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It was a cold one at Huish Park but fans turned out in force as Billy Rowley’s Glovers scored three against a poor Braintree side to secure a valuable three points. Here are Ian’s Five Conclusions.

James Daly takes aim | Pic by Gary Brown

We improved. It wasn’t a totally polished performance by any stretch, but it was an improvement on the performance against Eastleigh. I’ve hated the phrase ‘final third entries’ every since Darren Way used it as a point to polish his abysmal team, but for the sake of this conclusion, we got ourselves into the Braintree’s box repeatedly and with plenty of players in the box too. We could have gone into half time ahead with some of our play. Braintree were poor but we’re beginning to see glimpses of what our attacking identity could be/

We got our set pieces right. If Forest Green Rovers was the low point for the set piece delivery, this was definitely the high point. We could probably count ourselves unlucky (I’m not sure many National League assistants would spot the offside) to not be ahead through Kyle Ferguson’s header after a good delivery into the box from Brett McGavin that was flicked on by Williams. The second came from a wicked McGavin delivery that Jake Wannell nearly made perfect with his header that Terry could only divert to Daly who headed home. Finn Cousin-Dawson could have made it a third after another excellent delivery but could only head straight at the keeper. McGavin earned his own celebration before the final whistle with deliberate delivery whipped towards goal hoping for any form of contact to help it on its way.

Brett McGavin strikes a pose | Pic by Gary Brown

James Daly had a better night. One of the big takeaways from Billy Rowley’s first few games in charge is his use of inverted wingers. James Daly, all left foot, playing on the right and James Plant, mostly right-footed, on the left. It’s fair to say that against Eastleigh Daly struggled to get involved and like many of his teammates on that night, was sloppy with possession. Against Braintree things clicked more, he managed to cut inside and get shots away, was far more involved in the attacking moments too. It was great to see him finally find the back of the net in a Yeovil shirt and hopefully there’s more to come.

It’s still not instinctive for these players. You can forgive these players for not finding their groove with their fourth manager of the season. You can see them revert back to the old ways and slow things down while Billy Rowley gets frustrated on the sideline. It’ll come and we still need to have patience. But, I get the feeling that the manager will be proactive in the changing the squad if he needs to. The lack of an alternative to Alex Whitte – who seems to be struggling with injuries more frequently now – means we can’t ever shift to a back four (#downwithwingbacks). It was interesting to hear the manager talk about Jacob Maddox and how he’s ‘his type of player’. Everyone will get their chance, and they will have to take it.

It was a great turnout at Huish Park. I didn’t expect more than 3,500 people to turn up to cheer on the Glovers at that awkward kick off time in sub-zero temperatures, but maybe somethings changing. That an increase of approximately 400 compared to Eastleigh and Forest Green Rovers (who both brought more fans with them) and more than 500 compared to Rowley’s first match against Boston United. It was a good night to bring in a crowd and score some goals with the FA Trophy next weekend.

 

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The Glovers finished off 2025 with a 1-1 draw against Eastleigh at Huish Park. Here are Ian’s Five Conclusions from the sub-zero press box.

We’re not creating yet. We showed moments, we saw glimpses in the final third, especially in the second half but if it wasn’t for Eweke’s slip, I’m not sure we would have found the back of the net. Certainly after we scored we didn’t push on. In the second half we looked the more likely to find a second goal, but other than the McCormick and Daly two v one, I never felt confident that there was another one coming. Which is a problem when…

We’re conceding sloppy goals. The way in which we conceded the penalty was entirely avoidable. The goal on Boxing Day was really sloppy, the second goal Forest Green Rovers scored was poor, as was the defending for Maidstone’s equaliser in the FA Trophy. As a defensive unit we’ve shot ourselves in the foot so many times this season and when you’re struggling to score, you can’t afford any slip ups at the back.

