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Yeovil got the first National League points on the board this afternoon at Braintree Town, thanks to a Morgan Williams goal in a 1-0 win. Mark Cooper spoke to BBC Somerset’s Josh Perkins following the game and praised his side’s second half performance.

“Didn’t enjoy the first half. It was a difficult afternoon for football, with the pitch and the weather. We had a few words at half time and just wanted a bit of enthusiasm. I wasn’t asking for anything too scientific, just wanted a bit of enthusiasm. I thought we started the second-half really well and did really well in the second-half,” he said.

Cooper was pleased with his sides battling display at the back against a very physical Braintree team, saying: “The back four, back five, you know, were heading every ball that came in the box. You know, you’ve got Akinde and Inih Effiong, two of the probably the biggest footballers I’ve ever seen, and they seem to have every player over 7 foot at the end and the ball was coming in the box. Wanns, Whitts, Raph came on and headed some balls away, Smudge all of them. All of them Jarvs, Frank we had to defend our box really well and we did that.”

Josh Sims made an exciting debut from the bench, showing his quality and Cooper praised both he and Raphael Araoye who made his debut. “He’s [Araoye] gonna be a big player for us, I think and for Bristol City as well. And I think with Josh Sims, you saw cameo there, real quality didn’t you when he came on? Brilliant from the Chairman to enable us to get a player of that quality and hopefully he can do well.”

Asked if he’s looking at doing anymore business Cooper said he is ‘always looking’ and added that he is expecting another tough match on Tuesday with the visit of Ebbsfleet to Huish Park: “Tough, tough game expected. At this level, every game is tough. You see that today, they’re a physical outfit and you know they do it really well and you have to deal with that physical side in every game you play at this level.”

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A second half Morgan Williams goal was enough to seal Yeovil Town’s first three points since returning to the National League Premier at Braintree Town on Saturday.

The centre-half was in the right place to  convert a ball in from Frank Nouble with an hour gone of a hard-fought encounter against the home side who came up from National League South alongside the Glovers last season.

The second half also saw the appearance of new signing Josh Sims, the winger who joined last week having played for Ross County in the Scottish Premiership last season. He showed some good moments of class to suggest he could be a useful addition.

But, getting the first win, first goal and first clean sheet of the new campaign cannot be underestimated.

Here is how Dave saw it from the away end in Essex…..

First half

On a bone dry pitch on a scorching August afternoon, manager Mark Cooper made one change to his starting XI from the opening day defeat against Hartlepool United with Harvey Greenslade coming in for Dylan Morgan, who was not in the matchday squad still suffering from a knee injury sustained in pre-season.

For much of the opening exchanges it was a carbon copy of the frustrating moments of seven days ago with the visitors enjoying the majority of the ball, but unable to do much to threaten the Braintree goal. There were a few nice link-ups between Aaron Jarvis and Frank Nouble, but nothing even close to a meaningful effort on goal.

At the other end Matt Robinson had an effort blocked by Jarvis early on before Inih Effiong picked up the ball on the Braintree left and made a powerful run past Morgan Williams on 25 minutes. Eventually a combination of Williams and defensive partner Jake Wannell saw the ball out of play, but evidence of the threat of the big frontman.

From the resulting corner, Wannell blocked a shot from Robinson. The visitors dominating possession in this first half, but it is the home side who are having the better efforts on goal.

On the half-hour mark, Effiong had a shot blocked before the ball dropped to Callum Powell who fired over the bar. Probably the closest either side had come to a meaningful effort on goal – not that it was on target.

Matt Robinson strikes at goal for Braintree.

It was clear from the start that the pitch at Cressing Road had not seen water in a long time. The amount of parched turf  was not something you would expect to see in the second game of the season.

The best moment of attacking play from Yeovil came just before the break, some neat play on the edge of the Braintree box worked its way out to Michael Smith who broke down the right and put a quality ball in to the box. No-one there to take advantage.

More of that, that’s what we need.

Half time: Braintree Town 0 Yeovil Town 0

Second half

Just two minutes after the restart, neat footwork from Nouble saw him beat two players before finding Jarvis on the edge of the six-yard box, he turned and got his shot away but his effort was blocked on the line by Joe Grimwood. Once again, quick movement was the key to creating an opportunity.

On 55 minutes, Sam Pearson replaced Jordan Young and on the half-hour mark and he played a part in Yeovil opening the scoring five minutes after his arrival.

The Welshman’s quick corner found Nouble on the edge of the area and he played a sumptuous ball in to the box where Morgan WILLIAMS was in the right place at the right time to neatly turn the ball past Jacob Knightsbridge in the Braintree goal.

The home side made two substitutions with Effiong fading and Powell unable to get in to the game, Kyrell Libsie and the towering John Akinde replacing Chay Cooper and Jamie Vennings, but it was Yeovil who were in charge.

Williams almost doubled the advantage when he got his head on the end of a pin-point Brett McGavin corner but it was parried by Knightsbridge, Pearson turned home the rebound but referee Carl Walchester had blown up for a foul by Jarvis.

On 76 minutes, new signing Josh Sims made his first appearance in green-and-white as he replaced Greenslade and took up a position on the left side of the box. It was almost a dream start for the Yeovil-born winger as he combined with Alex Whittle and McGavin to find space on the edge of the box to flash an effort wide of Knightsbridge’s right-hand post.

The new boy was again in the middle of the action with five minutes remaining. He turned neatly inside the box to pick out Whittle in an advanced position, but the full-back’s effort crept wide of goal.

Williams’ goal proved enough to wrap up a 1-0 win in Essex for the second time in five months and seal the first win of the season.

