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Yeovil Town’s Jimmy Smith spoke to BBC Somerset following the Glovers’ 3-0 loss to Halifax saying the team felt frustrated at the outcome of the match,

“[It’s] very frustrating, the conditions didn’t help either, but that was for both teams, but when you’re not getting decisions from the referee, for the majority of the whole game it doesn’t help either”

Smith, who was booked during the game by the official Elliot Swallow, claimed he was headbutted in the build up to that yellow card whilst also bemoaning the refusal of not one but two penalty decisions which could have swayed the game in the Glovers’ favour.

“… I don’t think it’s a pen for them, we should have had a pen… [Tom] Knowlesy gets put in a headlock and the decision goes against him…”

Smith, like Manager Darren Sarll did admit that despite the officiating, the Glovers did make chances, but failed to capitalise on any.

“We had chances to get back into the game, we had free kick situations, we felt we could have scored from them. The score line, I don’t think it is what it shows, but we’re disappointed not to get something out of this game… we had a few chances, in the second half we had five or six and we need to put them away, no excuses.”

 

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Yeovil Town Manager Darren Sarll spoke to the media following the Glovers’ 3-0 loss to Halifax and bemoaned both the home side’s inability to take the chances the created as well as the officials.

“… we have made more chances today against Halifax than their last four games put together… and the subsequent missing of those chances; you look at Billy’s (Sass-Davies) header, the two free kicks from 18 yards out, the penalty decision, (Chris) Dagnall didnt force that one in on the line…”

Yeovil can rue not only their lack of clinical finishing in front of goal, but also another fine performance from the visitors ‘keeper, Sam Johnson who tipped a Reuben Reid effort onto the post early in the 2nd half as well as making plenty of other fine saves during the game.

Sarll also broke Rule 1 of the Gloverscast by complaining about the referee saying that Elliot Swallow’s performance was… “absolutely disgusting”.

Both Joe Quigley and Reuben Reid has penalty claims turned down, whilst there were also plenty of questionable decisions including when a Halifax defender made an excellent interception from a dangerous Tom Knowles cross, only for the referee to give a goal kick.

Sarll took time to praise both Knowles and Josh Neufville after what he called a “slapped wrist” at half time saying “I thought they stood up as men, which is a great quality in a young man.”

Huish Park was at mercy to the elements for much of the game, with wind being described as ‘ferocious’ by Sarll post-match, he would go on to admit that his side didn’t use the conditions to their advantage enough in the first half.

Rhys Murphy and Matt Worthington were both omitted from the squad recovering from slight injuries whilst Charlie Lee was suspended following his booking in the win over Solihull.

 

 

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Reuben Reid will be a Yeovil Town player for the 2021/22 season after extending his stay beyond the current campaign, it has been confirmed.

As reported here on the Gloverscast, Darren Sarll had dropped a hint that Reid was a part of his longer term plans, something which has been confirmed today.

BBC Somerset reporters Tom Seymour and Sheridan Robins confirmed in commentary and via social media to Dave Coates that the former Cheltenham man is staying at Huish Park for a while yet, although the full terms of the deal has not yet been released.

Reid joins Joe Quigley in extending his contract into next season and beyond as Sarll looks to begin moudling his squad for next season.

Reid is in his second stint as a Yeovil player having spent time with the Glovers between 2012-14.

 

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On Saturday 3rd of May 2014, Yeovil Town’s single-season stay in the 2nd tier of English football finally came to an end with a 4-1 loss at home to Middlesbrough.

Nearly 6500 fans were inside Huish Park to see Gary Johnson’s side bow out of the Championship.

‘Boro took the lead through Danny Graham on the half hour mark, but, despite a James Hayter equaliser, the Teesiders proved too strong on the day.

Emmanuel Ledesma scored either side of the break, with Lee Tomlin also getting in on the act.

The game marked an immediate return to League One after just one season in the Championship.

After the final whistle the Glovers also handed out the end of season awards.

Shane Duffy and Byron Webster both picked up trophies, but it was Luke Ayling who took home the most silverware picking up multiple awards from supporter groups.
Yeovil XI – Stech, Ayling, Webster, Duffy, McCallister, Dawson (Davies, 45), Edwards, Ralls, Foley (Grant, 45), Hayter, Hoskins (Twumasi, 62)
Unused Subs, Lanzoni, Jones, Dunn, Morgan.

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Yeovil Town midfielder Tom Knowles has been given a place in the Non-League Paper’s team of the day following his goal against Wealdstone on Saturday.

The Glovers recorded a 2-0 win against the strugglers with Knowles scoring the opener in the first half. Joe Quigley doubled the lead with his 11th goal of the season on 23 minutes.

Other notable inclusions include former Glovers striker Paddy Madden after the Irishman scored the only goal in Stockport’s win over Halifax as well as the Halifax ‘keeper Sam Johnson who Yeovil will come up against on Bank Holiday Monday.

