Tag Archives: YTFC

Yeovil True!

Posted on April 29, 2019 by henry tapper

  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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The Power of the Ordinary #LCFC

Posted on May 3, 2016 by henry tapper

It was all super- ordinary! Mayhem in the Jamie Vardy House, Gary Lineker pondering a new career in lingerie and Gus getting a call from Claudio, thanking him for Chelsea’s second half performance     If the word “surreal” was … Continue reading →

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Leicester City – a parable

Posted on May 2, 2016 by henry tapper

champione***champione*** champione***champione***champione   The whole nation knows the value of winning the Premier League to Leicester City. The value of Leicester winning it is greatest just before it’s won. This blog was published the morning of the day when Leicester became Premier … Continue reading →

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Yeovil Town – relight my fire!

Posted on January 31, 2016 by henry tapper

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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The value of being nice. #WASPI, #YTFC and decency

Posted on January 3, 2016 by henry tapper

Stand up for the Minstermen! 290 York City fans came to Huish Park yesterday to watch their team lose 1-0 against fellow strugglers Yeovil. We clapped them before the game and many of us commiserated with them after. They are … Continue reading →

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All I want for Christmas is dew (relentless rain won’t do!)

Posted on December 26, 2015 by henry tapper

  The reference to “Dew” is from memory of this lovely medieval poem I syng of a mayden That is makeles, king of alle kinges to here sone che chees. He cam also stille Ther his moder was As dew … Continue reading →

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Say it quietly but Yeovil were quite good today #ytfc

Posted on December 19, 2015 by henry tapper

  I know that people are going on about Leicester, Man U and Chelsea. But far more importantly, I’ve found something nice to say about Yeovil – they played bloody well against Leyton Orient this afternoon and – but for … Continue reading →

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Hope yet for AonHewitt

Posted on December 27, 2014 by henry tapper

I oughtn’t to like Aon. Weirdly I do;- but in the kind of way that google likes the Encyclopedia Brittanica. Aon is an American owned consultancy that feeds the insatiable maw of Man United, it is becoming a fiduciary manager … Continue reading →

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

Posted on December 7, 2014 by henry tapper

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

Posted on April 27, 2014 by henry tapper

  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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