Full time: Braintree Town 0 Yeovil Town 1

Match Details

Venue: The Rare Breed Meat Co Stadium
Date: Saturday 17th August, 3pm

Competition: National League Premier

Pitch: Twinned with the Sahara Desert.
Conditions: Factor 50 territory

Attendance: 1,128 (166 away)

Scorers: Morgan Williams 60 (1-0).

Bookings:
Yeovil Town: Aaron Jarvis 54, Frank Nouble 69,
Braintree Town: James Vennings 7, Callum Powell 23,

Referee: Callum Walchester

 

Yeovil Town (4-2-3-1)

Substitutes: Sam Pearson (for Jordan Young, 55), Josh Sims (for Harvey Greenslade, 76), Charlie Cooper (for Brett McGavin, 83), Raphael Araoye (for Alex Whittle, 87), Jordan Thomas (for Aaron Jarvis, 90+3), Matt Gould (not used), Sonny Blu Lo-Everton (not used).

Braintree Town: Jacob Knightsbridge, Ryan Clampon, George Langston (for Tom Blackwell, 90+1), Louie Annesley, James Vennings (for John Akinde, 67), Marley Marshall-Miranda, Inih Effiong, Callum Powell (for Reggie Lambe, 86), Chay Cooper (for Kyrell Lisbie, 64), Matt Robinson, Joe Grimwood. Substitutes (not used): Jamal Fyfield.

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Harvey Greenslade is named in the Yeovil Town starting XI at Braintree Town this afternoon (3pm kick-off).

The former Bristol Rovers forward replaces Dylan Morgan who is not named in the squad. still suffering an injury sustained in pre-season. Greenslade is part of an attacking three alongside Jordan Young and Frank Nouble sitting just behind lone frontman Aaron Jarvis.

New signing winger Josh Sims, signed in midweek following his departure from Scottish Premiership side Ross County in the summer, is named among  the substitutes at Essex.

There is no place for summer signing centre-half Finn Cousin-Dawson with on-loan Bristol City man Raphael Araoye and Jordan Thomas the defensive options among the seven substitutes selected by manager Mark Cooper.

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Tom Bailey is back with transfer round up of the National League, including Glovers corner…

Glovers’ Corner

Before we dive into the National League ins and outs, let’s look at the former Glovers that have moved about in the last couple of weeks. We may miss a few, so if any of you see any we may have missed, tag us on Facebook or Twitter (or X), or leave a comment below and we’ll add them in the next week’s round-up!

A few players to mention this week, with some current players moving around as well – Will Buse joined Weston-super-mare on a one month loan, while Corey Koerner joined Plymouth Parkway on a dual registration deal.

Two other players we’ve seen in the last couple of seasons are Courtney Senior and Zanda Siziba. Senior has signed for Rochdale on a one year deal, while Siziba has joined NLN side Spennymoor Town on a one month loan.

Courtney Senior in action.
Picture courtesy of LR Photography.

All Transfers

AFC Fylde

One new signing for Fylde in the last week, and it came just before they kicked off their season last weekend. Patrick Gamble joined on a season long loan from Blackburn Rovers, the young defender hoping to get some game time this season.

In

Joe Riley (Walsall)
Corey Whelan (Carlisle United)
Ethan Mitchell (Wigan Athletic)
Charlie Jolley (Tranmere Rovers)
Lincoln McFayden (Swansea City)
Offrande Zanzala (Newport County)
Ben Winterbottom (Brentford)
Luke Brennan (Wigan Athletic)
Patrick Gamble (Blackburn Rovers)

Out

Luke Conlan (Cliftonville)
Pierce Bird (Eastbourne Borough)
Sam Graham (unattached)
Danny Whitehead (Macclesfield)
Ashley Hunter (Accrington Stanley)
Joe Rowley (Scunthorpe United)
Tom Walker (Radcliffe)
Chris Neal (AFC Fylde Staff)
Kieran Glynn (Scarborough Athletic)
Luke Charman (Hartlepool United)
Connor Barrett (Walsall)
Josh Kay (Oldham Athletic)
Danny Philliskirk (Southport)

Aldershot Town

No new faces or departures for Aldershot this week.

In

Haydon Vaughan (Bracknell Town)
Pat Nash (Farnham Town)
Emmanuel Maja (Banbury United)
Marcus Dewhurst (Wealdstone)
Luke Jenkins (Chelmsford City)
Cameron Hargreaves (King’s Lynn Town)
Ryan Jones (Bristol Rovers)
Kai Corbett (Peterborough United)
Lachlan Byrd (Welling United)
James Henry (Oxford United)

Out

Ethan Burnett (unattached)
Stuart O’Keefe (Chatham Town)
Zain Walker (Welling United)
Tommy Willard (Worthing)
Alex MacAllister (Leatherhead)
Jasper Sheik (Crawley Town)
Finlay Westen (unattached)
Cian Harries (Woking)
Coby Rowe (unattached)
Mason Obeng (Walton & Hersham)
Lorent Tolaj (Port Vale)
Kwame Thomas (Ebbsfleet United)
George Milner-Smith (Whitehawk)
Oliver Lahtinen-Kalsi (Ascot United)
Jonathon Page (unattached)
Ryan Glover (unattached)
Pat Nash (Farnham Town)

Altrincham

One addition in the last week, as trialist Remi Thompson signs following a spell as a free agent, last seen playing for Padiham.

In

Lucas Weaver (Colne)
Joe Nuttall (Oldham Athletic)
Tom Crawford (Hartlepool United)
Tylor Golden (FC Halifax Town)
Kahrel Reddin (Stoke City)
Remi Thompson (unattached)

Out

Joey Jones (Walton & Hersham)
Mitch Hancox (Chester)
Dior Angus (AFC Telford United)
George Burroughs (unattached)
Dan Mooney (Boston United)
Liam Brockbank (Bamber Bridge)
Sam Roscoe (Linfield)
Chris Conn-Clarke (Peterborough United)
Matt Gould (Yeovil Town)
Joe Bailey (Witton Albion)

Matt Gould signing for Yeovil Town.