Luke McCormick | Pic by Gary Brown

Luke McCormick made the difference again. Yeovil’s number 8 has another man of the match trophy to his name and yet another goal. He finishes 2025 with more goals for Yeovil than anyone else. He’s really made his mark in green and white and without his goals Yeovil would be in a very different position. But, we can’t rely only him.

Eastleigh have a striker in Aaron Blair. If you we’re looking at adding a different kind of striker to bolster the front line, we witnessed it last night. Blair chased down everything, bothered our back line and confidently put away his penalty. He worked hard for his team and reminded me of those strikers Gary Johnson always relied on his teams. If we were looking for another type of striker to bolster the front line, someone of Blair’s ilk would fit the bill.

Billy Rowley | Pic by Gary Brown

It’s clear reinforcements are needed. Billy Rowley said there would be changes ahead his post-match press conference. The loans of James Plant and Andrew Oluwabori are expiring and Rowley has inherited a squad that three managers have had an input on before him so and he needs to build it in his vision. January will be a big month and hopefully the manager has the means to balance out this squad and build some momentum in 2026.

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Boxing Day football never seems to offer much in the way of the spirit of the season for Yeovil Town and 2025 was no exception with a 1-0 defeat against a Truro City side sitting bottom of the table. Dave was among the 568 – plus more than a few in the home end – who made the trip to Cornwall and here are his conclusions.

 

We never troubled them: With the exception of Jake Wannell’s header right at the very end, we did nothing to show whether Truro keeper Aidan Stone was any better than the player many in the away end told him they remembered him being. The statistics show that we had ten efforts on goal – just three on target – but I cannot honestly say I remember us having that many. You do need to give some credit to Truro for their dogged defending, but we offered virtually nothing against a side which has conceded 44 goals in 24 matches so far this season. Only James Plant showed any real intent to try and work a way through a Truro side which clearly knew what their plan was.

Another crap goal conceded: The goal that we conceded was awful – worse than both goals against Forest Green and about as bad as the one we conceded against Maidstone. Firstly Tahvon Campbell heads it up in the air rather than away from danger and then we have at least two defenders in close proximity of Tyler Harvey but he’s the only one who appears to want to win it. Michee Efete seems to be watching it go in as much as 568 of us behind the goal were. If it wasn’t for the brilliance of Jed Ward we might have conceded a couple of good goals, but luckily he managed to tip both Dom Johnson-Fisher’s chance just before the goal and Lirak Hasani’s second half shot over the bar.

Yeovil captain Jake Wannell raises a hand in apology as he leaves the pitch at Truro.

Did anyone ask for a striker for Christmas?: Billy Rowley said after the defeat to Forest Green that he did not feel we needed a new striker, we just needed to create better chances for them. Having seen Tahvon Campbell, Aaron Jarvis and Harvey Greenslade have a go over this 90 minute spell (see previous conclusions about Truro’s defensive abilities), I’m not so sure. Campbell offered nothing yesterday, I didn’t really notice Harvey at all when he came on, Jarvis had a couple of shots from outside the box, but none of them seemed to offer much. Very few of the opportunities I can recall us having came from any of our strikers and whilst the service they received was not up to much, I expected more.

Are we just asking players to do things they simply can’t do?: There is talent in this squad, there really is. Jed Ward’s is there for all to see, James Plant (not our player, I know) is a player I really enjoy watching, Luke McCormick has shown us what he’s got, but are we asking many of these players to do things they simply cannot do? I understand possession football (I might not like it, but I understand the intent), but surely no-one has sent them out and say ‘ponderously pass the ball between each other with no-one making a forward run’. There were times where I thought Michee Efete had been told not to cross the halfway line without stopping and checking back when we have seen what he can achieve when he just thunders forward. The amount of times I was thinking ‘do that, just do it quicker’ was untrue.

