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On this episode of the Gloverscast, Ian and Dave welcome Yeovil Town manager Mark Cooper and club captain, Josh Staunton, to the podcast. They share an insight into what it was like at the club towards the end of last season, their views on pre-season so far, the business we’ve done in the transfer market and their message for supporters ahead of this season.

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Yeovil Town have confirmed the loan signing of Zachary Bell from Bristol City until January 2024.

The 20-year-old is a right back and spent time on loan at fellow National League South side, Bath City, last season.

The fullback adds further depth in a position that Morgan Williams, Matt Buse and Jacob Shore have shared so far during pre-season.

Bell will be no stranger to Will Buse and Josh Owers who both signed from Bristol City this summer, and he was presumably told good things about Yeovil by former loanees Sam Pearson, Ewan Clarke and Seb Palmer-Houlden.

Welcome to Huish Park Zac!

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Yeovil Town’s second pre-season friendly ended with a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Wimborne Town this evening.

The Glovers fell behind early on and lost Matt Worthington to injury in the first half. Jake Hyde levelled things up in the second half as the Glovers improved but Wimborne struck back following a flurry of substitutions to clinch a win in front of a crowd of 375.

Thanks to Callum Hallett for the updates from New Cuthbury…

FIRST HALF

First half XI: Will Buse, Matt Buse (Trialist), Josh Staunton, Jake Wannell, Alex Whittle, Charlie Cooper, Jordan Stevens, Jordan Maguire-Drew, Matt Worthington, Frank Nouble, Rhys Murphy.

Things got off to a poor start for the Glovers as they fell behind inside the first five minutes after a defensive error. 0-1

Will Buse was called into action minutes later and forced into a save. The Southern League side kept the early pressure on with a dangerous cross just going wide of Buse’s left hand post.

In the 16th minute, the hosts countered in a three -on-one but the final pass was misplaced allowing Matt Buse to clear away for a throw in.

Matt Worthington went down injured 20 minutes forcing Cooper into an early change. Josh Owers, who played the first half against Buckland Athletic, came on as Worthington’s replacement. 

Wimborne attacked again a couple of minutes later dancing through the Yeovil defence. A deflected cross went through the penalty area and was blasted over from close range. A terrible miss!

The Glovers finally had an attacking effort around the half hour mark through Jordan Maguire-Drew. The midfielder struck his effort from the edge of the box but it wasn’t causing the Wimborne keeper any trouble.

Maguire-Draw was involved again minutes later as his cross found Rhys Murphy inside the box. The poacher’s header deflected off a Magpies’ defender into the keeper’s hands.

Wimborne were on the attack again in the 32nd minute, a cross into the box following a corner wasn’t inch perfect and the Wimborne attacker couldn’t good enough connection to test Buse.

Before the half time break Alex Whittle found himself with a chance to shoot after neat play from Frank Nouble, but the left back’s effort was charged down by the a Wimborne defender.

Half-time: Wimborne Town 1 Yeovil Town 0

SECOND HALF

Second half XI: Will Buse (Lewis Williams 61), Matt Buse (Jacob Shore 72), Josh Staunton (Jamie Sendles-White 61), Jake Wannell (Ollie Haste 66), Alex Whittle (Will Dawes 61), Charlie Cooper (Trialist – Andry Demira 66), Jordan Young (for Jordan Stevens), Jordan Maguire-Drew (Benjani Jr 66), Josh Owers, Frank Nouble (Malachi Linton 61), Jake Hyde (for Rhys Murphy).

Yeovil made a double change at half time (flashbacks intensify) with Jake Hyde and Jordan Young replacing Jordan Steven and Rhys Murphy.

Hyde made an instant impact grabbing his second goal of pre-season and levelling things up. A lovely ball from Owers found Maguire-Drew who squared it to Hyde to scuff home! 1-1

Wimborne tried to regain their advantage shortly after with an inviting ball smashed across the box, but no one could get on the other end of it.

Maguire-Drew was centre-stage again, chopping in and out before getting low shot away that was deflected into the feet of Wimborne’s goalkeeper.

Wimborne had an effort of their own moments later as their striker fired a long range effort wide of Buse’s top corner.

Alex Whittle found himself more involved in the 2nd half and his pass to Maguire-Drew led to Jordan Young shooting over the bar.