Barnet

A few faces go out the door this week at Barnet, as new signing Joe Grimwood returns to Braintree on a loan until January. Also heading out on loan on short term deals are Jack Blower and Patrick Matejko, as they both join Southall.

Having already left the club, and mentioned above, Courtney Senior joins fellow National League side Rochdale.

In

Rhys Browne (Woking)
Jermaine Francis (Chelmsford City)
Nik Tavares (Dagenham & Redbridge)
Joe Grimwood (Braintree Town)
Finley Wilkinson (Hitchin Town)
Nick Hayes (Ipswich Town)
Joe Kizzi (Sutton United)
Joe Rye (Worthing)
Mark Shelton (Oldham Athletic)
Myles Kenlock (Ebbsfleet United)
Billy Clifford (Ebbsfleet United)
Anthony Hartigan (Mansfield Town)
Harry Chapman (Bradford City)

Out

Ben Wynter (Woking)
Connor Stevens (Chesham United)
Dale Gorman (Woking)
Moussa Diarra (Eastbourne Borough)
Gary Hooper (unattached)
Courtney Senior (Rochdale)
Laurie Walker (Solihull Moors)
Sam Granville (Cheshunt)
Joe Grimwood (Braintree Town)
Jack Blower (Southall)
Patrick Matejko (Southall)

Ex-Glover Dale Gorman is finally booked by referee Gary Parsons. Picture courtesy of Mike Kunz.

Boston United

Another quiet week for Boston.

In

Frankie Maguire (Sheffield United)
Kieran Coates (Chester)
Dan Mooney (Altrincham)
Adam Marriott (Bromley)
Sam Osborne (Buxton)
Cameron Green (Welling United)
Tony Weston (Derby County)
Mitchell Roberts (Oxford City)
Pemi Aderoju (Peterborough United)

Out

Kelsey Mooney (Accrington Stanley)
Michael Gyasi (Peterborough Sports)
Keziah Martin (Rushall Olympic)
Ethan Sephton (Alvechurch)
Sam Smart (Farnborough)
Jimmy Knowles (Accrington Stanley)
Sam Essien (Matlock Town)
Brad Nicholson (Scunthorpe United)

Braintree Town

As mentioned above, Barnet defender Joe Grimwood has returned to the club on a loan deal until January, following his departure to the Bees in the summer. Leaving the club is Dominic Odusanya, who has signed for Eastbourne Borough in the NLS, and summer signing Louis Lomas, who also drops to the NLS with Slough Town on a short term loan.

In

Ryan Clampin (Eastleigh)
James Vennings (Bromley)
Kyrell Lisbie (Cray Valley Paper Mills)
George Langston (Eastleigh)
Marley Marshall-Miranda (Colchester United)
Inih Effiong (Dagenham & Redbridge)
Finlay Barnes (York City)
Jamal Fyfield (Boreham Wood)
Callum Powell (Southend United)
Chay Cooper (Colchester United)
Louis Lomas (unattached)
Louie Annesley (Dundalk)
Jacob Knightbridge (Oxford United)
John Akinde (Colchester United)
Matt Robinson (Woking)
Joe Grimwood (Barnet)

Out

Joe Grimwood (Barnet)
Alfie Payne (St Albans City)
Gianni Crichlow (Hampton & Richmond Borough)
Jack Sims (Sutton United)
Lewis Miccio (St Albans City)
Baris Altintop (Larne)
Aaron Blair (Maidstone United)
Freddie Sears (Chatham Town)
Jayden Smith (unattached)
Leon Davies (unattached)
Michael Brothers (retired)
Jack Roberts (Bishop’s Stortford)
Dominic Odusanya (Eastbourne Borough)
Louis Lomas (Slough Town)

Dagenham & Redbridge

Young ‘keeper Josh Strizovic joins Whitehawk on a short term loan, but there is a new face as well for Daggers fans – Luca Woodhouse joins on loan from Wycombe Wanderers until January.

Long-e departed (stay with me) defender David Longe-King (there we go) has also joined St Albans City.

In

Oscar Rutherford (Eastleigh)
Josh Umerah (Hartlepool United)
Trent Rendall (QPR)
Dion Pereira (Luton Town)
Reece Grego-Cox (Woking)
Dylan Stephenson (Newcastle United)
Paul Kalambayi (AFC Wimbledon)
Christian N’Guessan (Sutton United)
Harrison Day (Concord Rangers)
Junior Morias (Notts County)
Ralph Vigrass (Bracknell Town)
Luca Woodhouse (Wycombe Wanderers)

Out

Nik Tavares (Barnet)
Sydney Ibie (Hemel Hempstead Town)
Josh Hare (Boreham Wood)
Lewis Page (Ebbsfleet United)
David Longe-King (St Albans City)
Omar Mussa (Torquay United)
Rohan Matyar (unattached)
Inih Effiong (Braintree Town)
Elliott Johnson (Hednesford Town)
Harrison Day (Billericay Town)
Josh Strizovic (Whitehawk)

Dion Pereira in action against Notts County.
Picture courtesy of Mike Kunz.

Eastleigh

No new arrivals, but Ben Reeves has joined Southampton as part of their U21 setup in a training and playing capacity.

