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10 July 2012 : 2012-13 First Team Squad Numbers
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With Yeovil Town having made nine new signings for the 2012-13 season, and only a small handful of players remaining from last season's squad, obviously there are a large number of changes to the squad numbers for the 2012-13 season. Whilst the nine pre-season friendlies will no doubt shape who starts in the first competitive fixture against Colchester United, the choice of the numbers perhaps give an idea of a provisional pecking order in the squad, with the 'bigger' names taking the lower numbers in the squad.
If this is manager Gary Johnson's current thinking in terms of his squad, then it shows no surprises. Defenders Jamie McAllister and Byron Webster, winger Keanu Marsh-Brown and strike pair Reuben Reid and James Hayter get shirts that rank them in the traditional 'one to eleven' numbering. Meanwhile the more inexperienced Sam Foley, Lewis Young and Nathan Ralph get shirt numbers outside that range. As first choice goalkeeper Marek Stech takes the No.1 shirt.
There are four players from last season that have changed squad numbers from last year. Richard Hinds has taken the opportunity of a gap by taking the No.4 shirt. Meanwhile Anthony Edgar's shuffling from No.11 to No.18 is an indication of how his first team standing has changed since arriving at the club last summer. Meanwhile Gareth Stewart and Curtis Haynes-Brown have made more minor adjustments to their squad numbers.
Gary Johnson has indicated that he wants to sign up two more players with him yet to declare whether those will be permanent or loan signings. However, No.17 and No.19 are currently the lowest vacant shirts (assuming no-one has a craving for unlucky No.13).
The full list is on the Player Profile section below, which also includes full profiles of all nine of the new signings for those who have been on their holidays and may have missed a few of the announcements.
Link: Yeovil Town First Team Player Profiles.
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9 July 2012 : Kalala And Doherty On The Move
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Former Yeovil Town midfielder Jean-Paul Kalala is on the look-out for a new club, after being released by League Two side Southend United. The 30 year old was out of contract at Roots Hall, and a bad knee injury in February did not help his chances of a new deal, with that ending his season early, after 30 appearances for the Essex club.
Playing him in his traditional defensive midfield role, Shrimpers boss Paul Sturrock admitted that he had put in a decent standard of performance, but suggested to the Southend Echo that his departure was in part down to Sturrock's wish to change tactics for the 2012-13 season:
"JP did a reasonable job for us last season before getting injured but I think we need to bring in a different type of player. We need to bring in a midfielder who offers different things to what JP does because we have a few new ideas about systems for next season."
Whilst Kalala had two spells and just under 100 appearances for the club, another midfielder sits firmly at the other end of the chain. Tommy Doherty spent just eleven minutes on the field in a Yeovil Town shirt, back in March 2006, before hobbling off the field and disappearing.
He has now signed a six month contract with League Two side Exeter City, who seem to be accumulating their own collection of ex-Glovers, with Kevin Amankwaah and Arron Davies having signed up at St James Park over the summer. He dropped out of the Football League for the first time in his career last season, playing for Newport County and Bath City. He has told the Western Morning News that at the age of 33 years old, this is probably his last chance to break back into League football:
"I see this as my last chance, really. I don't think it puts any pressure on me, I'm just happy for the chance. People will want promotion and I want that as a player as well. I'm just happy to have an opportunity to get back into the game and hopefully I can get back in and stay there for as long as I can. I've played in the League all my life and I hopefully I can continue. I hope – touch wood – that it can become something longer and if I am playing, then things should come with that, shouldn't they?"
Link: Jean-Paul Kamudimba Kalala : Yeovil Town Statistics.
Link: Tommy Doherty : Yeovil Town Statistics.
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9 July 2012 : Ticketing Information For Home Pre-Season Friendlies
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Admission prices for Yeovil Town's home pre-season friendlies have been set. The Glovers are set to play Plymouth Argyle (now at the Avenue Stadium), Bristol Rovers, Exeter City and Stoke City in warm-up matches for the 2012-13 season.
Prices for the Bristol Rovers and Exeter matches at Huish Park (plus the game against Plymouth Argyle at Dorchester's Avenue Stadium) are as follows:
Adults: £10.00; Concessions: £6.00; Aged 16-21yo: £4.00; Under-16s: £2.00.
Prices for the friendly against Premier League side Stoke City are a little higher and are as follows:
Adults: £15.00; Vice Presidents: £20.00; Concessions: £10.00; Aged 16-21yo: £7.00; Under-16s: £3.00.
For all of the above tariffs, there is no matchday surcharge, and you can pay on the day of the game. However, allow for additional time at the Huish Park Ticket Office when purchasing your ticket if you choose to do so in the hour or two leading up to kick-off.
For the games against Bristol Rovers and Exeter City, only the Main Stand will be open for home fans. Away supporters will sit in the Screwfix East Stand. Neither terrace will be open for these two fixtures. For the friendly against Stoke City, all four sides of the ground are planned to be open.
Link: Date And Ticketing For The Colchester Cup Match.
Link: Argyle Friendly Gets Switched To The Avenue.
Link: Admission Prices For Hereford United vs Yeovil Town.
Link: Admission Prices For Llanelli AFC vs Yeovil Town.
Link: 2012-13 First Team Fixtures and Results Page.
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9 July 2012 : Date And Ticketing For The Colchester Cup Match
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Yeovil Town have set a date for the League Cup First Round home match against Colchester United. As expected, the game will be played on Tuesday 14th August at Huish Park, with a 7.45p.m. kick-off.
Admission prices for the game have also been set, and are as follows:
Adults: £15.00; Vice Presidents: £20.00; Concessions: £10.00; Aged 16-21yo: £7.00; Under-16s: £3.00.
There are no matchday surcharges for this game. This is an 'all pay' match, and will be the first competitive match of the 2012-13 season. If you do choose to purchase on the day of the match, allow additional time for queuing as you get close to kick-off.
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9 July 2012 : Argyle Friendly Gets Switched To The Avenue
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Yeovil Town have switched their pre-season friendly against Plymouth Argyle to a neutral venue. The match on Saturday 21st July will now be hosted by Dorchester Town at their Avenue Stadium. The change of venue has been blamed on 'adverse weather conditions'.
As a result, the match also has special arrangements for ticketing. Prices are as follows:
Adults: £10.00; Concessions: £6.00; Aged 16-21yo: £4.00; Under-16s: £2.00.
