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Yeovil Town manager Mark Cooper has said he is looking to build on last weekend’s draw at Dagenham & Redbridge when his take on Wealdstone at Huish Park this weekend.

A first half goal from midfielder Brett McGavin earned the Glovers a point in East London, a result which defender Morgan Williams said would look like an even better one if they picked up maximum points at home this weekend.

They take on a Wealdstone side which has taken three points from their last six National League Premier matches, one fewer than the Glovers who have drawn four and lost two of their last six matches.

Speaking to BBC Somerset’s Josh Perkins on Thursday, he said: “It is about 90 minutes and performing and doing the best that we can. You cannot always control the result, but what we do try and do is control our performance. It is about clear clarity of thinking, making good decisions under pressure and doing what we do. I think when we get away from controlling games and start booting the ball forward, we’re nowhere near as effective. So it is about us doing what we do, doing it really well and trying to execute that and and getting a positive result.”

The manager said there were “a few bumps and bruises” to his squad with midfielder Charlie Cooper, who serves the second of a two-match suspension this weekend, missing alongside Sonny Blu Lo-Everton, Caleb Hughes and striker Aaron Jarvis for the visit from Wealdstone.

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After what feels like an eternity, Yeovil are back at home this weekend and welcome struggling Wealdstone to Huish Park

The man in charge for the game is Isaac Searle, an official we have come across before.

This Saturday’s fixture actually represents his first game in charge at National League Premier level this season, he’s only been used in the South.

In 13 games, he’s dished out 63 yellows, a few reds and three penalties. Those penalties have all come in the past four games though.

We saw him just once last season, a 0-0 draw at home to Hampton and Richmond, in December.

We can find no record of his name even being mentioned in our match report on the day, which is usually a good thing even if he did show yellow cards to three Glovers.

Isaac will be assisted by Dean Treleavan and Stuart Kane, James Hooper is on fourth official duties.

Have a good one, gents.

Referee Isaac Searle. Picture CO Gary Brown

 

 

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Yeovil Town are off to the J Davidson Stadium in early April and you want to be there too, you’re going to need a ticket.

They’re now on sale to Yeovil Town fans for the game on Saturday 5th April.

CLICK HERE TO BUY YOURS

It’s a fairly simple process once you’ve followed the link above, select the appropriate box from the selection to the right of the (old) club badge and go through the screens.

Adults – £20, 
Concessions – £15,
12-18 Year Olds – £9
5-11 Year Olds – £4
Under 5s – £1

The good people at Atrincham have confirmed to the Gloverscast, a concession is anyone 65 years old and over, as well as members of the Emergency Services, Armed Forces and NUS members – ID may be required.

Disabled Access includes entry via Gate 4 on Moss Lane and a carer goes free with a full paying ticket.

There is unreserved seating available to the Glovers fans in next to the standing away terrace.

 

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The Yeovil Town first team were picking up a point away in London, but what of the cohort of players out and about?

We start in the National League South, where defender Jordan Thomas helped his Torquay United side to a huge three points in the hunt for a play-off spot.

The Yellows left it late, but two goals after the 85 minute mark gave them all three points against fellow promotion contenders Eastbourne Borough.

There was also a big clash at the other end of the table where W*ymouth, Will Buse between the sticks, were on the wrong end a 3-1 score line against Chesham. Ex-Glover Brooklyn Genesini with the only goal for the Terras, his third goal in just two games.

 

Into the  lower leagues, and Sherborne Town had their game called off because of a waterlogged pitch, as did Wellington AFC, which meant empty weekends for Corey Koerner and Jacob Shore.

Down at Bridport, Sol Padmore and George Geraghty were both involved in their 4-2 win over Torridgeside AFC.

Earlier in the week, there was unfortunate news about Yeovil youngster Nansimir Nanev, who suffered a bad injury of Boxing Day, his loan club Sturminster Newton confirmed he ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament and will be out for a while.

We join Sturminster in wishing Nanev a swift recovery.

 

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A Brett McGavin goal saw Yeovil Town get away from Dagenham & Redbridge with a point from a thoroughly forgettable encounter.

The Glovers had fallen behind to a fifth minute goal from the hosts’ Josh Rees before they were awarded a penalty – their first of the season when Kyrell Wilson was fouled inside the box after 39 minutes. McGavin’s initial effort was as saved by Nathan Harvey before the midfielder turned home the rebound.

Dave was one of the 311 in the away end at Victoria Road and here is how he saw it.

