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Yeovil Town have announced the short term signing of Anthony Georgiou, on loan from Leyton Orient.

Georgiou is a Cypriot international winger who was on the books of Tottenham through the youth ranks making a number of first team appearances for Spurs in pre season games.

He has also spent time on loan in the EFL.

Speaking to the Club’s YouTube channel, Georgiou said he was happy to be at Yeovil and getting going.

“The gaffer was really positive talking about me, and that’s what you want, to feel wanted somewhere, it’s a good thing to have.”

“As an attacking player, you want to get on the ball and create and that’s what my job is to do here.”

He describes himself as “mainly a winger” but says he wants to create and score some goals… which is absolutely fine by us!

Welcome to Somerset, Anthony!

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Ollie Haste in action for Truro City. Picture courtesy of Cameron Weldon/Truro City FC.

Let’s keep this one quick.

With neither Yeovil Town or Plymouth Parkway in action on Saturday, the only contracted Glover in action was Ollie Haste, and even he had to wait for his chance.

Truro gave North Shields a bit of a thrashing winning 6-0, but Haste had to wait 70 minutes to get on the pitch.

The Glovers’ defender replaced Shane White with the score at 3-0 before the White Tigers rattled three more goals in.

Nice work, Ollie.

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Everyone remembers their first match don’t they? I do. It wasn’t a big Hollywood clash, we’re not talking Arsenal, Liverpool or Manchester United in the FA Cup. It turns out I didn’t need the show, the crowd or the pizzazz to get me hooked on green and white

On the 18th of July 1998 I stepped foot into Huish Park for the first time to watch a match. (I’d been dragged to the car boot sale in the car park plenty of times) Fresh off the back of France ’98 my interest in football was a critical mass and with no Zizou to watch, and my first heartbreak of an England penalty loss (cheers Becks), I needed something to fill the void.

Recognising my unhealthy enthusiasm for he beautiful game, my Grandad decided to give me a taste of real football. Yeovil were heading into their second season in the Vauxhall Conference under Colin Lippiatt and the game my Grandad felt was the one to whet my appetite was a pre-season friendly against Swindon Town.

We took up our seats in the then (always?) Bartlett Stand, in Block H for a summer’s afternoon of entertainment. Iffy Onura gave Swindon the lead, and from our vantage point and my inexperienced eyes, I was adamant it didn’t go in – it hit the advertising boards behind the goal and hit the back of the net. I was wrong on that, not for the last time.

My first taste of celebrating a Yeovil goal was an own goal. The Swindon right back has comfortable possession, and decided to knock it back to his goalkeeper. Unfortunately for him, he got a little bit too much on it and it went all the way over the keeper and into the net – up the might Glovers. And that was that for the game.

In hindsight, what a dull game to kick off supporting a club that’s taken up an unhealthy amount of time, money and commitment in life. My first taste of Yeovil wasn’t Fergie circling Huish Park in a chopper. It wasn’t Ian Wright scoring a hattrick. It wasn’t Nathan Smith wiping out Alexis Sanchez. It wasn’t Ed Upson heading us to Wembley. It wasn’t anything memorable in our history. We conceded first and our equaliser wasn’t even scored by someone in green – perhaps a perfect initiation for a life spent supporting Yeovil.

And you know what? I wouldn’t change it. Yeovil Town vs Swindon in July ’98 was a game that changed my life and shaped a future of supporting Yeovil Town FC.

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It might be a blank weekend for the Yeovil Town first team and Under-18s but there will be six teams turning out in green and white this weekend.

The club’s age group sides, who play as part of the Yeovil Town Community Sports Trust, are all in Junior Premier League action on Saturday.

The Under-13s, Under-14s, Under-15s and Under-16s are all playing against opposition from Weston-super-Mare, whilst the Under-12s face Cirencester Town and the Under-11s face the South Gloucestershire Regional Talent Centre.

As well as its Junior Premier League teams, the Trust runs a number of Talent ID Centres and Mini Glovers sessions for children as young as three years old.

To find out more about their work, visit their website – here.

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Midfielder Callum Rowe has left Yeovil Town following the expiry of the short-term contract when he joined at the end of August.

The 23-year-old was brought to Huish Park by former manager Chris Hargreaves and made his debut coming off the bench in the Glovers’ first win of the season, the 1-0 victory over Dagenham & Redbridge a few days after his arrival.

But, having come off the bench in the Bank Holiday Monday draw at Wealdstone, the former Aston Villa youngster suffered an injury which kept him out until he was given his first start in the ill-fated FA Cup fourth qualifying round replay at Taunton Town.

