Ben Barrett (Page 10)

We haven’t done one of these for a little while.

But our Young Glovers are still getting good game time at both Sherborne and Bridport.

This week, Zebras were 2-0 winners over Downton FC.

The win keeps their cracking start to the season going, the opening goal scored by George Geraghty, who has been finding the next for the Under 19s regularly this season.

Joe Crisp and Jaydon Biss were both in the squad, too. Ollie Hughes was once again in the first team squad.

A quick shout out to the Yeovil fans (and two Woking fans) who took Sherborne up on their fiver entry offer for the 3pm kick off.

Meanwhile at Bridport, Alec Thomas and Matt Reed were involved again, and for the second week in a row, helped their side score 7!

14 goals scored, 0 conceded in two games for them. Some going.

Yeovil Town have confirmed their appointment of Danny Webb as the club’s new Men’s First Team Head Coach.

Webb, a former player for the Glovers whose father, David, managed, owned and chaired the football club at various stages, joins the club from Chesterfield where he served as assistant to Paul Cook. 

In a statement confirming the appointment on Friday morning, the club confirmed that Richard Dryden, who has been in interim charge since the departure of Mark Cooper, will be in the dug out for tomorrow’s home match with Woking.

Webb’s first game in charge will be next weekend’s visit to Tamworth.

He represented the Glovers eight times across two seasons as a player, in 2005/06 and 2006/07, with his final appearance coming on the final day of the 06/07 season, a 2-0 win over Gillingham, before the Glovers embarked on the League One play offs. 

His time at the club also included short loans at Rushden & Diamonds and Woking.

He also played for Southend United, Chelmsford City and Salisbury amongst others before more moving into coaching.

His coaching career started in the youth set up at Leyton Orient, where he would have success with some of their age groups, before moving up through to their first team set up.

In 2017, he was named first team manager for the Orient, but the spell lasted just 12 games before Webb stepped down from the role.

He would manage at Huish Park though, a 1-1 draw between Orient and Yeovil, Gavin Masset salvaging a point for Webb’s side after François Zoko had given the Glovers a first half lead.

He would return to work under Justin Edinburgh but left Brisbane Road in 2020.

The former striker/defender would head north to work with James Rowe at Chesterfield in 2021, and had a spell as caretaker manager after Rowe’s suspension.

He worked under Paul Cook as the Spirites made their long awaited return to the EFL.

Credited with revolutionising their set piece success and being an active member of the staff on the training field. Webb would often take media duties at Chesterfield, meaning many supporters saw and heard from him as much as Cook himself.

Webb returns to Huish Park nearly 18 years after his departure and will take charge of his first game away at Tamworth next Saturday after watching the Woking game from stands.

Welcome back to Somerset, Danny! 

Yeovil Town’s interim head coach, Richard Dryden will take charge of his final game as caretaker as the Glovers host Woking on Saturday,

With a new manager on the horizon for the Glovers, he told BBC Somerset’s Jack Killah that it’s been a tough couple of weeks, but he and his back room staff have the group as well prepared for Woking as is possible.

“Like the Solihull game before it’s a different style than York. We’ve had a good look at them over this week. We have a game plan what we want to do. We’re going to get the little 11 v 11 against some of young boys from Bristol today. So we can get on pitch and work for 20 minutes, 30 minutes to get our plans sort out.

Everybody is capable of winning and everybody is capable of losing heavily by the looks of it, when you looked at it [Woking’s defeat to Gateshead] you think 5-0, what a great result, you then watch the game and Woking played really well, they do some good things really, really well, so, like I say we have got to try and nullify that threat going forward and cause them a few problems going the other way.”

Dryden spoke of the togetherness of the off-field team, with everyone from Chris Todd to Sam the analyst getting a shout out as the side prepare not just for this game, but for the days and weeks ahead.

“We have got a good analysis lad here in Sam, he does well. He does a lot of work as soon one game is finished he’s on to the next. So it gives us lots of information.

It’s great, it’s a club with massive history, fantastic walking out and leading the club, again, I will say it is not by one person in the club, we have Chris Todd here we’ve got Ian Weston here, we’ve got Gouldy here. Everybody is doing their [bit], putting their work in, so you know we come out as a team.”

Dryden spoke of the desire to give the fans something to shout about, and what lies ahead once a new Head Coach is appointed.

“We need the support of the crowd but we have to give them something to shout about. So, it’s got to work both ways, if we can start the game well on front foot, create a few chances, maybe score a few goals, let’s all go as one big unit. 

It’s hard, because, you know, your hands are tied a little bit because you’re waiting for the new person come in, but like I say, I have had alot of backing from the rest of staff and players have add right go for us, Yeah, you know, the manager is coming he will have his ideas and we’re here to help him.”

Yeovil Town defender Morgan Williams has been speaking ahead of this weekend’s game with Woking and says that it’s been a strange few weeks at Huish Park – even by his experience’s standards!

“Yeah, I’d say it’s probably… I’ve seen some weird times that this club, but yeah, this has been right up there.

We obviously just try focus on playing game and game out, but it was obviously out of our control. We just try win every game, and obviously, if not really been performing, so then things happen.

I feel like we performed well. It’s quite hard to say that because we’re not won games. Obviously, got a really good winner at Solihull. I think performed very well at Halifax, but so didn’t get the win. So it’s hard to say we performed well when we’re not winning. So just have to keep going game by game and trying to perform well.”

Talking about the defensive unit as a whole, Williams said how he was keen to see the group continue to gel no matter which combination, or formation was being utilised.

“We want to try build a like togetherness really. No matter who plays, if it’s Witts, or Kyle or Finn, we just want to get a connection between us. Obviously, me and Wanns have been playing, so whoever comes in next to us will need to be ready.

I think [Kyle Ferguson] is a big presence, so it’s nice to have him in the middle of us with both me and Wans on the side. He loves it. I tell him calm down sometimes.”

Saturday’s lunch time kick off with likely be Richard Dryden’s final game in interim charge with a new manager expected to be confirmed, Williams hopes that it will provide them with a chance to get their home form back up and running.

“I think, obviously, it’s very frustrating right now because we’re not really winning at home at the moment. Obviously, we beat Brackley, but I think would need to try build a fortress again. Like we know the fans are incredible every single game at home and away. For home form with it, I think that’s massive for us. If we can win our home games and pick up points on the road, then I thought it would be in a good position.”

The Glovers host Woking in DAZN’s early kick off and Williams is expecting a tough game, but says that if the side stick together, they can get a result and put on a performance.

“We do know that Woking have got very good players, I’ve played with a couple of them, with Woking, it’s going to be a very different game to the York game, it’s going to be more direct, the game might be a little bit more open, we’ll have a little bit more of the ball, that would be good.

I think we are building a very good togetherness to be fair. Dryer and Toddy have been massive on that since the Gaffer’s departed and I just feel like we need keep it in house togetherness, get connection with the fans. I feel like we got our connections, but I feel like it needs to built up even more.”