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A key roundabout between Yeovil and W*ymouth is closed ahead of the FA Cup fourth qualifying round replay down by the seaside tonight (Tuesday, October 19).

The Monkeys Jump Roundabout outside Dorchester and Poundbury is shut for resurfacing from 8pm last night (Monday) until 6am tomorrow (Wednesday) for resurfacing.

This means the A37 Dorchester Bypass is shut between the Weirs Roundabout and the Monkeys Jump Roundabout, so people travelling from Yeovil will need to go through Dorchester.

Read the Dorset Echo article for further details – here.

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You’re probably thinking to yourself, “I’m sure i’ve read this preview before”…. and you’d be right, you have, I’ve just switched a few names around and left it as it was for the first tie… I’m a busy guy, dont judge, alright. 

Anyway…

First thing is first – Tickets for Glovers fans appear to be SOLD OUT, because you’re a crazy/brilliant (delete as appropriate) bunch, for the lucky 800 or so who are heading to the sea side, the Ciderspace Away Guide has been put together, by Hugh – legend.

W*ymouth Yeovil make the short journey up down the A37 in worse form than the W*ymouth Yeovil Town side they will face in the FA Cup fourth qualifying round (replay) tie at Huish Park on Saturday  The Bob Lucas Stadium on Tuesday, following their 1-1 draw at the weekend.

Having avoided the drop straight back to National League South after relegation was cancelled last season, the Terras picked up a couple of impressive wins including a 4-3 victory at Solihull Moors where they were 4-1 up.

But that victory on September 4 was there last with five defeats and two draws, leaking 15 goals in the process.

To trot out the cliches, this is a local derby and an FA Cup tie to boot though, and therefore we can assume the form book is headed somewhere out the window – that’s the theory at least.

Another record which is not lost on manager Brian Stock is that it’s been 14 seasons since the seagull botherers made the competitions first round.

Talking to the Dorset Echo, the boss said: “That’s something we discussed at the start of the season.

“What a great achievement it would be if we were to do that this year and knock out our local rivals. I don’t think it would be much better than that.

“It’s going to be a tough game, they’re a good team. If it was me as player, I’d be looking forward to it.

“It’s a special cup and one we’re looking to try and progress as far as we can in.

“The prize money means a lot to the club but this tie goes beyond prize money. There’s a little more at stake for everyone connected to the club.”

 

FROM THE MANAGER (before the first tie)

Having woken up to the fact this match is actually a derby having seemingly missed the fact after his side were turned over 3-0 on home soil in last season’s National League fixture in January, boss Brian Stock reckons his side owe the Glovers one.

He said: “We’ve put in two disappointing performances in the league and we’re looking to rectify that.

“What an atmosphere that’s going to be. There’s no easy game but given the local derby at Yeovil it’s one I’m definitely looking forward to.

“Usually revenge isn’t necessarily spoken about when teams beat you in the past but I suppose it’s something slightly different here because it’s Yeovil.

“It’s one that means a lot to the supporters. I’m sure it will be the talk of the town at the moment. It’s an exciting time.”

 

TEAM NEWS (before the first game)

Central defender Ben Morgan is W*ymouth manager Brian Stock’s only injury concern heading in to the weekend.

The summer signing from Gloucester City has not featured since the televised draw at home to Dover Athletic almost a month ago having suffered an Achilles injury.

Update ahead of the replay

It is thought that Brandon Goodship, ex Glover and Southend striker, may be struggling for fitness with a back problem and could be ruled out.

A FOOT IN BOTH CAMPS

As you’d imagine, there could be an awful lot of these, so we’ll keep the run-down to players likely to be involved at the weekend.

Brandon Goodship is (no longer) likely (see above) to be in the starting XI for W*ymouth and played eight times for Darren Way’s Yeovil in 2017, scoring a crucial goal in a 1-0 win at Dagenham & Redbridge which helped keep us in the League.

He was released at the end of that campaign and dropped down to the Wessex Stadium where he scored 38 goals in his first season and 39 in his second campaign in the Southern League Premier earning him a move in to the Football League at Southend United.

