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It’s six unbeaten now for the Glovers, as they triumphed in a 3-1 win over Maidenhead United to lift them into the National League playoffs! Let’s see how the rest of the league got on, in an action packed day…

We begin with the televised DAZN match, where a first half Regan Linney hat trick helped Altrincham on their way to a 5-0 win away to AFC Fylde, the defeat dropping the hosts to within two points of the drop. Two teams also involved at the bottom played out a dramatic 2-2 draw, as Wealdstone sacrificed their lead with goals in the 86th and 91st minutes from Ebbsfleet United. There was more late drama in Yorkshire, as FC Halifax Town squandered their lead thanks to a 91st minute equaliser and 96th minute winner for York City to go top of the league.

Two teams also near the top of the league faced off in North London, as Barnet defeated Rochdale in a 2-1 win to stay in touch with the leading pack, while a Mani Dieseruvwe double gave Hartlepool United a 2-0 win over Aldershot Town. Two goals within the first 20 minutes handed Yeovil’s next opponents Southend United a 2-0 win over Yeovil’s midweek hosts Tamworth to boost themselves towards the top half of the table.

Further late action came at the Silverlake Stadium, as 10-man Eastleigh needed a 95th minute penalty to ensure Boston United‘s wait for a first league win since early September continues. 10-man Forest Green Rovers played out a 1-1 draw with Woking, a late Owen Oseni goal gave Gateshead a 1-0 win over Solihull Moors, an early Mike Fondop goal gave 10-man Oldham Athletic a 1-0 win over 10-men Dagenham & Redbridge, and finally, Will Davies scored against one of his former clubs as Sutton United defeated Braintree Town.

 

National League results – in full

Barnet 2-1 Rochdale
Braintree Town 0-1 Sutton United
Eastleigh 1-1 Boston United
Ebbsfleet United 2-2 Wealdstone
FC Halifax Town 1-2 York City
Gateshead 1-0 Solihull Moors
Hartlepool United 2-0 Aldershot Town
Oldham Athletic 1-0 Dagenham & Redbridge
Southend United 2-0 Tamworth
Woking 1-1 Forest Green Rovers
Yeovil Town 3-1 Maidenhead United
AFC Fylde 0-5 Altrincham

National League table

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Tickets for Yeovil’s trip to the LNER Stadium in York are now available to purchase online,

The Glovers head to York on Saturday 23rd November, the match kicks off at 3pm

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS

You’ll be asked to select a seat in the West Stand and from there you can select which tickets you require.

Prices are as follows, please note all tickets are subject to a £2 increase on the day of a match, applicable from midnight on a matchday.

Adult – £22
Concession – £17
Junior (Age 12-16) – £10
Junier (Age 11 and Under) – £7

You can also use the same link to purchase car parking too, but please note this is parking for the Park and Ride service which includes a shuttle bus too and from the ground.

For those will additional needs with regards to accessibilty, York City say these tickets must be purchased in advance by contacting the club.

“All carers can obtain a free ticket if they are attending the match with a person they provide care for. Free carer tickets are not available to book online and can only be obtained via phone or in person with the Ticket Office.

“The West Stand has an extensive gantry with wheelchair and mobility scooter spaces between regular seating (1 space for every 2 seats). This area is situated above the main seating area and is accessed by 2 lifts as soon as you enter. Tickets for these spaces are not available to book online and can only be obtained via phone or in person with the Ticket Office. This is also the best way to book accessible parking at the ground. 

Furthermore, the club say that they offer a wide range of additional needs to those who may need Audio Devices, Ear Defenders or Sensory Packs.

“Audio Devices  – Blind or partially sighted supporters can loan a matchbox-size audio device to hear real-time audio commentary of the match from BBC Radio York (using a radio streaming service can have up to a seven second delay).
Please bring your own headphones with an aux input cable to use.
Ear Defenders – We are able to provide complimentary ear defenders, which are yours to keep, upon request to help individuals who may experience sensory overload during the game.
Sensory Packs – We also have ten x sensory packs which are available to loan on a match-by-match basis; please note that we can only offer one pack per family/group per match to make sure as many can access these as possible.”

