Yeovil Town

[richyy66]

Looks like they are heading for relegation from the National League. They need to win their remaining 3 games and will have to rely on others not winning any of theirs to stand any chance of staying in the National league.  Former Bristol City player Mark Cooper has his hands full. Wasn't that long ago they were in the Championship 2014 - All be it for only one season.

 

[Gillies Downs Leeds]

Shambles of a football club. Prospective new owner and Cooper blaming each other in media and on twitter. Cooper in my opinion is a fraud of a manager and has no class unlike his dad who was one of the finest men you could ever meet.

[pongo88]

They will be playing at Chippenham Town next season. Big come down from playing in the Championship a few years ago. 

[redkev]

2 hours ago, Percy Pig said:

Some of the second hand stories I've heard from players who've played under him show this. He's a pretty awful bloke/leader. Mad that he's managed to have the career he has really. 

Right up there with Steve Evans for contemptible personalities from lower leagues.

 

2 hours ago, Percy Pig said:

Some of the second hand stories I've heard from players who've played under him show this. He's a pretty awful bloke/leader. Mad that he's managed to have the career he has really. 

Right up there with Steve Evans for contemptible personalities from lower leagues.

Wasn’t Cooper the manager of Swindon when they beat us in November and won the league that game ,

done the lap of honour with the players 

[Kingswood Robin]

Wonder if "Robin in Yeovil" is still enjoying his football.

[Barrs Court Red]

This is unbelievably petty of me, but sod it. I LOVE the fact that Yeovil have gone down, and it all goes back to the first year we were in the same league. 
 

Every week there would be a caller to Radio Bristol asking if that weeks Yeovil win had put Yeovil above City.  Think the guy was call Robin ironically enough.

So Robin, rather than worrying about being behind City in the league, now you can fight it out with the Dog and Duck Reserves, and Horefield Prison 2nds. Enjoy. 

[ScottishRed]

From the very little I have read the potential new owners would appear to be ‘challenging’. 

That is not defending Cooper.

I fear for their future.

[ralphindevon]

27 minutes ago, Barrs Court Red said:

This is unbelievably petty of me, but sod it. I LOVE the fact that Yeovil have gone down, and it all goes back to the first year we were in the same league. 
 

Every week there would be a caller to Radio Bristol asking if that weeks Yeovil win had put Yeovil above City.  Think the guy was call Robin ironically enough.

So Robin, rather than worrying about being behind City in the league, now you can fight it out with the Dog and Duck Reserves, and Horefield Prison 2nds. Enjoy. 

As a Minehead fan growing up in the days they were a top non league side, Yeovil were one of our main local rivals.

That’s always stuck with me and although I bemoan the lack of good professional sport in the south west, I still have to have a chuckle at them dropping into regional football. 

[richyy66]

I take it we are all neither impressed with Yeovil or Mark Cooper then.

Sorry Yeovil off you go.....

[Hxj]

Most impressed with Gary Johnson and Torquay though.

Seemingly dead and buried a few weeks a go, 5 wins on the trot have real put the cat amongst the relegation chickens.

[Lanterne Rouge]

6 minutes ago, Hxj said:

Most impressed with Gary Johnson and Torquay though.

Seemingly dead and buried a few weeks a go, 5 wins on the trot have real put the cat amongst the relegation chickens.

Proper manager see........................

[redkev]

58 minutes ago, ScottishRed said:

From the very little I have read the potential new owners would appear to be ‘challenging’. 

That is not defending Cooper.

I fear for their future.

Be careful what you wish for with new owners , to those who criticise the lansdowns

[Open End Numb Legs]

I think I went to the 1st home game we played against them. Can't recall the year or division but I remember seeing their fans drinking with ours outside the pubs in the sunshine before the game and how good that was to see rather than with most away fans being chased across the park by police on horseback. No history = no trouble?

That said, my nephew was sent to their academy from Southampton about 8 years ago after a serious injury lay off and it was so depressing there he gave up football altogether, so it does sound a bit of a mess.

[Leveller]

The Derby games with Taunton Town and Bath City should be interesting.

[cidercity1987]

Surely there is now no reason for Radio Bristol to interrupt City coverage for a Conference South club 50 miles away?

[Lanterne Rouge]

1 minute ago, cidercity1987 said:

Surely there is now no reason for Radio Bristol to interrupt City coverage for a Conference South club 50 miles away?

Presumably, if Radio Somerset carry on doing live commentary of Yeovil, they will also do Taunton and Bath games?

