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D’ath in action for Yeovil, Pic Courtesy Of Mike Kunz

Former Yeovil Town midfielder Lawson D’Ath has given a wonderful interview to The Grassroots Guy podcast about his career so far as well as chatting about his current injury status.

D’Ath tore his Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) in his knee shortly before half time against Stockport County back in May, speaking to presenter Harry Purdy he explains that it’s be a series of niggles and knocks along side two longer term injuries that have hampered his second stint at Huish Park.

“At Yeovil, I ripped my groin off my pubic bone last season and then I done my ACL, it’s just weird, it’s bad luck I guess”

Despite his fairly positive attitude to his latest setback, the former Reading youngster admitted it’s not always been easy to stay positive, especially as his contract at Yeovil expired this summer.

“It’s hard, when I was in contract it was easier because, while i’m injured and is frustrating – I’ve always had an outlook on life where, I can’t affect it, all I can do is work hard to get back to being fit and being ready”

Darren Sarll has his head in his hands as Lawson D’Ath is attended to

“I have had moments where you stop and think about things like you do, that’s normal, then I have moments like ‘let’s go, work, work, work”

“But a little bit has come since I’ve been out of contract… I’m 28 years old, I have questioned just sacking it and getting a job, then when I get back fit maybe playing part time football – I did think about, but why would I throw everything away for an injury?”

D’Ath confirmed that he is still trying desperately hard to get back to full time football,

“It’s 9-months of my life, but if I can get back fit, I know I have something to offer still, to someone, and know that I’m good enough, more than good enough, especially at this level, to do it.”

The former Cheltenham and Exeter midfielder has confirmed that he’s enjoying the challenge of recovery and that whilst he’s still a long way away from being back on the pitch, taking it – literally – one step at a time.

Just last week, Yeovil manager Darren Sarll confirmed he was ‘desperate’ to see D’ath back in a Yeovil shirt in the new year, something which the man himself is still very much an option.

“They(Yeovil) have given me a place to stay, doing my rehab there and he (Sarll) said he wants to sign me when I get back fit, so I’ve got something – a goal – what will be will be when the time comes”

“Hopefully I can repay it back to the club and do well for them and get promoted”

To finish off the podcast, D’Ath confirmed that Darren Sarll was giving him the support he needs and a future opportunity, before finally naming Lee Collins as the best captain he’s ever played for as part of the quick fire questions finale.

Everyone at the Gloverscast would love to see a fit and firing Lawson D’ath back in the midfielder sooner rather than later!

Click on the Link below for the full Grassroots Guy podcast with Lawson D’ath

 

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Yeovil Town manager Darren Sarll.
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Yeovil Town manager Darren Sarll praised his side for a “robust and charismatic” performance following the Glovers 2-1 win over Aldershot.

During the gaffer’s post match comments to BBC Somerset’s Sheridan Robins, Sarll named-checked just about the entire team with Millwall loanee Dan Moss, Charlie Wakefield, Sonny Blu Lo-Everton, Luke Wilkinson and Dale Gorman all singled out.

But, it was Joe Quigley’s brace which stood out for many including Sarll who said that the team were ‘hanging their hat’ on Quigley up front and that he was stepping up to the plate.

Sarll said: “His next step is to be ‘that guy’, we’ve seen plenty of them at this football club. His work rate was excellent, we are seeing a better relationship with him and the other players and his qualities.”

There was plenty of talk about how well the side banded together after defeat on Saturday, but there was plenty of praise for the fans who enjoyed another special moment after the final whistle.

“Great to have that rapport back with them (the fans). It probably started here… we enjoy winning here, we worked very hard to try and win and today was a very robust and charismatic performance.”

“I was it a really great moment, really great with Lee and the flag (the players spent time with supporters displaying a supporter’s banner in memory of Lee Collins) all these things make it that little more extra special, I thought the character of the players today and the physical performance of the players was quite incredible”.

Yeovil Town next face Halifax Town on Saturday with a 17:15 kick off on the dreaded BT sport.

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Joe Quigley hammers home the opener.
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Yeovil Town striker Joe Quigley spoke to BBC Somerset’s Sheridan Robins following the Glovers’ 2-1 win over Aldershot.

Quigley, who scored both Yeovil goals, said both he and the team were glad to be off and running at the second time of asking.

“It’s (getting a win) something, off the back of last season and how long it took us to get the first win, to get it in the 2nd game is massive.”

Quigley now has three goals in two games and is pleased with how he has started the season.

“I had a really good pre-season, I felt sharp in pre-season and I’m glad it’s coming out in the (competitive) games… but I definitely should have had a third!”

