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Documents filed on Companies House have confirmed that Scott Priestnall is no longer a director of Yeovil Town.

They also show new chairman and owner Martin Hellier as a director of both the club’s trading business, Yeovil Football & Athletic Club (YF&AC), and Yeovil Town Holdings Limited (YTFC Holdings), the company which holds the exclusive buy-back rights on land around Huish Park.

Hellier Trading Group, the chairman’s own business, is also registered as “a relevant legal entity” which holds “directly or indirectly, 75% or more of the shares in the company” whilst CV Leisure, the company set up by Priestnall when he bought the club in 2019, was also removed from the records of YTFC Holdings.

In summary, the filings which went live on Tuesday night confirm that everything we expected to see following confirmation of the takeover earlier this month.

On Wednesday morning, Priestnall was also removed as a director of the National League Trust, the league’s governing body, with his last act in this capacity appearing as a guest of the board at the play-off final at Wembley between Chesterfield and Notts County earlier this month.

Stuart Robins continues as a director of YF&AC and retains his 20% shareholding in that company. Therefore, it appears that Hellier holds a 72% stake in YF&AC alongside Robins and 8% held by an array of smaller shareholders, but in YTFC Holdings he appears to have acquired the 92% shareholding previously held by Priestnall.

Stuart Robins, centre, with Martyn Starnes, left, and Scott Priestnall at the match at Altrincham in August.

All of which means that Priestnall’s only remaining connection with anything to do with Yeovil Town is his role as a director of Yeovil Town Community Sports Trust, the charitable arm of the club/

He remains on the board alongside Robins, now (we assume although there’s been no official confirmation) former CEO Martyn Starnes, ex-commercial manager Dave Linney, and Johanna Harris, a teacher at Buckler’s Mead Academy.

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Yeovil Town director Stuart Robins has said he is “working on taking the necessary steps to put this football club on the correct path” – but is still unable to update supporters on the future direction of the club.

The shareholder, who owns a 20% stake in the club alongside majority shareholder Scott Priestnall, apologised to supporters for a disastrous season which has seen them relegation to the sixth tier of English football, National League South, for next season.

Writing the matchday programme ahead of today’s final home game of the season against Oldham Athletic, he said: “Looking forward, we are working on taking the necessary steps to put this football club on the correct path. As soon as I am able to, I will provide a detailed update on club matters. I appreciate you have all been extremely patient over the past few years, and once again, I thank you for that.”

The comments following years of uncertainty about the ownership at Huish Park with Priestnall not seen at the club for almost a year and owner-in-waiting Matt Uggla on a self-imposed ban on speaking since his outburst against manager Mark Cooper earlier this month – see here.

We are now almost two months since the “stewardship” of SU Glovers, a company led by Uggla and his mother, Julie-Anne, supported by former England rugby player Paul Sackey, was announced and, despite repeated promises to the contrary, it shows no sign of being resolved.

Since relegation was confirmed in the week, a deafening silence was only broken by a statement from club captain (and the only true leader in the building) Josh Staunton – read that in full here.

In his pre-match press conference, Cooper referred to the fact there may be more than one consortium in the running to take Priestnall’s 72% majority shareholding. You can read more about that – here.

In his notes, Robins added: “I’d like to open my notes with a thank you and an apology. This season has been difficult, we can’t look at it any other way, but despite that your support has remained; I thank each and every one of you all. After the game against Eastleigh, I would never have thought we’d be in the position we are now. I realise I am privileged to be a shareholder and director of the club I love, and I take my responsibility to you all very seriously but firstly I’m a fan, and like it does for all of you, this hurts me deeply. It is now my responsibility to help build Yeovil Town back to where we all want it to be. 

“I want to publicly thank and commend Mark Cooper, Josh Staunton and the rest of the Yeovil Town players & staff for their conduct on Tuesday evening. In a night that was bitterly disappointing, both Mark and Josh stood up and gave powerful interviews which truly highlighted the feeling around the club. I can assure you they care deeply and their sentiment is shared by me. We have to be better as a collective to start rebuilding in the National League South next season.“

You can read the director’s statement in full – here.

From us here at Gloverscast, we appreciate Stuart making an apology and hope that whatever he is “working on” will lead to a better future at the club.

However, it is those in control of the majority shareholding – be that Priestnall or Uggla – that needs to speak and give answers on the direction of the football club they claim to care for.