Admission will be possible on the day of the game against these tariffs, but on a cash ONLY basis. They are also available from the Huish Park Ticket Office for advance purchase via the usual means.
Vice Presidents must also make special arrangements - only 50 advance tickets will be made available, at the cost of £12.00, which will include entry to Dorchester's bar.
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9 July 2012 : D'Ath Grateful For Glovers Experience
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Former Yeovil Town attacking midfielder Lawson D'Ath has said that his experience at Huish Park has given him something different as he attempts to force his way into Reading's first team this season. The Royals have just gained promotion to the Premier League and the 19 year old is waiting to see if he will be part of a pre-season squad that will head out to Portugal next week.
D'Ath arrived at Huish Park in mid-February as one of a number of signings made by Gary Johnson, upon his return to the Glovers. The Oxford born player went on to make 14 appearances, scoring one goal as part of a three month loan spell, and told the Reading Post that playing for a club battling against relegation meant that at times he was playing a very different game:
"I learned so much at Yeovil. The whole experience was great. Yeovil aren’t the best team in League One and it was very different to what I was used to. In my youth team we always used to control games and it was good to experience being under pressure in a league game. It was good to play out wide as well and learn a new position."
Since returning to the Madejski Stadium, D'Ath has had his traditional summer break, and he reveals that he has been putting that time to good use, pointing out that despite his age he has one eye on the future:
"I went on holiday to America and did a bit of coaching out there with some kids who were aged nine to 14. I thought it would be a good experience and it’s probably something I will look to do every year. When it comes to the end of my career then I might look to do some coaching - it’s not too early to start planning."
At the end of last season, both Johnson and D'Ath gave hints that they would be happy enough to take out another loan deal if the opportunity arose. He added that he would be prepared to go wherever he could get regular football, but admitted he had one eye on making his Premier League debut in some shape or form:
"I would go out on loan again, the most important thing for me and Reading is to be playing football. The lads did terrific last year to win the league and I wouldn’t mind sneaking my way into the team this year, but we will have to see. It’s every boy’s dream growing up to play in the Premier League. It would be unbelievable if I could manage an appearance at some stage."
Link: Lawson D'Ath : Yeovil Town Statistics.
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8 July 2012 : McLeod Ready To Finalise Deal With Unnamed Club
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Former Barnet striker Izale McLeod says that he is on the edge of completing a deal with an unnamed Football League Club. The 27 year old has been conspicuous by his absence since leaving Underhill at the end of last season, and appears to have been linked with more or less every club at League One and League Two level over the summer months.
One such club has been the Glovers, with suggestions that he had been spotted in Yeovil around a month ago - although nothing has materialised since then, with manager Gary Johnson making moves for Reuben Reid and James Hayter, who are likely to be the main contenders for the front line pairing at Huish Park, for the coming season.
The Sky Sports website names Portsmouth and Crawley as being the main two clubs that have interest in the player, although there have been plenty more. McLeod himself will not reveal which one will get his services, but says he has more or less made his decision:
"Hopefully, I'll be signing for a new club shortly because I've been in talks with one in particular for a while now and we are very close to completing things, which is great because pre-season will be starting next week. I don't really want to say what club it is or what division they are in at the moment, but it is a club which match my ambitions for the upcoming season. There has been quite a bit of interest over the summer, but hopefully this one will be the one I sign for and it is just a case of dotting the i's and crossing the t's."
For what it's worth, if his suggestion that "pre-season will be starting next week" is to be taken literally, then that would tend to rule out the Glovers, given they have been back on the training ground for the past week. Johnson's remarks late last week also suggest that he is wanting to wait until he's seen his current crop of players and trialists in a couple of pre-season friendlies before he can decide where he needs to add extra blood for what he believes are two available positions.
Portsmouth are due to start their pre-season training schedule on Monday, although there are question marks over when they will be allowed to sign players, given that the Football League have refused to lift their transfer embargo, despite having only ten registered players, and no goalkeeper. With the club still in administration, and Tal Ben Haim on £36,000 per week wages, plus a £1 million per season image rights contract, administrator Trevor Birch still needs to lower their annual wage bill, which varies between £9 million and £11 million according to which source you read. Hence until they overcome that problem, they will be unable to agree anything other than a verbal deal with McLeod.
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7 July 2012 : 2012-13 Ladies Fixtures Released
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Yeovil Town Ladies have had their fixtures published for the 2012-13 season. The female Glovers are back in the FA Women’s Premier League after a twelve month absence, and will begin their season proper on Sunday 19th August 2012. They open with a home game against Lewes before travelling to Gillingham a week later. That is then followed by the first of a series of League Cup Group games, with the draw yet to be determined.
The Ladies have also put in plans for a number of pre-season friendlies that will be fully developed over the coming weeks. The current plans are as follows:
15/07/2012 : 14:00 : Oxford United (Home - venue TBC)
20/07/2012 - 22/07/2012 : Keele (Tour Matches)
29/07/2012 : 14:00 : Chelsea (Away)
05/08/2012 : 14:00 : Cardiff City (Away)
XX/08/2012 : Larkhall Athletic (Home - exact date TBA - evening kick-off)
12/08/2012 : 14:00 : Wolves (Home)
For the full Premier League season fixture list, head to the Ladies site, via the link below.
Link: Yeovil Town Ladies Website : Fixtures and Results Page.
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6 July 2012 : Johnson Taking Time On Last Two Signings
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Yeovil Town manager Gary Johnson has said that he is likely to 'take his time' over the last couple of players that he wants for his 2012-13 first team playing squad. The Glovers have so far made nine new signings over the summer, giving them a reasonably sized group of players to take them into the set of nine pre-season friendlies.
Johnson has told BBC Somerset that he is sticking to previously stated targets of having a squad of eighteen players for the season, but that the two more that he wants may not arrive until he has seen a few pre-season friendlies:
"We had to bring in new players and that's what we've done. We think that a squad of eighteen will probably be just about right, so we've got two places left really. We're going to have a look at that and we're going to take our time on those. We will see a few pre-season friendlies so that we can see if we need to strengthen in any particular area. Then we'll go out and do what we need to do for the last couple."