If you are in need of any of these services as a travelling fan, our advice would be to make contact ahead of time.

Phone: 01904 624447  – E-Mail: enquiries@yorkcityfootballclub.co.uk

 

 

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A solid performance saw Yeovil run out 3-1 winners against Maidenhead United at Huish Park. I was in the Press Box, and here are my five conclusions from a lovely afternoon in the sunshine.

Aaron Jarvis spins the defender. 📷 Gary Brown

That was a proper strikers’ performance. Aaron Jarvis has been working hard since the first minute of the season. He’s spent much if his time in green and white wrestling with his opposing defenders, bringing his teammates into the game and trying to on the end of things. The Maidenhead game had all of that and the chances and goals on top of it. His first was all about his quick feet and composure inside the box. His second was anticipation, quick thinking and being in the right place at the right time. He was unfortunate to not get a hat trick, but after all the hard work and battling up front, Yeovil’s #9 has hit some form.

The McGavin – Cooper axis is working. We’ve been fairly spoiled for combinations in centre midfield over the past season and a half, but there’s something about McCooper that just works. Cooper is playing as well as he ever has in a Yeovil Town shirt, in my opinion. He’s controlling the tempo nicely and his recent performance deserved a goal – and what a great goal it was. McGavin has been a superb acquisition, and the kind of midfielder we’ve not had for a while. He’s always looking forward, plays the progressive passes rather than the sideways ones when he can and is calm and composed on the ball. The two’s contrasting styles complement one another and I thought they were dominant against Maidenhead.

Kofi Shaw strides forwards with the ball. 📷 Gary Brown

We have a talent in Kofi Shaw. 17. He’s 17! What a confident, fearless player Shaw is. He was pulling strings in the forward areas, getting stuck into battles and showed off some of his trickery. His back heel for Wannell’s overlap that led to Jarvis’s second was the kind of synchronisation you expect from a player who’s been at the club for months, not days. He’s clearly an intelligent player and we know he is thought very highly of at Bristol Rovers and, based on his performance yesterday, has all the tools in his toolbox. He’s young, though, and with us to learn and get accustomed to men’s football so it might not be like that every week, and that’s okay.

We looked sound defensively again. There’s been very few times this season where we’ve looked stretched or overrun defensively and, despite the absentees yesterday we looked assured, controlled and dominant again. Finn Cousin-Dawson, who’s been the ‘break glass in an emergency’ defender played that stopper role well and with Wannell and Bernard (who gets better every week) they took control of the passing out from the back. When an influential player like Morgan Williams is missing its okay to be concerned what the impact will be, but that defensive unit looked as solid as ever.

Charlie Cooper celebrates his goal vs Maidenhead

Up to 7th – don’t say the P word. At Gloverscast we’re never far off being accused of being too negative, or too positive ironically, which means we’re probably somewhere in the middle. But, pick your poison here. The recent performances, and the clicking in the final third has seen us bag 6 goals in our last 3 matches. Mark Cooper wanted a reaction from his team after the FA Cup defeat at Chesham and he’s had it. As we saw last season, momentum counts for a lot in football and the performances have been steadily improving. If we can keep up the pace with those around us, we’ll land well above mid-table. The next three are Southend (A), Halifax (H)  and York (A), which on paper are trickier than the last three, but I don’t go into any games worrying about what the opposition have up their sleeve anymore, because when we’re on song, I fancy our chances.

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Let’s take a look at how the Glovers out on loan got on out and about on Saturday.

Firstly, ‘keeper Will Buse put in a solid display for W*ymouth in their 1-1 draw with high flying Farnborough in the National League South.

 

Next, we have YTFC goalscorer to tell you about, Jordan Thomas bagged for Salisbury in their game away at Chelmsford. It looked like it might have been enough to secure a point, but a 94th minute winner for the Clarets gained them all three points. 