Jed Ward. Where would we be without him?| Pic by Gary Brown

We’re not too disheartened: There were 568 travelling supporters in the away end – and more than a few more in the home areas as well – and despite witnessing a below par performance, there was no-one losing their heads. At half-time as the players departed right in front of the away end, there were supportive chants from a fair percentage of those who had not departed for a half-time drink. not that there were many of those on offer. At the final whistle, there was the same response which felt very different to the final whistle I witnessed at Morecambe a few weeks ago when Richard Dryden was in charge. A whimper of a performance and a defeat against a team bottom of the league would normally constitute a few exploding heads*, but many felt calm – we just need some competitiveness for the community!

* – you could be forgiven for thinking Conclusions 1-4 constitutes my head exploding, but it really doesn’t. I like that Rowley’s post-match comments against both Forest Green and Truro recognise our inadequacies and set a clear desire to set them right. As has been stated, he’s not a magician and losing our heads so early will not help. I’m not and we shouldn’t.

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Green and White Radio’s Tom Bailey was in the stands on Saturday, as Yeovil Town defeated Maidstone United on penalties to progress in the FA Trophy. Here are his conclusions from the victory.

Cup progression at last!

For the first time since the FA Cup journey to Wrexham during the title season in 2023/24, Yeovil Town have progressed in a cup competition!

Fans have been clamouring for a cup run of some kind, and while we have no idea where we may go on this run, it’s giving us all some further hope, and further reason to buy-in to the Rowley regime.

Billy Rowley watches on | Pic by Gary Brown

Substitutions were played to perfection

Okay, maybe not the Michee Efete introduction, as that was clearly unplanned following the injury to Alex Whittle (he still played very well) – but Tahvon Campbell being brought on for a booked Aaron Jarvis, who seemed on a collision course for a red card on Saturday, was the smart call to keep 11 men on the field.

Clearly bringing on Josh Tobin was a great move, given he scored the goal that almost put Yeovil in the hat within 90 minutes, while Andrew Oluwabori gave Maidstone defenders some extra problems to handle on the right hand side.

All in all, Rowley and Simpson read the game well, and responded accordingly; proactive subs to finish the stubborn opposition off is so refreshing to see, long may it continue!

Michee Efete | Pic by Gary Brown

Leo Ramirez-Espain is real… and he’s good!

I think I was among many in raising my eyebrows when I saw Leo Ramirez-Espain’s name in the starting XI for Saturday’s game.

None of us have had any idea on how good (or bad) he may be, considering he’s only made two benches since he joined on loan from Watford in November.

As it turns out, we have another talented midfield option to add to our rotation, as he moved the ball nicely throughout his hour on the field, linking up with McGavin effortlessly.

Knowing we have McGavin, McCormick, Cousin-Dawson, Jolliffe, Tobin and Ramirez-Espain, with Cousin-Dawson as another option if required, is a great sign of the strength in depth we possess in midfield now!

Leo Ramirez-Espain on his debut. Picture courtesy of Tom Bailey.

Penalty shootout? Never in doubt…

Okay, I say this in jest, of course when the final whistle blew, every Yeovil fan naturally feared the worst, considering our recent history with penalties – the Campbell miss at Morecambe, the losses to Taunton and Needham Market to name but a few… and yet, every single player stepped up when it mattered most.

Most plaudits deservedly went to Jed Ward, who made two fantastic stops to give Yeovil the advantage, but all four takers (Brett McGavin, Luke McCormick, Tahvon Campbell and Andrew Oluwabori) deserve their flowers too for their courage to step up, and coolly slot home four spot kicks.

Jed Ward saves | Pic by Gary Brown

Who do we want next?

It’s a great feeling to not dread whatever is next, isn’t it?!

Nearly half of the National League sides have already been knocked out, and I’d fancy us against most opposition with the way things are going thus far with Rowley and co.

With the draw taking place on Monday evening, Yeovil fans will be sat eagerly anticipating whoever is drawn against the Glovers!

