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Mitchell Rose in action for Yeovil Town.
Picture courtesy of Mike Kunz.

Midfielder Mitchell Rose is playing on a month-to-month contract following his arrival at Yeovil Town, according to manager Darren Sarll.

The former Notts County and Grimsby Town player arrived at Huish Park at the end of last month having played just five games for National League North side Boston United last season.

In the summer, the 27-year-old was given a suspended prison sentence for an assault on a man and a woman which left a 26-year-old woman with a broken cheekbone.

Asked about the decision to sign the player following his first 90 minutes for the club in the goalless draw with Maidenhead United, Sarll said he would encourage people to get to know the player.

He added: “People should understand and know the full extent of any situation before we start beating people down.

“Mitch is an ex-youth team player of mine, I have known him years and if something untoward has happened in his life I have certainly not got any details about it.

“He’s a player I have admired for a while and with Luke Wilkinson out, the options to bring in another central defender were very thin, so we wanted to have Mitch on a month-to-month basis.”

Rose, who worked with Sarll during his time in the academy at Rotherham United, played the full 90 minutes of the goalless draw with Maidenhead.

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Darren Sarll has called on Yeovil Town supporters to be patient with the club’s players after a frustrating goalless draw at home to Maidenhead United on Tuesday night.

The Glovers managed just two shots on target despite the visitors going down to ten men when midfielder Jay Mingi was dismissed for a second booking after 71 minutes.

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

Speaking to BBC Somerset’s Sheridan Robins after the match, the manager said: “We have to be patient. Our supporters, me included, the board, we all wanted a young team and we have got to be patient with these boys.

“We have to create the environment where they feel like they can take a risk. Sonny had the ball and got in a brilliant position, he went to jink back inside on to his stronger foot to open the goal up, and he gave the ball way.

“What do we expect creative players to do? Pass it sideways and backwards? There’s two sides of the coin on that one. We have a foundation which we can build on.”

The boss said he felt his side were “getting better” and described the clean sheet as “a good defensive performance.”

He added: “It is another point. When you can’t win them, not losing them is an important attribute, too many games last year we lost from these positions late on.

“But, we were not smooth or effective in our attacking play but we haven’t had a game so far where we have had to dominate the ball and open teams up.

“We are still piecing together everything, we are seven games in and we have got far more points than we had last year.”

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Venue: Huish Park
Tuesday, October 5 2021, 7.45pm kick-off.

Conditions: Cold…..very cold.
Ground: Slick. Held up well despite the rain.

Scorers: None – to put it mildly!

Attendance: 2,031

Referee: Adrian Quelch

Bookings:
Yeovil: Staunton 24, Knowles 37
Maidenhead United: Mingi 28, 71, Massey 45, Kelly 81

Sendings off:
Yeovil Town: None
Maidenhead United: Mingi (second bookable offence), 71

Yeovil Town : (4-4-2)
Grant Smith
Dan Moss, Max Hunt, Josh Staunton, Jack Robinson
Charlie Wakefield, Dale Gorman, Mitch Rose, Tom Knowles
Joe Quigley, Ben Seymour

Subs:  Sonny Blu Lo-Everton (for Seymour, 69),  Jordan Barnett (for Tom Knowles, 80), Alex Bradley (for Moss, 90), Max Evans (not used), Matt Worthington (not used).

Maidenhead United: Lovett, Massey, Wells, Parry, Clerima, Minigi, Ferdinand, Upward, Barratt (for Kelly, 69), Smith (for Beckwith,88), Blissett (for Acquah, 79). Subs: Adams (not used), Asonganyi (not used).

Summary

Yeovil Town were held to a dull and disappointing 0-0 draw by Maidenhead United at Huish Park this evening. A game of low quality with a lack of clear cut opportunities made for minimal entertainment in the cold for the 2031 spectators who fancied a Tuesday out.