Quigley has taken on a more senior role at the head of Yeovil’s attack with the injury to Reuben Reid and departure of Rhys Murphy, something which the number 10 is happy to take on.

“I’ve got people around me who help just as much, supplying the balls and being just as much a part of scoring the goals.”

There was praise not only for his duo of strike partners, Sonny Blu Lo-Everton and Adi Yussuf, but the biggest praise was set aside for the fans who Quigley said spurred the team on.

“It makes such a difference – it lifts the lads. 80th minute, it’s 1-1 and you can hear the crowd signing and it lifts the lads massively. It almost forces the ball into the net.”

After two games in 48 hours to kick start the season, the team will have a little extra rest with a late kick off when Halifax Town visit for the live game on Saturday where Joe Quigley will be hoping to continue in his goal scoring form.

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Yeovil Town manager Darren Sarll.
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Yeovil Town manager Darren Sarll spoke to BBC Somerset’s Sheridan Robins following the Glovers’ 2-1 defeat to King’s Lynn Town on Saturday.

Yeovil took the lead before succuming to two late goals following the dismissal of Matt Worthington late on in the first half, something with Sarll says might not have changed the game, but did change his side’s energy levels as the match wore on.

“I’m not a big believer that red cards do change games, but what they changed for us was the energy levels, I thought the second goal in particular was a very tired defence, without the zest to deal with it.

“It was an awful goal, horrendous

“We looked weak, and the only way them lads look weak is then they look tired, we will put that into fatigue”

Sarll also noted that he wasn’t overly pleased with how his side handled the ball whilst also admitting that after three weeks without a game the squad are learning in competitve fixtures rather than friendlies.

“I looked at a team who have got to learn in the league rather than in friendlies, a team that has got to learn on the run, but there were some good things, some very good performances”

“We were depleated, we had already used (new loan signing Dan) Moss with Barnett coming away and but I thought in the last ten minutes the subs brought a bit of impetuse”

When asked about the incident that led up to Matt Worthington’s red card, Sarll said that whilst he didn;t have a great view, he cannot complain with the decision.

“Everyone says it’s a red card… I thought it was high, the players have said it was high, he’s made a mistake Matty, but as I say, I don’t think it affected the outcome of the game”

The Glovers’ manager was asked about the positive impacts of  few of his players and highlighted Charlie Wakefield, Tom Knowles and Adi Yussuf as all having moments and glimpses of what they might offer.

Looking further ahead with a game against Aldershot on bank holiday Monday, Sarll noted the team would be in training on Sunday but that his team would be picked on energy levels with numbers at a premium.

“It’ll be case of seeing who is as close to 100% as they can be for Monday and trying to pick a shape and a side around energy levels”

Jordan Barnett was taken off during the game, something which has been confirmed as a severe bout of cramp, Sarll confirming he made the switch with the Aldershot game in mind.

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Following Yeovil Town’s opening day defeat to King’s Lynn, Glovers midfielder Josh Staunton admitted that the loss was ‘frustrating’ and that two lapses in concentration were all that separated the hosts from their visitors.

Josh Staunton in the thick of it against King’s Lynn Town.

The Glovers were reduced to 10-men in the first half when Matt Worthington was given his marching orders, something which Staunton admits didn’t help, but maybe wasn’t the definitive moment in the match.

“We are disappointed… It (the red card) was early on, we were slow finding our feet, but it killed our momentum after the goal, our structure looked good, they were struggling to break us down, which makes it all the more disappointing to concede two late on.”

“We probably switched off on two occasions – we’d headed away ball  after ball all afternoon – and then twice when it mattered, we were found wanting a bit”

Yeovil had actually got off to a positive start with Joe Quigley opening the scoring, but despite the early lead, the change in momentum gave the Linnets much more of the ball throughout the game.

“Yeah, it was a hell of a strike by Quigz (Joe Quigley)” Staunton told BBC Somerset’s Sheridan Robins,

“But it’s not an ideal team to go down to 10-men against, they play it around nicely with the wing backs pushing high, it penned us in

“For the majority of the game, I felt personally quite comfortable, they were never really penetrating us too badly, it was two sloppy goals, it wasn’t like they carved us open, we will look back at them and know theyre avoidable”

Attention soon turned to the future, with the Glovers back in action in less than 48 hours time against Aldershot.

“I know there’s a lot more to come from the group and hopefully we can get games where we can get a foothold in the game and can build and build and build.”

“I think it (the Aldershot game) is a perfect chance, early on in the season.. there’s no dwelling on it from us, we’ve got to get ourselve’ right tomrrow and get to Aldershot and get a result we need”

 

 

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Adi Yussuf in action against Yeovil for Mansfield

Yeovil Town manager Darren Sarll spoke highly of his new front man Adi Yussuf ahead of the game with King’s Lynn.

