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Match-winner Luke McCormick is loving life at Yeovil Town since his summer move from Bristol Rovers. The midfielder scored the only goal in the Glovers ‘hard graft’ against Woking this afternoon.

McCormick’s stoppage time winner in front of the Thatchers set off celebrations all around Huish and McCormick told BBC Somerset he’d thought about it on his way to the match.

“That’s what I was thinking about and on the drive up today. So, yeah, it’s brilliant. But I’ve got to give credit to the boys. We kept going. We could have sat off and taken a point, steadied the ship but we didn’t. It’s a little knock down from Wanns and yeah, just found the back of the net. I think probably I was that tired that I had to take a touch. And then obviously I’ve looked up and I’ve seen, seen the top bracket, yeah, luckily, it’s gone in.”

The Glovers struggled to get a foothold in the match in the first half and McCormick said that Interim Manager Richard Dryden just told them to stay calm.

“You get those games sometimes. They’re [Woking] obviously off the back of a really good result.  We grafted and we came in at half time. We tweaked a couple of things and then I think [in the] second half we were probably the best team. First half, they probably had the better the chances. But yeah, I think we showed, showed real resilience. And the three points is the main thing.”

McCormick has impressed in the middle of midfield in recent weeks having started further up the pitch at the start of the season, and the 26-year-old is loving life in green and white.

“I love the club. Love the boys, love the staff. Fans have been brilliant with me. I’ve settled in really quickly, playing in the position that I’m more comfortable with. Me and Brett have got a really good partnership and all credit to him, he’s been working his socks off. I feel like I’m getting a bit more of the plaudits at the moment, but his time will come. The team have been brilliant. The boys that haven’t played have been brilliant. Training is great. So, yeah, long may that continue.”

Luke McCormick in action for Yeovil Town.
Luke McCormick. Picture courtesy of Gary Brown.

New manager Danny Webb was unveiled to supporters before the match and was sat in the Directors’ box scribbling notes through out the match. McCormick said Webb had already put his ‘mark down’. He also praised Dryden and Chris Todd, adding that they deserved the win.

“So we’ve met the gaffer today, and he’s come in and had some words at the end there. So putting his mark down already, but Monday morning that that will obviously come to fruition more. Obviously Dryer and Toddy, have been excellent. Obviously, in limbo it’s tough for them. I think people should understand that it’s really difficult for them. So they’ve kept the ship moving in the right direction. Maybe we haven’t got results we deserved, but today, I think they deserved that.”

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Richard Dryden’s time as Interim Manager finished with an important three points and a confidence-boosting 1-0 win over Woking. Luke McCormick’s stoppage time winner took the roof off Huish Park as the new boss Danny Webb watched on.

Speaking to BBC Somerset’s Josh Perkins following the match, Dryden said the whole club needed the win: “We needed it, and the fans needed it, you know? I said earlier in the week, we need the backing from the fans how we play, but we need to give them something to sing about, shout about. I think, especially second half, from the first minute, we were on the front foot and had a right go. It was cagey, the first half, the second half, I thought we had the better chances.”

After a non-event of a first half, where Woking perhaps edged it, Yeovil came out in the second half and took the game to Woking with big chances for Josh Sims, Junior Morais, Morgan Williams and Tahvon Campell before McCormick clinched it.

“The first half was very tight. I think we started the second half really, really well. It goes on and goes on and goes on. You think ‘are we going to score?’ We have some good chances. We created a lot of good chances. We’ve got people in the right areas to get shots off or make contact in the box, but it was so nice to see the ball go in  the back of the net with four minutes left, that’s for certain.”

Luke McCormick in action for Yeovil Town.
Luke McCormick. Picture courtesy of Gary Brown.

On the goal, Dryden said: “They pressed him [McCormick] well coming out from the goal line. But he’s sort of clipped it into the top corner. [It] was great to see. And when I say four minutes left, it felt like 40 minutes, because it went on and on and on. But when you’re 1-0 up, and you know, they’re going to put big people on, get the ball forward, and we defended it pretty well.”

