March 2025

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Yeovil Town chairman Martin Hellier has announced his decision to step down from the club.

He will be replaced by fellow director Stuart Robins who will take over as interim chairman until a permanent successor has been found.

In a statement issued on Monday afternoon, Hellier said: “It has been a privilege to serve as chairman, and I am proud of the significant changes made around the club, changes that I believe will benefit it for years to come.

“Helping the club regain its place in the National League was a key milestone, and while the journey has had its challenges, real progress has been made. However, due to the pressures placed on myself and my family, I have made the decision to step away from my role.

“Stuart Robins will take on the position of interim chairman while a successor is found, and I hope the club can continue building towards a strong future.

“In the meantime, I encourage you all to keep backing (manager) Mark (Cooper) and the team as we approach the final stretch of the season. The club will make no further comment until a new owner has been appointed.”

The news follows days of headlines, including many in the national media, about the owner’s public dispute with supporters which has seen many banned from Huish Park for “negative comments and remarks” regarding the club and Hellier.

In a post on his personal Facebook on Saturday, the local businessman said he intended to sell the club “as soon as suitable buyer can be found.”

Chairman Martin Hellier arrives in the away end at Hemel Hempstead on the opening day of the 2023/24 season.

The announcement ends a tempestuous period of ownership of the club which began in May 2023 when the Hellier Group confirmed it completed the takeover of majority shareholding of Yeovil Town Football Club and Yeovil Town Holdings Ltd securing the buy-back rights to the stadium and land around Huish Park.

Since then, the owner has led the revamping of parts of the stadium and oversaw last season’s charge to the National League South title, restoring the club to the National League Premier Division at the first time of asking.

However, it was also a period which often saw the owner in open dispute with sections of the club’s supporters often through his own social media culminating in the decision to ban supporters for online comments.

Last week the club also announced financial accounts which showed a loss of almost £2.8m during the 2023/24 season which saw the club return to the National League Premier. 

Robins has been a director of the club since May 2022 when he bought a shareholding in the club under the chairmanship of former owner <NAME REDACTED>, which he retained during Hellier’s time in charge at Huish Park.

Earlier on Monday, a posting on Companies House showed that Jack Hellier, the son of the club’s owner, has terminated his role as a director of Yeovil Football & Athletic Club, the club’s parent company.

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Kyle Ferguson, given the Sponsors’ Man of the Match on Saturday, and a spot in the Vanarama Team of the Week on Monday.

A second cleano in a row for the Rochdale loanee earns the defender a well deserved spot.

Lovely stuff.

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Chris Fox joins Ian, Ben and Dave on this episode to discuss one of the most turbulent weekends in recent Yeovil Town memory, and that’s saying something. We cover it all, and Harvey Greenslade’s winner in this mammoth episode.

It’s also four years to the day that our Captain, our Number 4, Lee Collins tragically passed away. As always, we reflect on it and Lee’s legacy to us as supporters. Thank you to Mike Hudson, Elliot Watts and Sheridan Robins for sharing their reflections too.

Up the Glovers.

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Mike Hudson was at Huish Park for the much-needed 1-0 win against AFC Fylde and here are his Five Conclusions.

It was a game that needed a moment. And boy did we get one! It wasn’t the most flowing of performances to say the least, and while we had large spells of possessions we struggled to impose ourselves on AFC Fylde, or create any moments of quality in the final third. Throughout the 90 minutes it felt like one of those games that just needed a moment of magic, a lucky bounce, or a controversial decision. But as the clock ticked into added time, it didn’t really feel like anything was coming. However, the boys didn’t give up and Mark Cooper in the technical area was encouraging them to keep going and speed things up during stoppages. A long ball from Aiden Stone was brilliantly controlled by McGuckin who played a lovely ball to the feet of Harvey Greenslade who finished superbly to send the Huish Park crowd into a moment of ecstasy. After the week we have all just lived through, it was a beautiful reminder of what football is all about and why we love this game so much.

McGuckin, Kite, Terry, Greenslade and McLean. Pic Gary Brown

Fair play to the team. Despite what anyone might say, Yeovil fans know all too well how matters off the pitch can affect performances on it. Mark Cooper said at the Fans Forum earlier in the season that players are hyper aware of what happens on social media, so no doubt they’ve seen it all this week too. However, the team showed a level of professionalism that has been painfully lacking from other areas of our club of late. It wasn’t the prettiest of performances, but the effort was there, and the result was deserved. It’s probably the points target we were all looking for at the start of the season, and we’ve achieved it with games to spare.

Ferguson deserved man of the match. AFC Fylde set up not to lose and to frustrate. After a shock win at home last time out against Forest Green, they looked every bit a team that have won only three times away from home this season and are fighting for survival. But credit to our defensive unit for ensuring they didn’t have a sniff. Ferguson, Terry and FCD were all superb for me, but I think the sponsors were correct in choosing Ferguson above the rest. With the instability of the club being advertised as for sale on Facebook a few hours before kick off, it seems pointless to talk about plans for next season just yet, but… if there’s any chance we can keep Ferguson. It would make me very happy.

Kyle Ferguson
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The Yeovil Town fans showed up. I think that there has been an unfair amount of criticism and deflection towards the supporters of late. There is not a single person who walks through the turnstiles of Huish Park wanting the team to lose. No-one supports Yeovil Town for the glory, or expects us to win every week. I thought the fans that wanted to come, and were allowed to come, backed the lads to the end. The players and staff deserved that moment at the end absolutely, but so did the fans. We’ve only seen six wins at home all season, and after the previous seven days, drink up that moment you Glovers. You deserve it.

Something has to change. Just when you think you’ve hit rock bottom hey?! It’s been a rough week, which all began with some pointless comments in last weeks post match presser, and some completely unnecessary (and since deleted) social media activity. Since then we have had the financial accounts for last year released (eek), and then a number of fans being given two year bans for their social media activity (oh the irony!). Usually what happens in Yeovil stays in Yeovil, because let’s face it, no one else cares. However, we have made national news this week for all the wrong reasons. Martin Hellier has supposedly said he will be selling the club (again). Taking him at his word, hopefully this happens quickly. There is a growing and possibly irreparable disconnect. None of this will help to fill empty advertising hoardings or sale season tickets in a few weeks time. The next 12 months will be so important and we need someone at the helm with a vision to unite the land and the club, and just as importantly, the fans and the club.

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Late goals at Huish Park and a fair few goals in the games involving our loanees out and about.

Firstly, no Will Buse for that lot down by the seaside, they beat Slough to keep their slim hopes of staying up alive.

At the other end of the table, Torquay left it late to grab all three points in a 1-0 win over Aveley. The result relegated the part-timers, but kept the Gulls right in the mix at the top.

Jordan Thomas was on for the final ten minutes

Right, into the lower leagues and we start with a goal for young defender Jacob Shore, he got the third for Wellington in a 3-1 win over Welton Rovers.

Can I be honest with you? I’m starting to lose track of how many Young Glovers are in the Sherborne ranks these days, across their first and reserve teams, there are a lot,.

Looking at the image below, I see a Corey Koerner, Jaydon Biss, Blake Watts, Joe Crisp, Morgan Alexander, Ollie Hughes and Josh Haskett. 

They lost 2-0 to AFC Stoneham, but that’s an incredible effort. 

A reminder that Sherborne are offering YTFC season ticket holders £5 entry into their game on Saturday 5th April as the Glovers are away at Altrincham.

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