First half

Manager Mark Cooper gave a debut to recently arrived goalkeeper Aidan Stone following the departure of loanee Ollie Wright and brought James Plant straight in to the starting line-up after his return on a loan deal until the end of the season.
Stone’s first real action was to pick the ball out of his own net after five minutes. A long throw from the left was flicked on and dropped to Josh REES placed a superb finish past the keeper.
 
From there it was the home side which had the advantage with Hill heading a cross with wide before Dagenham had the ball in the net from Loupalo-Bi with the Yeovil defensive ineptitude only saved by the offside flag.
 
 
We look every inch a side that has not played for two weeks and were fielding another unfamiliar starting XI, meanwhile Dagenham seemed to sense blood and pushed forward at every opportunity. 
 
Yeovil’s first opportunity fell to Kyrell Wilson who shot was blocked by the legs of Dagenham keeper Nathan Harvey after 15 minutes, before Brett McGavin’s low free-kick ten minutes later forced the keeper in to action again.
But every time Dagenham pressed forward they found Yeovil in generous mood with Loupalo-Bi forcing Stone to tip one over the bar on 34 minutes and testing the keeper again four minutes later.
 
Then on 39 minutes the unthinkable happened when we were awarded a penalty after Nouble found Wilson inside the area and the Swansea loanee was felled. Our first spot kick of the season and Brett McGavin stepped up. Dead ball specialist, what could go wrong? Harvey saved the spot kick, but McGAVIN was there to turn home the rebound.
 
 
Even with the defence which won last season’s title we look all over the place whenever Dagenham attack, whereas the frontline looks at best disjointed. But, we’re level at the break and let’s been grateful for that.
 

Half time: Dagenham & Redbridge 1 Yeovil Town 1

Second half

The second half almost repeated the first when a free-kick in to the box from Dagenham was met by Tom Eastman whose header seemed to go in slow motion but Stone was level to it.
 
There was a distinct lack of Charlie Cooper in the Yeovil midfield which Mark Cooper tried to rectify with the arrival of Finn Cousin-Dawson in a central defensive midfield position, replacing Jacob Maddox after 55 minutes.
 
Wilson was probably the brightest part of the Yeovil attack and when he jinked in to the box after a hour but his shot was blocked.
 
On the 73 minutes, Dagenham came within inches of restoring their advantage when Shiloh Remy dribbled at the Yeovil defence and slammed a shot against the post and then on 77 minutes it was only a brilliant block on the line by Morgan Williams that denied substitute Khaleel.
 
 
Ciaran McGuckin and Sean McGurk were both introduced towards the end, but this was a match which seemed destined to finish even. Both sides coming in to it in such poor form, it was like neither side wanted to lose it or had enough to win it.
 
When Dagenham got a free-kick in dangerous position with two minutes of the four added on in the second half played, there was a sense of trepidation in the away end. There need not have been, it went high, wide and not very handsome. The universe wanted it to end level and so it did.

Full time: Dagenham & Redbridge 1 Yeovil Town 1

Match Details

Venue: Victoria Road 
Date: Saturday 8th February, 3pm

Competition: National League Premier Division

Scorers: Josh Rees 5 (0-1), Brett McGavin 39 (1-1)

Pitch: Not bad for this stage of the season.
Conditions: Cold and a bit damp.

Attendance: 1,703 (311 away supporters)

Bookings:
Yeovil Town: Brett McGavin 14, Morgan Williams 54, Finn Cousin-Dawson 64, Jake Wannell 90+4.
Dagenham & Redbridge: Trent Rendall 25, Josh Umerah 54.

Referee: James Bancroft

Yeovil Town (3-4-2-1)

Substitutes: Finn Cousin-Dawson (for Jacob Maddox, 54), Ciaran McGuckin (for James Plant, 75), Sean McGurk (for Kofi Shaw, 83), Dom Bernard (not used), Josh Sims (not used), Lewys Twamley (not used), Matt Gould (not used).

Dagenham & Redbridge: Nathan Harvey, Trent Rendall, Tom Eastman, Paul Kalambiya, Reagan Clayton (for Rafiq Khaleel, 75), Shiloh Remy, Jake Hessenthaler, Josh Rees, Ryan Hills, Josh  Umerah (for Reece Grego-Cox, 83), Aaron Loupalo-Bi (for Oscar Rutherford, 75).

Substitutes (not used):  Louis Jones, Chris Jones, Kayden Harrack, Christian N’Guessan.