[MattWSM]

1 hour ago, Leveller said:

The Derby games with Taunton Town and Bath City should be interesting.

and Weston  (and Torquay)

Edited April 16, 2023 by MattWSM
typo

[shelts]

Always had a soft spot for Yeovil as I knew a lad who played for them . It’s funny how football goes sometimes and I for one won’t gloat at them playing Chippenham next season. Hope they can rebuild and come back better and stronger 

[ChippenhamRed]

6 hours ago, pongo88 said:

They will be playing at Chippenham Town next season. Big come down from playing in the Championship a few years ago. 

I’ll have you know it’ll be an honour and a privilege for them!

[Calculus]

12 hours ago, cidercity1987 said:

Surely there is now no reason for Radio Bristol to interrupt City coverage for a Conference South club 50 miles away?

I would have thought the local radio station should cover the likes of Yeovil as well as league clubs.

There's enough complaints about the media's obsession with the Prem to the detriment of clubs like City. Surely this is just the same issue but down a level or two.

[2015]

41 minutes ago, Calculus said:

I would have thought the local radio station should cover the likes of Yeovil as well as league clubs.

There's enough complaints about the media's obsession with the Prem to the detriment of clubs like City. Surely this is just the same issue but down a level or two.

You can guarantee that even if Yeovil were relegated to the Western League that they'd still get a decent coverage on Radio Bristol. I'd rather listen to a Rovers fan moan and moan about their crap club than Yeovil's pointless existence in Conference South.

[cidercity1987]

1 hour ago, Calculus said:

I would have thought the local radio station should cover the likes of Yeovil as well as league clubs.

There's enough complaints about the media's obsession with the Prem to the detriment of clubs like City. Surely this is just the same issue but down a level or two.

Yes but at the moment Yeovil have level billing with City and Rovers, whereas Bath/Taunton etc have almost nothing. Yeovil will be at the same level as Bath/Taunton so there is zero reason for them to have more coverage than the latter two.

[frenchred]

15 hours ago, redkev said:

Be careful what you wish for with new owners , to those who criticise the lansdowns

Oh **** me, change the record

[Wanderingred]

In the space of nine years, they’ve dropped four divisions. Ouch.

[Gert Mare]

It's a shame that it didn't happen to Bristol Rovers instead of Yeovil.

I actually quite enjoyed seeing Yeovil in the football league.

[GreedyHarry]

4 hours ago, Wanderingred said:

In the space of nine years, they’ve dropped four divisions. Ouch.

They’re not even great at being shit. We dropped four divisions in less than half the time it took them

[redkev]

9 hours ago, frenchred said:

Oh **** me, change the record

Thanks for your intellectual response ,  would you like to elaborate or is that beyond you , 

[Baba Yaga]

Was chatting to a Yeovil fan this time last year who was disappointed their manager Sarll had left and was worried for their future. Looks like they were right as Yeovil will be down and the manager left for Woking who are now 4th.

Got to admit I don't mind Yeovil after those games in the mid 2000s and us getting Gary Johnson off them (some of their players we had not so much). Will be an interesting conference south next year if both Torquay and Yeovil are there and can get their acts together.

[frenchred]

29 minutes ago, redkev said:

Thanks for your intellectual response ,  would you like to elaborate or is that beyond you , 

No point 

[PHILINFRANCE]

21 minutes ago, Baba Yaga said:

Was chatting to a Yeovil fan this time last year who was disappointed their manager Sarll had left and was worried for their future. Looks like they were right as Yeovil will be down and the manager left for Woking who are now 4th.

Got to admit I don't mind Yeovil after those games in the mid 2000s and us getting Gary Johnson off them (some of their players we had not so much). Will be an interesting conference south next year if both Torquay and Yeovil are there and can get their acts together.

Not even Luke Ayling?

[Baba Yaga]

46 minutes ago, PHILINFRANCE said:

Not even Luke Ayling?

I forgot him to be honest. Was thinking about the GJ signings and how Lee was never the most popular and Jevons/Weale where it didn't really work out.

But I think with the likes of Fontaine and McAllister going to Yeovil later in their careers and with GJ going back there again too I had a positive impression of them and usually liked seeing them do well. A long way back for them now, will have to see if this is even their lowest point.

Guessing there will be a few gasheads with long memories who won't have forgotten this too...

[PHILINFRANCE]

13 minutes ago, Baba Yaga said:

I forgot him to be honest. Was thinking about the GJ signings and how Lee was never the most popular and Jevons/Weale where it didn't really work out.

