The Opponent: After what seems like an absolute eternity, we are back on the road for the trip down to Somerset. We are still sitting well in the league, confidence is up, most of the players have had a break, nothing can go wrong, can it?
Yeovil was first mentioned in about 880 as Gifle. The name was derived from the Celtic river-name gifl "forked river", an earlier name of the River Yeo The town was recorded in the Domesday Book as Givele, a thriving market community. In the 20th century Yeovil developed into a centre of the aircraft and defence industries, which made it a target for bombing in the Second World War, with one of the largest employers being Agusta Westland who manufacture helicopters. Additionally, the Fleet Air Arm has a station RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron), the primary base of the Royal Navy's Westland Lynx andSea King helicopters, several miles north of the town and is a major local employer (Ministry of Defence).
If you find yourselves with some free time today then why not pop along to Longman Cheese Sales? A selection of the fabulous cheeses they have on offer include Bath Blue (Soft), Cornish Brie, Black Eye Susan, Cotswold Herb, and Smoked Goldilocks Indian Blanket. They also supply a fine range of hams and pretty much anything you can think of in the way of dairy products. BA22 7BD should you happen to have some time.
Last Time Out – Saturday 11th October – Port Vale 4 Yeovil 1 - Tom Pope scored twice as Port Vale eased past fellow strugglers Yeovil. Before kick-off, Vale chairman Norman Smurthwaite revealed that two clubs had made approaches to sign the striker. Pope's far-post header from Mark Marshall's cross and a tap-in from a Chris Lines corner put Vale 2-0 up. Lines turned in a rebound a minute into the second half and, although Aaron Martin pulled one back from close range, sub Colin Daniel finished well past Jake Kean to seal a routine win.
They have served us both – Andy Williams, Owain Tudur-Jones, Bill Roost, Kevin Roberts, Richard Plumb, Robert Peart, Alan O’Brien, Kevin Amankwaah, Martin Blackler, Stan Earl, Jimmy Giles, Charlie Griffin, Rollo Jack, Ryan Mason, Denny Mundee, Leigh Barnard, Lee Cox, Rory Fallon, Wayne Gray, Stan Harland, Kevin James, Alex Meechan, Jamie Vincent, Michael Rose, Don Rogers, Chris Porter, Tommy Penn, Louis Page, Nagy Nick, Paul Batty, Liam Dixon, Matt Gemmell, Giulianio Grazioli, Terry Hubbard, Mark Marshall, Les Wilkins, Jon Sheffield, Adam Rooney, Howard Pritchard, Jamie Pitman, Dean Parrett, Jon Obika, Steve Mildenhall
One From The Past – 26th December 2007 - Yeovil Town 0 Swindon Town 1 – 920 of us made the trip to Somerset on Boxing Day 7 years ago. After a bland 60 minutes Barry Corr scored the only goal of the game to send us home with the 3 points. Happy Days.
The Odds – Yeovil 23/10 Draw 12/5 Swindon 13/10
The Son Says – He’s already planning life in The Championship, via FIFA 1. 2-0 Win.
The Prediction – I’ve seen some good games against Yeovil, and some equally shit ones. This will fall in to the latter category and be a 3-1 win. Goals from Smith (2) and Williams who will refuse to celebrate in a Balotelli-esque way. 5’999 with a mighty 1’432 from Swindon.
And Finally – Last time I went to Yeovil it pissed down. Take precautions.