If it ended up 0-0, we played well. But, the 1-0 makes it 2,000,000% better. Yeah, Morgs has missed, but it’s a great contact on the ball. I haven’t got clue what he’s doing there, by the way, but he’s in there. And there’s been a couple of the little ones where we could have , you know, Sims has gone through with a bit of class. And there’s two or three others, you know, I think Tav was unlucky, because he’s through on goal. And I’m not going to knock referees or officials, but how none of the four [officials] see he’s getting tugged is a tough one.”

Aaron Jarvis and Tahvon Campbell made a big impact of the bench with Campbell causing all sorts of problems for his old club and Jarvis getting into his usual rough and tumble with the opposing defenders and Dryden said he’s had players knocking on the door this week angling for a start.

“I think it’s no secret we’ve, we’ve been training well with very few outfield people. I still get, even this week,  I’ve had a couple saying they want to play, disappointed they’re not starting. And a few of them have come on today and shoved it right up me, really, because they’ve come on and made a difference. The lads started really well and they’ve come on and finished it off.”

Dryden confirmed that Alex Whittle and Charlie Cooper had been in ‘very light training’ but gave to certainty on their returns. He added that the Glovers hope to be back to full bench soon with “maybe one or two coming in.”

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New Yeovil Town manager Danny Webb watched his new players pull off a dramatic late winner at home to Woking this afternoon.

The former Glovers’ player was in the stands at Huish Park to see midfielder Luke McCormick lash the winner in to the roof of the net with three minutes of second half stoppage time on the clock to seal a crucial victory.

First half

New manager Danny Webb was introduced to the Huish Park crowd before the game and he watched from the stands with Richard Dryden, who has been in interim charge since the departure of Mark Cooper, in charge from the dug-out for one more game.

It was Woking who started the game the brighter, but it took until the 12th minute for either side to carve out much more than a half-chance. That fell to Aaron Drewe who was picked out by Tariq Hinds’ ball in to the box, but his effort was deflected over the bar by Jake Wannell. Eight minutes later, Jed Ward had to get down quickly to keep out a long range effort from Jack Turner.

Neither side has done much to test either keeper, but Woking looking far more composed on the ball with a clearer game plan. Just after the half-hour mark, Harry Beautyman’s free-kick from the edge of the box needed turning around the box by Ward. Good save.

Jed Ward turns an effort around the post,

It took until ten minutes before half-time for Yeovil to create anything which came close to being a chance, James Plant won a header which dropped to Junior Morias whose effort was high over the bar. That’s about as good as it has got going forwards for Yeovil.

The most 0-0 45 minutes of football Huish Park has seen in a long time. If you forgot it was an early kick-off and missed it, you didn’t miss much. If Danny Webb did not know the scale of the job he was facing at the start of this half, he did by the end of it.

Half time: Yeovil Town 0  Woking 0

Second half

Two minutes in to the second half, Yeovil’s first opportunity on goal fell to Josh Sims. Brett McGavin’s ball found him on the right, he twisted his defender inside and out and flashed a shot across the face of goal. Better from Yeovil.

On 53 minutes, Greenslade got away down the right and fired a ball in to the box with Morias ready to convert at the back post, but Woking were able to clear. 

There’s been an improvement going forward from the Glovers (it honestly could not have been much worse) and Dryden introduced Aaron Jarvis off the bench on 65 minutes. He replaced Harvey Greenslade.

With 73 minutes played, Morgan Williams spurned a glorious opportunity to open the scoring. Plant’s ball from the right was met by a great header from Jarvis and landed to the defender who was unmarked on the far post, but lifted his shot over

Morgan Williams does not know how he has missed that.

There was a bizarre moment around 12 minutes from time when Jarvis and Woking keeper Tom Norcott tangled off the ball. The on loan Reading keeper went down like he’d been assaulted and there was even a visit from the Woking medical staff. All a bit bizarre and Jarvis got a booking for his role which was presumably Norcott’s intention.