The current list of contracted players, plus links to profiles of the new signings, can be viewed below:
Goalkeepers: Marek Stech, Gareth Stewart
Defenders: Luke Ayling, Byron Webster, Richard Hinds, Curtis Haynes-Brown, Jamie McAllister, Nathan Ralph
Central Midfielders: Dominic Blizzard, Ed Upson
Attacking Midfielders: Lewis Young, Keanu Marsh-Brown, Sam Foley, Gavin Williams, Anthony Edgar
Strikers: Reuben Reid, James Hayter
Note: There is a slight mismatch between the number of players Gary believes he has contracted at present and the above list. The most likely explanation is that Anthony Edgar is not being counted in his plans, given that the midfielder was told to find a new club towards the end of last season, and has not been training with the club.
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6 July 2012 : Wealey Completes Shrews Move
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Former Yeovil Town goalkeeper Chris Weale has completed a move to League One newcomers Shrewsbury Town. The 30 year old was released by Championship side Leicester City at the end of last season, and has been reunited with Graham Turner, who was his manager during a short loan spell with Hereford United.
Wealey missed the second half of the 2011-12 season with a knee injury that required surgery, but the good news is that it appears that he is fit again. He has told Shrewsbury's club site that his new club's commitment towards him was a big influence in his choice of move:
"It was more or less a mutual decision that I left Leicester because I need to play football. There was no point me sitting there on the bench in the Championship hoping a chance would come. I need to play and get out and show what I can do. Hopefully it's a platform to do that here. When you're wanted by a club, and it's very aware that they wanted me, it makes the decision very easy."
Link: Chris Weale : Yeovil Town Statistics.
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6 July 2012 : Murtagh Makes Macc Move
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Former Yeovil Town midfielder Keiran Murtagh has signed a new contract with Conference National newcomers Macclesfield Town. The 23 year old has moved on a free transfer from Cambridge United after failing to break into the first team at the Abbey Stadium.
Macclesfield were relegated from the Football League at the end of last season, and Murtagh moves within that division after he made just seven appearances for Cambridge, spending the second half of the 2011-12 season on loan at Woking - his second spell with the Cards.
Despite being capped at Under-17 level for the Republic of Ireland, Murtagh has become a regular international player for Antigua and Barbuda, scoring his debut goal for his country against the US Virgin Islands last October. Last month saw him play in 2014 World Cup Qualifying matches against Jamaica and the USA, starting in both of the CONCACAF Third Round group games.
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5 July 2012 : Gary Talks About Marek Stech
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With Yeovil Town having signed up Marek Stech on Thursday morning, Glovers boss Gary Johnson spoke to the BBC about the deal. With questions from BBC Somerset reporter Dan Albutt, Gary's thoughts on that and the earlier signing of Byron Webster are recorded via the link below.
Link: Gary Johnson Speaks To The BBC After Marek Stech Signed.
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5 July 2012 : Admission Prices For Hereford United vs Yeovil Town
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Admission prices for Yeovil Town's first pre-season friendly of the 2012-13 season have been published. The game takes place against non-leaguers Hereford United on Saturday 14th July at Edgar Street, with a 3.00p.m. kick-off.
Prices for the match are as follows:
Adults: £10.00; Concessions: £5.00 ; Aged 10 and Under: £3.00.
Concessions are applicable to those aged 11-20 years old inclusive, and those aged 60 years old and over.
Link: Admission Prices For Llanelli Match.
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5 July 2012 : Caulker Signs New Spurs Contract
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Former Yeovil Town loan defender Steven Caulker has signed a new contract with Tottenham Hotspur. He is now scheduled to stay at White Hart Lane until the summer of 2016, after a season that has seen him fully establish himself at Premier League level through a season long loan at Swansea City.
Still aged only 20 years old, Caulker was called up to the Team GB Under-23 squad for the 2012 London Olympics earlier this week, as the youngest member of the outfield squad.
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5 July 2012 : Czech Out This Goalkeeper Signing!
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Yeovil Town have completed the permanent signing of former West Ham United goalkeeper Marek Stech. The 22 year old joins the Glovers as a free agent, following his release by the Hammers last month. Since then, Stech's name has been very much on the rumourmill and his arrival has now been formalised.
Considering how well liked he is by Glovers fans, it's worth noting that his loan spell with Yeovil Town during the 2011-12 season only lasted five games. He arrived in mid-October 2011 as a replacement for the injured Jed Steer and lasted just under a month before West Ham's refusal to let him play in the FA Cup, followed by a recall to Upton Park meant that his stay was curtailed. Three draws and two defeats meant the club never won a game during his time at Huish Park, but his performances helped gain points that in all honesty the rest of his team-mates didn't deserve.
Born in Prague on January 28th 1990, he started his career at Sparta Prague before being signed by the Hammers at the age of 16. The 6'3" keeper made three League Cup first team appearances for West Ham, and before his initial Yeovil Town loan spell, he also clocked up three first team appearances whilst undertaking loan spells with Wycombe Wanderers and AFC Bournemouth during 2009.
He sat on the bench for West Ham on around 30 occasions as part of their Premier League squads, but never got onto the field of play in a League match for the Hammers. There was the suggestion that a contractual dispute between West Ham and his old club Sparta Prague was at the heart of this, with a payment clause due to be triggered if he made it as a Premier League player.
Štěch is a Czech Republic Under-21 international goalkeeper who gained ten caps at that level, including a couple that were sandwiched around his 2011-12 loan spell. He has also been extensively capped at Under-17 and Under-19 level for his national side.
His first contact with the Glovers came in August 2011 when he played for Yeovil Town Reserves against Torquay United Reserves in a training match in Devon, during August 2011, but that did not materialise into anything until Steer's injury forced him back to Norwich City, and the move came to bring Stech to Huish Park on loan.
Since returning to East London, he has had a further two game loan spell with Leyton Orient, where he teamed up with Russell Slade at the tail end of February. But that was curtailed when he picked up an injury and as a consequence he stayed with the Hammers until his release in May 2012.
Marek joins Yeovil Town on a two year contract, and thus will be with the club until the summer of 2014.
Link: Marek Stech : Yeovil Town Statistics.
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5 July 2012 : Stech Is On His Way!
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Out of contract goalkeeper Marek Stech has confirmed that he is on his way to Yeovil Town to sign. The Czech Republic Under-21 keeper has tweeted this morning "on my way to Yeovil" pretty much confirming one of the worst kept secrets that he is about to sign a two year contract with the club.
Released by West Ham United back in May, the 22 year old is able to sign a contract as a free agent, and is expected to be unveiled later today.