Darren Sarll changed up his side for the clash with out of form Maidenhead United, who were without a win in six games going into the match. Loanees Jack Robinson and Ben Seymour came in for their full debuts alongside controversial new signing Mitchell Rose. The reception for Rose was considerably muted during the pre match team announcement. Jordan Barnett was sacrificed at left back for Robinson despite his decent start for the Glovers. Seymour came in for the suspended Adi Yussuf and Rose replaced Matty Worthington the central midfield to partner Dale Gorman.

Joe Quigley battles for the ball.
Picture courtesy of Mike Kunz.

A cautious opening five minutes saw both sides trying to gain a hold of possession with neither in the ascendancy. Ben Seymour forced Maidenhead’s keeper Rhys Lovett to deal with a fizzed left footed cross that was searching out top scorer Joe Quigley.

George Wells had the audacity to attempt lobbing Grant Smith after his clearance found the Maidenhead full back. His effort was speculative at best with Smith in a decent position and the execution poor.

Kane Ferdinand gave the Glovers defence a minor scare a few minutes later when he found himself with acres in the middle of the eighteen yard box. His weak headed effort was over the bar and he as adjudged to be in an offside position.

Tom Knowles had a shout for a ‘seen ’em given’ penalty in the 21st minute. A cross from the left hand side was sent in towards the penalty area and the winger hit the deck under a challenge from Wells but the referee wasn’t inclined to award anything.

Moments later there was a heart in mouth moment for Josh Staunton as he brought down Maidenhead’s centre forward Nathan Blissett on the edge of the penalty box, earning himself a fourth yellow card of the season. The referee, Adrian Quelch, deemed the challenge took place outside the box so awarded a freekick inches outside the box. Maidenhead attempted to work a fancy opening and Charlee Adams effort was laughably average.

Knowles gave Maidenhead a scare shortly after, cutting inside from the right a firing a rasping left footed effort into the side netting from outside the box.

Knowles was victim of a pretty reckless tackle just before the half hour mark. Jay Mingi, on loan from Portsmouth, went in forcefully on Knowles prompting calls for a red card from the supporters at Huish Park. Quelch gave Mingi a yellow but it probably fell into the ‘seen ’em given’ category.

Mitchell Rose in action for Yeovil Town.
Picture courtesy of Mike Kunz.

Quigley came close to grabbing the first goal of the game in the 34th minute after a cross from the left wing by Mitch Rose. The strikers diving header flew wide of the post but certainly warmed the vocal chords on this chilly evening.

Blissett hit the side netting himself shortly after. Dale Gorman headed the ball over the backline towards Smith who decided not to come and claim the ball allowing Blissett a decent effort at goal. Any striker worth his salt would have forced a save but on this occasion he put wide.

Quigley had another header flash wide after Gorman’s delivery in the 44th and the first effort on target came moments after through Ben Seymour. The loanee from Exeter’s low strike was saved comfortably by Lovett.

Half time: Yeovil Town 0 Maidenhead United 0

A tepid opening to the second half saw neither side show much impetus from the break.

Lovett was forced into a goal-denying save just before the hour mark after his own defender flicked a Gorman freekick goalwards. Corner chaos ensued after but Maidenhead weathered the minor storm.

Some neat interplay on the edge of the Maidenhead box gave Quigley an opportunity to shoot but his effort dribbled into the palms of Lovett.

In attempt to bring some life to the attacking end of the pitch Sarll, Sarll made the first change of the game in the 68th minute. Sonny Blu-Lo Everton for Ben Seymour, slotted into the central attacking midfielder position behind Quigley.

Maidenhead found themselves down to ten men with 20 minutes left on the clock when Mingi was given a second yellow card.

Attacking vs defence ensued with the 11 players in green and white looking to force an opening, although Maidenhead weren’t dominated and employed a degree of time-wasting the opportunity allowed.

Charlie Wakefield in action for Yeovil Town.
Picture courtesy of Mike Kunz.

A promising run from Charlie Wakefield, where he coasted past three men before releasing Knowles on the right of the penalty area. Knowles first touch was lacking and he couldn’t get a credible effort on goal.

Knowles was replaced by Jordan Barnett shortly after with Wakefield moving to the right and the recent signing slotting in higher up the pitch than we’ve seen him so far in left midfield.