But I think with the likes of Fontaine and McAllister going to Yeovil later in their careers and with GJ going back there again too I had a positive impression of them and usually liked seeing them do well. A long way back for them now, will have to see if this is even their lowest point.

Guessing there will be a few gasheads with long memories who won't have forgotten this too...

I must admit, I ‘supported’ them when they were striving to get in to the league, much as I did Cheltenham and Forest Green, but I view their demise with a certain disinterest; I can’t take to Marc Cooper and, given their financial shenanigans, I have no real sympathy.

[Wanderingred]

5 hours ago, GreedyHarry said:

They’re not even great at being shit. We dropped four divisions in less than half the time it took them

Not to be facetious, but we actually dropped three divisions, from the first to the fourth!

You are right though, in that they only managed two relegations in successive seasons. Amateurs. 

[GreedyHarry]

13 hours ago, Wanderingred said:

Not to be facetious, but we actually dropped three divisions, from the first to the fourth!

You are right though, in that they only managed two relegations in successive seasons. Amateurs. 

An excellent point. Im off to extra maths lessons now

[Super]

You never know they might beat Wrexham....

[Steve Watts]

17 hours ago, PHILINFRANCE said:

I must admit, I ‘supported’ them when they were striving to get in to the league, much as I did Cheltenham and Forest Green, but I view their demise with a certain disinterest; I can’t take to Marc Cooper and, given their financial shenanigans, I have no real sympathy.

I'm with you on this one.  Hard to believe he's the offspring of Sir Terry.  Clearly nothing alike in character.

[W-S-M Seagull]

Can't wait to play them next season.

[phantom]

3 minutes ago, W-S-M Seagull said:

Can't wait to play them next season.

Can remember a few feisty encounters with Yeovil over the years following Weston

One highlight was winning the Somerset cup at Huish beating Yeovil, they did not enjoy our celebrations in the boardroom after the game

[Leveller]

So it’s confirmed. Yeovil have dropped four tiers in ten years.

[exAtyeoMax]

chap on Radio Bristol was on the verge of tears. 

 

[GrahamC]

1 minute ago, exAtyeoMax said:

chap on Radio Bristol was on the verge of tears. 

 

Not surprised, they should be the biggest club in the county & a league one, too.

They have been criminally mismanaged over the last 10 years.

[W-S-M Seagull]

13 minutes ago, Leveller said:

So it’s confirmed. Yeovil have dropped four tiers in ten years.

And will be playing the mighty super Seagulls next season  

[The Dolman Pragmatist]

33 minutes ago, Leveller said:

So it’s confirmed. Yeovil have dropped four tiers in ten years.

We dropped three tiers in three years once!

[Kingswood Robin]

28 minutes ago, The Dolman Pragmatist said:

We dropped three tiers in three years once!

I remember going to Wolves when they were in the middle of their own triple drop, and guess what, they beat us 

[HoldenBall]

That’s a hell of a downfall. To think they were in the championship just under 10 years ago. Wouldn’t surprise me if they folded soon 

[luke_bristol]

Was fairly ambivalent about Yeovil and their plight until I just learned Mark Cooper is their manager. Now it’s funny.

[Hamdon Mart]

[Tomo]

Sad evening.... 

[Swede]

I do feel a little sympathy with their supporters. They have been terribly run for a number of years. I don't get the love in Radio Bristol has with them though and why they should be afforded so much air time.

 

[The Journalist]

Pretty amazing to think that 10 years ago they beat Sheffield United and Brentford in the League One play-offs to reach the Championship.

[LondonBristolian]

My Grandad was from Yeovil and a Yeovil Town fan so I do have a soft spot for them. Sad to see how far they've fallen in recent years. 

[Red-Robbo]

2 hours ago, LondonBristolian said:

My Grandad was from Yeovil and a Yeovil Town fan so I do have a soft spot for them. Sad to see how far they've fallen in recent years. 

 They've been at that level before, but not since 1996/97. Then they won the 6th tier with a record 101 points to begin their climb to league football. Be nice if history repeated itself. 

[phantom]

[Lanterne Rouge]

18 minutes ago, phantom said:

This is how it begins.

[phantom]

On 28/04/2023 at 21:03, Lanterne Rouge said:

This is how it begins.

 

[Major Isewater]

No one likes to see a football club go bust , especially when the clubs at the top of the pyramid have so much money they pay excessive amounts of money for overrated divas ( divers! ) from overseas. 
 

