Glovers Past #12 – Lloyd Owusu
2022-12-07
On this episode of the Glovers Past, we welcome former Yeovil striker Lloyd Owusu to the show to talk about his time in Green and White! Enjoy!
Loan Watch: Dawes assists in defeat
2022-12-06
There were just two of the four Glovers’ loanees in action on Tuesday night
Will Dawes, who is back on loan at Stratford Town after his five-figure transfer from the Bards in the summer, played the full 90 minutes as his re-adopted side lost 4-2 to Alvechurch.
Dawes did set up the 2nd goal for his side and saw an effort of his own cannon back off the bar.
Good work down the left from Will Dawes. Ball into Will Grocott is smashed home.@Alvechurch1st 4-2 @StratfordTownFC
— Stratford Town FC (@StratfordTownFC) December 6, 2022
Over in Plymouth, Ollie Hulbert had to wait until the 75th minute to get a taste of the action as Plymouth Parkway drew 0-0 with Bracknall.
There was no place in the squad for Toby Stephens.
On Wednesday evening, defender Ollie Haste, was an unused substitute in Truro City’s 1-1 draw with Beaconsfield. The defender had appeared as a 66th minute substitute for the first team in the Somerset Men’s Premier Cup win over Taunton Town the night before.
Britton off the mark as Glovers progress
2022-12-06
Striker Louis Britton scored his first goal since joining Yeovil Town as they won 2-1 in their Somerset Men’s Premier Cup second round tie with Taunton Town on Tuesday night.
The former Bristol City man struck around the half-hour mark turning home from inside in the box after his initial effort from a corner was blocked by the Peacocks’ defence.
The visitors equalised five minutes in to the second half with a stunning strike from Dylan Morgan, but the home side continued to press with Charlie Wakefield and Andrew Oluwabori both going close.
Matt Worthington struck the winner on 64 minutes firing in to the corner of the net from the edge of the box.
Manager Mark Cooper gave some minutes to youngsters defender Ollie Haste and striker Benjani Junior, who appeared off the bench on 66 minutes and 71 minutes respectively.
Yeovil progress to the third round of the competition they won last season with of its stronger sides, including Weston-super-Mare and Bath City, yet to play their second round ties.
Yeovil Town: Will Buse, Jamie Reckord (for Ollie Haste, 66), Max Hunt, Owen Bevan (for Jamie Andrews, 66), Matt Worthington, Lawson D’Ath, Ewan Clark, Andrew Oluwabori, Charlie Wakefield, Louis Britton (for Benjani Junior, 71), Malachi Linton. Substitutes (not used): Chiori Johnson, Alex Fisher.
Taunton Town: Irish, Budd, Grimes (for Guest, 48), Wannell, Chamberlain, James, McCootie, Stearn, Staley, Sims-Burgess, Morgan (for Ball 77).
Strong Glovers’ side for SMPC
2022-12-06
Yeovil Town manager Mark Cooper has named a strong side for the Somerset Men’s Premier Cup tie against Taunton Town.
On loan Bristol City man Will Buse starts in goal, making his first competitive start for the Glovers against the side he started the season on loan with.
Charlie Wakefield returns to the side after a spell out with injury and there are starts for Ewan Clarke and Lawson D’Ath who have been short of minutes recently.
Louis Britton, who has been waiting for his chance due to the form of Alex Fisher, also starts up top with the Glovers’ top-scorer named on the bench.
Youth players Ollie Haste, whose loan with Truro City allows him to represent the Glovers also, striker and Benjani Junior both make the bench.
The side in full (with something of a guess of formation…)
Substitutes: Chiori Johnson, Ollie Haste, Jamie Andrews, Alex Fisher, Benjani Junior.
Taunton Town: Lloyd Irish, Joe Budd, Nick Grimes, Jake Wannell, Ollie Chamberlain, Lloyd James, Nick Mcootie, Ross Stearn, Ross Staley, Dave Sims-Burgess, Dylan Morgan. Substitutes: Dan Ball, Joe Guest, Zac Smith.