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5 July 2012 : Davies Completes Grecians Switch
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Further to yesterday's news, League Two side Exeter City have completed the signing of former Yeovil Town midfielder Arron Davies. The Welshman was released yesterday by Northampton Town and has signed a two year contract with the Grecians, who had earlier this week also taken on Kevin Amankwaah.
There had been suggestions from the Northampton end that Arron was on his way to Yeovil Town, although that didn't quite add up given where the club's main squad recruitment needs lie. That said, Davies has told the Grecians club site that Johnson's departure from Sixfields resulted in him being frozen out by the Cobblers, hence why he was anxious to leave the club:
"I didn't kick a ball in the second half of last season after the change of manager which was frustrating, and as a footballer I'm hungry and my desire is to play football. I've kept myself fit and now I'm just buzzing to get on the pitch and play some football."
Link: Arron Davies : Yeovil Town Statistics.
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4 July 2012 : Lowestoft Cry Foul Over Haynes-Brown Deal
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Isthmian League Premier Division side Lowestoft Town have issued a statement claiming Yeovil Town to be in breach of a transfer agreement between the two clubs. The issue relates to the acquisition of defender Curtis Haynes-Brown a year ago, when he was signed on a two year contract following a short trial at Huish Park.
Trawler Boys Chairman Gary Keyzor has stated that the Glovers had agreed to play a pre-season friendly between the two clubs, as part of the deal that took Haynes-Brown down to South Somerset, but with the 2012-13 pre-season list now having nine friendlies lined up, he states that Glovers Chief Executive Martyn Starnes has told him that will not be possible.
The statement on Lowestoft's club website (with a cosmetic spelling correction) reads as follows:
"Yeovil Town have today breached the FA contract which took Curtis Haynes Brown to Huish Park. Written in the official FA Contract as part of the transfer was that Yeovil Town Football Club had to bring a first team squad to the Crown Meadow for a pre season friendly prior to the start of the 2012/13 season.
Martyn Starnes stated over the telephone that it was impossible to bring a side and used the reason that the manager had been changed since the original deal, even though Gary Johnson was installed as first team manager I believe on the 9th January 2012, and the club knew that the game had to be played as agreed. Although I cant see how that makes any difference as the deal was done club to club and not via managers.
Martyn Starnes did offer to send up a youth side if that was acceptable to us!!!!!
The matter will now be handed over to the Football Association first thing in the morning to deal with."
This is not the first time the Glovers have clashed with Lowestoft Town over Haynes-Brown's transfer - twelve months ago they accused Yeovil Town of making an illegal approach for their player, although there appeared to be a hint that Haynes-Brown's agent may have been partially responsible for that situation. The club completed an undisclosed deal later that month, with matters apparently having been resolved amicably.
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4 July 2012 : Webster Swaps Cobblers For Glovers
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Further to our earlier reports, Yeovil Town have completed the signing of Northampton Town defender Byron Webster. The 25 year old's had his contract terminated by the Cobblers earlier this afternoon, which tended to cement rumours that he was about to sign for the Glovers. Glovers boss Gary Johnson brought him to Sixfields and Byron was a regular at the start of the 2011-12 season.
With Johnson already wanting to being in a centre-back to replace Paul Huntington, the Leeds-born 6'3" player fits the bill in stature. He started his career with York City before having a varied career that took in Harrogate Town, Whitby Town and Czech club FK Baník Most.
In 2009 he returned to England and signed for Doncaster Rovers, during which time he had a brief loan spell with Hereford United. During this time he was a team-mate of Glovers striker James Hayter although struggled to hold down a place in the Championship side, making just three starts across just under two seasons, with eleven further appearances for Donny from the bench.
He moved to Northampton in March 2011, initially on a loan basis, before signing permanently for the Cobblers that summer. He started off as a first team regular for the Cobblers, but in September 2011, he broke a metatarsal and did not reappear again until January 2012, by which time Johnson had left the building and was on his way to Yeovil. Overall he made 16 appearances last season, to add to the eight he had made during his earlier Cobblers loan spell.
He is also listed as a midfielder on Wikipedia although it would appear that this mainly relates to his earlier career.
Byron joins Yeovil Town on a two year contract, and thus will be with the club until the summer of 2014.
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4 July 2012 : Admission Prices For Llanelli Match
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Yeovil Town's pre-season friendly opponents Llanelli AFC have set admission prices for their match against the Glovers. The match takes place on Tuesday 31st July at Stebonheath Park, and is one of two matches in South Wales that manager Gary Johnson has planned for that week, with the plan being to take his squad away from South Somerset for around three or four days.
Kick-off is at 7.45p.m. on the Tuesday night, and supporters can gain admission for the following prices:
Adults: £7.00; OAPs/Students/Under-16s: £5.00.
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4 July 2012 : Webster Released By Cobblers - Linked With Glovers
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Yeovil Town are being linked with a move for Northampton Town defender Byron Webster. The 25 year old's name was already getting mentions on social networks as being a target for the club, but this afternoon has had his contract terminated by the Cobblers. He was signed by Glovers boss Gary Johnson and was a regular at the start of the 2011-12 season.
With Johnson already wanting to being in a centre-back to replace Paul Huntington, the Leeds-born 6'3" player fits the bill. He started his career with York City before having a varied career that took in Harrogate Town, Whitby Town and Czech club FK Baník Most. In 2009 he returned to England and signed for Doncaster Rovers, during which time he had a brief loan spell with Hereford United.
He moved to Northampton in March 2011, initially on a loan basis, before signing permanently for the Cobblers that summer. He is also listed as a midfielder on Wikipedia although it would appear that this mainly relates to his earlier career.
As yet, this has not been confirmed by the club, although the expectation is that a centre-back and a goalkeeper, who are in their early 20s and mid 20s are the two players Johnson is aiming to announce in the next 24 hours. Byron Webster fits the bill of the first player, whilst Marek Stech is the most popular tip as the second player. We'll doubtless find out how good the rumourmill is shortly.
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4 July 2012 : Bye Bye Bondz
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Further to yesterday's news, Yeovil Town have now confirmed the departure of central defender Bondz N'Gala. The former Plymouth Argyle player has departed after 35 appearances and two goals and has penned a two year contract that will keep him at Broadhall Way until the summer of 2014.
The 22 year old had a year left on his contract and so the Glovers would be entitled to a transfer fee. However, no fee is mentioned by either club as part of the deal.
Link: Bondz N'Gala : Yeovil Town Statistics.
