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Player Contracts
2021-04-30
PLAYER |
POSITION |
CONTRACT |
NOTES |
| Adam Smith | Goalkeeper | 2021 | Loan |
| Carl Dickinson | Defender | 2021 | Leaving for Hanley Town |
| Luke Wilkinson | Defender | 2022 | |
| Max Hunt | Defender | 2022 | |
| Billy Sass-Davies | Defender | 2021 | Loan |
| Michael Kelly | Defender | 2021 | Loan |
| Alex Bradley | Defender | 2022 | |
| Matt Worthington | Midfielder | 2021 | Option on Contract |
| Lawson D’Ath | Midfielder | 2021 | |
| Jimmy Smith | Midfielder | 2021 | |
| Josh Staunton | Midfielder | 2022 | |
| Charlie Lee | Midfielder | 2021 | |
| Albi Skendi | Midfielder | 2021 | Option on Contract |
| Tom Knowles | Midfielder | 2022 | |
| Gabby Rogers | Midfielder | 2021 | |
| Josh Neufville | Midfielder | 2021 | Loan |
| Emmanuel Sonupe | Midfielder | 2021 | |
| Joe Quigley | Striker | 2023 | |
| Chris Dagnall | Striker | 2021 | |
| Reuben Reid | Striker | 2021 | Sarll drops hint |
| Rhys Murphy | Striker | 2021 |
Edwards lands Argyle Player Of The Season Award
2021-04-30
End of Season awards are starting to get handed out among EFL sides and one former Glover has picked up some silverware.
Joe Edwards, who spent time on loan with Yeovil in 2012 before joining permanently and becoming an integral part of the midfield during Yeovil’s rise through League One and in the Championship, has been awarded the Plymouth Argyle Player of the Season award for the 2020/21 season.
Edwards left Yeovil for Colchester in 2015 and then had a spell at Walsall before returning to the South West with Devon’s own Green Army in 2019.
Edwards played 99 times for the Green and Whites scoring twice.
Congratulatons Joe, that trophy will look nice alongside your Play Off winners medal.
Reuben set to stay?
2021-04-30
In a busy press conference Darren Sarll praised January’s surprise signing, Reuben Reid, and dropped a hint that the striker could remain at Huish Park next season.
Speaking ahead of the trip to Wealdstone, Sarll said: “Reuben is a fantastic player for us now, for next season and for plenty of time to come.”
Whilst this might be a throwaway line as part of wider praise for the experienced front man it does bring in the question of Reid’s contract situation. When the former Forest Green Rovers and Cheltenham Town forward signed in January it was initially on a deal until the end of the season. With that deal running out and the contract status of Josh Staunton and Joe Quigley being clarified and sorted beyond the end of the current campaign could this be a sign that Reid is also a longer term part of the plans?
Sarll: “A game at a time, a day at a time”
2021-04-30
Yeovil Town manager Darren Sarll has reiterated his desire to help his players continue to progress on and off the field as the National League season draws to a conclusion.
When asked in his pre-match press conference if the club was still aiming for a play off place, Sarll admitted that with a squad who had been through so much it was simply a case of taking it slow.
“It’s been an incredibly draining week, there’s been no let off for the players. I’m hoping the players can cope mentally with everything and just to try and keep performances positive. I’m sorry to be boring, but it’s a day at a time and it’s a game at a time,” he said.
Looking back at the turnaround from the 5-1 defeat to Solihull Moors to the 3-0 win, Sarll praised the players who came in and made a difference.
“Charlie (Lee) was a huge influence, I never in my wildest dreams (Chris) Dagnall would do the covering and tackling like he did, the construction of the side, the motivation of the side just felt more organic.”
The gaffer would go on to reiterate his praise for Joe Quigley following his perfect hat trick in midweek and the forward’s contract extension. He also took time to single out Charlie Lee and Albi Skendi for their contributions to the Glovers 3-0 win on Tuesday.
Yeovil travel to Wealdstone this Saturday with a 3pm kick off. For more info from the Wealdstone camp, read here.
Dolan pens new Newport contract
2021-04-30
One of Yeovil Town’s 2013 Wembley heroes has signed a contract extension with his current club.
Matty Dolan, who signed initially on loan for the Glovers before making the move permanent has committed his future to the Welsh side until at least the end of 2022/23 season.
On signing the deal Dolan told the Newport County official club website: “I’m over the moon because I’ve played a lot of games for the club and we’ve gone from strength to strength since I’ve been here. I’d like to think I’ve performed well enough to earn a new contract this year, so I’m pleased to get it all sorted. The loyalty that the club has shown towards me has been a big thing for me and my family. I’ve felt welcomed since I first came here and I’ll be looking to help this club keep progressing over the next two years while I’m here.”
Dolan scored 5 goals in 65 appearances for Yeovil Town including a world class strike from inside his own half against Walsall.
Matchday Preview: Wealdstone (away)
2021-04-29
It’s fair to say since Yeovil Town and Wealdstone played out a 2-2 draw in Huish Park’s first competitive match of the season, things have not exactly gone as expected for either side.
For our hosts on Saturday, a bright start saw them win five of their first nine fixtures following promotion from National League South last summer, only to quickly peter out.