Josh Tobin celebrates with the fans | Pic by Gary Brown

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Gloverscast Ben was on BBC Radio duty on Saturday afternoon as Billy Rowley’s Green and White (well, red and black) army won their second game in a row. Here are his five conclusions.

“Luke McCormick, you little dancer”

There was so much to like about the performance on Saturday, but Luke McCormick stood out for me in every single sense.

McCormick is, probably, just a bit too good for this level. These players don’t come around all that often, the ability to look effortless in control of the ball is a joy to watch. 

He made the first goal, out on the left did all the hard work for a Jarvis tap-in, hit the post, forced the keeper into the save and right at the death turned a time wasting burst to the corner into a lovely finish into the far corner.

Everything Yeovil do well goes through him and Billy Rowley has clearly given him the freedom to be creative. 

Now, about that contract….

Luke McCormick celebrates his goal with the away supporters.

We did the ugly stuff

The wonderful play from McCormick and Co going forward will take the headlines and that’s fine, but let’s not take away from the rear guard action at the other end.

Make no mistake, Hartlepool are a good side, lots of very exciting players but Jed Ward in goal, the three in front of him and wing backs dealt with plenty of crosses, passes and waves of attacks and yet at no point did I ever really fear that they’d score.

A word for Finn Cousin-Dawson who did really well keeping Jamie Miley quiet and Alex Reid is, in my mind, one of the smartest forwards in the division and he didn’t have a sniff. 

Finn Cousin-Dawson. Picture courtesy of Gary Brown.

Glimpses of Rowley-ball

It’s still early days of course, but we’re starting to see what Billy Rowley is going to ask of this team.

We’re going to have to have our hearts in our mouths a few times when we play neat little passes in defensive areas, but we’re also going to see the ball move quickly. We’re going to see little neat triangles used to get us through our phases of play and we’re going to play the brave passes forward.

Not all of them will come off, but I cannot knock a team trying something brave, something we haven’t seen, arguably, for years.

I don’t think Yeovil fans want perfection, but they want us to have a go, play the conditions and make brave decisions, we did on Saturday, and that worked wonders.

Billy Rowley | Photo by Gary Brown

I really enjoyed it – so did the 98.

That feeling! Those pre match butterflies were in hope rather than fear. I saw us win at Solihull – same outcome, worth the same number of points to the season’s tally – but this FELT different. 

Maybe it’s the simple words of confidence from the manager or how other fans feel around us, but it was a genuine joy to watch the game. To see players playing without weight on their shoulders allowed the fans to follow suit. I said that the players ‘need to go first’ in the chicken-and-egg battle between supporters upping their support and players giving them something to support, and they have in these last two games.

I feel it, I’m in, hook, line and sinker! I’m prepared to be patient, prepared for imperfection, but the players have now gone first and given us all something to support, so the least we can do is follow suit. 

The scenes at the end were a disgrace.

Morgan Williams and Jermaine Francis both saw red for their part in a post-match melee, just about every player and staff member were involved in the fracas and quite who was or wasn’t in the wrong doesn’t really matter, but what followed from a home-end supporter has left me seething.

Players and supporters have back-and-forth moments at every ground, every weekend and there’s always passion and emotions run high, but one thing remains constant; the barrier between players and fans.

That barrier was breached on Saturday with someone charging out of the crowd towards the crowd of players. Some quick thinking by Finn Cousin-Dawson probably stops the supporter from reaching his intended target at full throttle before others – including home players – usher him away, But the fact he got a far as he did, unchallenged is a disgrace. Players should feel safe on the pitch, as should fans in the stand. 

I hope that Hartlepool will engage in a proper investigation, not just into the individual, but into their own practices on match day. Every person I dealt with was brilliant on the day, but one idiot has ruined it for the whole club. The FA charges will surely follow in the new year. 

Other than that one idiot, a near perfect away day for the Glovers

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Another new era began at Huish Park yesterday. Ollie Marsh was in the Thatchers Stand and here are his Five Conclusions from the Glovers’ 2-1 win over Boston United.