Despite making more than 50 appearances for the Shrimpers, he was released following their relegation to non-League and returned to Weymouth in the summer.

Right-back Calvin Brooks spent four years in the Huish Park youth set-up but was unable to make a first-team appearance before joining Dorchester Town.

He is now a regular fixture in the Terras back line and committed his future to the club in the summer.

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The Yeovil Town Community Sports Trust’s under-13s side picked up a win in the Junior Premier League this weekend.

The Trust’s under-11s and under-15s drew their fixtures.

Yeovil Town Under-18s were without a league fixture and instead played a friendly match at AFC Bournemouth Academy.

The Championship side’s youngsters came out the winners but we are not sure what the final score was.

 

 

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The Green & White Supporters Club is taking bookings for travel to the FA Cup fourth qualifying round replay at W*ymouth on Tuesday night, 7.45pm kick-off.

Coaches will leave Huish Park at 5.30pm.

Prices are:

Adult Members: £10
Member Concession: £10

Adult Non-Member: £12
Non-Member Concession: £12

To place your booking on the coach contact Paul Hadlow on 07736 044570 or email  or paulhadlow@outlook.com.

Please remember to make it clear which match you are booking for and that you give your full name and the names of people that are coming with you.

Please also leave a contact telephone number as well. You may be asked to pay a £5 deposit to reserve your seat.

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Matt Worthington in action vs Dover

Yeovil Town have been drawn away  at either Dover or Yate Town in the FA Cup First Round Draw, should they get past W*ymouth

The draw was made by a pair of FA Cup winning captains, Kelly Smith and Wes Morgan (yes, he of 2007 shoddy back pass fame) 

The Glovers will have to get past their local rivals this Tuesday the 19th of October after conceding a last minute equaliser on Saturday. Dover and Yate Town also drew 1-1 at the weekend and will go again this Tuesday.

All First Round ties will be played over the weekend of Saturday 6th of November, ticket and travel details will be confirmed… if Tuesday goes well!

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Four games in the spin at Huish Park and things couldn’t be much worse. Here are my five conclusions from the dire draw against Weymouth.

I stick up for Joe Quigley, quite a lot. After Tuesday I thought we needed to change it up and take him out of firing line, and his performance against Weymouth validated that view. He was given a torrid afternoon by Josef Yarney. The defender physically dominated Quigley. He was sharper. Quicker to the ball and had the nous to earn free-kick after free-kick at the expense of Quigley. Our top scorer’s awful afternoon was compounded when he failed to retain possession from a corner in the 90th minute when trying to wind the clock down which allowed Weymouth to get the ball up the pitch and find an equaliser.

We stuck with a 4-3-3 with Charlie Wakefield up front and it worked nicely in the first 45 minutes. Wakefield took his goal nicely and caused problems for the Weymouth defence. As we dropped deeper in the second half we struggled to get Wakefield on the ball and couldn’t utilise his energy. Wakefield is becoming a bright spark in what has been a dark couple of weeks for the Glovers.

As the second half wore on, the eventual equaliser was as obvious as Phil Jevons putting away a penalty. Grant Smith was taking time on his goal kicks in the first half and in the second we were in no hurry to chase a second goal. Weymouth made tactical changes, brought on fresh legs up front and we dropped deeper and deeper. We made Omar Mussa look like Xabi Alonso in midfield, giving him time and space to dictate proceedings. Our changes saw us bring on a left back for Tom Knowles and move a left back into his position. We were about bring on Lewis Simper to kill some minutes but we never got him on the pitch. Our tactics in the second half invited Weymouth onto us and we paid the price. The resilience and robustness we lauded at the start of the season has been replaced by fragility and fear. 

There were the most vocal chants against our absentee owner who, once again, couldn’t find his way to Huish Park. As the silence continues, the vociferousness of opinion will only continue to grow and he only has himself to blame for that. It was time for someone to stick their head out before the Altrincham game. The longer this goes on, the more toxic the football club is going to become. We’ve talked about the need for total change on the podcast and it could not be clearer now. One of those at the table was at the game today, he has to know the supporters don’t want him running the club. 