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4 July 2012 : Glovers Fix Llanelli Friendly
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Yeovil Town have arranged a second pre-season friendly in South Wales this afternoon, as part of a pre-season stay in the area. They will take on Welsh Premier League side Llanelli AFC at Stebonheath Park on Tuesday 31st July, before following that up three days later with the earlier announced Friday night match against Newport County.
In between, manager Gary Johnson will keep his players in the area, doubtless with the aim of a spot of team-bonding.
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4 July 2012 : Glovers Arrange Exiles Friendly
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Yeovil Town have arranged another pre-season friendly as they warm up for the 2012-13 season. They will visit Newport County at their Rodney Parade ground on Friday 3rd August, with a 7.45p.m. kick-off.
The Conference National side will get a chance to see midfielder Sam Foley in his new club colours, following his switch to the Glovers over the summer.
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4 July 2012 : Davies Freed Up By Cobblers
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Former Yeovil Town attacking midfielder Arron Davies has had his contract at Sixfields terminated by mutual consent. The Welshman has left League Two side Northampton Town midway through a two year contract with the Cobblers, and now becomes a free agent.
Perhaps inevitably, given Glovers boss Gary Johnson has signed the 28 year old up at Yeovil, Peterborough United and Northampton Town, news from the Cobblers end is linking him with a return to South Somerset, with him having clocked up 124 appearances and 27 goals across two spells at Huish Park.
However, prior to today's news, there had been strong rumours that he was about to sign for League Two side Exeter City, and with the Glovers already well stocked with attacking midfielders, this wouldn't appear to be an immediate priority for Johnson. We'll wait and see where he ends up next.
Link: Arron Davies : Yeovil Town Statistics.
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4 July 2012 : Former Glovers Duo Become Shakers And Pilgrims
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Former Yeovil Town loan goalkeeper Rene Gilmartin has found himself a new club, after being released by Watford at the end of the 2011-12 season. The 25 year old has signed for League Two side Plymouth Argyle on a free transfer.
Rene will team up with two former Glovers, with midfielder Paul Wotton and defender Darren Purse on their books. Rene made eight appearances for Yeovil Town across the middle part of last season, but returned to Vicarage Road upon the arrival of Gary Johnson at Huish Park.
Meanwhile, former defender Adam Lockwood will come up against the Glovers for the 2012-13 season, after he agreed a two year deal with Bury. The 30 year old has just ended a six year stay with Doncaster Rovers, and he will be reunited with his former defensive team-mate Efe Sodje, who is on the club's coaching staff at Gigg Lane, with Peter Sweeney also on the Shakers' books.
Link: Rene Gilmartin : Yeovil Town Statistics.
Link: Adam Lockwood : Yeovil Town Statistics.
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4 July 2012 : Johnson Confident With Rookie Pair
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Yeovil Town manager Gary Johnson has said that he is confident that rookie pair Nathan Ralph and Lewis Young can turn out to be 'very good players'. The duo are two of the Glovers' lower key signings this summer, with both coming from his former clubs, Peterborough United and Northampton Town respectively.
Of the pair, 19 year old left-back Ralph is the most inexperienced, having not made a first team appearance for the Posh, and with his main experience coming in non-league football through a loan spell with Kettering Town. Johnson told BBC Somerset that it would be a case of taking a batch of younger players and turning them into the finished article. However, he warned that Ralph's inexperience meant there would need to be patience:
"He hasn't played a League game yet, and I want three or four, or maybe five or six young lads that we can work with. Myself, Terry (Skiverton) and Darren (Way) work hard with our young players, and we think that we get them to their full potential, and these two are just exciting to us."
Young has somewhat more experience in the game, with the right-back having played 34 times for the Cobblers last season. He's also got a higher profile, due to him being the younger brother of England winger Ashley Young, and Johnson added that he had Ralph were settling in well:
"We thought that with a bit of work and a bit of knowledge that we could give them that they could turn out as very very good players. They've come in and they've looked the part straight away. I know them both very well. Obviously if Lewis gets anywhere near his brother Ashley, then obviously we'd be very happy!"
In the world of pre-season trialists, players come and go at a rapid pace, and we gather that former Dundee, Kilmarnock and Clyde goalkeeper Lucas Birnstingl has already been told after two training sessions that he will not be getting a contract with the Glovers, although may stick around to keep himself fit.
The apparent decision on Birnstingl, would suggest that Johnson is looking elsewhere for his goalkeeper needs, and there are rumours that a keeper will be one of the two players announced by the club later this week, with one described as 'significant'.
Whilst Johnson has made it clear that he would happily return for Chelsea stopper Sam Walker, last month's news that Marek Stech had been released by West Ham United has put his name on the rumourmill, particularly as the player has put a couple of Yeovil Town-related pictures onto his Twitter account during that time. Stech has yet to turn up at any club since his release, and also has not elaborated upon the reasons for his Glovers-themed tweets.
Meanwhile, it would appear that a couple of ther other planned trialists are from South Wales. Former Swansea City striker Casey Thomas is in Yeovil this week, and we can't think of too many other reasons for him to be visiting, other than him being down at the club on trial. Meanwhile former Cardiff City player Luke Jones has indicated on his Twitter account that he is having trials with Merthyr Tydfil and Port Talbot but is hoping to come down to Yeovil later in the month.
Finally, in addition to Bondz N'Gala, it appears that there is no sign of either Anthony Edgar or Michael Woods at this week's training sessions. In the case of Edgar, he's halfway through a two year contract, but Woods is a free agent, and his Twitter feed shows no sign of him having returned to Somerset this week.
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3 July 2012 : Cranie Rejects Sky Blues Offer
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Former Yeovil Town loanee Martin Cranie looks unlikely to come up against his hometown club during the 2012-13 season, despite having just spent three seasons on the books of recently relegated Coventry City. The 25 year old has announced that he is turning down the offer of a new contract at the Ricoh Arena, after 120 appearances for the club.
Cranie, who went to Buckler's Mead Community School, before becoming a successful graduate of Southampton's academy system, appears to be reluctant to drop down to League One level, and with the Sky Blues having been sent down to third tier level for the first time since 1964. Cranie, who signed for Coventry from Portsmouth back in 2009, has said that he aims to stay in the Championship:
"I wanted to see what was offered but I have always wanted to stay in the Championship. Obviously I like it at Coventry but I don't feel it is right for me at this time and I'm going to look elsewhere. I've had a great time but I think it's time for me to look for another club. The fans have been great with me, as have all the managers I've worked with. I've played in a few positions and this is the first time I have played week in, week out in a settled position and I'm grateful for that."