We saw a glimpse of the standards we can hit. While the opening 45 minutes were certainly nothing to write home about, the first ten of the second half showed what this team is capable of when they’re firing on all cylinders, which hopefully Billy Rowley can get us doing. It’s been a while since we’ve seen it (Sutton away was almost two months ago!) but we were popping the ball around, finding pockets of space in the final third and – get this – we actually scored a couple of goals!

Michee Efete changed the game. Ironically, Josh Sims had been one of our brighter sparks in the first half, but Efete made things happen as soon as he was introduced, helping us really come out of the traps after the break – and it was his cross that lead to the opener. We haven’t seen Efete since Scunthorpe at the start of the month, but considering how well he slotted in today, it would be surprising if we didn’t see more of him under Rowley.

Michee Efete | Pic C/O Gary Brown

There was a touch of class about Luke McCormick’s two goals. They won’t be Goal of the Season contenders by any means, but the composure showed on both occasions – especially when confidence across the squad has looked low – was more impressive than it seemed.

Jake Wannell could be indispensable. If Saturday was anything to go by, playing out from the back is firmly in Billy Rowley’s footballing philosophy – from what I’ve seen, it’s not something our ever-changing and confidence-devoid defence particularly excels at. With a hungry looking Boston forward line looking to pounce on every opportunity, it was often the composure of Wannell that dug us out of trouble. The Somerset Cannavaro’s assured approach acted as a calming presence on more than a few occasions, something we’ll need.

It felt good today. It was important to get the three points for myriad reasons – to get the new gaffer off to a good start, to lift the increasingly flat mood from supporters, and of course because we’ve been looking over our shoulders more and more in recent weeks. Yeovil fans have welcomed Billy with open arms this week, and there were signs in those post-match celebrations that there’s a relationship there waiting to be formed between the new boss and the Glovers faithful. Let’s harness that feeling, get a bit more positivity running through the squad, and see how far that can take us. Billy Rowley’s green and white army!

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Yeovil Town either ended their run of three straight defeats or extended their run without a win to eight matches with a goalless draw at fellow strugglers Morecambe on Saturday. Regardless of your perspective, the Glovers created enough chances to have come away from the gloomy Lancashire coast with three points and instead had to settle for just one. Dave was among the 110 supporters in the away end and here are his conclusions.

What’s the definition of insanity again? Turns out it wasn’t Albert Einstein who said “the definition of insanity is doing the same thing again and again and expecting a different result“, but Yeovil Town fans were left wondering if it was an accurate description having seen the starting line-up. The same eleven which failed to get a single shot on target against Southend United seven days earlier were starting again with strikers Tahvon Campbell, Harvey Greenslade and the forward-thinking Andrew Oluwabori left on the bench. Now, I may not have the coaching badges of Richard Dryden or Jerry Gill, but I have seen enough football to know James Daly is not a number nine. Yet he was expected to play it and, guess what? It was not until a change of shape and the introduction of Greenslade and Campbell that we really started to press Morecambe.

The first half was utterly forgettable. Those supporters in the away end who paid for the privilege climbed aboard a coach at 6.45am on Saturday morning must have been questioning their own sanity when the half-time whistle sounded. That said, I ‘only’ travelled 45 minutes each way and I began to question my own. It was the answer to the question we raised on Friday’s podcast of what would happen when a team which can’t score meets a team that concedes a lot. The result? Not very much.

110 fans were in the away end at Morecambe.

The second half was better – just. I have to add some kind of a positive (yes, this is the positive one), we did create more in the second half. The introduction of Greenslade in particular and Campbell to an extent had an impact and we created opportunities, but could not take them. That said, I could not believe I was seeing us pick up two yellow cards for wasting time over throw-ins when we were going for three points against a team below us in the table which had only kept two clean sheets all season before this match. Ah, I ended the positive one with a negative. Sorry.