With four minutes added on, the late addition of Alex Bradley for Dan Moss made little difference in the attacking end as Yeovil struggled to break down the resilient Magpies, who even caused problems despite the man disadvantage.

Josh Staunton, skipper on the night, was awarded man of the match by the match sponsors which was a telling statement about the performance of the Glovers.

There were boos on the full-time whistle with some fans less than happy with their evening out.

Full time: Yeovil Town 0 Maidenhead United 0

 

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Tickets are on sale for Yeovil Town‘s trip to high-flying Grimsby Town in our next away trip on Saturday, October 23.

Adult: £20.00
Concessions: £13 (18-22 years, 65+ years plus NUS students, unemployed – proof of status may be required)
Unaccompanied (aged 12-17 years): £7
Accompanied (aged 3-17 years): £5
Under-3s: Free.
Registered disabled (see below for eligibility): £20 plus carer free.

Tickets available to buy – here.

NOTE: there is a matchday surcharge of £2.00 for all ticket categories, except for the Under 17 rates, if you choose to purchase at the ground on the day of the match.

Further disabled information: Ambulant and Wheelchair disabled supporters are charged £20.00 with an assistant going free of charge. You need to be on the High or Enhanced rate of Living Allowance. There are 20 wheelchair spaces in the away area. These must be booked in advance. If needing to make a booking, or more information on facilities, or further assistance, Amanda Stephenson is the club’s Disability Liaison Officer – call 01472 605050 or e-mail safety@gtfc.co.uk. Disabled supporters enter the ground via Harrington Street (the sea facing side of the stadium). There is a fully accessible toilet within the away end.

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On-loan striker Ben Seymour and defender Jack Robinson and midfielder Mitch Rose are in the starting line-up for tonight’s visit of Maidenhead United to Huish Park (7.45pm kick-off).

Jordan Barnett drops to the bench with Matt Worthington

For the visitors there is no place for ex-Glover Shaun Donnellan, who does not make the squad having played the past two matches following a ten-month lay off through injury.

 

Yeovil Town: Smith, Robinson, Hunt, Staunton Moss, Gorman, Rose, Knowles, Wakefield, Quigley, Seymour .  Subs: Evans, Barnett, Bradley, Worthington, Lo-Everton.

Maidenhead United: Lovett, Massey, Wells, Parry, Clerima, Minigi, Ferdinand, Upward, Barratt, Smith, Blissett. Subs: Adams, Asonganyi, Beckwith, Acquah, Rees.

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FC Halifax Town manager Pete Wild has been charged with abusing a match official for his outburst at the end of his side’s 1-0 defeat at Huish Park last month.

The boss admitted the charge under FA Rule E3 claiming that “in or around the 93rd minute of the fixture, the Participant’s language towards was abusive, and/or insulting, and/or improper and/or questioned the integrity of the Match Official.”

The FA website confirmed that Wild admitted the charge following the fixture on September 4.

Following the game, he said: “My frustrations boiled over, I shouldn’t be getting sent-off and I apologise for that.

“My yellow, apparently, is for getting the ball back in play, which is ridiculous…and then my red, the fourth official’s looked at me, smiled, and given the ball the other way, so I just said ‘you’ve done that on purpose’.

“Highly frustrating, but until the issue of refereeing’s addressed in this league nothing’s ever going to change.”

If you missed it, listen back to our podcast chat about the incident on episode #99 – The Angry Blackcurrant – here.

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Yeovil Town will face local rivals W*ymouth  at Huish Park in the fourth qualifying round of the FA Cup.

The tie will be played on Saturday, October 16.

It is the first time we have faced that lot from down the road in this competition since  October 1987 when a double from John McGinlay (yes, that one) earned us a 3-1 win in the same round.

Obviously we have good form for beating that lot in terracotta and blue after cantering to a 3-0 win at the Wessex Stadium in the National League back in January and following it up with a 3-1 win on home soil in February.

In fact, you have to go back six matches and a Boxing Day match in 1989 to find a time when the old enemy last beat us.

