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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 – 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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Clap along if you feel that happiness is the truth!

Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! Clap along if you feel that happiness is the truth! Clap along if you know what happiness is to you! Clap along if you feel like that’s what you … 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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“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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The best moment of the season (so far) #YTFC 1 #DRFC 0

Yeovil Town FC – we’re the Green Army Continue reading

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The magic of the cup!

The magic of the cup is that the fans of the team that lost seem to be the only ones that enjoyed the game Continue reading

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The best fans in the land – #ytfc

In characteristically generous fashion, Yeovil Town  applauded the 2000 travelling Burnley fans at last week’s game at the Huish both at the ground and on twitter afterwards. They were generally acknowledged the loudest we’ve had all season and we are … Continue reading

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Shows what the little man can do

“It is one of them, and right at this moment of course it is the best. But to have between 17,000 and 20,000 fans supporting us, which is a relatively small club, on a small budget, this is what you … Continue reading

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A great day for Yeovil Town Football Club

Yeovil Town  beat Brentford 2-1 at Wembley this afternoon to clinch the play-off promotion spot to the Championship. Apparently it’s worth £4m to us in TV rights, it will take us to grounds we have never played at and we’ll be rated one … Continue reading

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