameo from the bench. It wasn’t pretty at points but he managed to find a combination that got a result.
We had to change it at half time again to unlock Torquay. It was surprising to see Max Hunt and Jamie Andrews replaced, given that they have been two of Mark Cooper’s mainstays, but I think it was a nod to Ben Richards-Everton to move him to the back 3. Lawson D’Ath didn’t see much of the ball, but Andrew Oluwabori’s impact was instant. What we saw against Maidenhead and Gateshead in November was on display again. His ability to run directly with the ball and scare defenders in unmatched in our squad. There are moments where he choose the wrong option but in 80th minute when he drove down the left hand side and put an inviting ball across the six yard box for Matt Worthington, he showed what he can produce.
I thought Torquay played well. The table doesn’t lie, and many will be calling for Gary Johnson to be replaced, but in the first half they opened us more than most teams have this season. Grant Smith was the busier of the two goalkeepers all afternoon and had to make plenty of saves. They created several openings inside the 18 yard box where had they managed to connect more cleanly with the ball, it could have been a very different story.
That was some finish by Jordan Maguire Drew. The player who struggled through his debut against Dorking is long gone. How we’ve missed a player with his radar for a pass. He got on the ball in the first half and came close to unlocking Torquay. His second half was quieter as we took a more direct approach to getting something from the game but he was in the right place at the right time to seal the game with a cute finish in stoppage time. While Grimsby have said the deal is just a loan, Yeovil are confident that it’s more than that and on the evidence of the last two matches, he’s going to be a key player for us this year.
It’s been a great start to the year. It’s been difficult to find positivity this season but as we move into 2023, we’ve won a game by two clear goals and kept a clean sheet, we’ve announced that we’re relaunching a women’s club and there’s a potential takeover on the horizon. The year has kicked off with hope at Huish Park, and although we’ve been here before and detail is limited, I think a bit of hope is a nice position to be in.
Matt Worthington has said he is comfortable with switching positions under Yeovil Town manager Mark Cooper having played a wing-back in the 2-0 home win over Torquay United on New Year’s Day.
The 25-year-old is perhaps better known as an industrious midfielder but has found himself playing in a more forward role and now at wing-back under the new boss.
Speaking after the game to BBC Somerset’s Sheridan Robins, he said: “Under this Gaffer you need to be versatile and play wherever he needs you to play, today it was right wing-back but as long as I am on the pitch, I don’t mind where I am playing.”
Worthington popped up with the opening goal in the 81st minute at Huish Park following a tough afternoon against a Torquay side who were desperate for points to improve their own league position.
Worthy added: “Playing at wing back is is a real adjustment, the first half was a bit difficult to get my legs going and it is a tough role getting up and down.
“But I knew that come the second half I would be much fitter than the person I was up against, but I am happy to get in the box and get the goal.”
Yeovil Town got 2023 off to a winning start with an important 2-0 victory over Torquay United at Huish Park on New Year’s Day.
Goals from Matt Worthington and Jordan Maguire-Drew late in the second half were enough to give Mark Cooper’s men the three points.
But, as always, we want to know who impressed you….