The Maguire-Drew x Hyde combination almost found a second in the 64th minute, but the striker’s header went straight into the hands of the goalkeeper.

in the 68th minute the Glovers fell behind again. A lovely ball through the Yeovil defence was squared across the box and tapped home past substitute Lewis Williams. 1-2

Wimborne kept the pressure on and after good play down the right hand side they had an effort deflected over the bar for a corner.

Young attempted an effort from 25 yards out five minutes from time, but his shot didn’t cause the keeper any trouble.

Benjani Jr earned the Glovers a freekick on the edge of the box, but Young despatched his effort well over the bar. The youngster was in the thick of things again moments later, flashing a brilliant cross across the penalty box begging to someone to get a toe on it!

Full time: Wimborne Town 2 Yeovil Town 1

Goals: Wimborne 4 (1-0),  Jake Hyde 49 (1-1), Wimborne 68 (1-2)

Wimborne Town: No idea

Attendance: 375

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After a trip down to Devon, Ian shares his thoughts on the Buckland Athletic friendly with Ben and Dave. Plus we take your #GCQs.

Image courtesy of Iain Morland

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A glorious July afternoon in Devon saw Mark Cooper’s Yeovil Town run out 4-0 winners against Buckland Athletic. There was plenty of travelling support for the first pre season game of 2023/24 and a good sprinkling of optimism amongst supporters who saw Yeovil put on a goal scoring display. What a novelty! And before you say, ‘come on it’s Buckland’, we’ve had a miserable 12 months and to see us score four goals was lovely.

Ian was there, and here are his conclusions:

Picture courtesy of Iain Morland.

We have a wealth of attacking options. How long has it been? With Jake Hyde, Malachi Linton, Jordan Stevens and Benjani Junior in the first half and a front five of Rhys Murphy, Frank Nouble, Jordan Maguire-Drew, Jordan Young and Matt Worthington we are blessed with depth at the top end of the pitch. Four of those listed got on the score sheet yesterday and if an instant return to the National League is going to happen, they all need to chip in.

With those forward thinking players, the defensive midfielder role is key. Josh Owers did a decent job in the first half, but was receiving lots of advice from Mark Cooper throughout his 45. The second half saw Charlie Cooper take up that role in front of the defence. Buckland got more out of our defence in the first half, with Will Dawes and Ollie Haste on the left half of the back four. But Whittle, Wannell, Sendles-White and Matt Buse were resolute on the 2nd and barely gave Buckland a sniff.

Jake Wannell.
Picture courtesy of Iain Morland.

I’ve teed this one up, but I was so relieved to see a back four. It felt more balanced, we appeared more comfortable with the ball and the team seemed more aware of eachothers positioning. This isn’t an anti-wingback crusade, I’m open to it with the right players, but we looked confident throughout.

That kit is lovely. We may as well get the ‘Best Dressed, award out the way. The anxiety around kits is real but this one is a belter. Some of the Errea ones that have been released already have been shockers but this one is League-winning, I’m sure.

Jake Hyde
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It felt good to see a win. Yes, it was against Buckland. Yes, it’s only pre-season. Cynics will say it’s mainly a fitness exercise and I was amongst them. Last summer I was in that camp when we struggled to a draw against Taunton. When we put up a decent fight against Exeter and Plymouth without ever really laying a glove on them. We drew with Dorchester before scraping past Weston. It set the tone for a woeful season that none of us expected. We’ve started bright, we actually look like a team and we’ve scored some goals. That feels good.

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Pre season kicks off in less than 24 hours with Yeovil Town’s visit to Toolstation Western Premier Division side Buckland Athletic. As Summers go, this one has been one of excitement and a pleasant lack of turmoil. Martin Hellier has communicated with local media, businesses and supporters to an extent his predecessor didn’t – especially in the latter days of his reign. The refresh of Huish Park began in earnest on Day One the anticipation for that first trip to Huish Park is palpable.

On the pitch, we’ve been busy too. Mark Cooper has wasted no time in making changes to his squad in his first pre-season at the club. So far, 12 players have exited Huish Park, including Jamie Reckord, Lawson D’Ath and Max Hunt. The incomings have seen us fill the void at the top end of the pitch, and add some much needed experience. Rhys Murphy is no stranger to Glovers fans, and Jake Hyde and Frank Nouble add even more nous to the attack.

So, what shape are we in?

Goalkeepers

Goalkeepers
Will Buse
Lewis Williams
Will Buse. Picture courtesy of Mike Kunz.