Talking of ex-Saints loanees, and indeed those with Coventry City connections, yesterday Leon Best completed a £3 million move from Newcastle United to Blackburn Rovers, signing a four year contract at Ewood Park. The 25 year old has dropped a level to team back up with his former Coventry assistant manager and admits that came into his thinking when he made the decision to leave St James Park:
"It is a good thing for me and a new start to my career coming here. I've been with Steve Kean before so I know what he's about, he's shown me a lot of loyalty and he's come in for me and I'm showing some back. I want to come here and work with him and the new players and hopefully we'll go straight back up. Blackburn is a massive club, a lot of big clubs have come into the Championship recently and gone back up so we've got to look at doing the same."
Best scored ten goals for Newcastle in his 17 months in the North East and will be remembered by their fans for scoring a Premier League hat-trick in January 2011 in their 5-0 win over West Ham United.
Yesterday, we mentioned that Jonathan Grounds had signed a two year contract with Oldham Athletic. In an interview today, the 24 year old reveals that he first made contact with Latics boss Paul Dickov only two and a half weeks ago, and so appears not to have had this offer on the table when he turned down the Glovers deal.
Grounds has told the Oldham club website that his experience through loans at Chesterfield and Yeovil Town helped him know what to expect when Dickov approached him:
"Before last season I didn't know much about League One but, after those two loan spells, I now know much about it. The way the manager spoke to me and how keen he was to get the deal done and get me here convinced me this was the club for me. He is really behind me and trusts me as a player and to showcase what I can do. Before last season I didn't know much about League One, but I now know much about it."
Meanwhile former striker Gavin Tomlin has revealed that he came close to leaving Yeovil Town, whilst Southend United manager was in charge of Plymouth Argyle. The 29 year old agreed a one year contract yesterday, bringing the pair together at Roots Hall. However he has told their club website that this could have happened much earlier, although implies that the Glovers turned down the approach from the Pilgrims:
"This move has been on the cards for about five years. Paul Sturrock bid for me when I was at Yeovil so he has liked me for a while and I can't wait to play underneath him. This is the first time we've had dialogue but I knew that he liked me and was interested so it is good to finally get to work for him."
Link: Martin Cranie : Yeovil Town Statistics.
Link: Leon Best : Yeovil Town Statistics.
Link: Jonathan Grounds : Yeovil Town Statistics.
Link: Gavin Tomlin : Yeovil Town Statistics.
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3 July 2012 : N'Gala Linked With Stevenage Move
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Reports from the Stevenage end suggest that Bondz N'Gala may have left Yeovil Town. At the Stevenage FC Supporters Association AGM tonight, Boro fans report that their Chief Executive Bob Makin has been a guest speaker at the event. As part of his speech, he has stated that his club have agreed a deal with the 22 year old, one year after he signed for the Glovers from Plymouth Argyle.
N'Gala is on a two year deal at Huish Park, and so the Glovers would be entitled to a fee for a player who made 35 appearances, scoring two goals last season.
As yet, neither club has said anything on the record about this one, so we'll wait for more formal confirmation. However, Bondz was not seen on the opening day of pre-season training yesterday, which might prove significant.
Link: Bondz N'Gala : Yeovil Town Statistics.
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3 July 2012 : FA Youth Cup 2012-13 Round Dates
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The Football Association have published the round dates for the 2012-13 FA Youth Cup today. As with all Football League clubs, their corresponding Under-18s sides get a bye until the First Round stage, meaning that the Glovers Youth Team will enter the competition around the end of October or first week in November, depending on when the tie is scheduled.
The full round dates are as follows:
Qualifying Rounds - To Be Played In Week Commencing:
Preliminary Round : Monday 3 September 2013
First Round Qualifying : Monday 17 September 2012
Second Round Qualifying : Monday 1 October 2012
Third Round Qualifying : Monday 15 October 2012
Competition Proper – To Be Played By The Closing Date:
First Round Proper : Saturday 3 November 2012
Second Round Proper : Saturday 17 November 2012
Third Round Proper : Saturday 15 December 2012
Fourth Round Proper : Saturday 19 January 2013
Fifth Round Proper : Saturday 9 February 2013
Sixth Round Proper : Saturday 23 February 2013
Semi Final 1 : Saturday 16 March 2013
Semi Final 2 : Saturday 30 March 2013
Final 1 : to be confirmed
Final 2 : to be confirmed
For other key dates for the 2012-13 season, follow the links below, which are also permanently linked from the 'Forthcoming Fixtures' section on the Home Page of this site.
Link: 2012-13 Key First Team Competition Dates.
Link: 2012-13 FA Cup Competition Dates.
Link: 2012-13 Somerset Premier Cup Competition Dates.
Link: 2012-13 Yeovil Town First Team Fixtures/Results.
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3 July 2012 : FA Cup 2012-13 Round Dates
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The Football Association have issued the planned dates for the 2012-13 FA Cup competition. The early preliminary round draws and lists of teams that have entered this season's competition are due to be released on Friday 6th July, covering those that start the 'Road to Wembley' at its earliest point.
As usual, Yeovil Town's interest in the competition comes in at First Round stage, with Saturday 3rd November having already been left blank in this season's fixture lists along with the Second Round stage.
Draw dates have yet to be identified, but usually the First Round draw is made one day after the Fourth Qualifying Round date - i.e. Sunday 21st October.
The full list of round dates are as follows:
Extra Preliminary Round : Saturday 11 August 2012
Preliminary Round : Saturday 25 August 2012
First Round Qualifying : Saturday 8 September 2012
Second Round Qualifying : Saturday 22 September 2012
Third Round Qualifying : Saturday 6 October 2012
Fourth Round Qualifying : Saturday 20 October 2012
First Round Proper : Saturday 3 November 2012
Second Round Proper : Saturday 1 December 2012
Third Round Proper : Saturday 5 January 2013
Fourth Round Proper : Saturday 26 January 2013
Fifth Round Proper : Saturday 16 February 2013
Sixth Round Proper : Saturday 9 March 2013
Semi Final : Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 April 2013
The Final : Saturday 11 May 2013
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3 July 2012 : Johnson Still Targeting Two More Signings
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Yeovil Town manager Gary Johnson has said that he expects to still see two more faces arrive at the club on contracted terms by the end of this week. The Glovers boss made two signings yesterday, with left-back Nathan Ralph and right-winger Lewis Young after they were released by Gary's former clubs Peterborough and Northampton Town respectively.