His last game came in the 2-0 home defeat to Aldershot Town which proved to be Hargreaves’ last in charge of the club.

Go well in the future, Callum.

Edit to say Callum Rowe has now since joined Salisbury FC and was part of their squad on Saturday

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Yeovil Town goalkeeper Grant Smith spoke to BBC Somerset’s Sheridan Robins after the game against Woking on Tuesday and, in a wide ranging interview, spoke about the teams perceived lack of confidence and how they’d be working hard to turn the form around.

“I don’t think it’s confidence, I just think it’s the way games pan out at the moment, we’re trying to hold on, whether it’s for the 1-0 win or just holding on for the clean sheet i just think we’re adding more and more pressure… eventually, teams can’t defend for 90 minutes.”

The “Best ‘Keeper In The League (Barrett, B Nov ’22) told Sheridan that he’s pleased with his own performances but that it counts for little in the grand scheme of things.

Grant Smith gets down to make a save in the goalless draw with Taunton Town. Picture courtesy of Mike Kunz.

“Personally, I feel like I’ve been doing OK, but it’s a team game and at the end of the day if we’re not picking up results, it doesn’t matter how good or bad you do.”

With no First Round FA Cup game this weekend Smith hopes the break between games will serve his side well as they adjust to life under a new manager.

“I think this weekend, not having a game, could be a blessing because now we can spend some hours on the training pitch and hopefully the manager can play and put into shape what he wants from us and we’ve got enough time now before the next game now, we can put it from practice.”

The Glovers host Maidenhead United next Tuesday before Adi Yussuf’s Gateshead visit Huish Park the following Saturday.

 

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SPC at Huish Park ? – Somerset FA

Yeovil Town will once again host Taunton Town in cup football when the Peacocks come to Huish Park for the second round of the Men’s Somerset Premier Cup.

The tie has been set for Tuesday 15th November with a kick off time of 7.45pm

It marks the first step in the defence of the trophy won by Charlie Lee and his side in the 2021-22 season.

The referee has been confirmed as being Mark Russell who has been a regular with the flag as an assistant in the Championship and EFL competitions.

No ticket details have been confirmed at time of writing.

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It was a first match up against Darren Sarll since he left back in March, and the Glovers’ former manager got one over his old team guiding Woking to 1-0 win in Mark Cooper’s second match in charge of Yeovil Town.

A late Padraig Amond goal was the difference between the two sides in Surrey but only after he had seen a penalty saved by Grant Smith.

Sheridan Robins from her usual vantage point watching Yeovil Town from the BBC Radio Somerset commentary box.

BBC Somerset’s Sheridan Robins was in the commentary box at Kingfield and here are her five conclusions.

It is plainly obvious the issues stem from not scoring goals.
Woking are a good side. They have goals all over the pitch, but Yeovil kept them at bay through some excellent one-on-one defending and a superb penalty save. But, when you have little up front, one mistake and the game is gone.

Sticking your centre back up front when chasing a goal tells you all you need to know about the lack of attacking prowess, but Mark Cooper was right, he was a threat. However, you don’t want to rely on that. The lack of natural goal scorers all over the pitch is the killer.

Grant Smith. Picture courtesy of Mike Kunz.

Grant Smith has had a superb season – but is not getting the plaudits he deserves.

And that is not a criticism of supporters, it is natural because the team are in the bottom four. However, he has continually kept the Glovers in games, and now saved two penalties this season. He did not deserve to be on the losing side last night – and that has been true multiple times this season.

Alex Fisher, Chiori Johnson and Max Hunt applaud the fans at Maidstone
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Players will be given a chance under Mark Cooper and Max Hunt being back in the side showcases that.

He mentioned post match that there are still players vying for a place. I think this week is a big week for him to properly assess what he has at his disposal. He also said it is his job to get the best out of this squad which has been assembled. There will be changes and additions – I have no doubt about that – but it is also about instilling belief into the players currently wearing the shirt.

I think this is obvious and has been for a while but Yeovil are in a relegation battle. After Torquay’s storming win last night, things are getting tight at the bottom. The poor start to the season has put them in this position and a change has been made. The priority now has to be to pull away from that drop zone – experience is crucial in this division and the man in the dugout has plenty of that. I felt the fans were behind him last night – that can only be a positive. One game at a time, as they say!

We all wanted to be in the first round of the FA Cup, but maybe with everything that has happened a full week on the training pitch could be just what the Glovers need.

I will be commentating on MK Dons v Taunton, but I imagine Yeovil will be in a lot over the next week and it is a chance for new and fresh ideas.

With two home games in a row coming up – it might be just the reset they need to get results over the line.