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Yeovil Town director Stuart Robins has said he believes the club is “getting close” to a deal which would see an unnamed party take over as majority shareholder at Huish Park.

Talking on BBC Somerset’s Claire Carter on Friday morning ahead of tomorrow’s relegation clash with York City, he said talks between an unnamed party which signed an “exclusivity agreement” and  chairman Scott Priestnall to take a majority shareholding in the club were taking “a lot longer” than either party would want.

Asked if a deal was imminent, he said: “It will be done when it’s done, these things have to be done properly and they are. My sense is we are getting close and we are hopeful.

“There is a lot of goodwill on both sides to get this completed as quickly as possible, it has accelerated just recently and all parties are nose down to get this completed and there is an awful lot of goodwill on both sides.”

Asked why Priestnall was not speaking to supporters about the discussions, he added: “There is an awful lot of energy expended when you are going through some form of acquisition and that includes the Chairman. It’s his transaction and he’s got a lot of work to do and it’s not easy.

“I am heavily involved in a lot of that as well, there is a lot of due diligence to go through, and it’s taking a lot longer than any of us would like, but it is complex it’s not one of those things that can be done in the work of the moment. (Scott) is heavily involved in that.”

The last statement – see our article here – was made on New Year’s Eve when Priestnall confirmed the agreement with an unnamed party which would see them take the Chairman’s majority shareholding in the club. Robins holds a 20% stake in the club with the Chairman understood to hold a further 72%, the remaining shares being made of a number of smaller shareholders.

Speaking on Friday morning, Robins praised Priestnall’s decision to recommend manager Mark Cooper for the job at Huish Park following the sacking of former boss Chris Hargreaves in October.

He said: “It was Scott that recommend to me that we employ Mark and that has been an unbelievably good decision. It has helped us develop the players tremendously.

“I work with Mark on a day to day basis and I never knew him before he came to the club and it has been an unbelievably good decision and recommendation by Scott. I have the highest regard for (Mark) because he is doing an unbelievable job in difficult circumstances.

“All I want to do is make sure we do what we can to help him.”

On other matters, the director said the club had been close to appointing a new physio this week – only for the candidate it had been interviewing to pull out.

It is understood that winger Will Dawes, who has physiotherapy training, has been combining his playing role giving treatment to the first-team squad. The club has been without a physio since Kai Hepworth departed at the end of last year.

Robins added: “We were hopeful we would make an appointment this week but after a number of interviews the candidate decided he wanted to go elsewhere which was disappointing.

“It’s been very difficult, not just now but historically, to get qualified physios in to the club. Clearly we are covered on a match day, we have to be, and we are very fortunate we have some resource in the club which helps – it’s not perfect.

“We are still searching for a physio, we might have to look at an alternative which might be a little more expensive than we would like, but I understand Mark’s frustration there but we are doing everything we can.”

Asked about plans to build 250 houses around Huish Park, revealed published by documents from South Somerset District Council, Robins said that he could not comment until he sees the full plans.

However, he agreed that the loss of parking and pitches behind the away terrace at Huish Park through any developed were “quite rightly being looked at.”

He added: “It’s nothing to do with me, I am not involved in any of those developments, all I am concerned is how the football club is protected and the big issue is parking.“

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A planning application has been submitted by Yeovil Town for the “relocation and reduction in size” of the marquee at Huish Park.

The club has applied to (its landlord) South Somerset District Council for permission to relocate and reduce in size its “refreshment marquee from the existing external location to within the stadium secure compound footprint.”

The application was submitted to the authority on at the end of September, although it appears the application was only validated by the council last week, and therefore seems likely to be dealt with within an undetermined timescale.

The marquee in its current location at Huish Park.

However, it ties up with comments made by club director Stuart Robins a couple of months ago when he spoke about using the marquee to create “a fan zone behind the Thatcher’s Stand” at Huish Park.

Speaking to Three Valleys Radio’s ‘In Conversation With…..’ programme, he said: “In the short term we are trying to take part of the marquee and create a fan zone behind the Thatcher’s Stand.

“We still have to apply for a licence and then we can move part of the marquee to behind the Thatcher’s to create a better environment.

“It’s a semi-permanent structure, but it will be better than what we have at the moment. Our goal is to have some form of fan zone.”

One assumes that a planning application is a step towards that goal of a semi-permanent structure.

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The minutes of a meeting of the Yeovil Town Supporters’ Alliance have been published today.