After a 1-0 win at Halifax Town in early November, they lost eight of their next 13 matches in all competitions and lost boss Dean Brennan, who guided them to promotion, in acrimonious circumstances.
He left under a cloud accusing chairman Rory Fitzgerald of making his position “untenable” after failing to get a deal he said he was promised when he turned down a chance to leave for an unnamed “very ambitious club.”
Stuart Maynard, who was Brennan’s assistant last season, took permanent charge and, to add injury to insult, shortly after the club chose to furlough players in a bid to stay solvent.
The result has been a dismal second half of the season which leaves them languishing third from bottom of the table.
They have suffered four consecutive defeats, including a 7-2 defeat against Hartlepool and a 6-0 hammering by Maidenhead United in their last two home games.
FROM THE MANAGER
Speaking after a 2-0 loss at Aldershot Town last weekend, manager Stuart Maynard described his players as “dead on their feet” and said the squad was “down to bare bones”.
He added: “There’s nothing we can do, it’s not that the players are giving up or ‘throwing the towel in’ at all, they are giving everything for the club and don’t have any more left.
“You look at other clubs and they can change it, we don’t have that luxury so we have to keep going with the lads, we will keep working hard as a group.
“We will keep going collectively and we will give our all for the football club from now until the end of the season.”
TEAM NEWS
Wealdstone could see the return of defender Riley Harbottle and goalkeeper George Shelvey, both on loan from Championship side Nottingham Forest, who have both missed the last two games through injury.
Craig Fasanmade, who is on loan from National League South side Hungerford Town, is also likely to return o after completing his three-match suspension.
However defenders Nikola Tavares, George Langston and Josh Meekings are all out and forward Dennon Lewis picked up a knock in Saturday’s defeat to Aldershot which makes him a doubt.
Bassett makes Canada switch
2021-04-29
Former Yeovil Town midfielder Ollie Bassett has made a move to the Canadian Premier League.
Bassett, who broke the record as the Glovers’ youngest ever EFL player, has joined Pacific FC who are based on the West Coast.
The Northern Irishman was just, 17 years, 6 months and 13 days old when he was given an opportunity, from the start, in a fixture against Crawley in 2015, a record that remained in tact until Devon Arnold made his debut in 2019.
Bassett played twice for the Glovers under Paul Sturrock as well as taking in three loan spells at Dorchester during his time in Somerset, he has since spent time playing in New Zealand.
On his latest move, Bassett said: “When I first went to New Zealand it was quite tough because it was the first time I’d played in a different country and been so far away from my family and friends. But I think having that experience in the past and dealing with it will only help me settle in quicker when I can start training and start getting out and exploring (the Island). From what people have said Canada is just a really nice country – especially the Island, people have spoken quite highly about it from the people I’ve spoken to. As for the league, I’m expecting it to be a tough and competitive league, and one that’s still growing; it’s only a couple years old so it can only get better. I’m really looking forward to playing in the league and testing myself against some of the best players.”
Everyone at the Gloverscast wishes Ollie all the best for his new adventure in Canada.
Lloyd on trial with QPR
2021-04-29
Alfie Lloyd has been scoring for fun for Yeovil Town U18s and the forward has earned himself a trial at Queens Park Rangers, according to West London Sport.
They report that the 17-year-old played in an U23 match for QPR against Sheffield Wednesday that finished 1-1.
Sarll: “We are still very much healing”
2021-04-29
Darren Sarll said he was mentally exhausted during Yeovil’s defeat at Solihull (last Saturday) and that some of his players were feeling the same way.
Speaking after the 3-0 win in the return fixture on Tuesday evening, Sarll said: “I stayed pretty quiet about it on Saturday, but the mental drain that these players have all gone through and are still going through now, makes it hard to get any joy even out of tonight. On Saturday, everything about our attitude and what we think we have come to know about these players (was challenged). I can only speak for myself, but I was mentally exhausted and I know that some of the players were feeling the same way. We did not come out and say that because we did not want to be excuse makers.”
Yeovil made four changes for the midweek fixture, including starts for Chris Dagnall and Joe Quigley, and Sarll explained his reasons behind the decision.
“We were able to brighten everyone up on Monday, and I thought some changes to the team might change the dynamic and freshen things up. Some of these lads had not had the chance to play for Lee since he passed, especially Dagnall and Quigley whose attitude through their periods out of the team has been so good. I wanted to do that anyway because I felt they deserve that chance. I don’t think Reuben (Reid) and Rhys (Murphy) were not deserving of the chance to play, I just felt (Dagnall and Quigley) needed that opportunity to go out and play for Lee.”
The manager also acknowledged, as is totally understandable, that the whole club is still in the process of healing following Lee Collins’ tragic passing.
“They were wonderful tonight and they were wonderful on Saturday. Just because we went down the tunnel once the week before (against Borehamwood) does not make us robots, it doesn’t mean the world is okay, nobody has stuck a bandage over this situation, we are still very much healing. The fact that they go out there to play (says everything you need to know about them). I don’t think anyone would have been complaining if we had cancelled these last three games, people would have supported us and stayed with us, so we did well to get out there on Saturday and we did well tonight.
“Looking back, I probably should have more of a point of that on Thursday (before the game at Solihull) when I did the press, but that’s the problem, isn’t it? We are all macho men and we don’t like telling anyone how we feel.”