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Details of ticketing arrangements for Yeovil Town’s opening pre-season friendly at Stratford Town have been announced.

The Glovers visit the Southern League Central side’s Knight’s Lane ground on Saturday, July 24 and tickets can be purchased – click here

Stratford have asked supporters to buy tickets in advance of the game and, depending on the number of sales, tickets may be on sale on the day.

Prices:

Adults: £11.00
Concessions (Over 65s): £8.00
Youth Ticket (16-18): £5.00
Under 16s: £2.00
Under 12s: FREE (Must be accompanied by an adult)

Tickets are also on sale for the visit to Weston-super-Mare on Saturday, August 7.
Prices: Adults £8, Concessions £5, Under-16s: £2.
Tickets can be bought online for a 50p booking fee, here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/wsmafc/533304/

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With Yeovil Town‘s first game of the new season not taking place in England, but in Wrexham, Wales, there was a little extra delay in confirming just who could attend and in what numbers, but Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford has announced that as of Saturday July 17th Wales would follow England in easing some Covid Protocols.

Drakeford has annouced that Wales will not restrict attendances in outdoor events as they move to ‘Alert Level 1′.

In a series of tweets he confirmed that… “there will be no limit on the amount of people who can gather outdoors in Wales – and we will no longer have to social distance when outdoors”.

This seems to suggest that Yeovil fans will be able to make the trip across the border without restriction.

The rules change when indoors where, numbers will still be reduced and face coverings will still be required and those showing symptoms of Covid will still not be admitted into sporting events.

Ticket details for away supporters are yet to be confirmed, and it is yet to be seen if Wrexham as a football club intend to apply any further restrictions.

The Glovers start the 2021/22 season against Wrexham on Saturday 21st August.

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Charlie Wakefield battles against Yeovil’s Charlie Lee for Wealdstone last season

New Yeovil Town midfielder Charlie Wakefield has been speaking to Goal.com about his horrid luck with injury, illness and contract situations as he looks to head back to the big time, starting off at Huish Park this season.

The former Chelsea youngster looked set for stardom under Antonio Conte at Stamford Bridge, before a string of injuries hampered his progression through the youth set up.

He impressed in the Under 18s and Under 23s alongside some household names including one of England’s Euro 2020 hero’s Mason Mount.

“I played in unbelievable teams with the likes of Mason Mount, Andreas Christensen, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and many more. Everything was good… All of a sudden, injuries started. I have had 10 hamstring injuries between the ages of 18 and 21.”

Hamstring problems aside, the former England Youth player also had to have a couple of months off after a serious incident after returning from holiday in the United States.

“I had 10 days off to go on holiday so I went to New York with my girlfriend. The plane journey led to me suffering a collapsed lung on the drive to my first training session upon my return, I was rushed to hospital from the training ground and I had to have two months out with no exercise after that.”

It is of no surprise that after all that, Charlie admits needing help with his mental wellbeing, teaming up with the charity Tape 2 Talk, a mental health focus group for young players who have found themselves going through hard times or having been released from clubs.

Covid also brought his time at Coventry to a screeching halt and Wakefield now says that a move to Yeovil – via Wealdstone and Bromley – is a chance for him to begin climbing back up the ladder – and hopefully taking the Glovers along with him.

“I am grateful, but I don’t think it is arrogant to say that I know I can play in the Football League. I hope to look back on one hell of a journey and story, losing it and getting it back…

“People like Jamie Vardy and Tyrone Mings inspire you, who went through non-league and came back. Six good months can change your life in football, that’s what’s great about the sport.”

Everyone here at the Gloverscast is excited to see Charlie at Huish Park and wishes his charitable ventures off the pitch all the very best too.

 

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Former Glovers’ winger Gabby Rogers is on trial at League One side Wycombe Wanderers, it appears.

Photographs on social media  show the 20-year-old turning out for  development side at Chesham United on Friday night.
Rogers was released after his contract at Huish Park expired at the end of last season.
In May, he turned out for Southern League Division One South club Willand Rovers, based in Cullompton near to his Devon side.

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With six weeks to go until the first National League fixture at Huish Park, Yeovil Town have announced the prices for season tickets to the 2021/22 National League season.

The club have confirmed there will be a price freeze from the 2019-20 season on all children’s tickets, but there is a 10% increase on adult tickets “due to the lack of revenues last season.”

In a statement on the club’s website, Chairman Scott Priestnall said he was “thrilled” to have supporters back from the first fixture against King’s Lynn Town on August 28.