Tahvon Campbell, who had probably the most prolific spell of his career as a Woking player, was introduced for Wodskou on 82 minutes. A minute later Campbell had a great opportunity to break the deadlock after persistent play from Luke McCormick poked a ball through to him, Norcott seemed to get enough on it to deny Campbell an immediate shot, he managed to hook it towards goal but it was cleared off the line. Just hit the bloody thing!

O’Brien put one over the bar with five minutes remaining, but just when it looked like this game was going to finish goalless – Yeovil took the lead. A minute in to five minutes of second half stoppage time, McGavin’s corner was headed down by Jarvis and it landed to Luke McCORMICK on the back post and the midfielder showed great composure to thrash it in to the roof of the net.

Luke McCormick celebrates his goal.

In the fifth minute of stoppage time there was substitute Josh Osude went down under a challenge from Ward, before the ball broke to O’Brien who was felled by a strong challenge from Ferguson. Ward’s challenge was clearly just a goalkeeper and striker challenging for the ball, the Ferguson one had a bit more on it. Seen those given.

There was a  long stoppage as Osude got treatment and that meant we actually ended up playing 100 minutes. If the first half was forgettable, the second was much better but there was plenty of commitment there and even more importantly three points.

Full time: Yeovil Town 1 Woking 0

Match Details

Venue: Huish Park
Date: Saturday 13th September, 3pm kick-off

Competition: National League Premier Division

Scorers: Luke McCormick 90+3 (1-0)

Pitch: Looking good
Conditions: Mostly dry and bright with periods of intense rain in the first half

Attendance:  2,646 (259 away supporters)

Bookings: 
Yeovil Town: Junior Morias 61, Josh Sims 64, Morgan Williams 75
Woking: Jack Turner 45

Referee: Adrian Quelch

Yeovil Town (3-4-2-1)

Substitutes: Aaron Jarvis (for Harvey Greenslade, 65), Tahvon Campbell (for Ben Wodskou, 81), Byron Pendleton (for Josh Sims, 87),, Finn Cousin-Dawson (for used), Ollie Hughes (not used), Matt Gould (not used).

Woking: Tom Norcott, Aaron Drewe, Tunji Akinola, Timi Odusina, Caleb Richards, Tariq Hinds, Jack Turner (for Jake Forster-Caskey, 59) Jamie Andrews, Harry Beautyman (for Josh Osude, 70), Aiden O’Brien, Josh Kelly (for Timmy Akinola, 70).

Substitutes (not used):  Chin Okoli, Matt Ward, Craig Ross.

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On loan striker Ben Wodskou has been handed his first start for Yeovil Town as we take it Woking in today’s early game at Huish Park (12.30pm kick-off).

The teenager replaces fellow Birmingham City youngster Byron Pendleton who drops to the substitutes’ bench for the match.

Interim manager Richard Dryden will be in charge for today’s match with new Glovers’ boss Danny Webb expected to be introduced to the crowd ahead of the game and watch from the stands.

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Danny Webb has been officially confirmed as the new manager at Yeovil Town, and Ian’s been to meet him at Huish Park for a Glovercast exclusive.

Ian Perkins:  Danny, welcome back to Yeovil. How does it feel to be named Yeovil Town manager?

Danny Webb:  A fantastic feeling. Something that’s been sort of in the offing now for the last week or so. I must say that both clubs, Chesterfield and Yeovil, really showed how to get deals done and how to get things negotiated and how to communicate properly. And that’s such a big thing about how I like to work. It’s communication – communicating with stakeholders, players, but most importantly supporters.

Obviously I think there’s been a bit of a disconnect, like I said earlier, with the club and supporters, and I think there’s nothing more that the ownership wants now than to get that connection going, because we’ve both seen this place when it’s rocking, when it’s going somewhere, and I think that’s what Yeovil supporters want to see.

Of course you want to see wins every week and success and attractive football, but you want to see a group of players and staff having a right go for your football club. And if you keep doing that, if you keep doing the right things and have the right processes – which is the buzzword at the minute, everyone says that fancy word ‘processes’ – but it is a process that you work by and it is a team effort, to try and get those supporters onside, to see their club’s going somewhere, because they’ve had some good times. You know, a lot of the supporters have been there for Championship games. And I know that was a long time ago, but it has to be the ambition at some point in the future just to dream and to aim high, because there’s no point being in football if you’re not going to have ambition. It’s about creating memories, so hopefully we can all do that together.