Relying on a lottery. Tahvon Campbell will make the headlines for his second half penalty miss, but it is unfair to put the blame solely on this moment. Junior Morias, Luke McCormick and Josh Sims all had great opportunities to test Morecambe keeper Jamal Blackman with efforts and were off target with every one. It was difficult to judge whether it was a poor penalty or a good save from the angle the away fans were in at the Mazuma Arena on Saturday but, having seen it back on a replay, I’m going to give the credit to the keeper. 

If not now, then when?: This feels like we are sleep walking in to a real problem. Listening to Richard Dryden speak after the game and saying that “it’s not the end of the world” if we don’t get three points at home to Boston United next weekend, I feel very nervous. Is he doing what he can to take the pressure off his players or is he really naive enough to not realise the seriousness of our situation. Yes, it is only November, but if we don’t wake up to the problems we are seeing, we could do it in March and wonder why we didn’t act sooner. I have said on the podcast before that I am sure Dryden is a great coach but for me he is not a manager. Owner Prabhu Srinivasan was at Morecambe and at the home game against Southend United and if he is not starting to wonder if something needs to be done, I have to ask, when is he going to think that? If this is “all part of the blueprint“, I think we need a new plan!

The pie was decent – there, there’s a positive!

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There was yet more disappointment at Huish Park yesterday with a late goal consigning a much-improved Yeovil to defeat. Here are Ian’s Five Conclusions.

Luke McCormick goes down in the penalty box | Photo by Gary Brown

We improved – again. After the Carlisle draw I wrote: That was just the tonic the supporters needed after the poor run. Many – me included – feared a bit of drubbing at the hands of a team that is unbeaten in October but we really showed that there’s more to this team than what we’ve seen of late. The same applies this time, but it’s an unsustainable way. The longer this run goes on, the more those three wins in September look to be a postive reaction to the chaos of Danny Webb’s departure. Things have ‘calmed’ down since then and while Yeovil keep turning a corner to improve the performance, Dryden’s men just can’t get a win. 

It was an entertaining game. I thought both sides competed well in a fairly even affair. There was spirit in both teams and it didn’t feel like 18th vs 7th for a lot of the match. Mistakes at the back allowed Southend to spurn some glorious chances but we stuck with playing out (which I’m okay with) and when got through the lines we did create moments. Once again though, we tired towards the closing stages where other teams seem to find another gear, or their substitutes make an impact. Their late winner was a real kick in the knackers but I don’t think many will argue that Southend didn’t do enough to get all three points.

Jed Ward
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Where would be without Jed Ward? The glove man was imperious – again – in the Yeovil goal, keeping out a handful of efforts and saving his teammates bacon on more than one occasion. It’s not the first game (but it would be nice if it’s the last) where if were not for the Rovers loanee, Yeovil would have been on the end of a cricket score. As it was, he pulled off some blinding saves to keep the Southend attackers stumped.

Chances are hard to come by. If you don’t make the goalkeeper make a save, you can’t expect to get anything and that was the story yesterday. Southend’s keeper didn’t have a shot to save. Yeovil worked openings and got shots away that were charged down by defenders, but we’re back to “bits and pieces” around the box being called chances. We tried something different with the front three I thought it looked okay in the first half. Morias, Sims and Daly had energy, pace and fluidity that caused some problems when the wingbacks got involved too. Despite the attacking options on the bench, I don’t think Oluwabori or Jarvis improved us when they came on for the tired legs. We’re dangerously closed to lauding final third entries as our ‘Special One’ once did, but if we dont start testing keepers we’re not going to get points.