Last week, Johnson said that he had offers out for three or four players to join the club, and with Ralph and Young now confirmed, he told BBC Somerset that his position had not changed, and he still expected two more to make their intentions known fairly shortly:
"By the end of the week, we should have a couple more lads in. That would give me around fifteen contracted players at that point, or contracted players that I want at the club, and then we'll just have to keep our eye out for anybody that we want to add to that. We'll leave a couple of places open for the 'Roy of the Rovers' that might come along in a couple of weeks time."
Gary's reference to player he doesn't necessarily want at the club no doubt refers to attacking midfielder Anthony Edgar, who was last season told to find another club, despite being only halfway through a two year contract. The list of first team squad players currently contracted at Yeovil Town (and also viewable in the Player Profiles section of the site) are as follows:
Goalkeepers: Gareth Stewart
Defenders: Luke Ayling, Bondz N'Gala, Richard Hinds, Curtis Haynes-Brown, Jamie McAllister, Nathan Ralph
Central Midfielders: Dominic Blizzard, Ed Upson
Attacking Midfielders: Lewis Young, Keanu Marsh-Brown, Sam Foley, Gavin Williams, Anthony Edgar
Strikers: Reuben Reid, James Hayter
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2 July 2012 : Canadian Keeper Given Glovers Trial
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Yeovil Town have given a trial to an out of contract Canadian goalkeeper as part of their pre-season schedule. Twenty-two year old Lucas Birnstingl is a former Dundee, Clyde and Kilmarnock player, who moved across to Scotland at the age of 19 in search of professional football.
Lucas was born on February 14th 1990, in Oakville, Canada and went to Iroquois Ridge High School. As a junior, he played for Oakville Blue Stars and the Toronto FC Academy and was part of their roster that played in the Canadian Soccer League, although only made it as far as the bench for their senior side.
In February 2009, he switched across the Atlantic Ocean, signing a three month contract with Dundee that gave him his break into Scottish League football. Birnstingl trained with Kilmarnock during the 2011-12 season, but signed a deal with Clyde in December 2011. He has also had trials with Darlington during his time in the UK. Overall he's yet to make a first team appearance on UK soil and is currently a free agent.
Whilst at Kilmarnock, he trained with Ross Lindsay, who is also known to be trialling at Huish Park. Other known trialists are listed below.
Link: Ex-Saint Racine On Glovers Trial.
Link: Ex-Kilmarnock Midfielder On Trial.
Link: Clarke Heading For Glovers Trial.
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2 July 2012 : Amankwaah And Tomlin Find New Clubs
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League Two side Exeter City have signed up former Yeovil Town right-back Kevin Amankwaah. The 30 year old has made the switch to St James Park for the 2012-13 season after leaving Rochdale at the end of last season.
He also played for Burton Albion during the first half of the 2011-12 campaign, but has returned to the South-West of England yet again, with the Grecians becoming the sixth club in the region that he has signed for - Bristol City, Torquay United, Cheltenham Town and Swindon Town have also had him on their books.
Meanwhile former striker Gavin Tomlin has penned a one year contract with Southend United today, after leaving fellow League Two side Dagenham and Redbridge. He signed a three year contract at Victoria Road after leaving Huish Park, and so has cut that a year short, after spending the end of the 2011-12 season out on loan at League Two Gillingham.
There had been plenty of rumours that Arron Davies was going to complete a move from Northampton Town to Exeter City today, but that has failed to materialise, although the Grecians first team are not returning to full first team training until next Monday.
Link: Kevin Amankwaah : Yeovil Town Statistics.
Link: Gavin Tomlin : Yeovil Town Statistics.
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2 July 2012 : Ex-Saint Racine On Glovers Trial
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Yeovil Town have taken on former Southampton academy player Aarran Racine on trial this week. The central defender is a free agent, who was born in Worthing, and was taken on by the Saints at Under-15 level, working his way through their youth levels. He was given a professional contract by the club during the 2008-09 season.
Born on October 30th 1991, the 21 year old had graduated to captaining Southampton Reserves by 2010, and was in their Under-21 side last season as well as featuring in a number of low key first team friendly matches, but was one of a large number of players released by the Hampshire side upon their promotion to the Premier League at the end of last season.
Aarran joins Ross Lindsay and James Clarke who are also known trialists at Huish Park this week.
Link: Ex-Kilmarnock Midfielder On Trial.
Link: Clarke Heading For Glovers Trial.
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2 July 2012 : Ex-Kilmarnock Midfielder On Trial
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Yeovil Town have taken on former Kilmarnock academy product Ross Lindsay on trial as part of their pre-season schedule. He is an 18 year old central midfielder who was released after three years at Rugby Park. Ross was previously on the books of St Mirren and has been playing for Kilmarnock's Under-20 side.
Ross used to play in the same Kilmarnock youth side as Kieran Agard and James Dayton. Obviously with another former Glover Lee Johnson having arrived back in Scotland five months ago, there's another connection there that may have tipped Gary off as to his availability.
He's not played any first team football up in Scotland, and so would definitely fall into the 'one for the future' category. He is spending the week down at Huish Park in an effort to earn a contract with the Glovers.
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2 July 2012 : Former Cobblers Winger Confirms Glovers Deal
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Further to our earlier news, Yeovil Town have completed the signing of former Watford and Northampton Town winger/striker Lewis Young. He is the 22 year old younger brother of Manchester United and England winger Ashley Young.
Lewis was born on 27th September 1989 in Stevenage and began his career at Vicarage Road, although to our knowledge he would have missed Gary Johnson's spell in charge of the Hornets Academy sides. He turned professional in 2008, and had a short loan spell with Hereford United before being released.
He then moved to Burton Albion for the 2010-11 season, following a trial with the Brewers, and during that season spent time out on loan with Forest Green Rovers, but was recalled after an injury crisis. He was released at the end of that season.
Lewis played under Gary Johnson at Northampton Town during the 2011-12 season, but was released by the Cobblers, having made 34 appearances, the majority of which were during Gary's time at Sixfields. He has signed a one year contract at Huish Park, and joins Nathan Ralph, who also signed for the club earlier today.