He added: “We’re in the process of putting together a squad which I truly believe will be extremely competitive in this division.
“With your support, we will be able to turn Huish Park into a fortress once again and have a successful season.”

The chairman also confirmed that Hummel was now the club’s “official technical partner” – which we think may be another word for kit supplier.

He added: “We’ll be announcing our kits in the near future so keep an eye out for them, they’re not to be missed.”

For full details on the season ticket offer and to buy one, visit the club’s website – here.

 

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Yeovil Town have confirmed that the BT Sport cameras will be paying a visit on Saturday, September 4 for the visit of FC Halifax Town to Huish Park

The kick off time has been pushed back to 5:15pm.

BT have announced their first couple of month’s worth of televised games, the Glovers will only be featured once with Solihull Moors the only side covered more than once between the season’s start and the end of October.

We don’t have a great record in live TV games, drawing 2-2 with King’s Lynn at the start of last season with the world, well a small percentage of it, watching on.

The full BT Sport National League schedule can be found below:

Saturday August 21 – Bromley v Grimsby Town (5.20pm)

Saturday August 28 – Southend United v Stockport County (5.20pm)

Monday August 30 – Wrexham v Notts County (7.30pm)

Saturday September 4 – Yeovil Town v FC Halifax Town (5.15pm)

Saturday September 11 – King’s Lynn Town v Dagenham & Redbridge (5.20pm)

Saturday September 18 – Weymouth v Dover Athletic (5.20pm)

Saturday September 25 – Chesterfield v Torquay United (5.20pm)

Saturday October 2 – Eastleigh v Boreham Wood (5.20pm)

Tuesday October 5 – Wealdstone v Solihull Moors (7.45pm)

Saturday October 23 – Maidenhead United v Woking (5.20pm)

Tuesday October 26 – Altrincham v Solihull Moors (7.45pm)

Saturday October 30 – Barnet v Aldershot Town (5.20pm)

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Former Yeovil Town midfielder Alex John is reportedly on trial at SPL side Dundee FC

According to “Not The Old Firm”, the 20-year-old is heading north of the border after leaving Huish Park at the end of the 2020/21 season.

John had attracted interest from Hull City, signing a loan deal in January 2020 before returning at the end of that season.

Injury prevented John from being a part of the squad throughout the following season.

The Wales Under 19 international failed to make any competitive appearances for the Glovers but was a regular in match-day squads and played in multiple friendlies.

All the best at Dundee, Alex.

 

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New Glovers’ ‘keeper Grant Smith

Chesterfield Manager, James Rowe has been explaining his decision to let goalkeeper Grant Smith move to Yeovil Town.

In an interview with the Derbyshire Times, Rowe explains that he couldn’t offer Smith guaranteed football after the arrival of former Barnet (and Yeovil) ‘keeper Scott Loach.

“He wanted guaranteed first-team football and I was not prepared to give him that,” Rowe said. “For me, Grant started well but some mistakes crept in that cost us crucial goals and he came out of the team. He represented himself well in the team the first few months. For him to be guaranteed first-team football down at Yeovil, on a better wage than what he was currently on, we did not want to stand in his way.”

Smith has replaced his name sake Adam Smith as the Glovers’ first choice glove man this season after signing a one-year-deal in June.

Well, if you don’t want a keeper who kept 10 clean sheets in 18 games for you, we will more than happily take him off your hands!

 

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Tom Whelan celebrates with Myles Hippolyte

Former Yeovil Town midfielder Tom Whelan has left Chesterfield by ‘mutal consent’ in something of a surprise move.

Whelan who played little over half a dozen games for the Glovers in 2019/20 moved onto W*ymouth before earning a move to big spending Chesterfield in December of 2020.

He scored the all important 2nd goal of a 3-0 win by Chesterfield over Yeovil when the sides met in March and was expected to be a key part of the Spireites promotion push this campaign.

Whelan took to social media to thank his former employers, it’ll be interesting to see where he ends up for this coming season.

Chesterfield boss, James Rowe has said how he couldnt guarantee Whelan enough games and that he would be better off finding more opportunities elsewhere.

Rowe told the Derbyshire Times: “Tom did well when he first came in but with the emergence of (another former Glover) Jack Clarke at the end of last season, we obviously can’t have three ‘number 10s’ in the building for one position, or potentially two if we play with two 10s, so Tom’s game time was going to be limited”