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Swindon Town boss, Ian Holloway told reporters at their game at the weekend that he “doesn’t know” what the immediate future holds for Yeovil Town loanee, Sean McGurk,.

Chatting to the Swindon Advertiser’s Joe Acklam he said:

“I have no idea at this precise moment. That is my answer.

“I let him go for a month because I wanted to see what he could do down there but I haven’t looked at his clips yet.”

McGurk’s clips would span a five-game spell which includes two goals – a tap in, and a not-a-tap in which has gone, fairly viral on social media. 

In what could well have been a three-word answer, Holloway actually drags it out for a while, he continued;

“What is good is that he went there and didn’t moan and he has been trying his heart out, so that is a major tick in his box.

“I won’t do that until I look at his bits and I will be looking at what he does when he hasn’t got the ball as well as those lovely bits he does, I think he did a Cruyff turn and nutmegged someone and belted it in from 30 yards the other day, which I have seen him do on the training ground. 

You’re right, Ian he did… 

“He is a wonderful little player, I absolutely love him to bits and I love his talent. I will watch all of his clips and I might even have him back to sit down and talk about it.

“He is doing much better there than he would be if he was sat here mulling things over. I love him to bits and I am glad he is doing so well, so I will have to think about it.”

Don’t take too long to think about it, will you mate? We’d quite like him to still be available for the upcoming trip to Rochdale if possible please.

 

 

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It’s been a bit since we’ve had a round-up, with FA Cup involvement, FA Trophy progression, and three more league games for Yeovil. The Glovers have been unbeaten in this period, however also remain winless in 2025, as they registered three consecutive draws against Woking (1-1), Ebbsfleet United (1-1) and Gateshead (0-0). With all of this, let’s see what’s happened across this timeframe for everyone.

We begin with the FA Trophy following the midweek National League fixtures in the New Year, and our first stop is with Aldershot Town, who defeated Chertsey Town handily, an 8-0 battering ensuring they entered the next round with ease, Kai Corbett bagging a hat trick in the process. In two all-National League affairs, there were upsets for top 5 sides! The holders Gateshead were defeated by Boston United at Stockton Town’s ground following concerns over being able to fulfil the fixture due to the sustained bad weather, while Altrincham defeated Barnet, both games finishing 3-1 to the victors. As a result of Boston’s win, their visit to Huish Park has been bumped back to 11th March.

Eastleigh defeated Basford United in a 4-1 thumping to take their place in the next round, while Forest Green Rovers knocked out high flying NLN side Chorley in a routine 2-0 win, former Glover Joe Quigley grabbing both goals. There was a big upset for a title chaser, as York City fell to a 1-0 defeat away at Gainsborough Trinity, and finally, Southend United snuck past Southport in a 1-0 win at Roots Hall.

There were midweek games too, as Sutton United defeated Tamworth 1-0, while Woking handled Radcliffe in a 4-0 victory. Finally, it took a penalty shootout for Rochdale to defeat Stockton Town, and work their way into the next round.

 

The next set of results are from the weekend of FA Cup action, where two National League sides faced off against higher league opposition, while the rest of the division battled with ice-cold conditions, with only two fixtures being completed (Yeovil being one of them, the 1-1 draw vs Woking). We begin with Tamworth, who despite their best efforts, fell to a valiant 3-0 defeat in front of the BBC cameras against Premier League Tottenham Hotspur; the game was taken to extra time, but the fitness of the visitors shone through in the end. The other side representing the division was Dagenham & Redbridge, who were defeated by the same scoreline by Championship side Millwall at The Den. The only other National League fixture saw Boston United and Ebbsfleet United play out a 2-2 draw.

 

Onto midweek National League action now, as 7 of 8 games were completed; Boston United vs Southend United on Wednesday was abandoned after 6 minutes due to heavy fog, and will be replayed at a later date. We start with Altrincham hammering Maidenhead United in a first half blitz,  including a hat trick from Alex Newby. The 4-0 win was a warning shot to the division that the Robins are not to be messed with! FC Halifax Town won on their travels in a 3-1 win at Gateshead, former Glover Andrew Oluwabori finding himself on the scoresheet once again, while an entertaining 2-2 draw was played out between Aldershot Town and Braintree Town. A big win came for Eastleigh on their travels, beating Solihull Moors 1-0, while Forest Green Rovers and Barnet came to a stalemate with a goalless draw. Wednesday night saw Sutton United and Wealdstone tie 2-2.