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Mark Cooper has told BBC Radio Somerset’s Josh Perkins that his team for the game against Dagenham has been picked on the merit of training since the Glovers’ enforced break.

Frank Nouble, Michael Smith, Morgan Williams and Kofi Shaw all come back into the starting line up with Aiden Stone making his debut in goal.

Frank Nouble heads at goal
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Speaking on how the team have managed the gap between races, the gaffer said;

“It’s was basically a mixture of some rest, but some really intense work, it’s about trying to get that reset where, we gave the players a few days off, but came back knowing that there was no messing about, it was all front foot intensity, and we’ve picked the team on what we’ve seen in training.”

Sonny Blu Lo-Everton
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He said that Goalkeeper, Aidan Stone has settled into the group well and confirmed that there are still some injury concerns within the group.

“Sonny [Blu Lo Everton] is fit, but not quite ready for the match, Caleb Hughes is injured, he’s a long term, he had a really bad rupture of his hamstring

“Aaron [Jarvis] has a long term injury and it’s boring for the players, it’s the same old thing every day, it’s rehab, the aim is to try and get him back two weeks ahead of schedule so he can take part in some of the games”

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James Plant and Aidan Stone go straight into the Yeovil Town starting XI for today’s trip to Dagenham & Redbridge (3pm kick-off).

Stone, who joined on a permanent deal following his arrived following his release from Notts County, takes over in goal following the departure of Ollie Wright to Solihull Moors via his parent club Southampton.

Plant, who has re-signed on loan until the end of the season, starts at left wing-back – we are guessing.

On the bench are loanees midfielder  Sean McGurk and striker Ciaran McGuckin.

 

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Port Vale loanee James Plant has told BBC Radio Somerset’s Jack Killah he’s delighted to be fit again and back at Huish Park for the rest of the season, after securing a loan move from the League Two side until the end of the campaign.

Speaking ahead of the weekend’s game with Dagenham & Redbridge he said that he was just itching to get going…in the kitchen as much as on the pitch.

“I’m really happy to be back. Obviously, [I] got back in there with the lads and [I’m] just looking forward to a game now. Can’t come fast enough, really.

Speaking about the injury which cut his previous spell on loan in Somerset, Plant said: “It was just a hamstring injury. Obviously [they’re] quite common in football, but I was gutted. I ended up doing my rehab at Vale, just a five-week period of rehab, and then did a couple of weeks training with them. Then I just asked a question: ‘Can I go back to Yeovil’? And the answer was yes. So here I am!”

Plant returned to Huish Park on the EFL’s deadline day and is looking forward to getting more game time and being on the pitch more often than not.

“I just want to play, games. Here is the place that I’m doing that. It seemed like the best thing to do. [Port Vale] were really happy about it. I think that’s what they wanted as well.

“They just wanted me playing as many games as many games as possible. So it was a bit of a setback with the injury, but hopefully we can go again now to the end of the season.

“I just want to play every game from now to the end of the season. That’s my main target. I’ll look at individual games and how I want to perform in them games, but as a whole, I just want to play every game to the end of the season.”

James Plant puts a cross in. Picture courtesy of Gary Brown.

Plant was adamant that despite a few changes to the squad there’s still a belief the club can be successful this campaign: “We’re all aiming for the same things. [There’s] a few new faces in there that I’m getting to know, which is always good, but, yeah, similar goals.

“I just think with football, anything can happen. We’ll take it one game at a time, but there’s a lot of games coming up, and we could be in a really good position after the next two or three weeks. So we’ll just work from game to game, try and be as solid as we can, and also try and get forward, get goals, and then you never know.”

Plant’s second Glovers debut will likely come at Dagenham on Saturday – a side he’s already faced this season with the club.

“They’re a decent side. I remember we played them here. It was one of my first games, and we played really well, but they still tested us. We came away 1-0, so we were buzzing. Hopefully we can go to that place and do the same.”

James Plant. Picture courtesy of Gary Brown.

Finally, a new loan deal brings with it, challenges for any young player, it turns out that James Plant can still turn to his Mum to help with getting creative in the kitchen… there’s a joke here about Plant-based meals… or something, you can see where we’re going with this.

“It’s first time I’ve really had to move away for football. It’s part of the part of the job. So I think it’s good for me to experience it so young, and obviously it’ll help me in the future as well. My mum’s sending me like recipes down, because I’m quite boring with my food. I’ll just cook the same thing every night, just the standard stuff, but she says she said I should try and change it!”