In

Luis Fernandez (Hampton & Richmond Borough)
Deji Sotona (Doncaster Rovers)
Angel Waruih (Brentford)
Tyrese Shade (Swindon Town)
Richard Brindley (Notts County)
Lloyd Humphries (Weston-super-mare)
Jake Vokins (Southampton)
Jai Semenyo (Cardiff City)
Niall Maher (Eastleigh)

Out

Brennan Camp (Dorking Wanderers)
Ryan Clampin (Braintree Town)
Aaron Martin (retired)
Ben Reeves (Southampton)
George Langston (Braintree Town)
Oscar Rutherford (Dagenham & Redbridge)
Luka Chalwell (Winchester City)
Nigel Atangana (Havant & Waterlooville)
Aidan Barlow (Rochdale)
Enzio Boldewijn (Wealdstone)
Luke Croll (unattached)
Kaya Tshaka (Havant & Waterlooville)
Jahiem Dotse (Wycombe Wanderers)

Ebbsfleet United

A man signed a couple of weeks ago who has somehow evaded me is Elijah Anthony – he is now heading out the door on a short term loan to Chatham Town.

In

Jim Kellermann (Woking)
Lewis Page (Dagenham & Redbridge)
Louis John (Sutton United)
Tyler Cordner (York City)
Giles Phillips (Oxford City)
Wesley Fonguck (Southend United)
Jephte Tanga (Leyton Orient)
Tom Dallison (Colchester United)
Dylan Berry (Norwich City)
Elijah Anthony (QPR)

Out

Chris Haigh (Worthing)
Matthias Fanimo (unattached)
Shaquile Coulthirst (Maidstone United)
Joe Martin (unattached)
Jordon Ibe (unattached)
Chris Solly (retired)
Hayden White (unattached)
Omari Sterling-James (Alvechurch)
David Amoo (unattached)
Darren McQueen (Hornchurch)
Ouss Cisse (unattached)
Myles Kenlock (Barnet)
Billy Clifford (Barnet)
Elijah Anthony (Chatham Town)

FC Halifax Town

Two new signings for Halifax this week, as two former trialists sign on – Owen Bray signs following his release from Barrow, while Nathaniel Ford joins after spending his youth career with Rotherham United.

In

Tom Pugh (Scunthorpe United)
Will Smith (Harrogate Town)
Adam Alimi-Adetoro (Sheffield Wednesday)
Zak Emmerson (Blackpool)
Harvey Sutcliffe (Leeds United)
Owen Bray (Barrow)
Nathaniel Ford (Rotherham United)

Out

Luke Summerfield (Kidderminster Harriers)
Tom Scott (Macclesfield)
Rob Harker (unattached)
Tom Wilson (King’s Lynn Town)
Jack Hunter (Hartlepool United)
Jamie Stott (Morecambe)
Tylor Golden (Altrincham)
Jordan Keane (Southport)

Forest Green Rovers

A couple of former players have new homes after life at FGR; Alfie Bendle has signed for Colchester United, and Murphy Bennett has signed for Warrington Town in the National League North.

In

Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town)
Sean Long (Cheltenham Town)
Ben Tozer (Wrexham)
Tom Knowles (Walsall)
Adam May (Cambridge United)
Jed Ward (Bristol Rovers)

Out

Matty Stevens (AFC Wimbledon)
Dominic Bernard (unattached)
Richard Keogh (retired)
Finn Bell (unattached)
Jack Carter (unattached)
Nathan Holland (unattached)
Darnell Johnson (unattached)
Jordon Garrick (unattached)
Sean Robertson (unattached)
Alex Gorrin (unattached)
Fankaty Dabo (unattached)
David Davis (Kidderminster Harriers)
Reece Brown (unattached)
Luke Daniels (retired)
Murphy Bennett (Warrington Town)
Amadou Bakayoko (Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo)
Alfie Bendle (Colchester United)

Tom Knowles.

Gateshead

A couple of new faces in the last week for Gateshead, and one was announced during the lineups for last weekend’s fixture – young ‘keeper Harry Moss joins following a trial after his release from Burnley. Someone Yeovil fans saw very briefly in pre-season was Brandon Haunstrup, he’s signed on a permanent following a brief loan in the north last season.

In

Owen Oseni (Derby County)
Fenton John (Middlesbrough)
Jamie Bramwell (Grimsby Town)
Tiernan Brooks (Notts County)
Will McGowan (Blyth Spartans)
Ben Fell (Blyth Town)
Jacob Butterfield (Scunthorpe United)
Mark Beck (Solihull Moors)
Tyrelle Newton (unattached)
Harry Moss (Burnley)
Brandon Haunstrup (Cambridge United)

Out

Lirak Hasani (Torquay United)
Joe Cook (Worthing)
Connor McBride (Rochdale)
Lewis Knight (unattached)
James Montgomery (retired)
Jordan Hunter (Chester)
Ed Francis (Exeter City)
Marcus Dinanga (Bromley)
Jamie Bramwell (South Shields)
Harrison Bond (Blyth Spartans)
Aidan Rutledge (South Shields)
Ben Fell (Workington)
Ben Williams (Workington)
Fenton John (Morpeth Town)
Connor Pani (Blyth Spartans)

Hartlepool United

One departure for Hartlepool this week, as youngster Campbell Darcy leaves on loan to Whitby Town until January, and there is also a new arrival at Victoria Park; Kieron Freeman signs following a stint as a free agent, he spent 6 months at Oldham last season.

In

Luke Charman (AFC Fylde)
Jack Hunter (FC Halifax Town)
Nathan Sheron (Oldham Athletic)
Adam Campbell (Crawley Town)
Greg Sloggett (Cheltenham Town)
Billy Sass-Davies (Crewe Alexandra)
Adam Smith (Morecambe)
Kieron Freeman (unattached)

Out

Josh Umerah (Dagenham & Redbridge)
Jake Hastie (Ayr United)
Brody Paterson (Kelty Hearts)
Edon Pruti (Farnborough)
Alex Lacey (unattached)
Callum Cooke (unattached)
Tom Crawford (Altrincham)
Mikael Ndjoli (Lions Gibraltar)
Chris Wreh (Tamworth)
Kieran Burton (Buxton)
Max Storey (Blyth Spartans)
Campbell Darcy (Whitby Town)

Maidenhead United

Nothing new this week for Maidenhead.