Into the regional leagues now and there was no Corey Koerner for Plymouth Parkway again, he was working with the English Colleges Football Association this week. His dual registration deal means he can come and go fairly freely and might be heading out on loan again sooner rather than later.

Over at Sherborne Town, Josh Haskett was on the bench for the Zebras in their impressive win over Baffins Milton Rovers.

It was a double-game week for Jacob Shore at Tavistock, he came off the bench during the midweek win over Shaftesbury and started (albeit at right back) in their FA Trophy game against Winchester.

 Sol Padmore has moved from Street to Bridport and was part of their match day squad.

 

A number of other Young YTFC players have moved on from the club in recent week; Krystian Woods, Max Dyer and ‘keeper Will Howard are seeking pastures new – we wish them all well in their new adventures. 

The Under 18s get their league campaign under way (finally) on Monday with a game against Clevedon Town U18s

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Yeovil Town midfielder Charlie Cooper said opening his goal-scoring account in the 3-1 home win over Maidenhead United was a bonus.

The 27-year-old found the net with a thunderous strike from outside the box after 63 minutes to open a two-goal advantage for the Glovers at Huish Park. His last goal came for Wealdstone in a 4-2 defeat at Altrincham back in April 2022.

Speaking to BBC Somerset reporter Ian Randall after the game, he said: “It was a bit of a relief to score, but all round it was a good day so that was a bit of an extra for me.

“It is not my main job to go and score goals, there are a lot of other lads in the team who are more gifted in that area than me. It is nice to have the goal as a bit of a bonus, but as long as I can do my main job in the team, being defensively solid, I am happy.”

Striker Aaron Jarvis netted early in both halves to give the side momentum and Cooper said his team-mates enjoyed themselves in what he described as their best performance of the season so far.

He said: “We scored two goals at good times (early in each half) but I thought all round we were very good today. I thought that was our best performance of the season today, it was a joy to play in, we just have to keep it going now.

“We were having loads of fun out there passing the ball around and that is what you want to do, you want to have some fun when you play and the scoreline reflects that.”

On Jarvis, he added: “He was a real joy to play with today, every time it went up to him he looked a threat and he got his reward with his two goals. He can be a real threat for us, he will be confident now so hopefully that will keep him going.”

On impressive Bristol Rovers’ loanee Kofi Shaw, he said: “The confidence and arrogance – in a good way – of how he gets on the ball and does things you would not think a 17-year-old could do was really good. So long may that continue. He is a raw player, like a street footballer, and we have seen that in the short time he has been here. I think he will just get better and better as long as we keep giving confidence, he will be a real asset going forward.”

The result moves Yeovil in to the National League Premier Division play-off places, ahead of eighth-placed Solihull Moors on goal difference, as they prepare for a weekend off in seven days time, virtue of their early exit from the FA Cup.

Cooper said he does not look at league tables at this stage of the season (maybe just a little peek, Charlie?), but admitted the side had a lot of momentum.

He said: “We have a lot of momentum at the minute, but we have a chance to have a little break and rest and recuperate and hit the ground running when we get back.

“Personally I do not look at the table, we just have to keep going, but if you said that to people around the club, you would snap your hand off. We know as a group, we just have to keep going.

“Everyone should be buzzing with how things are going following on from the promotion last year and coming in to this league and being competitive. Everyone around the club should be buzzing, if we have a little dip in form, so what? We will just get back on the horse and keep going.

“It should be a really positive place because when it is, it can be a real force to be reckoned with.“

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Following Yeovil Town’s 3-1 home win over Maidenhead United at Huish Park, manager Mark Cooper spoke to BBC Somerset reporter Ian Randall.

He was asked about the performance, in particular of two-goal hero striker Aaron Jarvis and impressive Bristol Rovers’ loanee Kofi Shaw, and gave an update on the future of winger Jordan Young, who was not named in the squad for the victory.

Here’s what the boss said…..

