Category Archives: Yeovil Town

Yeovil True!

  It was a sad weekend for Yeovil Town fans as their cherished club tumbled out of the Football League after 16 years. I nearly wrote “glorious” but withdrew the adjective, many of them were anything but. We now face … Continue reading

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Yeovil Town; stand by your man!

This blog hasn’t heard much about Yeovil Town lately; yesterday the Glovers recorded their highest league win (0-6) at table topping Newport County. The man pictured above, Darren Way (Ferret) is now a local hero for managing the team through thick … Continue reading

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Allardyce- a fan’s eye’s view.

“Money corrupts and wads corrupt absolutely” – anonymous football fan – last night.   I heard about Sam Allardyce’s departure from the England Manager’s job while watching Cambridge United beat Yeovil Town in a Tuesday night league 2 fixture at … Continue reading

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Yeovil Town – relight my fire!

In my 13 years with my partner Stella, I cannot remember being quite so much in love as I was  yesterday. She will not thank me for saying it, but her decision to accompany me on a cold and windy … Continue reading

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A day away at Plymouth #ytfc

Everyone in our house is old or on crutches and it looks like watching the boxing day test and the King George is about as exciting as it’ll get at the Mount, Salisbury Rd, Shaftesbury Dorset. So I phoned up … Continue reading

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What does it mean – being connected?

By some measures I am well connected. By the strictly quantitative measure of linked in first degree connections I could be seen as a well-connected man. But I can assure you that internet connections give false security. Whether you have 50 … Continue reading

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The greatest sporting weekend of the year?

The race is on to show your true sporting credentials on twitter. My twitter timeline was invaded by the likes of Pensions Sam Notts (3rd from bottom) v Yeovil (bottom) this weekend, big big game! @henryhtapper — Sam Brodbeck (@sambrodbeck) April 10, … Continue reading

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“Since I was young, I followed them, #ytfc – the team for me”

I’ve got to admit it – “When I was young, I followed AFC Bournemouth”, so I don’t sing the song in the title of this blog. The first time I heard it sung was when Derby did us 3-2 in the … Continue reading

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Bring back the Jock!

    It’s 6.50 on Cyber Monday. All over Britain. our little ones are gorging themselves on the 25 chocolates in their advent calendars and working out how to pin back the cardboard doors so their parents do not notice. … Continue reading

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“Whether we’re up or down”- what the terraces teach us about finance

  The reference is to a line in “Yeovil True” which celebrates our fan’s relationship to the club. On Friday the club’s men’s team did go down to League Division One, this time last year we went up to the Championship- … Continue reading

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