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The Gloverscast is back to chat all things Forest Green Rovers, we ask Chris Fox if we’re capable of stopping a FGR side will all their riches and Dave and Ben tag along for the ride too.

The Episode was recorded on Dave Coates’ 40-something birthday, we say it all the time, but the Gloverscast would be knackered without you Dave; Happy Birthday Mate!

If you’re going to Forest Green and want to send a 1minute voice note post match, pop it in an email to Gloverscast@gmail.com or get in touch if you’d like to Whats App it over!

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Yeovil Town will have their game against Forest Green Rovers managed by Andrew Humphries this Saturday.

According to Transfermarkt, he’s only refereed Yeovil once before, but it was in controversial circumstances.

Yeovil vs Barnet in December 2024, and the league’s Champions-elect were 2-1 up into the final minutes, and holding on for the result.

But, in the 97th minute, on loan defender Ed James was cleaned out in the box trying to scramble the ball home. The game was being covered live on DAZN and Aaron McClean thought it was a penalty, so did 3000 other people in the ground, so did everyone at home watching. Mr Humphries did not.

After the game, Mark Cooper said;

“Yeah, it is a penalty, [he] swipes his leg away. Josh Sims shoots, the keeper tips it onto the post, and then Ed James comes, goes to shoot, ducks inside and the lad just sweeps his leg away. 

We’re at home, in front of our home end, every week they’re given, we had four bookings, they had none.

Jarvis got absolutely pulled from pillar to post, no free kick given… he’s had three shirts on tonight, nothing.”

Even Dean Brennan said it was a penalty.

Anyway, we shall refrain from holding it against him, too much – honest.

He’s actually a very highly thought of official, who’s took charge of the League One clash between Mansfield and Doncaster last week,

He will be assisted by Daniel Flynn and Kevin Morris, whilst Harry Warner will have to keep messrs Cooper and Savage in check.

Referee Andrew Humphries has Morgan Williams to answer to at the final whistle.

Forest Green Rovers (First Team) v Yeovil Town FC (First Team)
National League – Premier    
Referee: Humphries, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Flynn, Daniel
Assistant Referee: Morris, Kevin
Fourth Official: Warner, Harry

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Jed Ward during his pre-match warm up.

Yeovil Town drew 0-0 with Hartlepool United on the opening day of the 2025/26 Enterprise National League.

You, the Gloverscast voters chose goalkeeper Jed Ward as your Man of the Match, with central defender duo Morgan Williams and jake Wannell in second and third.

As a slight aside, this season, we’re going to attempt to tally all the Man of the Match votes each week, and keep a running score. 

You can see the start of that table below.

Man of the Match Voting Result – Hartlepool (H)
DATEOPPONENTRESPONSES1ST
(Votes / Percent)		2ND
(Votes / Percent)		3RD
(Votes / Percent)
August
09.08.2025HARTLEPOOL
(Home, 0-0 draw)		172JED WARD
(52 / 32.4%)
Morgan Williams
(44 / 25.6%)		Jake Wannell
(22 / 12.8%)
16.08.2025FOREST GREEN
(Away, 2-0 loss)		87JED WARD
(39 / 44.8%)
Byron Pendleton
(16 / 18.4%)		Morgan Williams
(11 / 12.6%)
20.08.2025BRACKLEY TOWN
(Home, 2-1 win)		153JED WARD
(89 / 58.2%)
Josh Sims
(23 / 15%)		Tahvon Campbell
(14 / 9.2%)
23.08.2025BRAINTREE TOWN
(Away, 1-0 loss)		71JED WARD
(29 / 40.8%)
Josh Sims
(15 / 21.1%)		James Plant
(7 / 9.9%)
25.08.2025GATESHEAD
(Home, 4-3 loss)		174HARVEY GREENSLADE
(65 / 37.4%)
Junior Morias
(59 / 33.9%)		Josh Sims
(23 / 13.2%)
30.08.2025HALIFAX
(Away, 3-2 loss)		93JOSH SIMS
(36 / 38.7%)		Harvey Greenslade
(29 / 31.2%)		Junior Morias
(13 / 14%)
AUGUST PLAYER OF THE MONTH 🥇 JED WARD
(12 PTS, 3 MOTM)
🥈 JOSH SIMS
(8 PTS, 1 MOTM)		🥉 HARVEY GREENSLADE
(5 PTS, 1 MOTM)
02.09.2025SOLIHULL M
(Away, 1-0 win)		98 JUNIOR MORIAS
(28 / 28.3%)		Luke McCormick
(24 / 24.2%)		Jed Ward
(15 / 15.2%)
06.09.2025YORK CITY
(Home, 3-1 loss)		108JOSH SIMS
(48 / 44.4%)		Luke McCormick
(33 / 30.6%)		Jed Ward
(7 / 6.5%)
13.09.2025WOKING
(Home, 1-0 win)		127 LUKE MCCORMICK
(47 / 37%)		Kyle Ferguson
(37 / 29.1%)		Harvey Greenslade
(11 / 8.7%)
20.09.2025TAMWORTH
(Away, 1-0 loss)		62JED WARD
(17 / 27.4%)		Kyle Ferguson
(10 / 16.1%)		Josh Sims
(7 / 11.3%)
24.09.2025ALDERSHOT
(Away, 4-1 win)		94ANDREW OLUWABORI
(36 / 38.3%)
Tahvon Campbell
(25 / 26.6%)		Luke McCormick
(10 / 10.6%)
27.09.2025ALTRINCHAM
(Home, 1-0 win)		154ANDREW OLUWABORI
(51 / 33.1%)
Jed Ward
(37 / 24%)		Morgan Williams
(18 / 11.7%)
30.09.2025SUTTON UTD
(Away 2-1 win)		119JOSH SIMS
(88 / 73.9%)		Andrew Oluwabori
(20 / 16.8%)		Jed Ward
(6 / 5%)
SEPTEMBER PLAYER OF THE MONTH 🥇 ANDREW OLUWABORI
(8 PTS / 2 MOTM)