 

Finally, last weekend’s action (are you still with me?!) – we kicked things off on Friday night with a 0-0 draw against Gateshead, and the best action came in the evening kickoff, as Maidenhead United registered a massive 4-1 win over AFC Fylde to boost their survival hopes. It was a big day for the top of the table too, as Barnet won in convincing fashion at Southend United in a 3-0 drubbing to move within a point of 1st place (more on them later). An unusually high scoring affair came for Tamworth, as they won 3-0 at home against Boston United, while Oldham Athletic were toppled in a massive win for Aldershot Town as they continue to look over their shoulders at the bottom four, Josh Barrett’s hat trick stamping a big three points for the Shots.

More drama from the top of the table, as York City lost at home for just the second time this season, Sutton United getting the better of the Minstermen in a 2-1 win, former York striker Will Davies grabbing both goals in the first half for the U’s. A second 2-1 win came at the Silverlake Stadium, as 10 man Eastleigh fell at home to an in-form Altrincham side, boosting the visitors into the playoffs. There were two 1-1 draws, as a late Enzio Boldewijn equaliser bagged Wealdstone a point against Hartlepool United, while Woking continued their unbeaten start against an Ebbsfleet United side showing signs of life, with their third successive game without defeat.

The final bit of top-of-the-table drama came as Forest Green Rovers defeated playoff chasing Rochdale in a narrow 1-0 win to jump them to the top of the table, while Braintree Town scored a massive three points at home to Solihull Moors to move them away from the bottom four (for now) with a 1-0 win themselves. In perhaps the least surprising news of the matchday, FC Halifax Town had their home game postponed against Dagenham & Redbridge due to poor pitch conditions.

 

FA Trophy 4th Round results (NL teams in bold, 04/01/25)

Aldershot Town 8-0 Chertsey Town
Altrincham 3-1 Barnet
Basford United 1-4 Eastleigh
Forest Green Rovers 2-0 Chorley
Gainsborough Trinity 1-0 York City
Gateshead 1-3 Boston United
Southend United 1-0 Southport
Sutton United 1-0 Tamworth
Woking 4-0 Radcliffe
Rochdale 0-0 Stockton Town (Rochdale win 4-3 on pens)

FA Cup 3rd Round and National League results (NL teams in bold, 12/01/25-13/01/25)

Tamworth 0-3 Tottenham Hotspur
Millwall 3-0 Dagenham & Redbridge

Boston United 2-2 Ebbsfleet United
Yeovil Town 1-1 Woking

National League results (14/01/25-15/01/25) – in full

Aldershot Town 2-2 Braintree Town
Altrincham 4-0 Maidenhead United
Ebbsfleet United 1-1 Yeovil Town
Forest Green Rovers 0-0 Barnet
Gateshead 1-3 FC Halifax Town
Solihull Moors 0-1 Eastleigh
Boston United A-A Southend United
Sutton United 2-2 Wealdstone

National League results (17/01/25-18/01/25) – in full

Yeovil Town 0-0 Gateshead
Braintree Town 1-0 Solihull Moors
Eastleigh 1-2 Altrincham
FC Halifax Town P-P Dagenham & Redbridge
Forest Green Rovers 1-0 Rochdale
Oldham Athletic 1-3 Aldershot Town
Southend United 0-3 Barnet
Tamworth 3-0 Boston United
Wealdstone 1-1 Hartlepool United
Woking 1-1 Ebbsfleet United
York City 1-2 Sutton United
Maidenhead United 4-1 AFC Fylde

National League table

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No game for Yeovil on Saturday, but there’s still a few Yeovil loanee out and about on loan.

At Torquay, they came from behind to snatch a point against St Albans in the National League South.

Jordan Young from the spot with their goal, but we’re focusing on Jordan Thomas who played the full 90 minutes once again.

Torquay are top of the table, at the other end, W*ymouth are bottom.

They fell 1-0 to Worthing today, Will Buse played the full game for them after extending his loan spell until the end of the season.

Corey Koerner started for Sherborne in their away game at Millbrook, but that game was never completed. Abandoned at Half Time due to floodlight failure.

Jacob Shore is now with Shaftesbury, he came off the bench in their 2-2 draw with Bashley.

As ever, team news is hard to come by for one or two others, George Geraghty was in the squad for Bridport Reserves – they drew 1-1 with Sherborne Reserves on Monday (who themselves were likely to have a couple of names we might recognise) but, we can’t find team sheets, or much in the way of detail.