[cidered abroad]

On 18/04/2023 at 22:56, Kingswood Robin said:

I remember going to Wolves when they were in the middle of their own triple drop, and guess what, they beat us 

No surprise as our last away win at Molineux was in 1931.

[Hamdon Mart]

On 19/04/2023 at 16:00, LondonBristolian said:

My Grandad was from Yeovil and a Yeovil Town fan so I do have a soft spot for them. Sad to see how far they've fallen in recent years. 

Not sure how old he is but there's a fair chance I might know him. Support was down in the 1,000-1,200 range when I was younger, everyone knew everyone else (let's not do "you're all related anyway" joke....  ).

Criminally mismanaged is correct and now apparently the newest takeover has fallen through. Interestingly, and maybe showing a little bit of hope for the situation, this news has come from the prospective owners personal Twitter rather than SU Glovers' account, meaning maybe there is a chink of light there. If there isn't, I see nothing else on the horizon than administration as the monthly wage bill is 70k and the new rent payments of £50k a quarter kick in this week. That's a lot of money to find when there's no matchday income coming in. Can't see too many people buying season tickets without knowing who the owner is going to be so it's all a vicious cycle. 

Sigh.

[robinforlife2]

A part of me would like to see Steve Lansdown step up and buy Yeovil. The same part of me which would like to see him sell us to someone with ambition. 

[Leveller]

10 minutes ago, robinforlife2 said:

A part of me would like to see Steve Lansdown step up and buy Yeovil. The same part of me which would like to see him sell us to someone with ambition. 

Perhaps its time for Johnny Depp to step in and save his local team!

[phantom]

1 hour ago, robinforlife2 said:

A part of me would like to see Steve Lansdown step up and buy Yeovil. The same part of me which would like to see him sell us to someone with ambition. 

Can't happen even if he wanted to, which I very much doubt he would have any interest

[Calculus]

7 hours ago, Leveller said:

Perhaps its time for Johnny Depp to step in and save his local team!

Well having seen the Wrexham fairytale end well you wouldn't be surprised.

[CHIPLEY RED]

On 18/04/2023 at 15:48, phantom said:

Can remember a few feisty encounters with Yeovil over the years following Weston

One highlight was winning the Somerset cup at Huish beating Yeovil, they did not enjoy our celebrations in the boardroom after the game

One highlight for me was League 1 when we played them at Ashton Gate and Bas Savage was through on goal and literally fell over with no one around. What a legend he was.

[2015]

36 minutes ago, CHIPLEY RED said:

One highlight for me was League 1 when we played them at Ashton Gate and Bas Savage was through on goal and literally fell over with no one around. What a legend he was.

Another highlight was the two Yeovil birds who flashed to us in the EE in 2006/07 promotion season. 2-0 win as well

[Offside]

47 minutes ago, CHIPLEY RED said:

One highlight for me was League 1 when we played them at Ashton Gate and Bas Savage was through on goal and literally fell over with no one around. What a legend he was.

One of the funniest things I’ve ever seen at a football match. It still makes me chuckle when I think about it. 

[Lanterne Rouge]

10 hours ago, Leveller said:

Perhaps its time for Johnny Depp to step in and save his local team!

Dunno if Madonna still lives locally. She definitely did when she was with Guy Ritchie.

[Hamdon Mart]

On 04/05/2023 at 19:54, Lanterne Rouge said:

Dunno if Madonna still lives locally. She definitely did when she was with Guy Ritchie.

She lived nearer to Salisbury, still quite close mind you, but not sure she does anymore.

Someone has messaged Game Of Thrones actor James Purefoy who replied that he's looking for someone to invest (unlikely, I'd say). Only other half famous YTFC fan passed away a couple of years ago, Trevor Peacock who played Jim Trott in Vicar of Dibley. That said he would have probably said "No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no" anyway. 

[Maltshoveller]

3 minutes ago, Hamdon Mart said:

She lived nearer to Salisbury, still quite close mind you, but not sure she does anymore.

Someone has messaged Game Of Thrones actor James Purefoy who replied that he's looking for someone to invest (unlikely, I'd say). Only other half famous YTFC fan passed away a couple of years ago, Trevor Peacock who played Jim Trott in Vicar of Dibley. That said he would have probably said "No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no" anyway. 

So that would be a YES

[E.G.Red]

Seem to have a buyer for the club. Agreed in principle, although fans won't believe it until all signed and sealed