The minutes are not yet agreed by all parties, as the Glovers’ Trust has requested an amendment to include a commitment by chairman Scott Priestnall to host an open forum for supporters which he made at the meeting on October 13th as well in a recent update he gave to fans.

For this reason, these minutes are better described as ‘draft’, but given their content seems to have caused a stir they have been published and we are pleased to re-publish them for your viewing pleasure…..


Minutes of the YTFC Alliance Meeting at Huish Park on Thursday 13 October 2022 at 13.00

Present:

  • Rich Rendall (RR) – Chairman of the Alliance/Green & White Supporters’ Club,
  • Scott Priestnall (SP) – Chairman and Owner (by Zoom)
  • Stuart Robins (SR) – Director,
  • Martyn Starnes (MS) – Chief Executive Officer,
  • James Hillier (JH) – Stadium Manager,
  • Mark Robinson (MR) – Commercial Manager,
  • Sam Collard (SC) – Media Department,
  • Roger Pipe (RP) – Chairman of the Glovers’ Trust
  • Terri Burt (TB) – Glovers’ Trust
  • Rob Newport (RN) – Cary Glovers
  • Emma Jarvis (EJ) – Commercial Assistant
  • Marilyn Cottle (MC) – Commercial Assistant/Junior Glovers

Apologies: Paul Hadlow (Green & White Supporters’ Club), Sharon Swain (Disabled Supporters’ Alliance – DSA), Simon Woodland (DSA).

RR opened the meeting and asked everyone to introduce themselves and their roles.

The minutes of the previous meeting were approved. RR spoke about the new season and remarked that the team are playing well and this needs to continue and draws to become wins. We would like to wish all the coaching and backroom staff success and our best wishes are with Marcus Stewart on the diagnosis of Motor Neurone Disease (MND).

RP asked about the racism incident at the York game.

JH explained that the police and the club have now closed their investigations. Supporters, stewards and officials were spoken to, but no-one heard anything. Nothing was reported on the day, it was only when the recording was shown on Monday. JH also spoke to Kick It Out for advice.

SC explained the position of the camera. The press box including BBC Somerset did not hear anything.

RP thanked the club for their investigation.

JH and MR then spoke about the impact the incident had brought on the club. The club have spoken to a number of key sponsors. SR reiterated that the club takes incidents like these very seriously, will not tolerate racism or discrimination in any form and operates a zero tolerance policy. The reputation of the club is at risk and social media comments were not helpful.

Updates from the previous meeting were discussed. RP said that communications had not improved.

JH updated the meeting on other projects. Planning for the marquee to be moved to the corner between the Screwfix and Thatcher’s stands is awaiting approval. The club are disappointed in the delay. The new scoreboard will be fitted shortly. Access control is working well. There are now Electronic Point of Sale (EPOS) terminals in all areas and cards can now be used in all areas of the ground.

The new lift has been ordered and we are waiting for the installation date. The Football Foundation provided 70% of the cost, the G&WSC donated £2000, the DSA gave £2000 and £7000 was donated from the lottery department at the club.
The DSA are painting the barriers on the home terrace. We would like to thank the DSA for all their work.

RP asked why there was only going to be three sides open for the FA Cup match with Taunton.
JH said that there was a cost implication to open the Screwfix Stand. The expected crowd is 2500 and they can be accommodated in the other stands. There would be a bar behind the away terrace and the tea bars were opening early.
RP asked about the issues with entry to the Screwfix Stand for league games.
JH explained that the new scanners have now arrived and there will be 2 gates open in the future. RR asked if it could be advertised which gates are open.
RP asked why the lights were on at the Boreham Wood match.
JH said that the referee insisted that they stay on. There have been discussions in the EFL to change KO times to 1pm to conserve energy. However, this could mean teams staying overnight and problems for fans to arrive by 1pm. The club will continue to save money, but there are no plans to close the Screwfix Stand for league games.

MC explained that the Junior Glovers are no longer a separate section. All young people under 16 who purchase a season ticket receive a free shirt. We are including children more on match days. Mascots are now allowed, and we have local teams as guard of honour and flag bearers. We have introduced a penalty shootout at half time for youth teams.

SP joined the meeting by Zoom.

He updated the meeting on the proposed developments during the last few months. He has been working with architects, consultancy firms and the council to produce drawings and to find out what developments are possible. The plans will go to public consultation before being submitted. There has been a lot of activity with the council during the past year. The details of the preferred scheme should be available before Christmas, but no formal application will take place this year. SP explained that he is not looking to just develop the land but to re-develop the stadium.