IP:  When did you decide that Yeovil was the job for you and why did you go for it?

DW:  I think to leave Chesterfield after five or so seasons where we had lots of success and it was happy up there and I had a  really good relationship with the supporters, it had to be a club that I feel could get to where Chesterfield are. And I mean that not in terms of 9,000 every week in League Two, I mean a club where gradually attendances increase, gradually you see more and more young kids with the with the shirts on – not Man United or Liverpool, but in this case Yeovil Town shirts. A chance for supporters to interact and bump into players in the shopping centres and things like that. Things that sound so small and obsolete, for me they’re huge. Only because I’ve seen what that does to a community.

Chesterfield had its ownership issues before I went there. I know there’s been certain issues and discontent here as I say, but that’s not my place to say on that and whose fault that was, but when you get it right, it’s a great feeling. It’s a great feeling when you get things right at a football club. And it doesn’t mean necessarily going to win the Champions League, which would be nice, wouldn’t it, for Yeovil?! But it does mean that as a supporter, you’ve got a bit of pride. You’re all together, you’re looking at your dugout, you’re looking at your boardroom, and going, yeah we’re all on the same page. And as I say, those things do take time. They do take time. A lot of people say it, but it does take time. It’s not a quick turnaround on the pitch or off the pitch, but when you get there, it’s such a great feeling to look back and see where you’ve come from.

IP:  And this is the first big decision that this new ownership have had to make. What’s your perception of them and what was the process like in terms of recruitment?

DW:  Yeovil did it by the book, brilliantly. They requested permission to speak to me, and Paul Cook and Ashley Kirk at Chesterfield were just fantastic and basically said straight away, if you’d like to speak to them, speak to them. If you don’t think it’s for you, then your job’s here for as long as you want it. So that’s a great position to be in, so I’m thankful for them. But also the process by the family and by Nicholas (Brayne) and Stuart (Robins) and all the stakeholders has been so professional, and I could just sense that we were aligned in the way that you want the club to go. There was a kindness, there was a warmth about the people of Yeovil. It’s not a ‘here and now’ attitude. Yes, you want to go out and win tomorrow. Of course we do, blimmin’ hell. But at the same time, if you feel that there’s a plan in place – without pulling out too many cliches – as a supporter, I think you can buy into it. If you see the effort on a Saturday afternoon by everyone concerned.

So yeah, there was a real alignment. I said to you off air that I think that there’s a lot of similarities with where I’ve come from. Really, it’s the only club in the town – which sounds so simple, but there’s a lot of towns with two or three clubs – same with Chesterfield. It’s a probably slightly smaller but a similar sort of set up with the ground. The people have had success, then they’ve had disappointment. So they’ve been there, they’ve seen what it’s like, this town, when things are going well. They haven’t just always been a National or National South team. They were, then they’ve gone all the way up and they’ve gone all the way down again. So we’ve got to try and get Yeovil back to being a club that’s going somewhere, has ambitions, but is also ok with having a process which might take a little bit longer than some people would want.

IP:  Many would have watched Yeovil when your dad was manager of the football club. What does it mean to you and to him personally to be doing this?

DW:  Very good. He’s very emotional about it to be honest with you. I remember, I’m doing my maths here, I’m gonna say that’s 26 years ago I’m going to say. Big Warren Patmore up front, back in the day. But, his first call was to make it a full-time outfit, which had a lot of kickback at the time for certain reasons. And he stuck with it and look what they went on to do. Obviously Gary (Johnson) took that team on and went to another level. And obviously I was here with Russell Slade, so they’ve had a lot of good managers that have done a lot of good things for the football club.

