The Remarkable Rise & Fall of Yeovil Town 

And wining the FA cup. Perhaps Salford could emulate them at some point, but they have received investment on a whole different scale to Wimbledon

Most definitely and I bet Manchester United fans wish that they all had got behind Fc united in the beginning and maybe they would have had they knowing how successful Afc Wimbledon have been.

I'd love to see a video on the AFC v MKD rivalry and how one of the fiercest rivalries in English football was, by definition, manufactured.

Steve Bruce would be happy to have that ratio.

Is it much better now 🤣🤣 we're a disaster

A Wolves fan but I welled up watching this... Especially with Collins. I hope you get the owners you deserve and I hope your club gets the fairy tale ending they truly deserve. Not just England's greatest overachievers, but probably the greatest Cinderella story ever, and hopefully there is more to come.

We went past Moors Valley & over Zig Zag Hill to see Yeovils’ last home game against Stevenage the season before the covid shutdown. Very friendly folk there in fact the most laid back professional game I remember being at. There was a long queue for a very slow burgers which lasted past kick off but not one single person was complaining ! Ironically the only goal ( not certain) was scored by Josh McQuoid whom came from our town so there were at least 3 folk from our neck of the woods at Huish that day. We’ll get across there again this year . Very best wishes to you & the club 👍❤

@The Yorkshireman Reacts absolutely, I couldn’t be prouder!

As a Hamburg fan who spent a year abroad in Yeovil I have to say that you can still wear this badge with pride. I still follow the results of YTFC and yes it makes me sad to see them outside the football league, however what they achieved was remarkable! I've never seen a club with only very little resources going up from the Isthmian league to the EFL championship in such a short amount of time. The national league is very tough from what I widnessed, however I hope to see efl football next time I visit Huish park

You’ll soon be in National League South as well 🤣

Is that the one where you had to start with a low league side

@@jakebroadbent522 no

Alfie goes where no other football youtuber goes.

Yeah I live there and have a season Ticket with them. Sad to see what’s been happened w owners

I envy some of the players we had. Luke Ayling, Dan Burn, Shane Duffy, Paddy Madden when he was in form. I miss them.

Wouldn’t quite say that it’s really “broken” you were always non league before 2000, Bath and You were old rivals, most of your fans have seem to forgotten that from one good run in the football league, but yeah most football fans in southern Somerset support Yeovil

It's the owner and running. We had the same at Wolves. Had players that were there to steal a wage (The Bomb Squad) and players that thought they were too good for us (Hollywood OHara!), we had players that didn't turn up to matches (Griffiths and Hennesy) and two cunts that ran our club into the ground (Moxey and Morgan) ... Our club WAS broken. We got new owners, new people behind the scenes and it changed overnight pretty much. Within 3 seasons we were in Europe and the highest we'd been in my life... I hope you get the same thing happening to you. Such a heartbreaking story. Especially with Collins. Remember you coming to the Mol to play us like 5 years ago in the league cup... It wasn't an easy game and we only just won. We had all of the ball and we couldn't break you down. Stands in my mind because I've never seen a team be so resolute. A lot of our fans gave your team a standing ovation. That was a team that included Diogo Jota, Saiss, Vinagre and Boly if I remember correctly. And managed by NES. Your players really did you proud.

To be honest, it’s mainly because there’s no other big towns or cities particularly close by. I’m nearly 20 miles away too and it’s my nearest town with a population of more than 27,000

@@flynn7671 should’ve supported Bath, biggest team in Somerset

I once visited Somerset and this is very true. Surprised just how many kids and young people I saw on Sunday pitches wearing yeovil kits. Definetly well supported in comparison to the population.

Cheers! I just made a post talking about CM 01/02. I love that series.

That's a bit sad

I did about the same, but once with Torquay, and once with Northwich Victoria :) I even remember the "trident" that took Northwich to Europe still, Carlos Daniel Hidalgo (COL), Gary Baker (ENG) & Gary Butler (SCO).

No way third round of the fa cup what an achievement lad 😭

@@thomaskendell8146 like he cares what you think lad

Same and I'm a Wycombe fan too

More likely out of exsistance or in western league than back in league

They belong in the 5th tier though, stop acting like they’re a big club

@@jackayling5232 o yeah we r not out of place in 5th tier just shame after the over achievement we couldn't atleast hold on to league status

@@jacobepicmay fair enough, one of the only non deluded Yeovil fans I’ve heard

same here, I was very shocked but happy to see it!

They were great times. I was a young teenager at the time & the atmosphere during those matches & seasons were insane. The race to finish top for that single promotion place was intense. The absolute heartbreak of finishing 2nd was crazy. Shame what happened to R&D back in 2011/12. Hope you have found a new club to support (not Kettering 🤣).

But you were always in the 5th tier.....

Any team you don't like?