RP asked for more details.

SP answered that there could be small retail establishments, with renting or leasing some buildings. There could be sports clinic and health provision. Also, player accommodation could be on site. There were no plans for office blocks or commercial premises.

SP then explained the Sport England Loans. Sport England have not requested re-imbursement. The National League have regular meetings about the loans and all clubs have a four-year holiday period and are still working to have the loans written off.

RP asked if the National League are trying to convert them to grants.

SP said that the loans are directly with the clubs. He explained the loan system and why they were brought in. He asked for the supporters to be patient.

RP invited SP and SR to the Glovers Trust AGM. SP said that he had been approached in an aggressive manner by two members of the Glovers’ Trust at the Dorking game and he would have to speak to SR before giving a response. MS also witnessed the incident and said it was out of order. SP asked if this had been dealt with by the .

RR asked if there was any more investment in the club.

SP said there is ongoing discussions but for new investors the finances have to look decent, performances on the pitch need to inspire them and the environment needs to be friendly. Protesting is having a negative effect on the club. All supporters are welcome to attend the Alliance meetings.

Discussions then took place between TB and SP regarding the take-over by Simul Sports. TB believed that they had the money and that new investors are not willing to invest because of SP.
SP confirmed that there was a contract for Simul Sports to buy the club but they didn’t sign it. He advised that if the group wanted to buy a football club then there are a few for sale, but they haven’t bought anything.

SP explained that the council deal did not stop the Simul Sports deal. RP said that some people are disenchanted with the club.
SP asked if it matters who owns the club. The important factor is to be competitive. SP will be issuing a statement of future plans. The club needs a long term sustainable future.

RR thanked SP for his update.

The meeting finished at 15:00.

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A new “fan zone” could open at Huish Park in the coming weeks – if the club’s application for a licence is approved.

Director Stuart Robins said the club is looking to “take part of the marquee” which has been sat unused at the stadium since before the COVID-19 pandemic to create a structure behind the terrace.

Stuart Robins.

He told Three Valleys Radio‘s ‘In Conversation With….’ programme on Tuesday night, that he hoped the zone would help improve the matchday experience.

He said: “In the short term we are trying to take part of the marquee and create a fan zone behind the Thatcher’s Stand.

“We still have to apply for a licence and then we can move part of the marquee to behind the Thatcher’s to create a better environment.

“It’s a semi-permanent structure, but it will be better than what we have at the moment. Our goal is to have some form of fan zone.”

The plans were mentioned by chairman Scott Priestnall in the minutes of the Supporters’ Alliance meeting at the end of June which quoted him saying: “Plans are in place to put a marquee behind the Thatcher’s stand where a bar and live bands can play before matches.” 

In our most first monthly YeoGov opinion poll covering the month of August gave the matchday experience a below average 2.76/7 rating and Robins admitted the club was “trying desperately” to make improvements at Huish Park.

But, he added: “It’s not something that can overnight.”

The director also said that plans for a big screen at Huish Park would happen “before the end of the calendar year“, so watch this space on that one….

In the interview, recorded ahead of last weekend’s 1-1 home draw with Boreham Wood, the director said he believed manager Chris Hargreaves was “building something special.”

He said: “Out of the games we’ve played we’ve had two poor games, against York City we were poor and at Eastleigh we were poor.

“I still say Eastleigh was a good point. When you see we more than competed against Chesterfield, really well against Barnet and Wrexham.

“We’ve kept the spine and a number of players from last year, but we are playing a different brand of football and the players are still adapting to that.

“I was at training this morning and the guys looked sharp and hungry. I think Chris is building something special and I’m pretty confident we will build from here.

He added: “Have we got a team that’s ready for promotion? Who knows what’s going to happen, but you can’t fault the players for their effort. We are playing, for the most part, attractive football, most people who were at the game against Chesterfield (would say that).“

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Yeovil Town director Stuart Robins has said the decision of owner Scott Priestnall to sell the Huish Park site is the reason the club has survived the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The shareholder, who owns a 20% stake in the club, said the sale of the stadium and surrounding land to South Somerset District Council in a deal worth £2.8m “had to take place for the club to survive.”

He also told Three Valleys Radio‘s ‘In Conversation With…..’ programme on Tuesday night that he “had it on pretty good authority” that no bidders for the club, including the Simul Sports consortium led by former Cardiff City director Julian Jenkins, put “any money on the table” despite months of takeover talks.