🥈 JED WARD
(8 PTS / 1 MOTM)		🥉 JOSH SIMS
(7 PTS / 2 MOTM)
04.10.2025BOREHAM WOOD
(Home - 0-3 loss)		87JED WARD
(61 / 70.1%)		Harvey Greenslade
(10 / 11.5%)		Kyle Ferguson
(5 / 5.7%)
11.10.2025HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
(Away 2-1 loss)		44HARVEY GREENSLADE
(18 / 40.9%)		Jed Ward
(10 / 22%)		Byron Pendleton
(6 / 13.6%)
18.10.2025ROCHDALE
(Away 3-0 loss)		49JED WARD
(17 / 34.7%)		Harvey Greenslade
(10 / 20.4%)		Kyle Ferguson
(5 / 10.2%)
25.10.2025CARLISLE
(Home 1-1 draw)		140Max Jolliffe
(60 / 42.9%		Harvey Greenslade
(16 / 11.4%)		George Nurse
(13 / 9.3%)
OCTOBER PLAYER OF THE MONTH 🥇 HARVEY GREENSLADE
(9 PTS / 1 MOTM)

🥈 JED WARD
(8 PTS / 1 MOTM)		🥉 MAX JOLLIFFE
(3 PTS / 1 MOTM)
04.11.2025WEALDSTONE
(Home 0-2 loss)		67 LUKE MCCORMICK
(13 / 19.4%)		Jed Ward
(12 / 17.9%)		Aaron Jarvis
(9 / 13.4%)
08.11.2025SCUNTHORPE
(Away 1-0 loss)		46JAMES PLANT
(15 / 32.6%)		Jed Ward
(12 / 26.1%)		Harvey Greenslade
(10 / 21.7%)
15.11.2025SOUTHEND
(Home 0-1 loss)		89JED WARD
(74 / 83.1%)		Max Jolliffe
(5 / 5.6%)		Junior Morias
(3 / 3.4%)
22.11.2025MORECAMBE
(Away 0-0 draw)		49JED WARD
(22 / 44.9%)		Harvey Greenslade
(12 / 24.5%)		Finn Cousin-Dawson
4 (8.2%)
29.11.20.25BOSTON UNITED
(Home)
NOVEMBER PLAYER OF THE MONTH

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The Enterprise National League got under way at Huish Park, but with the youngsters out and about we like to keep tabs on how our young loanees are getting on.

We start at Sherborne, where the Zebras bounced back from FA Cup defeat last week to register a 2-0 win over Andover New Street.

Jaydon Biss, Blake Watts, George Geraghty and Ollie Hughes all started the game.

Geraghty got the opening goal and was named Man of the Match.

We have a couple of new names to keep an eye on over at Bridport too; Alec Thomas and Matt Reed are second year scholars who made their debut last week.

This week, Alec Thomas found the net – getting his first goal for his new side in a 4-0 win over Bishops Lydeard.

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Jake Wannell leads Yeovil Town's players on to the pitch.

Yeovil Town drew 0-0 with Hartlepool United to start the 2025/26 Enterprise National League. 

Our man Gary Brown was at Huish Park for us today and captured the event.

As ever, if you would like to use any of Gary’s images, please ask Gary’s permission before using.

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New signings goalkeeper Jed Ward, loan wing back Byron Pendleton, and midfielders Luke McCormick and James Daly have all been handed their National League debuts as Yeovil Town take on Hartlepool United in today’s opening match (3pm kick-off).

On the bench are strikers Junior Morias, Ben Wodskou and Tahvon Campbell alongside defender Kyle Ferguson and midfielder Brett McGavin, who suffered an injury in pre-season, named on the substitutes’ bench.

As ever, the conundrum of whether Finn Cousin-Dawson is lining up as part of three central defenders with Pendleton and Alex Whittle as wing backs, or in a more advanced deep-lying midfield position with McCormick further forward remains to be seen.