No ticket information is available for the tie, but watch this space for further details…..

 

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Maidenhead United snatched defeat from the jaws of a score draw at home to King’s Lynn Town at the weekend.

Having seemingly snatched a point with a late penalty from striker Sam Barratt in the 90th minute, Brett McGavin snatched a winner for the visitors two minutes later.

That leaves them in 18th place having not won a match since picking up six points from their first two National League fixtures.

Since the 2-0 home win over Dover Athletic on August 28, five defeats and a draw – the latter being a decent point at home to table-topping Grimsby Town a couple of weeks ago – have seen Maidenhead slump.

Boss Alan Devonshire could not hide his disappointment, he told the Maidenhead Advertiser: “It’s just been so poor. We had a nice shape about us and all that in the first half.

“We’ve come in at half-time and I’ve told the boys to carry on doing the same things, but then within five minutes (of the restart) we’re 2-1 down and chasing the game.

“We’ve managed to get back to 2-2 in the 90th minute so I’d have obviously taken a point at the stage like in our last game (the 1-1 draw at home to Grimsby), but we have defended so badly.

“Manny (Parry, the defender who appeared as a substitute for the second half) has got a chance to head the ball clear, it comes off the side of his head and goes out for a throw in.

“They then score from that – it’s gutting).”

 

FROM THE MANAGER

Speaking after the defeat at home to King’s Lynn Town at the weekend, boss Alan Devonshire was asked if he had any positives from his side’s performance.

“No, not really. I don’t think the front three (Josh Kelly, Nathan Blissett and Sam Barratt) played very well.

“I thought Kane (Ferdinand) did okay but I’m just so disappointed all round after being so comfortable at 1-0 when we didn’t look in trouble.

“We have put ourselves under heavy pressure. There will be changes to the team and I will mix things up until it’s right.

“It down is down to me to fix the problem, I know the fan’s aren’t happy and it’s fair enough because I’m not happy either.”

TEAM NEWS

Former Glover Shaun Donnellan‘s return after a ten-month lay off with a hamstring injury should have boosted Maidenhead.

The 24-year-old, who played 25 times during a year at Huish Park between January 2018 and 2019, underwent a hamstring operation and put in a man of the match performance in the 1-1 draw at Grimsby Town ten days ago.

He was even involved in the equaliser scored by Kane Ferdinand against Grimsby and should be in the side for the return to Huish Park this week.

Defender Will de Havilland went off with injury against King’s Lynn last weekend and was replaced by Manny Parry, and goalkeeper Rhys Lovett also took a heavy hit when King’s Lynn went 2-1 ahead.

Former Torquay United striker Nathan Blissett came off the bench to pair with Josh Kelly and Emile Acquah in a three-man forward line.

A FOOT IN BOTH CAMPS

Shaun Donnellan‘s return after ten months on the sidelines following a hamstring operation makes him the only playing connection in either line-up.

The 24-year-old, had a spell at Huish Park in the 2018-19 season, has started the past two matches and will be expected to start.

Seth Nana-Twumasi, who turned out for the Stones against Yeovil last season, departed York Road in the summer to join Dover Athletic.

Striker Ryan Bird, who scored eight times for Yeovil in the 2015-16, had a less prolific season at Maidenhead getting just one goal in the 2018-19 campaign.

Other connections are among former loanees including midfielders Reece Cole and Rohan Ince and defender Gabriel Osho, who have all spent time at both clubs.

 

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It was a disappointing weekend results-wise for the youth sides representing Yeovil Town with only the Under-13s picking up a victory.

Playing their second fixture in 48 hours following an FA Youth Cup exit on Thursday night, the Under-18s slipped to a 4-0 defeat at Swindon Supermarine in the South West Counties Youth League.

A double from Tadhg O’Callaghan and further goals from Benjamin Cleary and substitute Marc Mikuzi gave the home side a comfortable victory.

In the Junior Premier League, the Under-13s representing the Yeovil Town Community Sports Trust won their match against the Wiltshire Academy.

However, there were defeats for the Trust’s Under-12s, Under-15s and Under-16s teams.