Robins said: “We all have to remember COVID was devastating for so many clubs, including our own, there was no revenue whatsoever and only costs, except obviously there was furlough and whatever.

“The losses are substantial for a club at this level and it had to be financed and we are still here.

Asked about the sale to SSDC completed in May, he said: “A transaction of that type had to take place for the club to survive. There was always the opportunity before the SSDC deal that a developer could have come in and done goodness knows what.

“That was certainly said by (SSDC portfolio holder Councillor) John Clark when he’s been interviewed a number of times and the club has survived because of what Scott has done.

“There were a number of debts that had to be settled and that was driven by the council. Some money has gone in to the football, but there was some moneys that went in to buying the convenents back, so there was a number of areas where that money had to go.”

We certainly know of one interview conducted by Councillor Clark on the Gloverscast back in May, which you can listen to – here.

Julian Jenkins, who was part of the Simul Sports consortium which was in talks to takeover Yeovil Town.

Robins was asked by Three Valleys Radio presenter Adrian Hopper, a former club press officer, whether he had thought he might be going in to business with a group including Simul Sports, well, he referred to him them as “this fella Jenkins.”

For your recollection, the Simul consortium also including former Yeovil Town midfielder Marc Bircham, investment specialist Darren DeLandro and, following the collapse of the bid, Damien Singh, the Chief Financial Officer of online graphic design tool firm, Canva, revealed himself as part of the bid. And “this fella Jenkins“, of course,

In response, the director said: “I was pretty confident it was only going to be with Scott (I went in to business with) because there were a number of parties that had not put their money where their mouth is.

“I have heard a number of parties had put money on the table, but as I understand it that never happened, I have it on pretty good authority.

“The difference with me was I did and when the time was to sign the cheque, I did it, as you would with any transaction of this nature.

“There was never any danger of working with the other parties you have mentioned, because they simply did not put the money where it should have been to conclude that transaction.

He added: “From what I know now, a lot of the stuff you read and here whether it’s on Twitter or via other parties simply is not true.

“I know on very good authority I was the only one that was prepared to put the money in.”

He spoke about his introduction to Priestnall via a mutual friend, saying: “My pal, Dave, introduced me to (Scott), I was invited down to have lunch, one thing led to another and one day Scott asked if I would like to be involved.

“I said I would like to be involved at a meaningful level and I am quite prepared to invest, that’s how it all started and we concluded the transaction four to five months ago.“

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Yeovil Town director Stuart Robins has bought a 20% stake in the club and the money will be going straight in to its accounts – but we’re not quite sure how much money is involved.

A recent statement filed by Yeovil Football & Athletic Club (YF&AC), the company which runs the club’s operations, showed the new director had acquired 341,442 ordinary shares in the business valued at £1 each.

But, following a series of questions from Gloverscast about the investment, it appears the simple mathematics (if there such a thing) is not quite as simple as it seems because £1 is apparently the nominal value of a share in the business, not the current or market value of one.

The Confirmation Statement posted by Yeovil Football & Athletic Club Limited on August 15.

In a statement, the club told us: “Mr Robins’ has acquired 341,442 shares in YF&AC at the deemed current market value.

“This does mean that Mr Robins now owns 20% of YF&AC with the balance of 80% (1,365,772 shares) currently retained by Yeovil Town Holdings.”

Yeovil Town Holdings being a company set up by former owners Norman Hayward and John Fry which was acquired by chairman Scott Priestnall during his 2019 takeover, and lists the chairman as its only director.

So, if the shares were acquired from Yeovil Town Holdings, does that not mean that the money goes straight to it and bypasses the football club? It appears not.

The statement claims that a loan arrangement agreed with the clubs “professional advisers” whereby the YT Holdings has loaned YF&AC the amount invested and then written off the loan, leaving the club with the full investment on its books.

Let’s assume for the sake of this example Stuart Robins has invested £100,000 for his 20%; this means YT Holdings received £100,000 in the deal which gave no direct benefit to the football club itself. So, to enable the club to see the benefit, the statement suggests that, by way of accounting convention, the money has been given as a loan by the holding company to the football club, and that loan has then been written off, leaving the football club with the £100,00 in cash. But, of course, we don’t know how much it actually is.