We need change in the dugout. Darren Sarll’s race is run in my view. He exited down the tunnel rather than face the fans and I think the signing of Mitch Rose and his comments in the aftermath have caused irreparable damage to the relationship with some supporters. The quality of football is down there with his predecessor’s. Once we’re on the pitch, we can’t change shape or system effectively. I think he’s a manager who has got his hands tied behind his back by his boss, but his cosiness with the “custodian” who is letting the football club die is irreversible. He’s not the man to unite the fans and turn the tide in my view. With anyone else in charge at the club, I think we’d see Terry Skiverton managing on Tuesday and I actually wouldn’t mind it. Sadly, while Scott Priestnall’s at the helm, I don’t see any change happening and that’s why we need a takeover to be completed as soon as possible.

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Glovers’ legend Chris Weale was in attendance to watch Yeovil Town’s 1-1 draw with W*ymouth this afternoon.

The former shot-stopper, who enjoyed great success as Gary Johnson’s number one in the early ’00s, took to twitter to give his views on the game and the style of football on show.

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Darren Sarll
Yeovil Town manager Darren Sarll.
Picture courtesy of Mike Kunz,.

Yeovil Town manager Darren Sarll spoke to BBC Somerset’s Sheridan Robins following the Glovers 1-1 draw with W*ymouth in the FA Cup fourth qualifying round on Saturday.

The home side took the lead early in the first half, but failed to make their visitors pay and ended up conceding a late equaliser forcing a Tuesday night replay by the seaside.

On the game, Sarll said it was a different performance after the break:

“It was a game of two halves. Excellent in the first half, useless in the second half. We were very passive in the second half, very aggressive and tenacious in the first half and probably had enough chances to go in two or three up.”

Sarll was later than usual giving his post-match chat to the media after a long and frank conversation with his side after the full-time whistle.

“We are very disappointed and that is why we have had such a long conversation, but unfortunately all the voices in there are in tracksuits, not in kit.”

“When I go in there, that is testament to the type of character you need, Lee Collins and Carl Dickinson would never have allowed that to happen.”

Late on, as the clock struck 90 minutes, the Glovers attempted to play keep back in the corner, but lost possession quickly which led to the attack from which W*ymouth scored, a tactic which Sarll says he doesn’t have an issue with, but not when executed so poorly

He said: “It was a key moment when we gave the ball away two seconds after holding it in the corner. I used to see it as a man on man dual, but how many times have you seen it work and drive the play back? It was a key moment because we held it in the corner like a 13 year old boy.”

“After the energy, aggression and tenacity of the first half with a mindset of a team talk of ‘let’s put these to bed now’, we were awful.”

The gaffer bemoaned the lack of experience and leaders available at his disposal saying that the key voices in the dressing were in “tracksuits, not in kit”, suggesting that the likes of Mark Little, Reuben Reid and Luke Wilkinson‘s presence continues to be missed on the pitch

“Unfortunately the group that is available struggles under duress, we would love the others there but they are not available.”

Attention turned to Tuesday night’s replay at the Bob Lucas Stadium, a game which Sarll admitted to being massive for him and his side.

“I think today was a massive game for everyone going forward. It is all ifs, buts and maybes with player availability, but these lads are going to have to grow a pair and dig deep, unfortunately, I won’t be with them for their career and they won’t be with me and they are going to have to make sure they have that inner strength to propel them.”

“We are still in the competition, but it is going to be a tough game (in the replay). Terry (Skiverton, assistant manager) was telling me that 20-odd years ago the first game finished (0-0) and we won the replay and we won the replay.”

“We have a lot of questions to answer in that next game. I have no idea (what changes I will make), we have to digest what has happened and who and why before we start looking at any future teams.”

Tickets are available for Tuesday’s replay, kick off is at 7:=.45pm, the draw for the First Round Proper is made on Sunday, so the Glovers (and the other lot) will know who potentially awaits them in the next round.