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Adi Yussuf with Kelvin Charles (left) and Matt Tither of Merriott Rhinos

Time for some good news on your YTFC feed.

Yeovil Town striker Adi Yussuf has taken out a sponsorship deal with local youth team Merriott Rhinos Junior Football team.

Yussuf has scored half a dozen goals for the Glovers across all competitions this season and through his foundation has been helping children in his native Tanzania.

But, the front man has brought his charitable cause a little closer to home.

Rhinos’ coach Kelvin Charles (pictured above) told the Gloverscast;

“We were thrilled when Adi said his foundation would put their logo on our shirts as sponsors.

We have a great relationship with Yeovil and had a brilliant day as match sponsors recently, the team gave the kids memories they’ll have forever.

We are really grateful for Adi, his foundation and everyone at Yeovil for helping make this happen”

Huge credit to Adi for supporting a local grass roots team!

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Terry Skiverton

Former Yeovil Town, player, captain, assistant, Manager and all round legend, Terry Skiverton has left his role as Charlton first team coach.

Skivo joined the Valley side to work with Johnnie Jackson in January but has left after Jackson was relieved of his duties on Tuesday.

In a statement Charlton’s Owner and CEO, Thomas Sandgaard, said: “I’d like to thank Terry Skiverton for his hard work and dedication during his time at the club. We wish him the very best for the future.”

 

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Charlie LeeCharlie Lee credited Wealdstone’s defensive performance following Yeovil’s 0-0 draw at Huish Park.

Speaking to the BBC, Yeovil Town’s Interim Manager said his side just couldn’t find that little bit of magic to break the deadlock.

“As we say about this group, they run, they try, they give everything and today they just couldn’t unlock a team who, to be fair, were excellent with ten men. That was also a team (Wealdstone) who’s not given up on the season. They put their bodies on the line and they were really hard. Lots of teams have found it hard to play against ten men before, and they were very good at it, so you’ve got to give a lot of credit to them.”

Alex Reid was given a straight red card for a tackle on Sonny Blu Lo-Everton in the 37th minute and the second half saw a dominant Yeovil struggle to break through. Despite early attacking substitutions, a familiar pattern emerged against a team below the Glovers.

Lee said: “Everything that we tried it just didn’t work. It’s a day when you just need that little bit of magic to unlock and the game changes. We just didn’t find that today.

We had plenty of attacking threat on the pitch at numerous times [and] we went very attacking with our formations. We had two defenders on at the end and everyone else playing forward. We’ve got to unlock teams, you’ve gotta find a way and that’s what we didn’t do.

“We’re disappointed that we haven’t managed to score. It’s happened to us a few times, well quite a lot actually,  throughout the whole season, so it’s something that I’ve got to look at and see what we can maybe do better.” 

A growing trend for Yeovil this season has been the lack of goals from set pieces. The Glovers win plenty in promising areas but fail to capitalise on those opportunities. Lee, who was coy on the stats, said: “We haven’t scored enough from set pieces, that’s clear. A set piece today changes the game. They have to come out and you end up getting two and three because you can get them on the counter attack. It’s a group effort, you defend as a team and you score as a team, and we did one really well today and maybe not the other.”

With no midweek action, the Glovers host Boreham Wood this coming Saturday in the final home fixture of the season.

  • The Glovers boss was full of praise for his full backs, Morgan Williams and the returning Jack Robinson, saying: “I thought Robbo was excellent. He was dynamic in the final third, he was a real highlight today. And Morgan just gives everything. Normally they’d be two defenders that you might think about bringing off, but they were producing more than maybe some of our attacking players were.”
  • Lee hopes to welcome Charlie Wakefield back to the side next week. The attacker has missed the last three matches through illness.

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Matt Worthington. ? Mike Kunz.

Yeovil Town midfielder Matt Worthington spoke to the BBC after a frustrating 0-0 draw with Wealdstone on Monday.

Despite the visitors having ten men for nearly an hour, Yeovil couldn’t find a winner, something which frustrated Worthington as much as supporters.