Referee: Stacey Pearson.
YeoGov Tracker: October Results
2022-12-05
140 supporters shared their views on the dismal month of October and gave now former-manager Chris Hargreaves a score of 1.93 out of 7 and scored the players performance at 2.32 out of 7 – both lows for the season.
Off the pitch, with the average score to the question ‘What would score the ownership/board this month?’ dropped to 1.65 out of 7. With regards to communication the score was 1.94 out of 7 and supporters scored the matchday experience 2.1.
Thank you to the 140 supporters who took part, take part in November’s survey here.
| Aug 22 | Sep 22 | Oct 22 | Nov 22 | Dec 22 | Jan 23 | Feb 23 | Mar 23 | Apr 23 | Aug 23 | Sep 23 | Oct 23 | Nov 23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What would you score the ownership/board this month? | 2.13 | 1.88 | 1.65 | 2.35 | 2.1 | 1.89 | 2.13 | 3.25 | 2.58 | 3.91 | 5.5 | 6.36 | 5.08 |
| How has the manager performed this month? | 3.37 | 2.9 | 1.93 | 5.54 | 5.16 | 5.09 | 4.29 | 2.8 | 2.49 | 4.32 | 5.64 | 6.34 | 5.16 |
| What would you score the communication from the club this month? | 2.32 | 2.19 | 1.94 | 2.47 | 2.2 | 1.84 | 2.54 | 3.5 | 1.36 | 5.27 | 5.38 | 5.88 | 5.21 |
| What would you score the match day experience this month? | 2.76 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 3.24 | 3.12 | 2.9 | 3.16 | 3.6 | 1.22 | 5.22 | 5.28 | 5.43 | 5.2 |
| How have the players performed this month? | 3.60 | 3.47 | 2.32 | 5.34 | 4.78 | 4.75 | 3.29 | 3.25 | 2.34 | 5.5 | 5.31 | 5.6 | 5.35 |
| Responses | 219 | 130 | 140 | 148 | 141 | 94 | 37 | 40 | 129 | 207 | 150 | 76 | 80 |
YeoGov Opinion Tracker: November 2022
2022-12-05
It’s time for your views on November and Mark Cooper’s first full month in charge of the Yeovil!
Here’s how it went on the pitch…
1st November – Woking 1 – 0 Yeovil Town
8th November – Maidened United 1 – 1 Yeovil Town
12th November – Yeovil Town 3 – 1 Gateshead
19th November – Notts County 0 – 0 Yeovil Town
26th November – Yeovil Town 1 – 0 Halifax Town
Dawes back at Stratford to “get game time”
2022-12-04
Will Dawes has returned to former club Stratford Town on loan just three months after being signed for an undisclosed five-figure fee.
Bards’ chairman Jed McCrory, a business partner of Yeovil Town chairman Scott Priestnall, confirmed that the 21-year-old played was back at the Southern League Premier Division Central whilst still training with the Glovers.
He was named in the starting line-up for the club’s 2-0 defeat at Hednesford Town yesterday
In an interview with the Stratford website ahead of that game, McCrory doesn’t quite say the deal is a loan but says it will allow the former Cheltenham Town youngster to “get some game time” whilst training with Yeovil.
He said: “I noticed that Dawsey hadn’t been in the squad for a couple of games and then I looked at how Mark Cooper was setting up (at Yeovil).
“I know Mark from the Swindon days so I put a cheeky call in and said while he’s training with the first team we’ll give him game time while he trains with you.
“So knowing Mark and Scott I was aware that there were five or six teams in for Will from the Conference South, so they put it to Will and he said he would you like to go back to Stratford to get some game time and of course Dawsey loves the club, loves the people, knows the lads and he jumped at it.
He added: “So we ran around me and Chris (the Stratford club secretary) and kept it quiet. We didn’t want to announce it that we wanted to bring Will Dawes back and me and Chris were working tirelessly last night to get the paper work in and got it signed off last night by the FA and National League and then got clearance about 8.30 this morning from the Southern Premier League.