IR: Did that feel a comfortable afternoon for you?
MC: I thought we played really well again. We are in a rich vein of form and look accomplished and organised in the way we play and a threat. We competed for every ball as well, so I was really happy with the way we played. For me it never feels comfortable, we missed lots of chances to make it out of sight, but I will take 3-1.

IR: Aaron Jarvis’ confidence is evident at the moment. He made the first goal for himself and never looked likely to miss, and for the second goal he was in the right place for a poacher’s finish.
MC: He could have scored four or five today. The only downside is he got himself booked, he gets beaten up every week and if he gets stuck in he gets booked. I think he is suspended now which is a blow because we are losing players at the minute, but we keep performing really well.

IR: You made four changes today, but the machine still functioned, didn’t it?
MC: The players all know what they are doing, we have a distinct style and a clear way of playing. We are patient with our build-up and we try and get the ball in to the slots for the attacking players to go and attack. Whoever comes in understands their role and they have to effect the team and perform well.

IR: Charlie did not know when his last goal was, is that something you feel he needs to add more to his game?
MC: The way we play with three central defenders and two midfield players, their job is to defend the back half of the pitch, win the ball and pass it safely to the players in front of them. So that means the only time they really get near the goal is in the second phase of an attack or from a set-piece, so I am not too worried about that. It would be nice if he could (score a few more), Brett (McGavin) has four goals and he has always scored goals. Charlie scored a lot of goals as a kid, but he has ended up being more of a defensive midfield player.

IR: What did you think of Kofi Shaw today?
MC: I thought he was tremendous, you would never think he was a 17-year-old from his performance, would you? We do not just go and sign players willy-nilly, we do a lot of work and we have been tracking Kofi since pre-season when we played Bristol Rovers. We had to wait and be patient and we really thank Bristol Rovers for letting us have him.

IR: Was it with a conversation about ‘if you would like to send him out on loan, we would like to have him’?
MC: No, it was about the right time. Bristol Rovers is a big club and they have to win games, like we all do. It is probably not the right time for Kofi to be starting for Bristol Rovers, but they feel it would do him good to drop down a couple of levels and start games. Kofi bought in to that and you can see from his performance today that playing in this environment and the way we play can only do him good.

IR: Jordan Young was not involved today and there has been a rumour circulating about other clubs making offers for him, what is his position at Yeovil?
MC: We have had an offer for Jordan, so we are discussing that and we will take some time over the weekend to see what happens.

IR: Do you think he will still be a Yeovil Town player when you play again in two weeks?
MC: I am not sure.

IR: Obviously he cannot go in to the Football League at this point because of the transfer window not being open, so it is presumably another National League club, is it?
MC: It is a National League club, yes. All I will say is we have to keep evolving, we have to keep trying to make the the squad better. We have to make sure everyone who comes here is desperate to play for us and all I would say is trust in what we are doing.

IR: Would you like another game next Saturday? I know you have not got one because it is FA Cup weekend, but you are six matches unbeaten in the league.
MC: We would still love to be in the FA Cup, we would never disrespect that. But if you get a little break where you do not play for a week, it gives you a chance to freshen everyone up. The players will get two or three days off and they can go and do a bit of early Christmas shopping! We are looking forward to freshening up and going to our next game at Southend United which will be a really difficult game. So we will have to do some work and get ready for that.

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Yeovil Town have received an offer from an unnamed National League club for winger Jordan Young.

Manager Mark Cooper confirmed the offer following the 3-1 home win over Maidenhead United on Saturday which saw the 25-year-old left out of the squad.

Speaking to BBC Somerset’s Ian Randall after the game, the boss called on supporters to trust him with decisions about the Glovers’ playing squad.

He said: “We have had an offer for Jordan, so we are discussing that and we will take some time over the weekend to consider that. All I will say is we have to keep evolving we have to keep making the squad better and make sure everyone who comes here is desperate to play for us and all I will say is trust what we are doing.”

Young, who joined from Chippenham Town in January 2023, appeared off the substitutes’ bench in the 0-0 draw at Tamworth on Tuesday night, but was not in the squad against Maidenhead.