If that doesn’t make sense, here’s how the club’s statement explains it: “It was intended that the new investor’s funds be made immediately available to the football club for working capital purposes.  However, following discussions with our professional advisers, it was known from the outset that the investment was going to need to be made in return for shares held by Yeovil Town Holdings Limited. 

“As a result, it was also recognised from the outset that the investment would, from an accounting perspective, create an unnecessary loan balance between Yeovil Town Holdings Limited and Yeovil Football and Athletic Club Limited. 

“As such, following the initial investment transaction made into Yeovil Town Holdings Limited, the second and immediate step required was to then waive that loan between the two entities such that the funds rest in the football club and could not be called back by Yeovil Town Holdings Limited. 

“Our professional advisers have helped guide us through these transactions to ensure there are no other related issues arising that may be detrimental to the football club, and we are pleased to confirm these transactions have indeed been completed and concluded accordingly. 

“The investment funds have therefore ended up in the football club without any additional liability arising on the balance sheet of any entity.”

Yeovil Town director Stuart Robins.

That is a somewhat long-winding way of saying that the money which Stuart Robins has invested for his 20% stake in the club is now on the books and being used for its intended purpose – as “working capital”.

What is working capital? Again, it could mean a lot of things. It could be wages, it could be transfer fees, it could be buying pies and pints for the teas bars – or any combination of these things.

As you’d probably expect, the statement tallies up with what the new director told us when back in Glovercast #178 at the start of July, when he said: “That money has gone straight to the club, that money is being used to help further develop the club, it’s not gone in to anyone’s pocket.”

So with that cleared up (right?), we did also ask for an update on any new investors and/or directors joining the board – remember we were promised a few back in April? If not, read here. Oh, and we asked what was going on with the South Somerset District Council (SSDC) plans to develop the land.

The reply on directors/investors was: “The search for further investors/club directors continues. Confidential discussions have been held with a number of individuals and it would be inappropriate to comment further unless or until agreements are reached.”

And on SSDC, it was: “Plans to develop the Huish Park site are subject to ongoing discussions with SSDC.”

In the time between the publication of the Confirmation Statement and receiving the answers, we got a response from SSDC which provides a little more detail on the latter point which you can read – here.

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Yeovil Town director Stuart Robins has said “several discussions” are continuing with potential investors and directors to the club.

In a ‘Board Update’ article in the matchday programme for today’s opening league fixture at Huish Park against Wrexham, he said there was “nothing concrete” to report on the discussions.

The retired businessman and lifelong supporter joined the club’s board at the end of May becoming both a director and a shareholder.

Robins said: “We are sure most of you know, we have been looking for investors in to the club and consequently new board members.

“We have several discussions ongoing, but there is nothing concrete to report to you all yet. We are continuing our discussions as well as seeking out new potential investors, and we will be happy to update you as soon as there is anything material to report.”

Speaking in April, chairman and owner Scott Priestnall said he was having “positive conversations” with “people to join the board, from an investment point of view, to invest in the football club going forward.”

In an address to supporters in the Alec Stock Lounge, he declared: “I am pleased to say there has been some positive conversations on that part and I’m hoping to have a concrete framework around the board by the end of the season, so we are not in limbo during the summer.”

If we assume the conversations being had four month later are with the same individuals, there’s no chance of anyone accusing us of rushing in to bringing new blood in to the boardroom.

In his programme article, Robins also confirmed that funds generated from the sale of Tom Knowles to League Two side Walsall on the eve of the new campaign would be available to manager Chris Hargreaves.

He said: “As disappointing as it is to lose Tom, there is now an increase in funds available to Chris to improve the squad.

“Of course, this will not be easy, but if hard work is a pointer to success, then Chris and his team will succeed and have a highly successful campaign and, of course, that is what we are all hoping for.”

Speaking after the opening day defeat at Scunthorpe United, Hargreaves said that Priestnall had told him the funds would be available.

On Friday, he brought in forward Gime Toure, a free agent following his release by Carlisle United at the end of last season, and a sixth loanee, teenage Exeter City defender Alfie Pond.

 

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New director Stuart Robins.

If making things official is important to you, you will be pleased to hear Stuart Robins is a director of Yeovil Football & Athletic Limited (The).

The paperwork has been filed with Companies House and Stuart – or Stuart Alan, to be precise – is now listed as a director alongside owner and chairman Scott Priestnall.

Beyond that there’s not a lot to say although it all ties up with what he told us when he joined us on the Gloverscast the other week – so, if nothing else, it’s a good chance for a plug, as you can listen – here.