“So he’s gone straight into the team today which was a pleasant surprise for the lads and apparently there was a great big welcome back cheer when he walked into the changing room.”
Dawes has appeared just three times since arriving at Huish Park in September and his last outing – and only one under manager Mark Cooper – saw him come on as 62nd minute substitute in the 1-0 defeat at Woking on November 1.
He made two appearances under former boss Chris Hargreaves, starting the 1-1 draw at Dorking Wanderers on October 4.
When he arrived, Hargreaves said he believed the player had “huge potential” comparing him with former Glovers’ start Tom Knowles.
Speaking then, he said: “There will be a bedding in process of two or three weeks to bed him in to that intensity of training every day with this group.
“But he has huge potential, very similar to Tom Knowles when he came to the club, with that untapped potential that we need to focus on when we bring players to the club.”
Benjani on target as Under-16s lose
2022-12-04
A fine individual goal from Benjani Junior was not enough to prevent Yeovil Town Under-18s going down to a 2-1 defeat in the South West Counties Youth League Gary Else Memorial Cup at Bridgwater United.
The young striker, who signed a professional contract in October, netted for a young Glovers’ side missing a number of regular players including captain Jake Graziano and Sam Hodges through illness.
The result means Yeovil have drawn and lost their first two games in the competition’s group stages. They take on Wimborne Town in league action at Alvington next weekend.
The age group teams representing the club were also in action in the Junior Premier League at the weekend.
The Under-13s and Under-16s were winners against Juventus Devon and Chivenor Soccer School respectively, but the Under-12s, Under-14s and Under-15s went down to defeats. There was no fixture for the Under-11s this weekend.
All the youth group sides from Under-11s to Under-16s play as part of the Yeovil Town Community Sports Trust.
To find out about the youth sides run by the Trust and how to put your child forward for a trial, visit the Trust’s website – here.
Loan Watch: Minutes for Hulbert and Stephens
2022-12-04
All three of Yeovil Town’s loan players made team-sheets for their respective clubs on Saturday, but only two played and only one started.
Firstly, defender Ollie Haste was back in the Truro City side after missing a couple games due to a slight injury, he was an unused substitute, as the White Tigers found a last- minute winner to beat Harrow Borough 2-1 in the Southern League Premier Division South.
The young defender has sat out recent matches through injury.
Over at Plymouth Parkway, striker Ollie Hulbert played the full 90 for his temporary side in a 1-0 defeat to Hanwell Town in the Southern League Premier Division South.
Midfielder Toby Stephens was named on the bench for the game and game on shortly after the hour mark.
Both Truro and Parkwat have midweek games where the trio will all hope to get more game time.
Game abandoned following medical emergency
2022-12-03
Bromley have confirmed the supporter taken ill at today’s match with Yeovil Town has died.
The incident saw the National League fixture abandoned with just 11 minutes played and the game goalless.
In a statement, the club said: “Bromley Football Club can confirm that our home fixture with Yeovil Town on Saturday 3rd December was abandoned shortly after kick off due to a medical incident.
“We wish to express our sincere gratitude to the supporters who flagged the incident, medical teams of both Clubs, as well as Doctors within the crowd who assisted stadium paramedics until the ambulance crew arrived and transferred them to hospital.
“Despite the best efforts of all involved, the Club have since been informed that the supporter has sadly passed away.
”Everyone at Bromley Football Club is deeply saddened by this news and we extend our heartfelt condolences to the supporter’s friends and family.”
Match referee Lloyd Wood took both sets of players off the pitch after 11 minutes with the game level at 0-0 and, following a 45 minute delay, whilst supporters waited for further instructions the game was abandoned.
The game had been paused on seven minutes with the players waiting by the dug-outs before resuming play for four minutes and then being taken off the pitch.
Paramedics were clearly visible with the supporter in the stand behind the goal the home team were shooting towards in the first half.
Yeovil captain Josh Staunton posted a message from the club’s players on Saturday afternoon:
The thoughts of us here on the Gloverscast and all Yeovil Town supporters are with their friends and family of the supporter who has sadly died.