In

Tyrese Dyce (Slough Town)
Ruben Carvalho (Wingate & Finchley)
Joseph Ajose (QPR)
Nathan Ferguson (Wealdstone)
Zac Bell (Bristol City)
Harvey Collins (Reading)
Joshua Johnson (Oxford United)

Out

Ashley Nathaniel-George (York City)
Charlee Adams (Hornchurch)
Daniel Jinadu (unattached)
Lewis Kinsella (retired)
David Omilabu (unattached)
Harry Parsons (Chippenham Town)
Sam Beckwith (Rochdale)
Zico Asare (Harrogate Town)

Oldham Athletic

A former Oldham player has found a new home, as Benny Couto joins Ashton United.

In

Reagan Ogle (Scunthorpe United)
Josh Kay (AFC Fylde)
Manny Monthe (Northampton Town)
Harry Charsley (Newport County)
Jesurun Uchegbulam (Rochdale)
Jake Caprice (Burton Albion)
Scott Moloney (FC United of Manchester)

Out

Benny Couto (Ashton United)
Llyton Chapman (unattached)
Frazer Cookson (unattached)
Brennan Dickinson (Queen of the South)
Devarn Green (unattached)
Dan Gardner (unattached)
Hallam Hope (Morecambe)
Oliver Kilner (unattached)
Dan Langley (Morpeth Town)
Harrison McGahey (The New Saints)
Jake Forshaw (unattached)
Ben Tollitt (Morecambe)
Jordan Windass (Clitheroe)
Mark Shelton (Barnet)
Joe Nuttall (Altrincham)
Nathan Sheron (Hartlepool United)
Dan Ward (South Shields)
Kurt Willoughby (Chester)

Rochdale

A new signing for Rochdale before last weekend’s fixtures, as former Glover Courtney Senior joins on a one year deal after his release from Barnet.

In

Connor McBride (Gateshead)
Tobi Adebayo-Rowling (Notts County)
Finlay Armstrong (Fleetwood Town)
Tarryn Allarakhia (Wealdstone)
Aidan Barlow (Eastleigh)
Sam Beckwith (Maidenhead United)
Aaron Henry (Charlton Athletic)
Luke McNicholas (Wrexham)
Ody Alfa (Chelmsford City)
Jake Burger (Luton Town)
Courtney Senior (Barnet)

Out

Adam Clayton (unattached)
Tyrese Sinclair (York City)
Michael Afuye (Curzon Ashton)
Max Taylor (Morecambe)
George Nevett (Peterborough United)
Cameron John (York City)
Jesurun Uchegbulam (Oldham Athletic)
Jimmy Keohane (Galway United)

Courtney Senior. Picture Courtesy of Gary Brown

Solihull Moors

A bit of movement at Damson Park across the last week, as Jon Benton joined Maidstone United on loan until January, while Conor Wilkinson came into the club, following his departure from Colchester United.

In

Sam Bowen (Newport County)
Laurie Walker (Barnet)
Finley Holmes (Studley)
Olly Tipton (Wolves)
Bradley Stevenson (Billericay Town)
James Gale (Mansfield Town)
John Bostock (Notts County)
Jacob Pinnington (Luton Town)
Jordan Tunnicliffe (Wrexham)
Conor Wilkinson (Colchester United)

Out

Joe Sbarra (Doncaster Rovers)
Richard Stearman (Solihull Moors Staff)
Max Brogan (Scunthorpe United)
Jack Myatt (unattached)
Harry Chesterton (unattached)
Luke Carsley (unattached)
Finn Barker (unattached)
Leo Wood (unattached)
Taylor Eades (unattached)
Ashton DeMulder (unattached)
Callum Maycock (AFC Wimbledon)
Connor Hall (Brackley Town)
Gus Mafuta (Boreham Wood)
Max Martin (Redditch United)
Mark Beck (Gateshead)
Jon Benton (Maidstone United)

Southend United

James Hillson is the latest signing for Southend, as the former Arsenal man signed on non-contract terms to provide competition between the stick for Collin Andeng Ndi

In

Josh Walker (Burton Albion)
Joe Gubbins (QPR)
George Wind (Billericay Town)
James Hillson (Arsenal)

Out

Callum Powell (Braintree Town)
Wesley Fonguck (Ebbsfleet United)
David Martin (Ipswich Town)

Sutton United

A departure to add from last week, as Hisham Kasimu joins Enfield Town.

In

Dillon De Silva (Wealdstone)
Siju Odelusi (Aveley)
Eduino Vaz (Aveley)
Jayden Harris (Carlisle United)
Jack Sims (Braintree Town)
Nana Boateng (Millwall)
Tyler French (Dundee)
Matt Rush (Maidstone United)
Jeremy Sivi (Middlesbrough)
Will Davies (York City)
Lewis Simper (Cambridge United)
Jack Wadham (Bournemouth)
Harry Ransom (Crawley Town)
Hayden Muller (Dundalk)
Charlie Waller (MK Dons)
Ashley Nadesan (Gillingham)

Out

Harry Beautyman (Woking)
Joe Kizzi (Barnet)
Craig Eastmond (Wealdstone)
Rob Milsom (unattached)
Jonathan Barden (unattached)
Lee Angol (Morecambe)
Tope Fadahunsi (FC Prishtina)
Brad House (Chatham Town)
Scott Kashket (unattached)
Deon Moore (Woking)
Christian N’Guessan (Dagenham & Redbridge)
Craig Dundas (unattached)
Tobi Ogundega (unattached)
Oliver Khinda (Merstham)
Harry Smith (Swindon Town)
Omari Patrick (Tranmere Rovers)
Louis John (Ebbsfleet United)
Craig Clay (unattached)
Sam Hart (Port Vale)
Ben Goodliffe (Colchester United)
Omar Sowunmi (Bromley)
Jack Taylor (Hampton & Richmond)
Jack Rose (Hednesford Town)
Omari Patrick (Tranmere Rovers)
Matt Kerbey (Dartford)
Hisham Kasimu (Enfield Town)

Tamworth

One new signing for Tamworth in the last week, as defender Jack Moore signs on a one month loan from Blackpool.