There’s obviously been a lot of dark times. As a supporter, you know more than me, the dates and when they were, but you can’t really appreciate the highs if you don’t have a lot of lows. I’ve had a lot of highs in the last two clubs I’ve been at as a coach and manager, especially in the National League. I can see what it takes to build something. Justin (Edinburgh) built something, Paul Cook built something. And when you achieve it, it’s great because those clubs and teams are almost running blind because everyone knows what lane they’re in. Everyone sticks to their lane. But everyone does their job to the best of their ability.

IP:  You had a couple of tricky situations with Leyton Orient and with Chesterfield. What did you take from those experiences?

DW:  Yeah, I think any experience is good. I think, with the Italian ownership at Leyton Orient, it probably opened my eyes up to what that could do to a fanbase and a club. I was really glad I experienced that time where players weren’t getting paid and kids were playing and the supporters were fantastic. It’s funny – it actually brought the supporters close to the team. Because I think they saw seven or eight youth team players players playing every week, and it was tough to see you lose most games, but when you’ve got five or six of those lads that I threw in went on to make the club six or seven million. In the grand scheme of things, it was a good decision to make and I’ll take that experience. There’s things I’d do differently because that was nine or ten years ago.

At Chesterfield, there were loads of things I won’t go into that I had to deal with before Paul Cook came in. And I learnt so much from that interim situation as well. Big game at Stockport, first v second in front of 14,000 people. And those are the things that I’ll never forget. I’ll never forget lifting the trophy on the open bus tour at Orient and at Chesterfield. Losing at Wembley, the Play-Off Final, on penalties to Notts County. They’re all experiences and we’ve all got our own experiences. Not just in football – everyone’s got life experience that you have to use and bottle and try, if you can, to always use to your advantage.

IP:  Here at Yeovil, you’re not yet in the dugout or taking the training, but what do you think your immediate priorities are for the team and these players?

DW:  Well, I’ve obviously watched a few games from afar, on laptops, etc when I thought there might be a chance of something happening. I know a few of the backroom staff quite well, so we all get on. Richard (Dryden) and Chris (Todd) are taking the team tomorrow and setting up as they see fit and they rung me with any advice etc and what I’ve said is just to relay to the players that the sole thing I’m looking at tomorrow is body language and work rate. That’s the first thing, because obviously other things will start Monday. It’s great, we’ve got a free week going into Tamworth. I went to go watch Tamworth play at York the other night. Could have been 1-0 up before York went up the gears and showed their quality, which I know they did here the other week. So that’s going to be a tough game but for the here and now, I urge all the staff to get behind the team tomorrow because it could be a massive three points in our season.

IP:  And you touched on knowing some of the backroom staff already. Alex Whittle, one of your players when you were at Chesterfield – does it help having someone like him in the dressing room who can sort of ease the boys, encourage the boys and tell them what to expect?

DW:  I think so. I think as I said to you, sometimes you meet characters that other people have said are different and then you meet them for yourself and you go, I don’t see you like that. So you always have to take people how you find them. Obviously I’ve had views and opinions on players and personalities, etc. But to know a couple of people, whether it’s on the pitch or off the pitch is always great, but it’s that famous line – it’s a clean slate. A lot of managers say it and then two weeks later the same things are happening. It will be a clean slate with me.

We’ll have a look. I know there’s not an abundance of players, but you’ve got some good players. We have got some good players. And, especially the last game, the last couple of games, it isn’t really a lack of effort. But what I want to see tomorrow is that effort level go to another notch. And regardless of me coming through the door on Monday or not, let’s get three points and get that stand behind the goal rocking once more.

IP:  You touched on a shortage of players. Is that one of your areas you’re looking at? Have you got the support to go and bring some people in?

DW:  Yeah, I think so. I think it’s wrong to judge the areas you need until I see them. Obviously there’s things in my head that I’ll keep to myself about certain areas you might need to strengthen, but it’s only fair I look at the players Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and, as I said to you, it doesn’t get fixed at Tamworth or Aldershot or Altrincham. It takes a lot of time. Ideally it happens straight away, of course it does. We all want that. But there’s there’s a way I want to work, there’s a way I want to play. Using a lot of my experience at my last two clubs, especially at Chesterfield, of how you stick to things and – there’s that word again – processes. You tend to see the benefit of them, it tends to go your way.