Bellend

​@@jackayling5232 hey hey let's not ruin his delusion parade

@@jackayling5232 So what if any real football club being in either fifth or divisions below it?Please respect them as a real footballing club or ignore and leave daily and ever in this world and other planets,good friend!!!🙏

True, although R&D didnt really have much history, as they were bank rolled in the 1990's by Max Griggs from literally a village team into the football league. But yes, quite a demise when he stopped funding it.

Rushden and Diamonds were the classic "fairy story" that the media falls for every time. Colne Dynamoes were probably the original modern example, but we've had others since. Salford, Fylde and Harrogate being obvious ones. I've never really understood why the press swallow it every single time. There's nothing romantic about it, there's no plucky underdog, it's somebody pouring a fortune in, and when they're gone it'll collapse like a house of cards. They make it so much harder for other clubs to operate within their means.

@@RW-nr6bh c.f. Gretna

@@diachronism0141 Yes, Gretna is a great example. Lovely little club they were, I went there when they played in the pyramid. I was delighted when they joined the Scottish League. They were never going to be huge but seemed to settle in nicely, only for Mileson to come in after a couple of seasons and totally wreck it.

I enjoyed that game. Watford are one of my local teams and as a Yeovil fan it brings me solace that Yeovil are unbeaten in the league against Watford.

Well probably his wife was naggin him to get his son to play 😂

I was also at Wembley for that game, crazy where we are now

All that and you still boo Gary Johnston everytime Torquay play you and you sing songs taking the piss out of him, normally teams respect their legends at yeovil they get treated like shit.

Loved that final at wembly when we won, i still rember that united game and the chants at half time that we were going to oldtraford

It’s good to see Yeovil Town at the top of their league. I’ve supported Cherries for 50 years & want teams west of the New Forest to do well for some weird reason.

@@newforestpixie5297 It's strange how it's only Bristol City and Plymouth who have any success, however little. Compare that to south west rugby teams.

​@@newforestpixie5297 us west country bumpkins are underrepresented for sure. Mental that Exeter & Bath don't have better or more successful clubs honestly. I think maybe it's been this way for so long most youngsters pick a EPL team to follow & don't necessarily get exposed to YTFC. I count myself in that as I was a MUFC fan at 5yrs old before I started watching Yeovil with any regularity at 10+. I blame 👑 Cantona for that though & have no regrets even if MUFC are currently a basket case. YTFC 🤞 back on the up now with an owner passionate about supporting the club.

I wish we had GJ back!

What a man!

Gary get you promoted in end deserve a statue outside Yeovil

@@jacobepicmay we should have got promoted against Hartlepool tbf the ref had a stinker that game

Latvia legit sounds like a made up country from a comic book.

Not only that, I believe Yeovil played a friendly against them back then as well.

Take a look at who Tony Adams has managed, that might surprise you as well lol.

@@bri1085 Am*rican moment

pretty sure he was manager of Latvia for their 1-1 against San Marino, good manager apart from that!!

I agree good video, but you’re going down

Happy 30th Birthday and I fully wish your beloved Yeovil Town all the very best for their promotion to the English League 2 next season,Ben Priest boss!!!:-D

Did forest sign Chris Cohen from u a year later

Forest fan

I found you!😅

That's my relationship with Oldham Athletic. Playing FIFA 22 in manager mode, I've taken the Latics from near the foot of League 2 to the top of the Championship in less than 3 seasons. But in real life, they are currently 14th in the National League... :(

I loved it, i was apart of the pitch invasion and i was in the picture at 1:05

Northampton and Swindon are the Norwich and Fulham of League 1 and 2 😂😂

Whats wrong at Swindon this year? Money dried up again?

Who do you think will go down with Swindon town if you don’t mind me asking?

Do Gloucester residents consider themselves to be in the West Country? I always thought they were West Midlands. That is a curious observation though. Probably don't want to be mixed up with Celtic which is reasonable!

Bristol Manor Farm?

@@davidparsons97 that's the one

Yeah but Plymouth are a big club with great fans, unlike Yeovil

How about you give it a rest you absolute bake. Went to a Hampton and Richmond game (v Bath) a few years ago and all you tossers could sing was how you hate yeovil. You've never been our rivals never will be. Bath😁

@@jackayling5232 tbf Plymouth is a massive city compared to yeovil

Yes please, great suggestion

Another thing, they also lost their best player Junior Messias, now at Milan which was a huge blow for them

Coming back to fifa 23 too

can't wait to buy it for 1/4 of the price in a year's time lmaoo

Well done 😊

I never heard that he made those comments. What an ass

But you were never big before 2005 “demise” like you’re Sunderland lmao, you’ve been in the 5th tier for the majority of your history

@@jackayling5232 it’s all relative. Nothing compares to the demise of Sunderland in the England, perhaps Leeds.

Back to where they belong 😂