 

 

 

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Match Day Gallery – Gateshead Home – 17th January 2025 

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Our YeoGov standards have slipped this season, and for that I apologise. We know how important it is to gather the views and opinions of supporters and this is the reboot of the YeoGov poll to get us a benchmark and back in the rhythm.

Ahead of the Fan Forum on Tuesday, I’ve put together the below YeoGov survey on Google Forms to gauge the views of our loyal readers and listeners.

So, please let us know your scores on the survey below and any other thoughts or suggestions in the final comment box.

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Manager Mark Cooper said he believes performances like his Yeovil Town side put in during the goalless draw at home to Gateshead will see his side pick up more points in the National League.

The Glovers had a glorious chance to open the scoring when loanee Sean McGurk struck the base of the post after just two minutes, but they were indebted to goalkeeper Ollie Wright who made an outstanding save in the dying seconds to earn the clean sheet.

Speaking to BBC Somerset’s Josh Perkins after the game, he said: “I thought we played really well, we were aggressive, we looked amazingly fit for a team which has played three games in six days, and we asked a lot of the boys to go again. We dominated the first half, but they were always going to ask us questions in the second half and I thought we stood up to it and had a couple of amazing chances to win the game. I am really pleased with the boys and if we play like that every week we will get more points.

“We are a possession-based team and we usually have more of the ball, but they are the best possession based team (in the division). I thought we pressed really well in the first half and put them out of their rhythm, but I thought we were the better team.”

Following 1-1 draws at home to Woking last Saturday and away at bottom club Ebbsfleet United on Tuesday night, the match was Yeovil’s third in six days. Having lost top scorer Aaron Jarvis, who is expected to be out for three months with a hamstring injury, and defender before kick-off, they saw influential midfielder Brett McGavin go off after 64 minutes.

Cooper said: “The midfield boys normally do 12.5k every game, but Brett (McGavin), Worthy and (Charlie) Cooper had to do it again. But now we have Jacob Maddox who we are slowly looking fit and he looks a good player who can come on and help, so the bonus is we have an extra days rest. The players will get a couple of days off and we will be ready for Monday.”

The result  keeps Yeovil in 11th place in the table with much of the rest of the division due to play on Saturday. They will now have an extra day’s recovery ahead of a long trip to  next weekend to face a Rochdale side who travel to Forest Green Rovers this weekend.

The manager added: “We just have to keep the points ticking over and see what happens. We are getting to have a good look at the league and we will see where it takes us. If we play like that (against Rochdale) we will have a big chance to win the game.”

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Club captain Matt Worthington declared himself “delighted” to reach the milestone 250th appearance when he turned out in the goalless draw at home to Gateshead on Friday night.

The skipper signed permanently at Huish Park in January 2018 having previously had a 15-match loan spell with the club and has been a constant presence throughout two relegations and last season’s promotion back to the National League Premier Division.

Speaking to BBC Somerset’s Jack Killah after the match, he said: “It was an amazing feeling. It was something I wanted to reach this season, it took a bit longer than I wanted it to, but I am just delighted. It is a massive personal achievement for me and my family. There has been some lows and then highs with promotion last season, it has been difficult when contracts have been up for renewal, but I love being here and hopefully I can make many more appearances for this club. I see Yeovil as home, I have been here a long time and I am just really happy to have stayed and to reach this milestone, I am just delighted.”

The midfielder was replaced by Frank Nouble in the 90th minute of the match and was given an ovation by the Huish Park crowd and could only watch on as goalkeeper Ollie Wright pulled off an outstanding save in the dying seconds of the match.

On the game, he added: “It is definitely a performance we can build on. We showed a bit more pressing tonight, more high tempo, we just needed to be better in the final third. We had chances to win the game, but they also had chances towards the end and we dug in deep and defended well towards the end.

“The defence has been brilliant this season. I know we have had a couple of mistakes lately which we have been punished for, we rarely make mistakes and at the moment when we make one we seem to get punished. I am delighted for Ollie (Wright) and the backline. We wanted to keep a clean sheet and Ollie’s save at the end was brilliant and we deserved the clean sheet.”

Worthington even had a good chance of his own to make it a real fairytale night but he was denied by a good save by the visitors Owen Mason with ten minutes remaining.