The Fulll National League Paper Team of the Week

Sam Johnson – Halifax
Liam Hogan – Stockport County
Gary Liddle – Hartlepool
Louis John – Sutton United
Tom Knowles – Yeovil Town
Asa Hall – Torquay United
Jay Harris – Wrexham
Mauro Vilhete – Dagenham
Paddy Madden – Stockport County
Andrew Dallas – W*ymouth
Omar Bugiel – Sutton United

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End of Season awards are starting to get handed out among EFL sides and one former Glover has picked up some silverware.

Joe Edwards, who spent time on loan with Yeovil in 2012 before joining permanently and becoming an integral part of the midfield during Yeovil’s rise through League One and in the Championship, has been awarded the Plymouth Argyle Player of the Season award for the 2020/21 season.

Edwards left Yeovil for Colchester in 2015 and then had a spell at Walsall before returning to the South West with Devon’s own Green Army in 2019.

Edwards played 99 times for the Green and Whites scoring twice.

Congratulatons Joe, that trophy will look nice alongside your Play Off winners medal.

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In a busy press conference Darren Sarll praised January’s surprise signing, Reuben Reid, and dropped a hint that the striker could remain at Huish Park next season.

Speaking ahead of the trip to Wealdstone, Sarll said: “Reuben is a fantastic player for us now, for next season and for plenty of time to come.”

Whilst this might be a throwaway line as part of wider praise for the experienced front man it does bring in the question of Reid’s contract situation. When the former Forest Green Rovers and Cheltenham Town forward signed in January it was initially on a deal until the end of the season. With that deal running out and the contract status of Josh Staunton and Joe Quigley being clarified and sorted beyond the end of the current campaign could this be a sign that Reid is also a longer term part of the plans?

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Yeovil Town manager Darren Sarll has reiterated his desire to help his players continue to progress on and off the field as the National League season draws to a conclusion.

When asked in his pre-match press conference if the club was still aiming for a play off place, Sarll admitted that with a squad who had been through so much it was simply a case of taking it slow.

“It’s been an incredibly draining week, there’s been no let off for the players. I’m hoping the players can cope mentally with everything and just to try and keep performances positive. I’m sorry to be boring, but it’s a day at a time and it’s a game at a time,” he said.

Looking back at the turnaround from the 5-1 defeat to Solihull Moors to the 3-0 win, Sarll praised the players who came in and made a difference.

“Charlie (Lee) was a huge influence, I never in my wildest dreams (Chris) Dagnall would do the covering and tackling like he did, the construction of the side, the motivation of the side just felt more organic.”

The  gaffer would go on to reiterate his praise for Joe Quigley following his perfect hat trick in midweek and the forward’s contract extension. He also took time to single out Charlie Lee and Albi Skendi for their contributions to the Glovers 3-0 win on Tuesday.

Yeovil travel to Wealdstone this Saturday with a 3pm kick off. For more info from the Wealdstone camp, read here.

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One of Yeovil Town’s 2013 Wembley heroes has signed a contract extension with his current club.

Matty Dolan, who signed initially on loan for the Glovers before making the move permanent has committed his future to the Welsh side until at least the end of 2022/23 season.

On signing the deal Dolan told the Newport County official club website: “I’m over the moon because I’ve played a lot of games for the club and we’ve gone from strength to strength since I’ve been here. I’d like to think I’ve performed well enough to earn a new contract this year, so I’m pleased to get it all sorted. The loyalty that the club has shown towards me has been a big thing for me and my family. I’ve felt welcomed since I first came here and I’ll be looking to help this club keep progressing over the next two years while I’m here.”

Dolan scored 5 goals in 65 appearances for Yeovil Town including a world class strike from inside his own half against Walsall.

 

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Former Yeovil Town midfielder Ollie Bassett has made a move to the Canadian Premier League.

Bassett, who broke the record as the Glovers’ youngest ever EFL player, has joined Pacific FC who are based on the West Coast.

The Northern Irishman was just, 17 years, 6 months and 13 days old when he was given an opportunity, from the start, in a fixture against Crawley in 2015, a record that remained in tact until Devon Arnold made his debut in 2019.

Bassett played twice for the Glovers under Paul Sturrock as well as taking in three loan spells at Dorchester during his time in Somerset, he has since spent time playing in New Zealand.

On his latest move, Bassett said: “When I first went to New Zealand it was quite tough because it was the first time I’d played in a different country and been so far away from my family and friends. But I think having that experience in the past and dealing with it will only help me settle in quicker when I can start training and start getting out and exploring (the Island). From what people have said Canada is just a really nice country – especially the Island, people have spoken quite highly about it from the people I’ve spoken to. As for the league, I’m expecting it to be a tough and competitive league, and one that’s still growing; it’s only a couple years old so it can only get better. I’m really looking forward to playing in the league and testing myself against some of the best players.”

Everyone at the Gloverscast wishes Ollie all the best for his new adventure in Canada.

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