New Yeovil Town goalkeeper Jed Ward has told the club’s supporters he is confident he will improve as he plays more matches having joined on a season-long loan.
The Bristol Rovers’ stopper only featured twice for his parent club in pre-season, playing the full 90 minutes against Chippenham Town before coming on as a second half substitute against Yeovil at Huish Park in a 2-1 win for the League Two outfit.
He looked assured keeping a clean sheet in the opening day 0-0 draw with Hartlepool United last weekend, earning the Gloverscast Man of the Match award with 31.4% of your votes.
Speaking to BBC Somerset’s Josh Perkins on Thursday, he said: “I feel like I know a lot of people here already, I have met a lot of the lads in my journey so far, I have felt really welcomed and got on board with all the things the manager is trying to give us. I am really excited for the rest of the season.
“Coming out at Huish Park in front of plenty of fans was a great feeling and, even though we did not win, it was a good performance to start the season.
“I did not really have the pre-season that I would have wanted, but as I play more games I will get better and improve week on week. I feel like I am in a good place to crack on with the season.”
The 22-year-old’s second competitive game for his new club will be in familiar surroundings of Forest Green Rovers. He played 28 times for the Gloucestershire outfit last season, keeping ten clean sheets, before being recalled by Bristol Rovers in January and playing a further 18 times.
He added: “It was a great experience last season, but I am a Yeovil player now and I want to give everything for the club. I know a few of the players there, but it is no different to any other team in this league, it is all about how do we execute our plan and win on the day. I am sure they will be aggressive and want to play football at the same time, so we just have to match that on the day.”
Nice one, Jed – keep it up!