He said: “It was a good press from Jacob (Maddox) and it was a good save. My legs went a little bit and I had a swing at it, but I was just happy to make my 250th appearance.”

From all of us here at the Gloverscast, congratulations to Worthy on his milestone night.

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Yeovil Town drew a blank in front of goal as they were forced to settle for a point under the floodlights of Friday night football at Huish Park against play-off chasing Gateshead.

It was loanee Sean McGurk who came the closest to scoring for the Glovers when he slammed a shot against the base of the post in the second minute of the game and the hosts arguably edge the first half.

In the second it was definitely Gateshead’s with Luke Hannant curling an effort against the inside of the post with five minutes remaining before Ollie Wright pulled off an outstanding save from Will McGowan to seal the clean sheet and the point.

First half

It was an eventful bit of team news with manager Mark Cooper confirming the absence of striker Aaron Jarvis would be for the next three months and such was the reaction that the absence of defender Morgan Williams from the starting XI barely got a mention.
 
There were returns to the line-up of left-back Alex Whittle alongside club captain Matt Worthington who took the armband for his 250th appearance for the Glovers. New signing forward Lewys Twamley was named amongst the substitutes.
 
We had thought it was a back three (a fair guess) but it is Dom Bernard and Whittle taking up the right and left positions in defence with Jake Wannell and Finn Cousin-Dawson in the centre of the defence. Brett McGavin is playing (at least for the start of this game) as the deeper of his partnership with Charlie Cooper.
 
The opening chance fell to Yeovil and it was so close to going it after just two minutes. Josh Sims’ ball found Ciaran McGuckin with his back to goal, he could not turn the defenders but managed to find Sean McGurk just inside the box and the Swindon Town loanee smashed his shot off the foot of the post. So close.
 
We are moving the ball quicker. This is not a drill, we are moving the ball quicker. For the opening ten minutes, we weathered a bit of a storm but gave as good as we got against a Gateshead side which were very keen to dominate possession.
 
There was a blow for the visitors after just 12 minutes as defender Max Sheaf, recently signed following his release from Scottish side Ross County, went down injured and was replaced by Charlie Colkett.
 
Alex Whittle shown a yellow card after half-an-hour of his return from injury.
 
The tactic from the Yeovil midfield seems to be to try and draw the Gateshead defence out by playing a little deeper, presumably to free up for some space for McGuckin to run in to.
 
There’s not been a lot of action for either goalkeeper, a bit of a tactical chess game going on here. Some restless shouts from the Huish Park stands and judging from Mark Cooper’s gesticulation, he wants the ball forward as well. That speed of moving the ball I mentioned earlier has slackened off somewhat.
 
With 90 seconds of the first half remaining, a Charlie Cooper corner was not dealt with by Gateshead keeper Owen Mason and there was a scramble inside the box which Finn Cousin-Dawson headed wide. The offside flag was up, so it was academic anyway.
 
 
There was a yellow card for Gateshead captain Kenton Richardson for a foul on Josh Sims which led to the best chance since the second minute. Cooper’s free-kick in to the box was knocked back across goal by Jake Wannell and Matt Worthington stretched to try and turn it home but could not quite reach it.
 
A technical battle but we held our own and there was more energy and purpose going forward compared to the past couple of matches. We have arguably edged it, but GERRIT FORWARD, YEOVIL!
 

Half time: Yeovil Town 0 Gateshead 0

Second half

The first chance (if you can call it that) of the second half fell to the visitors’ Louis Flower after five minutes of the restart. A ball in between Wannell and Whittle was not dealt with by either player but fortunately Flower could only put it over the away end and possibly on to the top pitches. Those individual errors we have been feeling the brunt of recently almost cost us again there.
Gateshead have stepped it up this half and are moving the ball quickly (lovely) and there was a bit of pressure in our area without forcing Ollie Wright in to action.
 
There was an effort from McGurk who was found by a beautiful ball from Brett McGavin affair 56 minutes and moments later Ben Worman had one easily held by Wright. Cagey affair this one.
 
On 59 minutes, new signing Lewys Twamley replaced Josh Sims. 
 
Gateshead’s foothold in the game is getting firmer and firmer as Yeovil drop deeper and deeper and on 61 minutes Jean Belehouan’s shot from inside the box went narrowly wide. It is one-way traffic with the visitors dominating and starting to create openings. 
 
Jean Belehouan shoots just wide of the post.
 