Speaking to the Gloverscast’s own Ben Barrett the Manager said he was excited to work with Yussuf after he had been triying to secure his services for a while.

“We have been speaking to Adi and his agent all summer… he’s at a good age at 29, established in the division and has the capability to score 20-plus goals a season”

Those final words will be music to Yeovil fans’ ears after the summer departure of Rhys Murphy to Southend, it’s a sentiment that was backed up recently by the Blackpool Gazette journalist Matt Scrafton who agreed with Sarll that Yussuf probably just needs a solid base from which to really fire.

 

Sarll added of the former Tangerines’ front man; “He’s an uncomplicated finisher (with) brutal force and instinct”

“Wilkinson said when we played against Yussuf he gave him a hard time and those things are important when new players walk into the dressing room… Adi needs a spike in his fitness levels before we see him week in week out, but he will be a really good signing.”

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Yeovil Town manager Darren Sarll has confirmed he spoke with outgoing midfield Charlie Lee about finding a suitable replacement which led to the signing of Dale Gorman.

Speaking prior to the King’s Lynn game Sarll said “I was really worried about replacing Charlie (Lee)’s charachter and I sat with Charlie and said ‘Chaz, you are a dying breed, how do I replace you?’ he said ‘ you know there’s one lad out there who can do that… Dale Gorman’. so off  we went and tried to do the deal with Glentoran, which was not simple but we got there.”

Gorman and Sarll have known each other for a while, something which the gaffer thinks will stand them both in good stead.

“Dale Gorman might be new to Yeovil, but he’s not to Darren Sarll, I’ve known him for a third of his life, it’s an easy one, I know how to manage him straight away, I know what he does – he’s a horrible little Irish man – he’s not very nice when it comes to winning and losing”

“It’s lovely to have him back, I’ve known him since he was a teenager, he’s a smashing chap”

Gorman, like a number of others is likely to make his Glovers’ debut in front of a home crowd when Yeovil host King’s Lynn on Saturday

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Sonny Blu Lo-Everton in action for Wealdstone against Yeovil Town last season.

Darren Sarll has been speaking about loan signing Sonny Blu Lo-Everton ahead of the Watford attacker’s potential competitive debut against King’s Lynn.

Lo-Everton, who has known Sarll since the age of 15 has joined the Glovers on an initial six month loan spell, something which the Gaffer said was as much down the player and his family as anything else.

Responding to the Gloverscast’s Ben Barrett’s questions, Sarll said; “Sonny and his family made this happen, 100%, they wanted to come and play for me, they wanted to come to where I was, which was Yeovil.

“He played for Wealdstone against us last season and made a massive impression on the likes of Jimmy Smith and Chris Dagnall who spoke really well of him”

Despite his relative young age, Lo-Everton has been on Sarll’s wishlist for a while admitting he’d tried to get him to the club before

“I have been trying for two years to get him to Yeovil, he’s a brilliant footballer, I think he still needs a month of familiarising himself with my ways and first-team football, but he has ridiculous talent”

Sarll would go on and compare the diminutive attacker to James Tilley, who was such a key player in Sarll’s first season in charge at Huish Park, but said he could arguably be better and couldn’t sing his praises highly enough.

“I would play him in the under 23s (at Watford) at 15 years old, because he was a special little footballer,

“As the months tick over, I think we will see more and more of him, his qualities will end up dictating the way we play, he is a gifted young man…he will be a really influention member (of the squad) because there’s no-one in our group that can do what he does”

 

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Deshane Dalling at Stratford

As part of the annual ‘Guess the Trilalist’ game show this summer, we identified former QPR attacker Deshane Dalling as one of the uncontracted players we were taking a look at.

However, with the last couple pre-season games being called off and Dalling not to be seen, his future remained unclear until Hemel Hempstead Town announced the 23-year-old had joined them for their upcoming campaign in the National League South.

Everyone at the Gloverscast wishes Deshane all the best for the upcoming season at Vauxhall Road.

 

 

 

 

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Ben and Dave are back to preview the upcoming 2021/22 National League season.

We are joined by Solihull Moors fan, Joel from the Bandwagon fanzine to discuss new Glovers’ signing Adi Yussuf and their hopes for the new season, we talk about a few key teams in the division, stick our necks on the line and predict our 1-23 before signing off with a very special ending.

A huge thank you to all Gloverscast listeners who have stuck with us through the off season, keep spreading the word and help us reach for Yeovil fans as the season starts to unfold!