You need good people off the pitch and on the pitch. Good people. I’ve seen the importance of that. A good dressing room. People that want to interact with the fans. People that want to give their all. People that want to tackle. People that, if you’re 3-0 down, don’t throw the towel in. That’s what I want to see. And it starts tomorrow.

IP:  Well, welcome back to Yeovil and good luck. Thank you very much.

DW:  Thank you.

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A new era is set to be ushered in at Huish Park with Danny Webb, watching on as his new side take on Woking in the National League – reminder, this is a 12:30 Kick off. 

FORM…

YEOVIL TOWN

Just two wins so far this season for the Glovers, a 1-0 win away at Solihull and a scrappy 2-1 win over Brackley back in August. 

In between those three defeats, and fourth against York City last weekend.

Nine goals scored and 14 conceded for the Glovers might not make the most appealing reading, but taking on a side with just one point more will give the hosts confidence of getting a result.

Of those nine goals scored, six have come at Huish Park, three against Gateshead (and we all know what happened there)

Woking

Woking started the season terribly, losing five straight (for in the League and one in the National League Cup) before a complete turnaround. 

A point at home to York has been backed up by wins (with clean sheets) against both Morecambe and Gateshead and a 1-1 draw against Halifax, which on another day could have brought all three points. 

The Gateshead win stands out, putting five past the hapless northerners, 2-0 up at half time, before sub Josh Osude fired in a late brace to add salt into the wounds.

Eight points from four games, nine goals scored and just two conceded in that time frame

KEY PLAYERS…

Yeovil Town – Luke McCormick

We’re starting to see the best out of Luke McCormick. His goal against York might not have been an absolute screamer, but it was nothing less than his performances deserved.

The all action midfielder will be key in the middle of the park dictating the play and turning defence into attack, with the new manager watching on from the stands, there’s a mini audition going on for who Danny Webb will build his side around and, going off the last few games, McCormick is front and centre to take that role.

Woking – Jamie Andrews

Woking’s player of the month for August will be no stranger to Glovers fans, but he’s developed into a complete midfielder this season. Two goals and assists to the former West Brom man’s name, he’ll be charged with not just being creative for his side, but also keeping the McMidfield of Yeovil quiet.

Jamie Andrews. Picture courtesy of Mike Kunz.

THE GAFFER…

Neal Ardley joined Woking in December 2024 and oversaw a number of changes as the club took on new ownership.

A player with the Wimbledon crazy game in the 1990s and early 2000s, he would also represent Watford, Cardiff and Millwall as a player – that’s a CV that’ll toughen you up!

He’s coached at Wimbledon, Notts County, Solihull before York and then onto his current role. 

In total he’s taken charge against the Glovers 12 times, winning 1, drawing 6, losing 5. 

LAST TIME WE MET…

Back in January, the Glovers were 1-0 up heading into the final 15 minutes of the League game against Woking, but Aiden O’Brien’s late equaliser ended up sharing the spoils.

An Aaron Jarvis header had put the hosts a goal to the good.

Prior to that clash, the Glovers won 2-0 in the away fixture last season, an early red card for Jack Stretton and a(nother) Brett McGavin wonder strike the early difference makers before FC-D finished the job off late.

DON’T I KNOW YOU…

There are quite a few familiar faces in the Woking set up, Jamie Andrews who we mentioned above, he played about a dozen times on loan from WBA a few years ago and starred in the 0-0 at Notts County.

Dale Gorman wont be featuring, he’s on a long road back from a serious knee injury and the Cards also bring Jake Hyde back to Huish Park.

He’s on the books as a player/strength and conditioning coach, but has made the pitch on a couple of occasions this season. 

Hyde scored a handful of important goals as the Glovers won the National League South a couple of seasons back

Jake Hyde, appeared after 70 minutes on Tuesday night.
Picture courtesy of Iain Morland.

THE MAN IN THE MIDDLE…

Well known man in the middle Adrian Quelch takes charge of this one. Read more HERE

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Yeovil Town have confirmed their appointment of Danny Webb as the club’s new Men’s First Team Head Coach.

