Yeovil Town v Swindon Town Official Matchday Thread

[Reg Smeeton]

Atyeo was, of course, a Wiltshireman  


We got our own back in the 1960s signing Donald from Paulton, Somerset, deep in City territory

   

 They got Danny Bartley...who was more or less contemporary of Don, from the same pit village. Also an England Youth International....Bartley did 90 games for Bristol before stints with Swansea and Hereford, like Don, Bartley was a winger, just not the goals.

 Bartley did 17 years from 65 to 82. Once the pits closed so did the footballers

[THE FLASH]

I've thought of a post war player who has more than 9 against us...and painfully it is Gentleman John Atyeo with 10.

We weren't much good in the 50's....and the old Bristol City tended to take advantage, however they were still mostly resolutely Div 3 despite Atyeo's goals...and he was good enough to be capped by England.

Atyeo was, of course, a Wiltshireman 

There maybe a post war player to top 10....I'll keep thinking about it 

My old teacher from Warminster....I was big mates with his son back in the day....still am with one of his son in laws.

[Paolo69]

He deliberately handled the ball. Obviously being blatantly fouled you could understand why, but the ref didn't give it so ...

I honestly can't see a deliberate handball and I've watched it 5 times. I assumed that's what he gave but jeez.

[Honkytonk]

Was going to put this in one of the other threads, but thought I might as well stick it here.

http://www.westerngazette.co.uk/Yeovil-tramp-marries-badger-admits-active-sex/story-23261283-detail/story.html#TBfFrd8GCyh4ayY8.01

Makes me wonder how the Star gets away with simply making up stories.

[Bob's Orange]

I honestly can't see a deliberate handball and I've watched it 5 times. I assumed that's what he gave but jeez.

I presume that referees may have been warned about N.Thompson's habit of falling over onto the ball when under pressure as he appears to have been punished for this quite often recently hasn't he? McCormack used to do it a lot as well.

[Tails]

It's all been covered really.

Shite first half, better second (especially as Yeovil tired). Yeovil are dross and I can see them going down again.

The celery stuff was good fun. Particularly as we took an aussie lass to her first ever game, and she found it quite amusing. Even got a 'celery selfie'.