In

Kai Lissimore (Kidderminster Harriers)
Tom McGlinchey (Coalville Town)
Kennedy Digie (Alfreton Town)
Miracle Okafor (Halesowen Town)
Alex Fletcher (Rushall Olympic)
Haydn Hollis (Dorking Wanderers)
Chris Wreh (Hartlepool United)
George Morrison (Fleetwood Town)
Jack Moore (Blackpool)

Out

Callum Reilly (unattached)
Brad Gascoigne (Sherwood Colliery)
Alex Jones (Stourbridge)
Lindon Meikle (Ilkeston Town)
Dempsey Arlott-John (Rushall Olympic)
Callum Griffin (Lichfield City)
Liam Dolman (unattached)

Wealdstone

A quiet week on the transfer front to kick off the season for Wealdstone.

In

Deon Woodman (QPR)
Enzio Boldewijn (Eastleigh)
Archie Matthews (Swansea City)
Elliot Simmons (Vancouver FC)
Sam Ashford (Cliftonville)
Todd Miller (Bromley)
Adrian Mariappa (Salford City)
Craig Eastmond (Sutton United)
Anthony Georgiou (Enosis Neon Paralimmi)
Christian Scott (Farense)
Henry Sandat (Hull City)
Yacou Traore (Middlesbrough)

Out

Dillon De Silva (Sutton United)
Jaiden Bartolo (Wycombe Wanderers)
Nathan Ferguson (Maidenhead United)
Marcus Dewhurst (Aldershot Town)
Corie Andrews (Oxford City)
Manny Duku (Hednesford Town)
Tarryn Allarakhia (Rochdale)
Charlie Baker (Crawley Town)
Trae Cook-Appiah (Hemel Hempstead Town)

Woking

Another new signing for Woking this week, as goalkeeper Ollie Webber signs following a spell as a trialist.

In

Harry Beautyman (Sutton United)
Ben Wynter (Barnet)
Cian Harries (Aldershot)
Jacob Jones (Cove Rangers)
Dale Gorman (Barnet)
Timi Odusina (Bradford City)
Max Dyche (Northampton Town)
Jamie Andrews (West Brom)
Deon Moore (Sutton United)
Ollie Webber (Glentoran)

Out

Jim Kellermann (Ebbsfleet United)
Alexis Andre Jr. (Maidstone United)
Charlie Wakefield (unattached)
Ricky Korboa (Livingston)
Rhys Browne (Barnet)
Alfie Pavey (Eastbourne Borough)
Luke Wilkinson (Salisbury)
Sam Habergham (unattached)
Paul Osew (unattached)
Emmanuel Oyeleke (Farnborough)
Alan Judge (unattached)
Greg Taylor (King’s Lynn Town)
Robbie Willmott (Barry Town)
Josh Casey (Farnborough)
Scott Cuthbert (retired)
Reece Grego-Cox (Dagenham & Redbridge)
Curtis Edwards (Notts County)
Matt Robinson (Braintree Town)

Jamie Andrews. Picture courtesy of Mike Kunz.

Yeovil Town

Some movement at Huish Park this week, with incomings and outgoings. Will Buse heads out on loan to Weston-super-mare for a month, while coming through the door is Josh Sims! The former Ross County man is Yeovil born, and you can read more about him here!

Corey Koerner also leaves on a dual-registration deal with Plymouth Parkway.

In

Harvey Greenslade (Bristol Rovers)
Brett McGavin (Torquay United)
Finn Cousin-Dawson (Bradford City)
Jordan Thomas (Hampton & Richmond Borough)
Aaron Jarvis (Torquay United)
Ollie Wright (Southampton)
Matt Gould (Altrincham)
Raphael Araoye (Bristol City)
Josh Sims (Ross County)

Out

Rhys Murphy (Dorking Wanderers)
Jordan Stevens (unattached)
Josh Owers (AFC Totton)
Malachi Linton (W*ymouth)
Alex Fisher (Bath City)
Jake Hyde (Chelmsford City)
Ollie Haste (Dorchester Town)
Will Dawes (Chippenham Town)
Benjani Jr. (unattached)
Charlie Bateson (Shepton Mallet)
Will Buse (Weston-super-mare)
Corey Koerner (Plymouth Parkway)

Will Buse.
Picture courtesy of Iain Morland.

York City

One departure to note from York this week, and he was mentioned at the top of the order – Zanda Siziba has joined Spennymoor Town on a one month loan.

In

Harrison Male (Dorking Wanderers)
Ollie Pearce (Worthing)
Joe Felix (Worthing)
Ashley Nathaniel-George (Maidenhead United)
Tyrese Sinclair (Rochdale)
Alex Hunt (Grimsby Town)
Darragh O’Connor (Greenock Morton)
Ricky Aguiar (Swindon Town)
Cameron John (Rochdale)

Out

Michael Duckworth (Scarborough Athletic)
Scott Barrow (Darlington)
Scott Burgess (unattached)
Kai Kennedy (Queen of the South)
Quévin Castro (unattached)
Finlay Barnes (Braintree Town)
Sam Sanders (Truro City)
Will Davies (Sutton United)
Tyler Cordner (Ebbsfleet United)
Maison Campbell (Scunthorpe United)
Adam Woodyard (Colchester United)
Maziar Kouhyar (Kidderminster Harriers)
Olly Dyson (Spennymoor Town)
Zanda Siziba (Spennymoor Town)

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The opening day saw a 1-0 defeat for Mark Cooper’s Yeovil Town at the hands of Hartlepool and this season, thanks to promotion and SofaScore, there is a load of stats at supporters’ fingertips. 