Webb, a former player for the Glovers whose father, David, managed, owned and chaired the football club at various stages, joins the club from Chesterfield where he served as assistant to Paul Cook. 

In a statement confirming the appointment on Friday morning, the club confirmed that Richard Dryden, who has been in interim charge since the departure of Mark Cooper, will be in the dug out for tomorrow’s home match with Woking.

Webb’s first game in charge will be next weekend’s visit to Tamworth.

He represented the Glovers eight times across two seasons as a player, in 2005/06 and 2006/07, with his final appearance coming on the final day of the 06/07 season, a 2-0 win over Gillingham, before the Glovers embarked on the League One play offs. 

His time at the club also included short loans at Rushden & Diamonds and Woking.

He also played for Southend United, Chelmsford City and Salisbury amongst others before more moving into coaching.

His coaching career started in the youth set up at Leyton Orient, where he would have success with some of their age groups, before moving up through to their first team set up.

In 2017, he was named first team manager for the Orient, but the spell lasted just 12 games before Webb stepped down from the role.

He would manage at Huish Park though, a 1-1 draw between Orient and Yeovil, Gavin Masset salvaging a point for Webb’s side after François Zoko had given the Glovers a first half lead.

He would return to work under Justin Edinburgh but left Brisbane Road in 2020.

The former striker/defender would head north to work with James Rowe at Chesterfield in 2021, and had a spell as caretaker manager after Rowe’s suspension.

He worked under Paul Cook as the Spirites made their long awaited return to the EFL.

Credited with revolutionising their set piece success and being an active member of the staff on the training field. Webb would often take media duties at Chesterfield, meaning many supporters saw and heard from him as much as Cook himself.

Webb returns to Huish Park nearly 18 years after his departure and will take charge of his first game away at Tamworth next Saturday after watching the Woking game from stands.

Welcome back to Somerset, Danny! 

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Yeovil Town’s interim head coach, Richard Dryden will take charge of his final game as caretaker as the Glovers host Woking on Saturday,

With a new manager on the horizon for the Glovers, he told BBC Somerset’s Jack Killah that it’s been a tough couple of weeks, but he and his back room staff have the group as well prepared for Woking as is possible.

“Like the Solihull game before it’s a different style than York. We’ve had a good look at them over this week. We have a game plan what we want to do. We’re going to get the little 11 v 11 against some of young boys from Bristol today. So we can get on pitch and work for 20 minutes, 30 minutes to get our plans sort out.

Everybody is capable of winning and everybody is capable of losing heavily by the looks of it, when you looked at it [Woking’s defeat to Gateshead] you think 5-0, what a great result, you then watch the game and Woking played really well, they do some good things really, really well, so, like I say we have got to try and nullify that threat going forward and cause them a few problems going the other way.”

Yeovil Town interim manager Richard Dryden in conversation.
Richard Dryden speaks to the media

Dryden spoke of the togetherness of the off-field team, with everyone from Chris Todd to Sam the analyst getting a shout out as the side prepare not just for this game, but for the days and weeks ahead.

“We have got a good analysis lad here in Sam, he does well. He does a lot of work as soon one game is finished he’s on to the next. So it gives us lots of information.

It’s great, it’s a club with massive history, fantastic walking out and leading the club, again, I will say it is not by one person in the club, we have Chris Todd here we’ve got Ian Weston here, we’ve got Gouldy here. Everybody is doing their [bit], putting their work in, so you know we come out as a team.”

Chris Todd. Picture courtesy of Iain Morland.

Dryden spoke of the desire to give the fans something to shout about, and what lies ahead once a new Head Coach is appointed.

“We need the support of the crowd but we have to give them something to shout about. So, it’s got to work both ways, if we can start the game well on front foot, create a few chances, maybe score a few goals, let’s all go as one big unit. 

It’s hard, because, you know, your hands are tied a little bit because you’re waiting for the new person come in, but like I say, I have had alot of backing from the rest of staff and players have add right go for us, Yeah, you know, the manager is coming he will have his ideas and we’re here to help him.”