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2 July 2012 : Ralph Makes Posh Switch
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Yeovil Town have signed up former Peterborough United player Nathan Ralph for the 2012-13 season. The 19 year old has agreed a one year deal after leaving the Championship side.
Born on February 14th 1993, he is a left-sided player, who can play either as a left-back or further up the flank. Having trained with Tottenham Hotspur as a youngster, he spent four years with Ipswich Town as an academy player, before being snapped up by Peterborough at the age of sixteen on a two year scholarship after the Tractor Boys released him. He went to Helena Romanes School in Essex, and has had first team experience with Conference side Kettering Town, making 14 appearances for them last season.
Having not made any first team appearances for Posh during his time there, he's obviously of an untried nature, but manager Gary Johnson will have seen him at close quarters following his own spell at London Road.
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2 July 2012 : Caulker Named In Olympics Squad
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Former Yeovil Town loanee Steven Caulker has received a call-up for the London 2012 Olympics. The 20 year old Tottenham Hotspur defender has been included in a squad of eighteen players named by boss Stuart Pearce today that will represent the Team GB side in the football tournaments later this month.
Caulker has continued to show good progress since picking up the Player Of The Season Awards at Huish Park just over two years ago, spending a season each on loan with Bristol City and Swansea City, and having won four England Under-21 caps already, this will doubtless be another chance to prove himself.
Caulker is the youngest outfield player named in Pearce's squad, with only goalkeeper Jack Butland less advanced in years than the Feltham born player. The full squad named on the FA's website is as follows:
Joe Allen (age: 22, hometown: Carmarthen, club: Swansea City, Wales caps: 8)
Craig Bellamy (age: 32, hometown: Cardiff, club: Liverpool, Wales caps: 69, 19 goals)
Ryan Bertrand (age: 22, hometown: Southwark, club: Chelsea, England U21 caps: 16)
Jack Butland (age: 19, hometown: Clevedon, club: Birmingham City, England U21 caps: 6)
Steven Caulker (age: 20, hometown: Feltham, club: Tottenham Hotspur, England U21 caps: 4, 1 goal)
Tom Cleverley (age: 22, hometown: Basingstoke, club: Manchester United, England U21 caps: 16)
Jack Cork (age: 23, hometown: Carshalton, club: Southampton, England U21 caps: 13)
Craig Dawson (age: 22, hometown: Rochdale, club: West Bromwich Albion, England U21 caps: 7, 4 goals)
Ryan Giggs (age: 38, hometown: Cardiff, club: Manchester United, Wales caps: 64, 12 goals)
Aaron Ramsey (age: 21, hometown: Caerphilly, club: Arsenal, Wales caps: 21, 5 goals)
Micah Richards (age: 24, hometown: Birmingham, club: Manchester City, England caps: 13, 1 goal)
Danny Rose (age: 22, hometown: Doncaster, club: Tottenham Hotspur, England U21 caps: 21, 3 goals)
Scott Sinclair (age: 23, hometown: Bath, club: Swansea City, England U21 caps: 7, 1 goal)
Marvin Sordell (age: 21, hometown: Pinner, club: Bolton Wanderers, England U21 caps: 7, 2 goals)
Jason Steele (age: 21, hometown: Newton Aycliffe, club: Middlesbrough, England U21 caps: 1)
Daniel Sturridge (age: 22, hometown: Birmingham, club: Chelsea, England caps: 2)
Neil Taylor (age: 23, hometown: Ruthin, club: Swansea City, Wales caps: 9)
James Tomkins (age: 23, hometown: Basildon, club: West Ham United, England U21 caps: 10)
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2 July 2012 : Grounds Makes Latics Move
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Former Yeovil Town loan signing Jonathan Grounds has signed a contract with League One rivals Oldham Athletic. The 24 year old has penned a two year contract at Boundary Park, having already turned down a similar deal with the Glovers earlier this summer.
Having also played for Norwich City, Hibernian and Chesterfield as part of his loan spells with his home town club Middlesbrough, the left-back has opted to stay in the north and sign for the Greater Manchester side.
Link: Jonathan Grounds : Yeovil Town Statistics.
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2 July 2012 : Johnson Aiming For Enjoyable Pre-Season
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Yeovil Town manager Gary Johnson has said that he has hopefully got an 'enjoyable' pre-season programme set out for his players, as they return to Huish Park today. Yesterday saw a flood of activity via players Twitter accounts announcing their travel plans, or their arrivals back in the town, after many of them spent the summer away from the area.
With July 2nd being the first day that the squad will have met formally since May, it's now time for Johnson to up their fitness levels, and to get the five players that have already signed blending in with existing practices. Johnson told BBC Somerset that he regarded this stage of the summer as being highly important for developing that way of working:
"We've got a nice little programme for them, and we've got something that we think they'll enjoy whilst they're getting fit. But the main thing is that you've got to get a team spirit straight away. You've got to get a team philosophy, your club philosophy, and they've all got to buy into it.
"What you're going to do during that first couple of weeks is going to be very very important to make sure that they can't opt out later. They've got to buy into it, go with it, and make sure that - as I always say - the first few games are very very important to your League campaign."
Doubtless there will be a few new faces that haven't previously appeared on the radar. One of those that appears to be down in Yeovil is former Watford winger/striker Lewis Young. He is the 22 year old younger brother of Manchester United and England winger Ashley Young.
Lewis played under Gary Johnson at Northampton Town last season, but was released by the Cobblers, having made 34 appearances during the 2011-12 season. He has also played for Hereford United, Burton Albion and Forest Green Rovers.
One of the players relatives last night tweeted that they had bumped into the 'younger brother' of Ashley Young last night, whilst visiting Yeovil. Young Snr has two brothers, of which the other is Arsenal's Kyle Young, though as he is seven years younger than Lewis, that one is unlikely, particularly given Lewis has worked under Johnson before.
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1 July 2012 : Taff's Gloversblog : And So It Begins Again ...
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Monday morning sees the Yeovil Town first team squad reconvene for the start of 2012-13 pre-season training. Yes, it's the point at which we can say 'this season' rather than 'next season' without fear of confusion, and when new faces turn up to find out what Gary Johnson has planned for them.
In the latest Taff's Gloversblog, there's an update on how the squad is looking. Alternative views and thoughts are as usual welcomed at the foot of the article.
Link: Taff's Gloversblog : And So It Begins Again ...
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