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Frank Nouble spoke to BBC Somerset’s Josh Perkins after Yeovil’s 1-0 defeat at Oldham. Here’s what he said.

JP: Frank, never easy to do these after a loss I imagine. A disappointing result?

FN: Yeah, yeah, frustrating result. Nobody wants to lose games, especially when you feel like you put a lot into the game. I’m just proud of the team, really. Sometimes you lose a game and you’ve been outplayed or you know that position will better than you. You hold your hands up. Today I don’t think that was the case, I thought we done well. We frustrated them quite a lot and they’re big team in our division. So I’m glad we went toe to toe with them. I have confidence in the group, so just gotta keep going.

JP: What do you think it was? Because as you say in the first half you created chances. It was it was really there for the taking for both teams. What was it? What was the difference?

FN: I think they changed a few things [in the] second-half. I think they played better [in the] second-half. Sometimes a lot of pressure amounts to better chances, and I think they maybe edged it on better chances in second-half and they scored 1. So something we gotta learn from. We just got to keep going and you know the way we play our football it’s unique, I like to say. I think we’ve gone up a league and we’ve played exactly the same way. We try to play the ball on the floor, every now and then, mix it up and we’ve got personnel who are still blending with each other, you know. Partnerships are building every week, but we want it to build with winning as well. So you know we’re not going to be silly and say that we want to keep building and lose games either. Just gotta keep going and I’m proud of the group.

JP: And are you proud of yourself as well? Because, especially in the first half on that left hand side, you were playing off the shoulder of other defenders and cutting the ball into Jarvis I remember in the first half, so are you proud of yourself this season?

FN: Yeah, yeah, I feel like I’ve been OK. I’ve been good. I know if the attacking players are playing really well, we’ll win most games, so just gotta keep pushing for that form. I know it’ll come because we’re good players. It’s not a league we’re afraid of either. You know we’ve got me, Youngy, Jarvis, Sam Pearson. Eventually somebody’s going to, or a couple of us, will hit real rich form and when that does happen, we know that the back boys have been unbelievable as well, all year.. So we just got to stay together and the supporters are behind us, which is brilliant, so that gives us an extra push.

“it’s frustrating not to get it, especially in that moment of the game”

JP: And just describe to me because there were a couple of, crazy moments in thelast few minutes of the game. That apparent penalty call, shout whatever you wanna call it on Morgan Williams, was it a penalty?

FN: Yeah. Yeah, it’s a blatant penalty. Maybe the referee didn’t see it, maybe he got blindsided, cause [there’s] a lot of bodies in there, but it felt so obvious that you would think he would give it. So it’s frustrating not to get it, especially in that moment of the game there’s a big decision for referee to make. You know, we’re upset about at the time but we’ve got to move on quickly. We’ve got a game Tuesday against Sutton, which should be another tough game for us. But, you know, we’re quietly confident and we’ll keep working towards achieving the goals that we want to achieve which is looking up the table, not behind us.

JP: And as you say, tough game against Sutton. What else can you expect from that game on Tuesday?

FN: Sutton will be a good team. I think they come down from League Two last season, so we expect them to be good. I think they won today, I just checked the results. So we look forward to a tough game. I think they’ll be athletic. I know a couple of boys down there. We look forward to it, but they’ve got to deal with us as well. And I feel like we’re 5% away from giving someone a real hiding. So hopefully that could be the case on Tuesday. It’s also my birthday Tuesday as well, so I’m looking forward to it. So hopefully we can get the result. I wanted to keep it quiet until the game, but yeah, hopefully we can do it and we’ll just keep positive. The group is so positive in there. We’re disappointed today but it’s my job as one of the older players and a few of us to keep our head up high, long journey back home, rest up and be ready for Tuesday.

JP: 21 again on Tuesday is it?

FN: Yeah, yeah, yeah, totally. How did you know?

 

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Yeovil Town assistant manager Chris Todd was on the media duties this afternoon following the Glovers 1-0 defeat at Oldham, in a match that saw Mark Cooper sent off. Todd spoke to BBC Somerset’s Josh Perkins.

JP: Chris, what’s your assessment of the 98 minutes?

CT: I believe we should have come away with something, whether that was a point or three points. It was a performance away from home that was capable of coming away with that, you know, at least. To not come away with anything is very disappointing but the referee’s performance, I’m sorry it has to be better. You can accept a few mistakes, that’s football, that’s that’s normal. But there was too many. It was very, very much disappointing for us as staff and very frustrating on the sideline, when you keep seeing decision after decision go the other way, you’re going to get frustrated. But then to send off the gaffer as well, which is madness because he’s got to understand, as a fourth official, the referee’s having a bad day. You can’t allow that to happen.