Here’s our guess at the Yeovil Town starting line-up.

 

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Referee, Rob Massey-Ellis,

The 2025/26 Enterprise National League campaign gets underway at Huish Park on Saturday and Yeovil vs. Hartlepool will be refereed by Rob Massey-Ellis.

Massey-Ellis is part of an officiating marriage with his wife, Sian also an official – now mainly in the VAR room, but formerly at international and Premier League level.

The Glovers don’t have a great record when Mr Massey-Ellis takes charge; four games, zero wins. But as an odd quirk, also zero losses.

Every time he’s managed our game, it’s ended in a draw!

That included two games last season, a 1-1 draw against Aldershot at Huish Park and a 1-1 draw away at Ebbsfleet.

He sent off ‘Fleet defender, Mustapha Olagunju on the hour, but the hosts held out to take a point.

He’s also in our system for a stalemate against Dover back in 2021, when Tom Knowles was KO’d by the goal mouth and he saw no reason to act.

James Hooper and Richard J Morris are his assistants, Ryan Saward is on dugout patrol.

Rob Massey-Ellis explains to Alex Bradley why he’s not going to send off Hulk Hogan for his body slam on Tom Knowles.

Yeovil Town FC (First Team) v Hartlepool United FC (First Team)
National League – Premier    
Referee: Massey-Ellis, Robert
Assistant Referee: Hooper, James
Assistant Referee: Morris, Richard J.
Fourth Official: Saward, Ryan

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Yeovil Town will make their debut in the U19 National League Alliance League with a local derby against Dorchester Town.

The fixtures for Group E have been announced today and the Glovers will still take in plenty of travelling with games against sides in the South West, as well as fixtures further east with away games against Eastleigh (March 25th), Havant & Waterlooville (October 1st) also in the diary.

Those Eastleigh clashes could well represent the Glovers toughest task, they finished second in the equivalent division last year scoring 83 goals in 18 games, losing just twice.

Due to a bit of restructuring, and teams having multiple entries in multiple divisions, it’s hard to draw too many comparisons to last year.

Home games take place on a Wednesday with Glovers hosting opponents at the newly renamed Yeovil Town Community Sports Trust Centre and Alvington. 

The standard kick off time for the league is 2pm, but this is flexible on agreement of both sides. – Please note, there is also an FA Youth Cup fixture to fit in somewhere in September, so there may be some movement in those early fixtures too.

We will endeavour to keep the below table updated as the details become available.

As with the coverage of the women’s side, if anyone does take in an Under 19s game as is willing to share details and imagery from the fixture, we at the Gloverscast will be incredibly grateful.

DateOppositionKick OffH/ACompetitionScoreLocationScorers
SEPTEMBER
03.09.2025Dorchester14:00ANational League U19 Alliance LeagueP-PThe Avenue Stadium
10.09.2025Eastleigh14:00HNational League U19 Alliance League6-1YTCST Centre at AlvingtonGeraghty x3, Hughes, Thomas, Rodber
17.09.2025Weston-super-Mare14:00ANational League U19 Alliance LeagueThe Optima Stadium
24.09.2025Basingstoke Town14:00HNational League U19 Alliance LeagueYTCST Centre at Alvington
OCTOBER
01.10.2025Havant & Waterlooville14:00ANational League U19 Alliance LeagueWestleigh Park
15.10.2025Winchester City14:00HNational League U19 Alliance LeagueYTCST Centre at Alvington
NOVEMBER
12.11.2025Wimborne Town14:00HNational League U19 Alliance LeagueYTCST Centre at Alvington
DECEMBER
03.12.2025Metropolitan Police14:00ANational League U19 Alliance LeagueImber Court Sports Ground
JANUARY
14.01.2026AFC Porchester14:00ANational League U19 Alliance LeagueCranleigh Road
21.01.2026Dorchester Town14:00HNational League U19 Alliance LeagueYTCST Centre at Alvington
FEBRUARY
14.02.2026Weston-super-Mare14:00HNational League U19 Alliance LeagueYTCST Centre at Alvington
11.02.2026Basingstoke Town14:00ANational League U19 Alliance LeagueHampshire FA - Winklebury Football Complex
MARCH
04.03.2026Winchester City14:00ANational League U19 Alliance LeagueCharters Community Stadium
11.03.2026Havant & Waterlooville14:00HNational League U19 Alliance LeagueYTCST Centre at Alvington
25.03.2026Eastleigh14:00ANational League U19 Alliance LeagueStoneham Lane complex
APRIL
22.04.2026AFC Portchester14:00HNational League U19 Alliance LeagueYTCST Centre at Alvington
29.04.2026Metropolitan Police14:00HNational League U19 Alliance LeagueYTCST Centre at Alvington
MAY
06.05.2026Wimborne Town14:00ANational League U19 Alliance LeagueWimborne Town FC