“It was a tough game, the sending off sent them down to ten men and they sat behind the ball and we found it hard to unlock them. I think we just missed that little bit of ability to unlock them and get the goal, so yeah, very frustrated.”

Worthington, who was returning after a four match suspension, admits the side should have found a way through.

“I still think we needed to be better at times. A couple times this season a team has gone down to ten men and we haven’t been good enough to unlock them, it’s something we have to work on.”

“We do press really well, we do with the ball up high, but we need to take more chances – we’re not happy with just a point we should have had more.”

There was concern for the Glovers lack of quality from set pieces but despite that and the result as a whole, there was praise for the attitude of the side, who continue to push despite the season drawing to a close.

“We are playing for personal pride as well as for the club, I know that whenever I get the chance to get on the pitch I’ll give it my all, and everyone else in there does.”

Worthington, who is by far and away the longest serving Yeovil player at the club confirmed that there had been discussions regarding his future after Chairman Scott Priestnall said last week he had begun offering contracts to players.

“I’ve loved being here, I’ve loved the amount of games I’ve played and I really enjoy the place and I’m happy. There’s been (contract) discussions, but I’m just concentrating on the pitch for the last few games and then whatever will be will be.”

Que sera, sera, for Worthy as the season comes to an end.

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It’s time for the weekly YeoGov poll. This week we want to know if you think Yeovil have underachieved, overachieved (by Unity?) or are about where you expected them to be.

Sorry, there are no polls available at the moment.

Last week we asked if you supported the SSDC’s deal to purchase Huish Park.

170 people cast their vote with 118 (69%) saying no, 32 (19%) saying they didn’t know, and 20 (12%) saying yes. There are still things for SSDC and YTFC to clear up on that one then.

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Jack Robinson in action for Yeovil Town.
Picture courtesy of Mike Kunz.

Yeovil didn’t have enough to find their way through ten-man Wealdstone on Bank Holiday Monday. Here are Ian’s Five Conclusions from the John Lukins press box at Huish Park.

Up until the red card, Wealdstone looked in the mood. The North-London side took control of possession early on and carried themselves with purpose, zipping the ball around Huish Park. They looked comfortable in and out of possession and should have taken the lead in the first half after missing a flurry of chances in the six yard box. They showed that being part time can mean little in the National League and they played like a team well worth their spot in the division.

It was the same old story against a team below us. If Saturday was a similar story against a team towards the top, yesterday’s was the same against a team below us. Once again this Yeovil side couldn’t break down a resilient defence and failed to create anything meaningful. Half chances for Josh Neufville and Jack Robinson alongside pot-shots from distance never overly troubled Wealdstone and but for Grant Smith’s flying save from Jack Cook’s effort, the Stones could have taken all three points.

It was nice to see both fullbacks getting forward. Jack Robinson’s return from injury moved Morgan ‘Mr Versatile’ Williams to fullback and for what feels like the first time in a long time, we saw both Robinson and Williams get high up the pitch and give Wealdstone’s wingbacks something to think about. While we never found a winner, it felt like with fullbacks flying forward we caused more problems than we have in previous fixtures when we’ve been chasing a goal.

Sonny Blu Lo-Everton, Picture courtesy of Mike Kunz.

Despite throwing players forward, we never looked like we’d find a goal. After the red card, I felt like it was a perfect opportunity for Lawson D’Ath, Matty Worthington and Sonny Blu Lo-Everton to take control of that midfield battle and show what creativity they have to offer. Despite flashes of skill from Lo-Everton he wasn’t able to unlock the defence from his ‘number ten’ position. Sonny has definitely grown over his time at Yeovil and he’s come on leaps and bounds from his first outing and with experience he’ll find the right key in those positions. But for now, we’re left with the disappointment of ‘what could have been?’

Can we get this season over and done with? 2021/22 has dragged on and I couldn’t be more ready for it to end and the preparation for the next season to begin. There’s a hell of a lot to sort out in the boardroom, in the dugout and on the pitch and the sooner it’s sorted the better. The crowd at Huish Park was flat, the weather was dull and the football was about as mid-table as it gets. Let’s all get to the beach and figure it out over a Thatchers.