With Grant Smith’s departure – he’s subsequently signed for Bromley – and Max Evan’s release, Mark Cooper has had to sort out a couple of keepers. In Will Buse we’ve recruited familiarity. Local, knows the group, is more than equipped for the level and IF we build momentum and start climbing, he could be ours for the longterm. Backing him up is Lewis Williams. Signed from Tiverton, he’s worked with goalkeeper coach Phil Osborn before, looks physically ready and ticks that young, hungry, local box that Mark Cooper mentioned after signing Buse.

“It was key for me that I wanted to change the way we recruited. I wanted to try and have more local players which I class as areas such as Bristol, because we are out on a limb and there is no disguising that.”

Defenders

Defenders
Ollie Haste
Jamie Sendles-White
Josh Staunton
Jake Wannell
Alex Whittle
Morgan Williams

Defensively, in my view, there’s still more depth to add and I suspect we’ll have a look into the loan market to pad out the right side of defence. I got hung up on our formation last season, but it changed so frequently it was difficult not to. I think it’s all up for grabs again this season. The personnel is there to go with a back three (although we are in need of a right wing back) but there’s also back four there too. In Jamie Sendles-White and Jake Wannell we’ve got a couple of players who fall into the #knowsthelevel criteria, with Wannell also landing in the local part of Mark Cooper’s venn diagram.

Midfielders

Matt Worthington. Picture courtesy of Mike Kunz.
Midfielders
Charlie Cooper
Will Dawes
Jordan Maguire-Drew
Josh Owers
Scott Pollock
Jordan Stevens
Matt Worthington

The further we move up the pitch, the more questions there are about how we could line up. There is serious strength in depth in middle of the pitch, to the point that I think we will see departures.

Charlie Cooper and Matt Worthington is a National League pairing in centre midfield, and with Josh Owers commuting down the A37, we’ve added some real potential. You’ve also got Jordan Maguire-Drew, who the manager was itching to give a pre-season too come the end of 2022/23, Scott Pollock and Jordan Stevens who you’re going to have to fit in somewhere between the midfield and attack. It’s a nice problem to have, but we could have a loaded bench when we visit Hemel Hempstead on the opening day.

Attackers

Rhys Murphy in his first spell at Huish Park. Picture courtesy of Mike Kunz.
Attackers
Benjani Jr
Alex Fisher
Jake Hyde
Malachi Linton
Rhys Murphy
Frank Nouble
Jordan Young

That depth of attack looks as good as strong as we’ve had in years. There’s a bit of everything in there. The poacher in Rhys Murphy, the false 9 in Jordan Young, Jake Hyde’s experience, Frank Nouble (we finally got him!) so nearly dragged Torquay to safety. Sure, there are injury histories for Murphy and Hyde, and Alex Fisher is a long way off a return. But there’s youthful exuberance in Young and Malachi Linton. What they can glean from the experienced heads that have joined on this Summer is going to be invaluable.

Upon his signing, Murphy said: “I have some good memories here and it is such a big football club and the manager is a really good manager, so I am really looking forward to working with him. There are big plans for the club and everyone wants to be playing for a club which is ambitious and this club wants to be higher up the leagues. We want to be winning games and I want to be scoring goals.”

How will we line up on the 5th of August is anyones guess, but it’s safe to say we’re going to be a damn sight more experienced than we were 12 months ago, with a boatload of positivity to boot.

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Yeovil Town FC unveiled the design of the new Errea kit for the forthcoming season this morning on Twitter.

 

In an evolution of last season’s stripes, this season’s has a finer white stripe with and a proper collar. (We’re not fashion writers…)

It gets a thumbs up from here.

We await details of when the kit is available and the reveal of both the away shirt and the third kit, which was exclusively revealed on Gloverscast #259.

Are you a fan? Let us know in the comments.

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This month’s Gloverspast is yet another Wembley hero and one of the longest serving members of the famous squad of 2013.

Joining from Newport County, Sam Foley played over 100 times across three seasons with the Glovers including that incredible Play Off campaign.

But, when the success ended, Foley stayed to prove his worth as a key member of the side in the following seasons which included a headline game against Man Utd.

Eventually departing for Port Vale in 2015, Foley will go down as a cult hero at Huish Park

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We were delighted to welcome Liam McGuinn to the podcast to talk about his documentary on Yeovil Town. Liam talks through what it was like having unrestricted access, what made the cut (and what didn’t) and how part two will be different!

If you’ve not watched the documentary yet, watch it below. Fair warning, colourful language throughout.

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