Another injury blow to add to the losses of Jarvis and Williams as another key player goes off the pitch. Brett McGavin limping off after 64 minutes replaced by Jacob Maddox.
 
On 66 minutes, Jake Wannell found himself unmarked inside the box to pick his spot from Cooper’s free-kick, but he got it all wrong. A great delivery but Wannell got it all wrong and found himself in the wrong position and headed in to the Thatcher’s End. That was a chance.
 
Kofi Shaw replaced Sean McGurk after 70 minutes. It looks like a tactical change as well with Worthington getting further forward with Twamley and Shaw in behind McGuckin.
 
With ten minutes remaining, there was almost a beautiful end to the script as Yeovil pressured the ball and McGuckin fed the ball through to Worthington who forced a fine stop out of Owen Mason on his 250th appearance. Worthy’s 250th appearance, that is.
 
There was another great chance with eight minutes remaining. The ball pinging around inside the Gateshead box, Maddox’s shot was blocked but broke to Shaw who inexplicably put the effort wide. Luckily for him the linesman’s flag spared his blushes. It’s Yeovil who are on top for now.
 
But, within seconds it was the visitors who had two glorious opportunities within the space of 90 seconds. On 86 minutes, Luke Hannant’s curling effort looked to be creeping in to the corner of the net only to come off the inside of the post and away to safety, then seconds later Will McGowan tried to curl one only to be denied by an outstanding save from Ollie Wright. Take a bow, son!
 
What a save, Ollie Wright.
 
We are looking like the walking wounded here, Alex Whittle, who looked like he was running backwards against Belehouan before the Hannant effort, is getting stretched out by a team-mate, and Matt Worthington is replaced by Frank Nouble after 88 minutes. Huish Park rises to recognise the 250th appearance from their captain. What a servant.
 
Well, a strike of the post apiece and an even game. It is not going to appease those looking for a different style of play, but a point each is probably a fair result. If you look at the league table, it’s not a bad point.

Full time: Yeovil Town 0 Gateshead 0

Match Details

Venue: Huish Park
Date: Saturday 17th January- 7.30pm kick-off 

Competition: National League Premier Division

Scorers: None

Pitch: Patchy in front of the Thatcher’s, but looking okay otherwise
Conditions: Cold

Attendance: 2,919 (61 away supporters)

Bookings:
Yeovil Town: Alex Whittle 30
Gateshead: Kenton Richardson 45+2, Louis Flower 54

Referee: Ed Duckworth

Yeovil Town (3-4-2-1)

 

Substitutes: Lewys Twamley (for Josh Sims, 59), Jacob Maddox (for Brett McGavin, 64), Kofi Shaw (for Sean McGurk, 70), Frank Nouble (for Matt Worthington, 90), Ollie Hughes (not used), Harvey Greenslade (not used), Matt Gould (not used).

Gateshead: Owen Mason, Jean Belehouan, Robbie Tinkler, Kenton Richardson (for Dan Jones, 84), Luke Hannant, Josh Williams (for Kain Adom, 89), Liam Humbles, Max Sheaf (for Charlie Colkett, 12), Will McGowan, Ben Worman, Louis Flower (for Jovan Malcolm,68).

Substitutes (not used):  Lewis Leech, Connor Pani, Jamie Bramwell.

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Yeovil Town striker Aaron Jarvis is missing for the next three months after tearing his hamstring, manager Mark Cooper has confirmed.

The Glovers’ top scorer, who has scored seven times this season, limped off after an hour of the 1-1 draw at bottom club Ebbsfleet United on Tuesday night and is not in the squad for tonight’s home match with Gateshead.

Asked by BBC Somerset reporter Josh Perkins what the extent of the injury was, Cooper said: “Three months. Hamstring, he’s torn his hamstring. It is a massive blow, but we now have Ciaran McGuckin who can play through the middle which is where he prefers to play. Losing Jarv is a massive blow, but injuries are part and parcel of football.”

Aaron Jarvis. Picture courtesy of Gary Brown.

The Glovers face a Gateshead side sat fourth in the National League Premier Division, but they have lost their last three matches in all competitions.

On the opposition, Cooper said: “They play brilliant football and they are tough to play against, so we have to make sure win our duels and we play our style as well.  We have just rested most of our players (since the Ebbsfleet game) because our midfield players are covering 12.5 kilometres a game on a Saturday, Tuesday and Friday (that is a lot to ask). But they have to play because they have been really consistent.“