Our good friend Jonathan Hooper is a bit of wizard and has produced this very tidy graphic.

 

xG – expected goals –  measures the probability that a particular goal-scoring opportunity will result in a goal based on various factors such as the location of the shot, the angle, the distance from the goal, the type of pass that led to the chance, and other situational variables.

xP – expected points

All stats according to SofaScore

But what does it mean?

Possession, possession, possession.

We know we want the ball and against Hartlepool we had 62% of the ball and attempted a whopping 500 passes – 406 of which were successful. Yeovil attempted more than twice the amount of passes of Darren Sarll’s side.

On the images on each side of the graphic you can see the average position of each players, each with a different size circle. The larger the circle, the more involvement. Yeovil’s biggest circles are in defence, with Williams and Wannell seeing more of the ball than any other players on both teams.

It means little if you don’t do anything with it…

For all of the posession, Yeovil’s xG (expected goals) was 0.73 compared to Hartlepool’s 1.22. That means, the quality of chances the visitors created was better than Yeovil’s. It wasn’t until well after Jack Hunter’s 65th minute goal, that Yeovil’s xG began to increase where they created a flurry of chances late on.  Harvey Greenslade’s miss in the 97th minute was only worth 0.45 xG and was the best quality chance at goal on the day.

Source: SofaScore

Despite seeing less of the ball, Hartlepool got twice as many shots away – albeit the same amount on target as Yeovil. Those big blue spikes on the momentum graphic from the 50th minute are the visual representation of “it’s been coming” as Hartlepool pushed on and opened the scoring.

Our forward players will need to step up

The size of the circles for Aaron Jarvis, Dylan Morgan and Frank Nouble show the influence they had on the pitch on the day. Jarvis put himself about and roughed up his opposing centre backs but didn’t receive much service, only getting 10 touches of the ball. Likewise, Morgan, substituted in the 57th minute, didn’t get a lot of the ball and only had 16 touches. 

You can see from the heatmap below that Frank Nouble found himself dropping deep and on the left side to get on the ball to try and make things happen but his impact further up the pitch and centrally wasn’t as great. He may have also found himself wanting to help out his teammate Morgan, who struggled to make an impact.

 

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Words by Seb White

On April 22, 1993, the day before The Glovers beat Boston United 2–1 at home (Mickey Spencer scored a brace. Of course he did) the release of the Mosaic Web Browser marked the genesis of today’s internet. Three decades on, we live in a time of information overload, the incessant pinging of social media notifications, and instant communication with friend or foe via a litany of apps. It’s sometimes easy to forget how things used to be, how different it all was. The mid to late nineties was a time of landlines, pagers and me and my mates getting our first mobile phones. Communication was doable but sporadic.

Finding out the latest news about your favourite football club was hard, and it was even harder if that favourite was in the 5th tier of the English football pyramid. If you were lucky, the latest signing or managerial change would be announced on Ceefax or Teletext. It seems ridiculous now, but you’d wait for a local newspaper to come every Thursday for a shred of commentary, opinion or analysis outside the basics. God bless the Western Gazette.

“I had no real idea who people with daft names like Badger, Taff Glover, Hoagy or HHH were, but I knew they really liked the same thing I did”

Then the internet came along—which we’d have to dial up to—and initially, it was just a lot of text on screen. But it was something. ytfc.com was the first website I’d go to, and not long after, it was also something brilliantly named called ciderspace.co.uk. The forums on both sites were the first time you could chat with people outside the actual match. It really was a whole new world, and I was in hook, line, and sinker. I had no real idea who people with daft names like Badger, Taff Glover, Hoagy or HHH were, but I knew they really liked the same thing I did and had given us all a platform for us to chat about that silly thing, and seemingly they sounded like they knew what they were talking about.

As the late nineties edged towards a new Millennium, awaydays would also involve joining the dots and making online real-life connections. Can I remember exactly the first time I met Badger? Or Hugh? Or Taff Glover? I won’t pretend and say I did, but I know, looking back at some point, the nods became greetings, they became chats and sooner or later, they were just the people you gravitated to on match day. It helped that they literally mapped out their pre-match schedule in brilliantly and accurately researched away day guides that would take you away from the beaten track. As an information resource, Ciderspace was more than enough for a fan of a 5th-tier football club: it also had a brilliant tone of voice, no cut and pasting of press releases, but proper analysis that got to the nub of the matter and communicated exactly what you need to know just like a fan on the terraces.

Off the pitch, Yeovil Town fans were spoilt rotten, really, thanks to a gang of hardy, funny volunteers who somehow, in between their day jobs, created and fed a community that grew and grew. Community, for me, is and will always be the most important thing about football. The goals, the highs and lows, and the awaydays all help to embellish the moments and experiences but are nothing without other people and a real bond.