The echoes of 2022/23 are ringing. Sadly, I think we’re in a dog fight and I’m worried. That miserable relegation year is not a distant memory and there are parallels from that season. Changing manager early in the season, struggling to hit the back of the net, patching up a team until January. This time, however, we have committed owners who, I believe, genuinely have the best interests of the club at heart. Prior to kick off yesterday, Prabhu Srinivasan talked to BBC Somerset about the ambition to reach the EFL by the end of next season. I have no doubts that the new owners have invested in the club. Before selling the club, Martin Hellier said how the club was costing £200,000 a month to run and that number will not have changed – it will probably have increased. The problem is that on the face of it – and on the pitch – that investment is just enabling the club to stand still/regress. We really need to hope this ‘blueprint’ starts bringing results or we’ll be back to regional football.

Not pretty reading | Photo by Gary Brown

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Yeovil Town went down to a 1-0 defeat at Scunthorpe United yesterday, a result which stretches their run without a win to six matches and pushes them in to 18th place in the National League Premier Division table. Dave was among the Glovers’ fans who made the trip to Lincolnshire and here are his conclusions on the match.

It was an improvement on four days earlier…..: Admittedly it is a very low bar after the team were booed off the pitch following the 2-0 home defeat to Wealdstone, but there was some improvement. Four days earlier, there was very little effort and even less quality from Yeovil and in this match you could not fault the effort the players put in. It was a stupid mistake which led to goal and we simply did not have the quality to get the breakthrough at the other end. In the second half, I was torn between thinking we were taking the game to Scunthorpe and that the hosts were just keeping us at arms length. We have seen a lot of the top sides in this division by this stage of the season and there was not much difference between us and Scunthorpe – but they are fourth in the table and we are 18th.

We huffed and we puffed, but (again) we could not blow the house down.

….but we still came away with nothing: I realise I just said it, but saying we put in the effort does not change the fact that we still came away with nothing. In his post-match interview, Harvey Greenslade said that the players and the management would “not paper over the cracks” with this thought and we absolutely cannot. The truth is that our league position is unacceptable for a club which should be pushing towards the top end of the table. That is not ex-EFL arrogance, when you look at the size of our crowds, the stature of the club and the quality we undoubtedly have in the squad, we should be doing much better than we are. Stating the obvious I know, but focusing too much on being a bit better than absolutely useless is not the way to change things.

Can’t fault the desire to change it: Having left it too late to make changes to tackle the poor conditions against Wealdstone, you cannot fault Richard Dryden’s desire to change personnel at Scunthorpe. Kyle Ferguson, who I had spoken about deserving an opportunity on the podcast the previous day, and Josh Sims, presumably still working his way back from injury, got hooked for Alex Whittle and Aaron Jarvis at half-time and then Junior Morias, Tahvon Campbell, James Daly and Dan Ellison all appeared in the second half. But, see next conclusion….

There were a few words exchanged between manager Richard Dryden and a couple of supporters after the match at Scunthorpe.

We have to admit that there’s some players who are just not good enough: The simple truth is that there are some players in our squad who are simply not good enough. Not every player, but when you come away from as many matches as we have over the past season-and-a-half empty handed, the facts do not lie. We have a squad which can probably muddle through until the end of the season and retain our league status, but is that really the ambition of the now not-so-new ownership? We were promised competitiveness – not a revolution, but a competitive squad – and yet today we lie exactly in the position where we finished last season. And we can all agree that was not good enough.

The supporters deserve better: Again, Harvey Greenslade said it in his post-match interview, the 93 supporters who travelled all the way to Lincolnshire deserve better. Actually, make it 92, I only travelled two-and-a-half hours across the country to get there and when I arrived home, the supporters’ coach was only halfway home. There were a few who voiced their opinions towards Richard Dryden at the end of the game and got a few verbals back from him. I understand that it comes at a very raw moment literally minutes after a defeat and I am sure the way their arguments were constructed were not the most nuanced, but that is not a good look. These people deserve better, listen to them, nod and say ‘I know, thankyou for coming’. The credit is not in the bank to be getting in to arguments.

93 Yeovil Town fans made the trip to Scunthorpe – they are not all in this picture!