JP: So do you know exactly what it was that got Mark Cooper the red?

CT: I think it was just persistent us moaning at him really, I suppose. But when decisions aren’t going your way and they’re that bad, it’s gonna happen. You’re gonna get really frustrated. You’re gonna get annoyed. And to send him off, it just summed his performance up. I’m sorry, but it did.

JP: It wasn’t a straight red, it was kind of an accumulation of yellows. Is it fair that Mark Cooper once he’s on the should tread the line carefully?

CT: No, not at all because it wasn’t nothing after that. It wasn’t as if he was like screaming at him. Do you know what I mean? We all were. We were all like saying like ‘you need to be better, he needs to be better’. You know, it wasn’t like swearing or anything like that, which was malicious. It was nothing. Even their side said ‘Come on, like that’s embarrassing’  but there we go.

JP: Only one goal, to be fair, Oldham, you know created more, maybe, chances in the first half, but Yeovil still were it at the end of the first 45…

CT: 100%, it’s away from home, you know, but as I said, like you expect pressure, you expect a bit of defending to do. That’s normal every time you come away from home for sure you’re gonna get that, but the performance was worthy of at least a point, in my opinion, and you know, listen, we haven’t got it now and we have to go again. We have to pick ourselves up. We thank all the fans for their travelling and their support because they outstanding, I thought. And they deserve more on the day.

JP: And Sutton on Tuesday, you know, not too long, I guess, to kind of, as you say, pick yourself up, dust yourself off and go again. What can you expect from Sutton United on Tuesday?

CT: A good team, a good team. Obviously [they’ve] come down. Obviously they’ve done quite well this season so far. Every game in this league, there’s never an easy game and we understand that. So we can’t take our foot off the gas and we’ve got to keep performing. But if you keep performing and you keep putting on performances, the results will come because the quality we’ve got in abundance. We have got quality in the attacking force and then I know defenders can score and midfielders and score. So, we just have to stick together, keep working hard and turn this turn the corner basically.

Todd also spoke to the club’s official channels which you can watch below.

 

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It was another goalless show from the Glovers at Huish Park yesterday, but it was an improvement on Tuesday’s performance. Here are Ian’s conclusions from the 0-0 draw against Altrincham.

It was better than Tuesday. Tuesday was the lowest of low bars, of course, but it was a definite improvement. I thought, given the calibre of opposition, we played some nice stuff. I think we got the ball forward more quickly and looked brighter, especially in the first half where we couldn’t capitalise on our momentum unfortunately. Altrincham made it to the playoffs last season and they just wanted to get on with their game and knock it around quickly and I think you could see their quality in possession. I don’t think we asked enough questions of them in the second half though. Of course there is plenty of room for improvement, but we’re learning how to compete at this level again after having it largely all our way last season. 

The little nippy fellas got their chance. With Frank Nouble and Brett McGavin having started every match, Mark Cooper freshened things up and brought both Sonny Blu Lo-Everton and Josh Sims back into the fold. It was a different set up for Yeovil in 4-1-4-1 with a more advanced Matt Worthington and Charlie Cooper sitting. The Glovers did get more bodies forward but once again Aaron Jarvis toiled, but it still didn’t quite click in the final third for him to get any quality service.

The wingers need to start delivering. We’ve clearly got some talent in the attacking areas. Sam Pearson, Josh Sims and Jordan Young have all shown quality with us or elsewhere, but we’ve not seen enough consistency so far. Pearson, the ever-willing runner, works so hard but couldn’t get the final ball right yesterday. It feels like Josh Sims just needs to get round a man and smash it in the top corner to get his confidence. Jordan Young, scored at Boston, but what else has he done this season? In the last two matches he’s not made the impact you’d expect fresh legs to make. I’m left wondering what a now cup-tied Dylan Morgan would add to this team.

Michael Smith really sets the standard. I think we could have a Michael Smith conclusion after each match. The Yeovil right back was everywhere yesterday. He had a busy afternoon on the defensive side and did his usual marauding full back role getting forward. He was so unlucky not to score for the Glovers when he picked the ball up late in the second half and just decided to go for broke. His measured effort looked destined for the goal only to be denied by the bar. He called a stop to his afternoon before the final whistle, which is a concern, but fingers crossed it’s nothing too serious.

Can we win the bloody toss please? We’ve been turned around in 4 out of the 5 home matches this season. Each week there are groans, but yesterday there we boos for it. Marginal gains is a buzz word in sport these days, but I don’t think you can put shooting towards your supporters in the second half in that category. The impact that Thatchers stand has had over the years in drawing the ball into the goal and making goalkeepers wilt has won games for Yeovil. It’s huge. Please can we get practising the coin toss in training?

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