“If it wasn’t for Ciderspace and the basis of knowledge, support, potential contributions, and customers, I’d probably not have started a football fanzine”

It may have just been an independent fan site, but If I’d not messaged someone called will_ran on the Ciderspace forum to see if he wanted to go halves on a room for a pre-season tour, I might not have ended up having a drink post a Yeovil game a few years later with his sister-in-law who ended up being my wife. If it wasn’t for Ciderspace and the basis of knowledge, support, potential contributions, and customers, I’d probably not have started a football fanzine; if I’d not done that, I wouldn’t have made that first step in a career in football media that has shaped my life. If it wasn’t for Ciderspace, I wouldn’t have set up the Capital Glovers and made friends for life. If it wasn’t for Ciderspace, the Capital Glovers wouldn’t have a WhatsApp group which, a few years back, expressed concern that Martin Badger Baker hadn’t been heard from on a match day. I lived closest, so I jumped in an Uber to go and check on him, but I was much too late and then had to ring and tell HHH that he was no longer with us.

And if it wasn’t for Ciderspace, there wouldn’t be the same WhatsApp group of Yeovil Town fans of different ages, different backgrounds, different stories suddenly pinging into life in the early hours of the morning because the daughter of one of the said group has to explain the cancer her dad didn’t want anyone to know about had taken the life of a wonderful man prematurely.

No more pre or post-match pints dissecting on and off-the-field shenanigans as we had done and hoped to do so for more years to come. No more relying on the Yeovil Town oracle to clarify or confirm a cloudy memory or hazy recollection of a green and white past. We’ve been through this process when Badger unexpectedly passed away. It will feel like something is missing on a match day, but life does indeed have to go on.

“One thing is for sure: Taff, Badger and Hugh more than did their bit and should be remembered as much as those on the pitch in the annals (physical or digital) of Yeovil Town history.”

It might feel a bit like the end of an era now the three founders of Ciderspace are no longer with us, but in Gloverscast, their spirit very much lives on. Enjoy it, contribute to it, support it and make the most of it.

Who knows how Yeovil fans will follow goings on via the Information Super Highway about their favourite football team in the years and decades to come, but one thing is for sure: Taff, Badger and Hugh more than did their bit and should be remembered as much as those on the pitch in the annals (physical or digital) of Yeovil Town history.

I missed the funeral as I was on holiday, and the lads tell me the ales were raised. Consider this my contribution to paying respects. So thank you, Hugh, for your contribution to my and many other people’s Yeovil Town fandom. As a teacher, father, and grandfather, you already leave a great legacy, but you made a bigger mark than most by also doing a daft website with your mates. Rest in peace, sir.

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Yeovil travel east this weekend, as they play their first away game of the season against Braintree Town. Here’s what you need to know.

Form Guide…

With just the one game having been played so far this season form can be taken with a pinch of salt. However, both sides find themselves toward the bottom end of the table after suffering defeats on the opening day. 

Alex Whittle rises highest. Picture courtesy of Mike Kunz.

Yeovil fell victims to the far travelling Hartlepool team. After staying solid for the first half, it wasn’t until the 65th minute where the Glovers conceded the only goal of the game, consigning them to a 0-1 loss.

Braintree didn’t fair much better either, with the Essex side losing away to newly relegated Oldham Athletic, 3-0. Oldham will prove difficult for most teams this season, so it’s hard to say whether Braintree themselves will be difficult for Yeovil on Saturday.

Key Players…

Yeovil – Jake Wannell

Last week we looked at the attacking talents of Jordan Young. Defending is just as an important asset for a team though and with Jake Wannell we have a very good centre back. Last season he proved to be instrumental alongside defensive partner Morgan Williams.

In what that will be a cagey affair, with both teams looking to get all three points, a solid defensive base will be key against The Iron. Wannell will need to be on top form to keep John Akinde and Inih Effiong at bay.

Jake Wannell gets the better of Hartlepool striker, Emmanuel Dieseruvwe. Picture courtesy of Mike Kunz.
Jake Wannell gets the better of Hartlepool striker, Emmanuel Dieseruvwe. Picture courtesy of Mike Kunz.

Braintree – John Akinde

John Akinde will be a threat. At 35-years-old, Akinde is not what he once was, but that doesn’t mean he won’t be a handful. Dropping down from the football league to join Braintree is definitely a coup for The Iron, who will be hoping he can find his old form.

Last season wasn’t the best for the centre-forward only bagging two goals, albeit for a struggling Colchester United side. At his peak however the ex-Bristol City man was a 26 goal a season striker.

That’s what he said…

Angelo Harrop spoke to the Braintree social media team on Thursday, following their opening day loss to Oldham, he said he was hoping for a bounce back to form.

“We’re disappointed with the result against Oldham, but we are a different animal at home and I’m hoping to see a big, big reaction from our players on Saturday.”

He then spoke about the need to have the ‘Iron Army’ behind him and his team as they, like us, try and get our first National League points on the board.

Whilst Mark Cooper was wary of the challenge that a physical Braintree side will pose. 

“I think Saturday will be even harder (than last Saturday), as they’ve recruited really well, they’ve signed Inih Effiong, they’ve signed John Akinde, which are immense forwards for this level, they did a remarkable job getting promoted last year, they were one of the best teams we played…

We know it’s going to be a tough job, but I’m sure Angelo will be expecting a tough game from us.”

 

We’ve met before…

The two teams know each other well having faced off twice last season. With two wins from two for the Glovers, you wouldn’t blame the travelling fans for thinking all three points may be a certainty here.

The first game was at Huish Park last October where the Glovers ran out 2-0 winners, with goals coming from Jake Hyde and Matty Worthington. The second of our two previous fixtures is where fans can be cautiously optimistic as Yeovil won 0-1 in Essex. This time Frank Nouble bagging the only goal of the game.

Don’t I Know You?

For what might be the first time ever there is no opposition players or staff who have had a spell at Huish Park. Last season Charlie Wakefield was part of the group that was promoted alongside the Glovers, but the silky winger has since departed.

Charlie Wakefield. Picture courtesy of Mike Kunz.

Who’s been naughty then!?

Neither Yeovil or Braintree picked up any red cards in the opener, so both sides will be with their full options of players.